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2018 World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed every year on September 10 to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. It is estimated by the World Health Organization (WHO) that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year ..
World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) observed on 10 September
The World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed every year on September 10 to raise awareness about suicide prevention. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) survey, across the world nearly 800,000 commit suicide each year which is one person ..
Parliament Passes Mental Health Bill, 2016
The Parliament has passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 that decriminalises suicide attempt by mentally ill people and guarantees the right to better healthcare for people with mental illness. It was first passed in Rajya Sabha in August 2016 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Mobile euthanasia programme by “Right to Die” group in Netherlands
A mobile euthanasia programme launched in the Netherlands has become recent point of controversy. In Netherlands a specialized team is sent out house-to-house to aid patients finish their lives. The project has elicited acute critique from doctors. The project is ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2012
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Update on amendment of Section 309 of Indian Penal Code
Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code 1860 is related to the attempt to commit suicide. It reads- Whoever attempts to commit suicide and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for ..