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What do you do when you have a toothache? Visit a dentist would be the best guess. What about persistent acne? A skin specialist or a dermatologist would fix that. Seeking out professional help when you're concerned about your mental wellbeing is as simple as that. Demonising the mentally ill is no solution. We...

Nestlé India Limited, a leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company has been in India for about 100 years. The company, since its inception, has projected a responsible behaviour by ensuring the welfare and upliftment of communities around which it operates. The company believes that creating better livelihood opportunities for the communities residing around its...

Human beings are celebrating World Animal Day 2020 on October 4. For the rest of the living beings on the planet though, isn't every day animal day? Homo sapiens would be quite a self-centred species to believe that only we were born to own the land and plunder natural resources with no concern for...

World Smile Day 2020 is spreading happiness all over today. You're officially obligated to smile today and do small acts of kindness. We are kidding. No one can force you to smile, it's an act of will. However, there are millions of children and adults who want to break into a wide grin, but...

The United Nations International Day of Older Persons 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the designation of this special day for global senior citizens. It brings the rights and the health of the elderly into focus. More so this year, with the pandemic making them more vulnerable to neglect. What is International Day of Older...

October 1st is observed as World Vegetarian Day since 1977 across the globe. The Day was established by North American Vegetarian Society and endorsed by the International Vegetarian Union to bring global attention to the health and environmental benefits of vegetarianism. World Vegetarian Day World Vegetarian Day aims to raise awareness to ethical, environmental, health and...

On the last and final day of National Nutrition Month 2020, we are turning the spotlight on top CSR-funded nutrition programmes. Corporate social responsibility initiatives in the area of nutrition not only support the Indian government's Poshan Abhiyaan but also align with the United Nations SDG 2: Zero Hunger. Here are the largest and most...

The Sony Group is a global organization with a broad range of businesses around the world—electronic equipment, devices, game consoles, digital networks, motion pictures, music, and financial and insurance services. The group’s management approach is “getting closer to people,” and its purpose is to “fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity...

World Heart Day 2020 is being celebrated on the penultimate day of National Nutrition Month. What could be more fortuitous? #PoshanMaah stands for a healthy body and strong heart. Gauging the importance of nutrition for the heart is like asking if a fish needs water. The heart's resistance to cardiovascular disease (CVD), high blood...

September is celebrated as National Nutrition Month (Rashtriya Poshan Maah) in India. The country not only has the maximum share of global hunger but also has a huge share of obesity. Malnutrition in India is not just about the unavailability of food. It is also about the consumption of incorrect kind of food, that...

Rashtriya Poshan Maah or National Nutrition Month 2020 as the anglicized would call it, is coming to a close next week. Nutrition has acquired more significance than ever, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apart from exercise and good sleep, a nutritious diet forms the third leg of the immunity tripod. Immunity, of course, is...

September 2020 marks 50 years since Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman told us that “greed is good”. His polarising editorial, 'The Social Responsibility of Business Is To Increase Its Profits,' was published in New York Times Magazine on September 13, 1970 and went on to haunt the markets for decades to come. However, the...