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World Suicide Prevention Day

10 Sep 2023

World Suicide Prevention Day: Academic Failure Biggest Drivers Of Suicide

Though India is considered a one big family, and joint family concept is quite prevalent, many youngsters are not comfortable sharing their problems or issues that trouble them the most with their immediate family members.

06 Aug 2020

Singapore monitoring spate of suicides among migrant workers

Singapore is monitoring a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides involving migrants which have heightened concerns over the mental health of thousands of low-paid workers confined to their dormitories in the city-state due to COVID-19. In April, Singapore sealed off sprawling housing blocks where its vast population of mainly South Asian labourers live in crowded bunk rooms, in an effort to ring-fence a surge in coronavirus cases among the workers. Four months on, some dormitories remain under quarantine, and even migrants who have been declared virus-free have had their movements restricted and face uncertainty over the jobs on which their families back home depend.

09 Sep 2019

Worried over rising cases of suicide, Delhi Metro appeals to people to 'never

In its appeal, Delhi Metro has said that people do have bad days but it is important to ask for help to tide over your problems and never give up.

28 Oct 2017

Autistic people more prone to suicides

People with autism feel shunned by society and are depressed.

Farmers' income

28 Aug 2017

Aim to double farmers' income by 2022 to tackle suicides: Govt to SC

The matter was listed before a bench of justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta.

20 Aug 2017

Why are Indian soldiers victimised by depression, suicides? BSF turns counselor

In order to curb these conditions, the country's largest border-guarding force BSF has launched two ambitious projects for its jawans and has introduced a 'wellness quotient assessment' test in their annual medical checkup.

20 Aug 2017

BSF adopts ways to curb suicides, depression among jawans

The country's largest border-guarding force BSF has launched two ambitious projects to curb suicides and depression amongst its jawans.

25 Jul 2017

Japan aims to reduce suicides by 30 per cent in 10 years

It states that the government will push further for measures against work-related suicides, saying that cutting extreme work hours and preventing harassment by bosses are necessary.

24 May 2017

Lung cancer linked to increased suicide risk in men

The researchers found that people with lung cancer had a nine-fold increased risk of suicides, the highest compared to breast, prostate, colorectal cancer.

07 Apr 2017

Depression: Symptoms, how many people are affected by or at risk from it?

More than 300 million people around the world are now living with depression, an increase of more than 18% between 2005 and 2015.

World Health Day

07 Apr 2017

I pray that you are blessed with wonderful health, says PM Narendra Modi on World Health Day

The Prime Minister also insisted that those who are depressed must share how they feel with their loved ones, adding that 'suppression of depression is not good'.

30 Mar 2017

Kota gears up to tackle suicides by students, comes up with ceiling fans with springs, sensors

The NCRB in its 2014 report said at least 45 students committed suicide in Kota due to fear of failure in exams. Last year, 17 students committed suicide in Kota.

28 Nov 2016

Global event, social upheaval can impact mental health'

In the wake of reports linking demonetisation with deaths of some people in queues and few cases of suicides, psychiatrists at AIIMS on Monday said any global event or social upheaval can impact the mental health.

12 May 2016

Rajasthan Governor expresses concern over increasing suicides

Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh today said that a body should be formed to regulate coaching institutes.

01 May 2016

Diesel, petrol cabs go off roads in Delhi, owners warn of suicides

The Supreme Court’s ban on plying of diesel and petrol driven taxis in Delhi took effect on Sunday, with three taxi owners warning this might lead to suicides in frustration.

11 Dec 2015

Drought hits 207 districts in nine states, major steps taken

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said all farmers in the country would get soil health cards by 2017.

28 Sep 2015

Metro suicides: 59 lose limbs in five years, but alert guards save over 200

The lone earning member of his family, Patel (no first name) is among the 59 who have lost a limb or sustained other debilitating injuries while trying to kill themselves by jumping in front of a Metro train in the past five years.

11 Sep 2015

Kota suicides: Coaching centres launch 24X7 helpline for distressed students

Stung by the rising number of suicides in education hub Kota, around 40 coaching institutes have launched a 24X7 helpline to provide free counselling to the distressed students.

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