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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

Indian govt won’t spend enough on mental healthcare. Impact investing could be the solution

The number of people suffering from mental health issues in India has grown from 125 million in 1990 to 197 million in 2017.

Alphabet technology that measures brain waves could help us monitor mental health and depression

Google parent company Alphabet is working on a mental health experiment & prototype device designed to monitor symptoms of depression more accurately over time.

Suicides among CRPF personnel up 55% since 2016, govt blames ‘personal problems’

CRPF has seen 45 suicides in 2020. Of these, 13 cases took place in J&K, 7 in the Northeast, 10 in areas affected by Left-Wing Extremism, and 15 in other parts of the country.

Gaming could be good for well-being, over regulation restricts human rights — Oxford study

Oxford research team finds that video games could have positive impact on one's mental health, and more data is needed to draft effective and accurate policy.

Reddit posts show that anxiety, talk of suicide spiked among users when Covid first hit

Researchers from MIT and Harvard University analyse language of over 8 lakh posts on forums to do with mental health and other concerns during the initial stages of the pandemic.

Can’t tell your boss you’re burnt out? AI can help

A study found that 70% of people have had more stress and anxiety at work this year than any other previous year.

How to manage Covid in mental health institutes — govt and NIMHANS issue guidelines

The guidelines state how to protect patients in mental health establishments from contracting Covid & the clinical management of patients who test positive for the virus.

You are what you eat — the connection between memory and our stomach

In ‘The Food Mood Connection’ Uma Naidoo writes about how seeing an ex can make you nauseous, pointing to the connection between your brain and gut.

Locked up, starved and all of 25 kg — how a Panipat woman was rescued after year in toilet

Ramrati, a mother of three, was rescued from her house in Panipat village 2 weeks ago. Doctors say she is not mentally stable. Domestic violence case registered against husband.

60% of mental health queries from young adults aged 21-30, says report by telemedicine app

Anxiety, stress and panic attacks were the most common mental health issues discussed by people who accessed Practo between October 2019 and September 2020, the app has said in a report.

On Camera

Banning RMGs could end up like Bihar’s prohibition. Poor will suffer most

India should build on regulatory architecture instead of driving consumers into the shadows. The real choice is not between prohibition and inaction, but between regulation and chaos.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?