Blood Monk: Increasing Blood Donors in India
We wrote about the issue of the lack of blood donors in India on World Blood Donors Day, and this video shows us some hope!
The Culture of IIT Leads to Student Suicides
When people imagine college life, they think of studying, socializing, and learning. No one thinks of suicide. However, at IIT Kharagpur, suicide is becoming a terrible trend. In the past six years, the university has seen an unprecedented twenty-two suicides. Many school officials say that this number is very high …
World Blood Donor Day 2014: India Needs More Blood Donors
Background India has a population of 1.2 billion, and yet it regularly faces a blood shortage. Currently, health experts estimate that even if only an additional 2 percent donated blood, it could overcome the shortage of 3 million units. Anju Verma, chief medical officer of Rotary Blood Banks told Times …
India Ranks Third in Global Obesity Rankings
India is known for many problems, poverty, child hunger, malnutrition, and lack of clean water, but one thing that doesn’t come to mind is obesity. India was recently ranked third by a study published in The Lancet titled, “Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults …
