India is progressing towards steady development. The baggage of which has been the keen desire of generation-X to ape the west. The slogan – east meets west has brought with it, various evils, the king of which being DRUGS. Drugs and allied attractions have always been a part of the socio-economic backdrop providing relief when need be or simply wrecking the innocence...
The human race has evolved with time. We have now become Homo Sapiens. Thus, though physically we are the same as our ancestors, Homo sapiens, but mentally we have become superior. We also have de-evolved in a certain way. Our bodies have become prone to lifestyle diseases, which did not affect the Homo Sapiens. Wikipedia defines lifestyle diseases as: “diseases that...
Teenagers use cell phones more than any other age group. You can see them constantly texting, talking on the phone, playing cell phone games, listening to music, or simply fiddling with their cell phones all day long. I am myself a teenager and I begin to panic when I can’t feel my cell phone in my pocket! Indeed, cell phones have become a very important part of my...
Lifestyle diseases, as the name suggests, refer to ailments/diseases/disorders owing to the way people live and the way they interact with their environment. Type 2 Diabetes is one of the various lifestyle diseases which has gripped the youth of today, tightly and fiercely, in their long, jagged tentacles. Considered as the Diabetes capital of the world, India has the...
3 Idiots, an Indian movie taking the world by storm with its record breaking sales, was a fresh concept brought to the screen, staying far away from formula flicks that flood Bollywood. The movie brings to light many issues plaguing young students today. Out of all those little incidents depicted, one was particularly poignant. It depicted a boy who commits suicide because...
Keeping fit is one thing but pushing the physical limits beyond safe levels to burn chunks of adipose is a different story altogether. The fitness mania the world over is so pronounced that everyone is trying desperately to fit into the ‘In World’. This has sky rocketed the profits of the fitness chains, and raised the physical trainers and nutritionists to fame....
The evolution of the Internet has been one of the greatest gifts to mankind. It is the one-stop solution for all our queries. One can practically do anything over the Internet– read books, watch news, make friends, shop, and the list is endless. The Internet has become a helping hand in all spheres of life, to the extent that nowadays parents have started educating...
Stress is a major health concern affecting not only the youth but also the young professional in this extremely competitive and cut throat world. One needs to learn how to manage and cope with stress. There are several methods of coping with stress.
Case Study
Ankit Sahay is a second year economics student at the Delhi University. He is the captain of the college basketball...
Diabetes is one of the most endemic and life threatening diseases. 220 million people worldwide are afflicted by it with 1 million each year succumbing to it. India is known as the diabetes capital of the world with 50 million people under the diabetes net.
What is Diabetes?
Diabetes mellitus – simply known as Diabetes – is a condition in which a person has high...
The life of the young has never been so busy, especially for the young working class. Round the clock work, sitting in small cubicles of multi-national companies far away from home, striving on the junk food of hip food joints, living lives minus regular work outs, minds preoccupied with the professional and social obligations, indeed make a life hectic to handle. All...
