2.5 lakh in the USA, 3 lakh in Canada, 1.3 lakh in the UK, and 80,000 in Australia! These figures represent the number of Indian students who went to study abroad in 2023. In total, the figure stands at 13 LAKHS and this is 68% jump in 2023 compared to 2021. Students who have gone…
Category: SOCIAL INDICATORS
Odisha Triple Train Collision- The story unfolded!
‘This is the sight which I have never seen in life!’, a survivor said.
Destroyed families, Bodies without limbs, Blood stains on the entire train track! This tragedy has claimed 300 lives, with ~800 injured.
Why Heart attacks occur to young Indians?
According to 2013 study, nearly 900 Indians below 30 years of age died everyday because of heart problems. This fact is surprising because we had assumptions that only older people get an heart attack. Why is this contrast??
LET’S TALK MENTAL HEALTH!!!
The day, October 10 marks the “World Mental Health Day” celebrated since 1992!! With 3 decades of recognizing the day, DO WE GENIUNELY ACCORD THE IMPORTANCE IT DESERVES??? Most of us would definitely say ‘NO’. The reason behind is the STIGMA associated with MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. Since Mental health is treated as a TABOO, do…
Population growth- 8 billion & counting…..
The world population has crossed 8,000,000,000 mark in 2022 !!
There is an increase of ~1 billion people per decade for the past 30 years!
With the current growth rate, India is set to surpass China by 2023 itself, by being the most populous country in the world!
Doctors shortage in Indian health system
‘The presence of a doctor is the beginning of CURE!!’ This quote is highly relevant for a country with humongous population of ~1.4 billion people! Yes, Its INDIA! Do you realize why I say this? This is because, in most rural areas, there is no single formal doctor! (~25% posts are vacant) As I…
FREEBIES!!! ARE THEY EVEN REQUIRED???
With the onset of election season, we could get to see political parties rallying down the streets with POPULIST PROMISES to offer Television sets, Electric fans, Grinders, Laptops, Washing machine if VOTED TO POWER to please their vote bank. Why are these promises getting controversial in recent times?To understand this, we should try to…