नेशनल क्राइम रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो (एनसीआरबी) के आंकड़ों के अनुसार 2019 में दिहाड़ी मजदूरों, विवाहिता महिलाओं के बाद बेरोजगारों और विद्यार्थियों में आत्महत्या करने की प्रवृत्ति सबसे अधिक देखी गई। ये आंकड़े देश में बेरोजगारी की बेकाबू होती स्थिति की गंभीरता को बयां करती हैं।

More than 1,60,000 people in India died of suicide last year with most of these deaths recorded from Maharashtra. More than 2/3rd of the deaths by suicides were of those belonging to the lowest income groups earning less than Rs 274 a day. Read on to know more.

The public relations officer of the Allahabad University stated that the decision to hike fees was taken after consulting all the stakeholders and is in the best interests of the students as well as the institution. Details here.

India has around 420 million active online gamers and the industry is slated to grow to five billion dollars by 2025. The number of children who are addicted to gaming for stakes and online gambling is increasing and many of them are dying by suicide as they lose money online. The central law that governs gambling was enacted way back in 1867 and is toothless.

Aragonda village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mango varieties – Banganapalle, Neelam, Imampasand, Totapuri, Kalapadi. But a couple of decades ago, its farmers were known to grow paddy followed by sugarcane. What brought about this change?

Nae Disha, a special youth resilience programme, has been rolled out in government schools in Dehradun and Uttarkashi. This could serve as a good template for mental health interventions across the Himalayan state.