-The Hindu Women consume more sugar than men, says first such survey of seven Indian Metros The mean intake of added sugar among Metro cities of India, measured in grams per day, is the highest in Mumbai and the least in Hyderabad, according to a survey undertaken by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, and sponsored by the International Life Sciences Institute-India (ILSI-India). The joint initiative by...
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Hope and anxiety among liberalization's children -Vivan Marwaha
-Livemint.com * An open economy spurred growth and created a generation of aspirational millennials, but provided few avenues to follow these dreams * The cruelty of their situation is exacerbated by the fact that as a whole, millennials are better educated than previous generations Whenever I discuss my research on Indian millennials, most people assume that I’m talking about the social-media addicted youth they see in Delhi or Mumbai, glued to their smartphones...
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-The Hindu The ends of justice are not served by wanton killing and retributive blood lust; India must follow constitutional morality Last Friday, the country was rudely awakened to the news of the deaths, in an encounter early in the morning, of the four accused in the rape and murder of the young veterinarian in Hyderabad — an incident, which happened on Wednesday, triggering an angry response across the country with demands...
More »The state of social infrastructure in Metros -Sriharsha Devulapalli, Vishnu Padmanabhan, Pooja Dantewadia and howindialives.com
-Livemint.com/ howindialives.com Residents in Hyderabad enjoy the best access to schools and public healthcare facilities among five of the country’s Metros, suggests a Mint analysis Millions move to India’s Metros in search of a better life, but which Metro delivers this the best? Answering this is difficult, but one measure could be access to education and public healthcare. Access to schools and health facilities are the first steps to a prosperous life....
More »Migrant flows to Delhi, Mumbai ebbing -Sriharsha Devulapalli, howindialives.com
-Livemint.com/ howindialives.com Among the six largest Metropolitan cities, Hyderabad saw the biggest inflow of migrants in the 2001-11 period, followed by Chennai and Bengaluru NEW DELHI: The stories of cities are often shaped by the migrants they attract from other parts of the country and the world. In India too, big cities have acted as large magnets for migrants, with more than half of Mumbai and a little less than half of...
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