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TopicAlcohol consumption

Topic: Alcohol consumption

‘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.

Craft beer maker Bira to buy Beer Cafe, move to push sale at more restaurants & pubs

The brand's deal comes during the festive season with most people stepping out after two years of pandemic. Beer Cafe's CEO will continue to lead the beverage chain operations.

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.

Rush, chaos outside liquor shops as Delhi govt decides to roll back new excise policy

With the withdrawal of the Delhi government’s Excise Policy 2021-22, all privately-owned liquor outlets will have to shut shop.

Devdas at 20: It’s time Bollywood stopped showing alcoholism as romance and rebellion

20 years ago, Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Devdas renewed the old toxic Indian problem of looking at alcoholism through the lens of romantic loss, and not for the problem that it is.

Cheaper booze, more revenue — Why Punjab’s new excise policy is a ‘Balle-Balle’ move for state

With the new excise policy, quality liquor will now be sold in Punjab at lower prices as the government pushes for Indian Made Foreign Liquor in a bid to generate more revenue.

Blame it on Covid: Fewer Indians taking to booze, those who drink are drinking more, finds NFHS

Only 22.9% of men in 15-54 age group said they drank liquor, compared to 29% in 2015-16. But experts question data, point to liquor sales figures & anomalous pandemic years.

Not all kinds of alcohol make you fat. Beer might be causing it but you can still drink wine

There are factors that lead to weight gain. Alcohol consumption may be one, but many studies haven't found clear links between the two.

Shaken, stirred & appreciated — these clubs are making connoisseurs of India’s liquor consumers

The idea behind clubs like All Things Nice & Dram Club was the realisation that whisky-obsessed India 'knows little about the spirit — or any other alcohol for that matter'.

‘Drunk women passed out in streets a good sight?’ BJP MP Hans hits out at Delhi govt booze policy

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta adds it will conduct referendum seeking opinion of around 10 lakh people on the Kejriwal govt's new excise policy on 4 March.

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The math is clear — buying Russian oil is now a losing deal for India

India’s Russian oil purchases have effectively meant a transfer of gains from millions of workers in labour-intensive sectors to a few large refiners.

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.