New Delhi: The monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting the Prime Minister to immediately review the scheme. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the minister has recommended streamlining the disbursal system of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) under which Rs 200 per month is given...
01:00 AM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The monthly pension of Rs 200 given to the elderly is "an insult to the dignity of an individual", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh has said, requesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately review the scheme. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the minister has recommended streamlining the disbursal system of Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) under which Rs 200 per month is given...
10:59 PM, May 20, 2012
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Recently I got an opportunity to visit Chianttar and shoot a few corruption-related Citizen Journalist stories. Located around 45 km from Patna, Chianttar is a ...
01:16 PM, Dec 22, 2011
Vadodara: An old age home for gay men, perhaps the first such centre in Asia, has come up in neighbouring Narmada district of Gujarat. The old age home at Hanmenteshwar village, located on the banks of Narmada river, was inaugurated on Friday and named after late American writer Janet, who generously donated funds for the project. Talking on Saturday, the main architect behind the project, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil said,...
07:26 PM, Sep 24, 2011
Tokyo: Jokes about creaky knees, thinning hair and spreading -- or vanishing -- waistlines have long been an inevitable, if unwelcome, part of watching the birthdays pile up. But it shouldn't be that way, argues Wendy Lustbader, who maintains that youth, with all its insecurities and confusion, is more of a burden than the golden age society says it is, with ageing far from a gloomy decline. "I'm so disgusted...
05:42 PM, Aug 29, 2011
Tokyo: Fifteen years ago, a growing sense of isolation due to old age prompted Kayoko Okawa, then 66, to knock on the door of a local volunteer centre and timidly ask if it was possible for someone her age to start an online community for seniors. The energetic 81-year-old is now president of the "Computer Grandmas Group" and says connecting this way can ease loneliness for Japan's increasing number of...
12:56 PM, Aug 25, 2011
London: Want to know the secret to a long and healthy life? All you need to do is to follow a four-step plan: No smoking, regular exercise, not being overweight, and eating a Mediterranean-style diet daily, says a new study. Researchers claim following these simple steps could "substantially reduce" one's risk of early death. And, this is the first time, they have been able to calculate exactly how many years...
12:42 PM, Aug 03, 2011
Beijing: Girl students in a south China province have been asked to attend a crash course on how to resist and avoid the clutches of older, richer men. The project in Guangdong province is aimed at telling girls in middle and elementary schools how to avoid older men and stand on their own two feet, according to China Daily. "It will focus on self-esteem, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-improvement," said Lei...
02:38 PM, Mar 31, 2011
London: It seems that 50 is the golden age of happiness, for a new study has found that it's the key to 'content and comfortable' life. Researchers say many of those who have passed their half century are enjoying the best time of their lives - they have the peace of mind of having paid off their mortgage, got the children off their hands or are simply enjoying spending more...
12:46 PM, Jan 21, 2011
London: Those who think and dress in a youthful manner are healthier than those who act their age, researchers at Harvard have claimed. Mind over matter, it seems, can improve everything from blood pressure to arthritis and eyesight. Even the development of heart disease and cancer may, atleast to a degree, be staved off by refusing to grow old gracefully. The intriguing claims come from researchers at Harvard University, who...
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