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India has a growing older population. We must focus on productive ageing

October 01, 2025 1:48 pm

Countries like Japan and many Western nations are actively promoting productive ageing by skilling and investing in their older populations. Reverence for the old is a societal norm in India, but imagining them as a resource can be rewarding

What to know about Kerala’s proposed policy to empower its elderly population

August 03, 2025 8:53 pm

Kerala is experiencing one of the fastest demographic transitions in the country, marked by falling birth rates and a declining mortality rate, significantly increasing its elderly population.

Central railway, EMU, senior citizen compartment, Mumbai

Central Railway introduces first EMU rake with compartment for senior citizens

July 05, 2025 1:07 pm

The coach for senior citizens features safety apparatus that will make it easier for elderly passengers to board and alight the compartment.

Billy Joel is suffering from normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)

Piano man Billy Joel’s rare brain disorder: Why we need to watch these symptoms in those above 60

May 24, 2025 6:21 pm

Diagnosis becomes difficult because its symptoms overlap with those of Alzheimer’s. Only this is manageable

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Women booked for slapping senior citizen in Noida, case withdrawn after they apologise

October 26, 2024 4:28 am

The police said the incident took around 9.30 pm on Thursday when two sisters, residents of The Hyde Park, had gone for a walk in the society premises with their pet dog.

Fight over parking spot in Mumbai housing society: Senior citizen dies by suicide after woman ‘threatens’ to file fake case

September 20, 2024 11:53 am

As per the Mumbai police, the accused and the victim resided in a Mulund West housing society and had a dispute over who should get to park their four-wheeler in a parking spot.

BMC charts plans for senior citizen daycare centre in Goregaon

June 11, 2024 9:04 pm

Inaugurated on International Women's Day, earlier this year, the women's hostel can accommodate nearly 180 women, and comprises facilities such as a dormitory, recreational spaces, dining hall, canteen etc.

Rules framed in 2010: Bombay HC pulls up state for not forming council of senior citizens in 13 yrs

November 30, 2023 1:59 am

he Court, while hearing a PIL seeking detailed guidelines for licensing, registration and management of the old age homes across the State, asked the government to file additional an affidavit giving details of steps taken to implement various provisions of the rules.