Topic: Quality of life

What is Sjögren’s Syndrome?

Sjögren’s disease is an autoimmune condition, which primarily attacks moisture-producing glands. This leads to symptoms like dry eyes and mouth; many patients suffer for years before diagnosis. Symptoms...

November 28, 2024    Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Study: 46.2% Indians report poor quality of life

A study conducted by Danone India, a French packaged foods and beverages company, along with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has gauged the standard of psychological and physical,...

July 23, 2021

Global Livability Index 2019 lists the World’s Most Livable Cities

In the most recent rankings of the world’s most livable cities released by the Economist Intelligence Unit under the Global Livability Index 2019, Vienna, the capital of Austria...

September 5, 2019

UAE Approves National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has adopted the 12-year National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031 to improve quality of life for Emiratis and residents. National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031...

June 11, 2019

United Nations releases 7th annual World Happiness Report

On the occasion of World Happiness Day (WHD -2019), the United Nations released the 7th annual World Happiness Report, which ranks the world’s 156 countries on “how happy...

March 22, 2019

Vienna tops Mercer’s 2019 Quality of Living Index

The Austrian capital Vienna has topped the Mercer’s index of most liveable cities for the 10th year in a row, followed by Zurich in Switzerland. In joint third...

March 15, 2019

Delhi and Mumbai included in 2018 Global Liveability Index

Austrian capital Vienna has been ranked as the world’s most liveable city in a list of 140 global cities at the 2018 Global Liveability Index, which was released...

August 16, 2018

Vienna tops Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2018

According to Mercer’s 20th annual Quality of Living survey 2018, Vienna has topped the ranking among 231 cities for the 9th consecutive year. It is followed by Switzerland’s...

March 22, 2018

2018 International Day of Happiness

The International Day of Happiness is observed every year on March 20 to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world. The day...

March 21, 2018

Melbourne declared world’s most liveable city by The Economist’s Global Liveability Report-2017

Melbourne has been declared the world’s most liveable city for the 7th consecutive year by The Economist’s annual global liveability survey, despite soaring housing costs and serious congestion...

August 17, 2017