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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

SC issues pan-India guidelines to protect mental health of students in colleges & coaching centres

Justices Vikram Nath & Sandeep Mehta issued the guidelines, while hearing a petition by the father of a student who died by suicide in Andhra Pradesh, seeking a CBI probe. 

IIT Kharagpur wants students to run to mommy. ‘Campus Mothers’ is regression not innovation

By soliciting the active participation of women as ‘Campus Mothers’, the initiative is likely to exclude men from this important initiative.

Bengaluru is leading India’s mental health revolution. VCs say it’s the next big field

Fireside Ventures has invested in about six mental health and wellness start-ups, and has more in the pipeline. According to a VP, the next big thing is high-performance gyms.

Kerala sticks to school zumba plan amid censure from Muslim outfits, Congress calls row ‘unnecessary’

Education minister V. Sivankutty says objections will only foster communalism, clarifying that initiative is part of anti-drug programme & meant to support mental health.

SubscriberWrites: The cruel irony of mental health support in schools—apathy disguised as care

SubscriberWrites: The cruel irony of mental health support in schools—apathy disguised as care

What makes somebody a narcissist? Evidence shows links to insecure attachment styles

Fearful attachment involves negative views of both the self and others. Those with this style typically crave connection while at the same time fearing it.

Delhi woman motorcycled to Kashmir with a mission. A day after Pahalgam terror attack

In her journey, Seher Hashmi and her team conducted more than 30 mental health awareness sessions across 20 cities. The initiative was titled ‘Breaking Stigma - One Mile at a Time’.

We’re building ‘anxious cities’. How urban design can avoid this

Delhi's slum-dwelling adolescents and their affluent counterparts show major mental health disparities. Inadequate infrastructure and limited privacy intensify symptoms of depression.

Beyond ragging & stress, task force formed by SC to review policies aimed at curbing student suicides

Proper identification of gaps & loopholes is first step to ensure better mental health resources and support systems for students, says SC.

Amaal Mallik started a debate on toxic Indian parents. Now he pleads privacy

Amaal Mallik had said that despite creating 126 songs over a decade-long career in the music industry, he felt undervalued in the family.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.