With many more such programmes planned for the coming days, Pronam is quite a shining example of how drive, diligence and dedication can prioritise the needs of those who tend to become an afterhtough...

How it started The seed of this initiative lay in the Covid isolation centre with oxygen support that was set up at the complex in May, after the department of health and family welfare issued a guid...

Term life insurance policies may become costlier with reinsurance companies in favour of stricter guidelines on underwriting amid high mortality claims. According to industry sources, reinsurers have...

A group of women has set up a mini-library for an old age home in Pujali, in South 24-Parganas, for a generation that is used to reading books and not swiping screens. The library has been set up wit...

Ranchi district administration will soon launch a dedicated helpline number for senior citizens to call and seek help from the government in legal matters, during natural disasters and ...

Before Covid struck, Samar Banerjee, 78, would go out for a walk every morning and spend hours chatting with friends sitting on benches on the lawn of his housing complex. For more than a year, he ha...

India is now in its 75th year as an independent nation. This would be the right time to examine the lives of those who have aged along with the country. The results of this assessment can be found in ...

Age no bar IB Block’s nonagenarian Chandrasekhar Bose has had a smart phone for the past few years but only got time to explore it during the pandemic. He recorded a video speech of over half a...

Aaji, 69 years old, leaned over my doctor’s desk to elaborate on why she visits the clinic alone. She had four sons, two daughters, and one goat. The sons would rotate her amongst themselves, ir...

HelpAge India, Agewell Foundation, Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders Society of India (ARDSI) ...