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Monday, September 1, 2025
TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

Therapy and tech combo is the next frontier for mental health

Mental healthcare doesn't start in the clinic. With smart prompts, digital check-ins and nudges and self-guided reflection, the journey to recovery starts earlier and feels less anxiety-inducing.

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.

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Essential oils aren’t just about nice smells. They can change your skincare routine

Essential oils contain powerful properties that can help address concerns like acne, aging, hydration, and inflammation.

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.