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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicMental well being

Topic: mental well being

IIT Council meet today: Accreditation, student mental health, JEE (Advanced) reforms on agenda

The IIT Council, which is the apex coordination body of all the 23 premier engineering institutes, held its last meeting in April 2023.

IIT Kharagpur’s two-pronged plan to help students in distress: ‘campus mothers’ & welcome committees

Suman Chakraborty, who took charge of IIT Kharagpur as director last month, in interview with ThePrint says participation in ‘campus mothers’ program will be voluntary.

Devika, Faizan & now Shaon. IIT-Kharagpur students grapple with loss of all-rounder batchmate

A case of unnatural death was filed by Kharagpur Town Police on Sunday and investigation is underway. Cops have questioned Shaon's batchmates & previous roommates.

From new recruits to serving soldiers, Indian Army steps up measures to assess & treat mental health

Junior defence minister informed Lok Sabha that more counselling centres were set up and that officers were trained in basic therapy. Religious teachers were also hired, he added.

‘Pets fulfil emotional deficit’ — Mumbai court grants maintenance to woman with 3 Rottweilers

Couple separated in 2021. Woman sought maintenance citing poor health, lack of income & her dogs. Husband argued against woman's claim of maintenance for pets.

Procrastination is not a result of laziness. New UK study links it to poor heart health

Learning not to procrastinate isn’t going to solve your problems. Find better ways to regulate your emotions for your mental health and well-being.

On Camera

Why Samay Raina is making Kashmiri Pandits proud

Kashmiri Pandits had only two choices: pick up the gun and risk the decimation of an already small community, or leave—and live. We chose the latter.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.