Kidneys are two small, bean-shaped organs that sit below the ribs on either side of the spine. Roughly the size of a fist, kidneys are in charge of filtering the blood and removing the toxic substances from the food we eat, expelling these toxins out in the form of waste products. They also help in…
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Daily Happenings Blog
Federer 42
In this weekend’s blog, I am back on sports and this time it is Tennis. A few weeks back one of the greatest players in tennis ROGER FEDERER celebrated his 42nd birth anniversary. He may have retired from professional tennis, but there is no reason we can celebrate him turning 42 years young, here’s a…
Cabbage
CABBAGE does not really figure in the top five favourite vegetables of most people. It is a humble, available throughout all seasons kind of vegetable in India. It is used widely in salads, burgers, and tacos, especially in the West. In India, the Patta Gobi, or cabbage is cooked in various ways to make it…
Surrogacy Laws
Friends, while going through today’s newspaper one news item caught my eye. The news was about a court case in the Bombay High Court about SURROGACY, and after reading the news I started browsing the internet about the latest surrogacy laws in India. In reality, surrogacy is an arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate)…
Healthy Ageing
United Nations (UN) has declared the decade of 2021-2030 as the DECADE OF HEALTHY AGEING. This is part of an agenda for sustainable development, leaving no one behind. One of the identified action items to achieve this is urging governments globally to support healthy ageing. It translates to senior independence with less hospitalization and healthcare…
NMC guidelines
A few days back the National Medical Commission (NMC) issued its new regulations, and one of the main regulatory points is that Medical conferences in star hotels with cocktail dinners and cultural programs might become a thing of the past. This new regulation bars doctors’ involvement in any seminar, workshop, or conference which involves direct…
Bollywood Trivia
In today’s weekend blog, I am writing about some interesting trivia about Hindi films. You must have observed that many times the actor/actress has given the best performance of his/her career but yet that work goes unawarded by Bollywood’s popular awards namely Filmfare awards. Here are a few such performances which definitely deserved the award:…
Some Thoughts
Friends, sometimes I wonder whether the system in which our country is operating, is it equal for all the citizens? To me, it looks like the polity class, elite class, bureaucracy class, judiciary, and police hold an advantage in day-to-day life, which is not available to the common citizens. It looks like the common laws…
Travelling Tips
There is well known saying that ‘Travelling is one of the best and most important well-being tools’. Travel gives you a new lease of life, helps you make or strengthen friendships, explore new hobbies and much more. Seniors, if they are medically fit, should priortise comfort, convenience, and safety throughout their journeys. Many travel-related issues…
New Criminal Bills
On 11th August 2023, the Government of India introduced three new Bills in the Lok Sabha to repeal and replace the legislation-the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and Indian Evidence Act (IEA). 1 BHARTIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 The bill has been introduced to repeal and replaces the existing IPC to streamline…