Jayashree Narayanan

With fewer children, households in India can save at least one-fifth of their total out-of-pocket expenditure on components of child care, says a new report on cost of inaction in family planning in India. I ndia will add an extra…
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It is no secret that with a population of 18.6 million, Delhi is under latent seismic threat and falls in the high-risk seismic Zone IV. P ointing out the recent late-night fire incident where a 32-year-old interior designer saved…
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Around five hundred and fifty days have lapsed since the first complaint of sexual harassment was registered but the complainant says that she has not received the requisite answers and justice even after following due process. A…
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Misconstrued as the love hormone, an oxytocin variant has become a bone of contention even as the Delhi High Court further deferred the ban till November 1.   Q uashing reports that call for regulation of the critical drug oxytocin is…
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Stigmatisation and international laws that tilt towards prohibition of drugs make it difficult to find a common ground for a rational debate. D ating back to the latter part of 1800s, precisely in 1894-95, the Indian Hemp Drugs…
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Accessibility, availability and affordability to various government schemes and opportunities for People with Disabilities still remains a far-fetched goal, indicates a study by a development organisation. O nly 26 per cent of People…
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The Kerala Floods, one of the worst witnessed after 1924 in Kerala, claimed nearly 500 lives and displaced lakhs of people. The deadliest deluge in close to a century dealt a severe blow to the scenic state, wrecking its tourism industry,…
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Indian national record holder in sprint running in 400m, Hima Das vouches for importance of athletics even as she gears up for the next season ahead.   I ndia’s teen sensation, Hima Das who clinched the silver medal in the 400m race at…
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Focussing on mental health through the medium of art, biomedical researchers and artists come together to raise awareness about workplace stress. “E mployees don’t want to share it and employers don’t want to talk about it because it is…
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As medical negligence in private hospitals continues to claim lives, affected families raise the need for regulation, and demand a separate body for medical negligence cases even as they highlight government apathy.  A dya Singh, a…
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