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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Elderly

Hands & legs tied, elderly father left in locked car by Maharashtra family as they go off to see Taj Mahal

Parking staff noticed the man, in his seventies, lying unconscious, and broke the car windows to get him out.

28 in every 100 elderly Indians prescribed potentially harmful medication—door-to-door study of 6 cities

Study by researchers from Indian Council of Medical Research Centre for Ageing and Mental Health, GMC Omandurar, Safdarjung Hospital etc. Published in Scientific Reports.

Why India can’t be too optimistic about realising its economic goals & story of a once-loyal RSS man

Global media also looks at how Boeing is increasing its engineering presence in India, reflecting the US's strategy to reduce dependence on China & the fate of the elderly in India.

India’s elderly population to double by 2050, will exceed children by 2046, says UNFPA report

UNFPA’s ‘Caring for our elders: Institutional response-India Ageing Report 2023’, released Wednesday, says one in five people will be aged over 60 in southern states by 2036.

Why our voice changes as we get older

While we can’t help some of the age-related changes that happen to our vocal cords, we can maintain some of our vocal quality and ability through continued use.

Young Indonesians train to fill caregiver jobs to serve Japan’s ageing population

The training is being offered by vocational institutions across Indonesia catering to students seeking to fill job vacancies in Beijing.

As lifespans rise, India is realising caring for its seniors makes good business sense too

With around 138 million elderly in India, a myriad firms are coming up to provide for their needs. But doctors say advent of geriatric care hasn't kept pace with business initiatives.

Providing companionship to the elderly—Tata-backed ‘Goodfellows’ launches in Mumbai

'Goodfellows' employs young graduates with high emotional quotient to provide support and friendship to senior citizens.

35% senior citizens in India suffer abuse by sons, 21% by daughters-in-law, finds survey

Although 82% of India’s elderly live with their families, they are often at the receiving end of ‘verbal abuse’, ‘neglect’ & ‘physical violence’, according to HelpAge India report.

India’s senior citizens are an untapped group. For startups, they can mean new business

India lacks a startup which can leverage the business and monetisation potential that the country’s ageing population holds.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.