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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicAlcohol consumption

Topic: Alcohol consumption

Sober world, tipsy India? Euromonitor report reveals a drinking divide

India is projected to lead global growth in alcoholic drinks, according to a new Euromonitor report. But it’s not immune to the rising sober movement either.

India’s sober revolution—the young in the cities are cutting down on drinking

India’s nightlife still echoes with the sound of cocktail shakers, only now, the buzz comes without the alcohol. Brands like Sober, Catwalk Botanics and Sobriety Sips are cashing it out.

2 drinks a day never hurt? Review of over 100 research papers challenges myth of moderate drinking

Review by American Heart Association suggests relationship between alcohol & cardiac health is more complicated than previously thought. But what’s certain is heavy drinking harms. 

Hangover cures are big business. Do they actually work?

IV drips are now offered at clinics and 'drip bars' for hangovers. But unless you’re severely dehydrated, there’s little evidence they work any better than water, food, and rest.

Cancer warning on liquor bottles ‘long overdue’. Even ‘light’, ‘moderate’ drinking poses threat

Even moderate drinking of one-two drinks per day raises cancer risk, say oncologists. New data suggests link of alcohol with cancers of skin, endometrium, ovary, prostate & blood.

Justice BV Nagarathna set to examine father’s judgment. Here’s what the case is all about

Nine-judge bench of Supreme Court’, including Justice Nagarathna, is delving into complexities of industrial alcohol regulation — a matter her father, then CJI, ruled on in 1989.

India is witnessing a ‘gin-surgence’ propelled by ‘eager to experiment’ consumers & brands

In India, largely a brown spirits market, availability of quality spirits by Indian makers, rise of cocktail culture & freedom to experiment with flavours, is pushing demand for gin.

Why more foam makes for the best beer-drinking experience – and always has

Without foam, Carbon dioxide will stay dissolved in the beer – and later erupt in your stomach when you eat something.

‘Dry dating’ is here to stay — Bumble poll finds 1 in 4 single Indians opt for alochol-free dates

Bumble’s latest study conducted across 2,000 single adults, comprising GenZ and millennials, finds a growing trend among participants who are moving away from consuming alcohol on dates.

Smoking, alcohol & high BMI among biggest risk factors linked to cancer death, says Lancet study

Researchers used data from GBD 2019 study to analyse role of 34 risk factors in deaths and ill health associated with 23 cancer types.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.