What do you do when you feel low? I asked this to a few of my close friends and acquaintances. The answers I got varied from, ‘I eat sugar,’ ‘go for a drink to a pub alone even if a friend is not available to...

Gig work is temporary or freelance work performed by a person independently on an informal or on-demand basis. Gig work consists of income-earning activities that do not have long-term employer-employee relationship. Gig economy is the contribution of these workers to the economy of the businesses...

On 3rd March 2023, Times of India, a newspaper, flashed a news with a heading ‘Toxic body positivity: Ranbir Kapoor says actors are starved, unhappy, and pained, do not eat enough.’ Ranbir Kapoor is a young popular actor in Indian cinema. He spoke about this...

All women work, including the full-time homemakers. How does the work (job) impact women and their health? Women have been working since time immemorial, mostly at home doing all the household work. In the olden days it was common to have 5 or more children...

If you have arthritis, a bone joint disability, or any other medical condition that restricts your mobility (movements), and if your workplace is safe for you, it is disability-friendly. Is your workplace designed to make you move freely so that the chances of your tripping...

A Swedish study suggests that workers exposed to airborne toxins may have an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an immune system disorder that causes swelling and pain in the joints. The study found that among men, bricklayers, concrete workers, manual load handlers and...

Jacinda Ardern, the 42 year old Prime Minister (PM) of New Zealand, on 19th January 2023 announced her resignation citing that she no longer had ‘enough in the tank’ to continue leading her country. The resignation, she said, was not because the job was hard...