Over 1.12 lakh daily wage workers died by suicide between 2019 and 2021, says Centre

A total of 4.56 lakh deaths by suicides were reported in the three years, the labour minister said in Parliament.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 13, 2023 · 08:33 pm

BSF constable shoots himself dead in Chhattisgarh

Government data showed that 1,205 Central Armed Police Force and Assam Rifles personnel died by suicide between 2012 and 2021.

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· Apr 28, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Stock market crashes and higher rates of suicide are linked, shows new research

The findings suggest that suicides increase both in years of significant stock index decline and in the year that follows it.

Brendan John Lambe, The Conversation

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Tomasz Piotr Wisniewski, The Conversation

· Sep 15, 2018 · 11:30 pm

India accounted for 37% of suicides among women globally in 2016, 24% among men: Study

There was a 40.1% increase in the number of suicide deaths in 2016, with the figure standing at 2,30,314 cases.

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· Sep 12, 2018 · 08:44 pm

Why is it so hard to predict suicide? A scientist explains

The suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain shocked and saddened many.

Joseph Franklin, The Conversation

· Jun 12, 2018 · 09:30 pm

A project is training midwives in Nepal to stem rising suicides of pregnant women

Gender discrimination, domestic violence and natural disasters are aggravating the biological link between pregnancy and mental health problems.

Bibha Simkhada, The Conversation

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Edwin van Teijlingen, The Conversation

· Mar 09, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Expert panel could not establish link between suicides and Blue Whale Challenge, says Centre

In 2017, several suicides across the country were linked with the challenge in some form of the other, prompting demands that the game be banned.

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· Jan 03, 2018 · 09:37 am

’Tis not the season: The idea of higher suicide rates during holidays is a myth that refuses to die

The last two months of the year in the United States are in reality among the lowest in average daily suicide deaths during the year.

Dan Romer, The Conversation

· Dec 26, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Sikkim paradox: Why the rich, orderly Himalayan state has India’s highest suicide rate

Sikkim’s otherwise-progressive outlook on social and civic reforms does not extend to dealing with drug abuse.

Sarita Santoshini, IndiaSpend

· Mar 20, 2017 · 10:30 pm

The connection between self-immolation and domestic violence

The easy accessibility of kerosene at home could be a factor behind the high rate of self-immolation of women.

Tanay Sukumar, IndiaSpend.com

· May 10, 2016 · 08:30 pm

Self-harm is the leading cause of death among young adults in India: Report

Tuberculosis and road accidents are other big causes killing youngsters in the country, according to the Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing.

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2016 · 11:23 am

Married men are most likely to commit suicide in India

South India has a higher suicide rate than the north, and other startling findings in the National Crime Record Bureau's 2013 data.

Sahil Bhalla

· Jul 07, 2014 · 07:51 am