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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

Tamil Nadu’s debt is not necessarily bad. It’s a sign of growth

The composition of borrowing and what fiscal room exists for TVK's own campaign commitments, is what is expected in the white paper. The latter would be the real test of transparency.

Petrol, diesel prices hiked by Rs 3 per litre as Centre moves to ease OMC losses

The hike comes amid soaring global energy costs, with government citing mounting under-recoveries and fiscal pressure on state-run oil firms

Transhipment terminal in Nicobar could be geopolitical lever, says Navy officer amid ecological debate

Amid West Asia disruptions, Galathea Bay gives India vantage point astride Indian Ocean & Pacific, but ecologists say it will mean clearing rainforest. Rahul Gandhi called it 'gravest crime'.

Muslim voters no longer matter to BJP. Only a new Hindu-led coalition can challenge Modi-Shah

These elections mark completion of BJP-secular party divide purely on Hindu-Muslim basis. BJP’s rivals are increasingly looking like Muslim parties though their leaders are all Hindus.