Indians have started drinking more as compared to 2005. The alcohol consumption in India has more than doubled. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the per capita alcohol consumption has increased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016. The report suggests 4.2 litres is being consumed[Read More…]
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Alcohol may lead to insomnia in adolescents
Are you in your early teens and have started drinking? Avoid doing so, as researchers claimed to have found that alcohol use among early adolescents may lead to insomnia. “These findings indicate that insomnia may be a unique risk marker for alcohol use among young adolescents,” said Naomi Marmorstein, professor[Read More…]
Drinking at Goa beaches may land you in jail
Now drinking at Goa beaches could land you in trouble. The BJP-led Goa government told the state legislative assembly that a severe action would be taken against people who will be caught drinking on the state beaches. It also said that if needed, the offenders could even be detained. The[Read More…]
Bihar liquor law: Two brothers face 5-year jail term for drinking
In a first such conviction, a Jehanabad court has punished two brothers to five-year-jail term with fine of Rs 1 lakh under Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act, 2016. The court of Jehanabad additional district judge sentenced Mastan Manjhi and Painter Manjhi and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh for[Read More…]