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‘Bengal safer for women’

Sandeshkhali has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. A team of the West Bengal Commission for Women had visited Sandeshkhali in North 24-Parganas in February. It is still awaiting the final report from the police on the same.

Women vulnerable to alcohol abuse

Women are more vulnerable to many sided health hazards of alcohol. According to the WHO status report on health and alcohol, “there is evidence that women may be more vulnerable to alcohol-related harm from a given level of alcohol use or a particular drinking pattern.

Can STDs play a role in infertility?

STDs, as the name suggests, are diseases that are transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. They can have significant implications for both female and male fertility. In women, STDs can lead to various complications such as pelvic inflammation, pelvic infections, blockage of the fallopian tubes

Who is Ambiga Subramanian, self-made millionaire and first woman to head Indian unicorn?

Subramanian ranked fourth after Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson of biotechnology company Biocon, with a net worth of over Rs2,500 crore ($381 million). Vembu Radha, director at software products maker Zoho, and Sheela Gautam, chairperson emeritus of mattress-maker Sheela Foam are all behind Subramanian. The Hurun India rich list ranks Indians with wealth in excess of Rs1,000 crore ($152 million).