Elderly Care

Senior citizens put themselves back in job market, employers should focus on this growing social need

Senior citizens are increasingly looking at work options post-retirement to keep themselves financially independent and productive. Are employers listening to this growing social need?

Sarbananda Sonowal govt completes a year: Dhoti-kurta dress code to two-child norm, 10 decisions that rocked Assam

Firstpost takes a look at 10 major decisions that rocked the state of Assam during the first year of the Sarbananda Sonowal government

People with more life skills tend to enjoy better health, less depression in old age: Study

People with higher scores on life skills — such as emotional stability, determination, control, optimism and conscientiousness — are more likely to experience a broad range of health benefits and positive social outcomes in their old age, a study suggests.

Why the world wants old people to 'hurry up and die'

A Japanese Minister whipped up a storm recently by wishing that the old and the unwell would "hurry up and die" in order to save expenses on their life-support. That sentiment is evidently shared In parts of India, where a crude form of euthanasia is practised.