Simply Put: International Day of Happiness 2024

International Day of Happiness: Are our children really happy

As we gear up to celebrate the ‘International Day of Happiness’, do we have time, and empathy, to look at our own children to find if …

Simply Put: India and happiness index

Feeling down? Visiting canals or rivers can boost your mood

Visits to rivers and canals should be included in social prescribing programmes to manage mental health issues

We know loneliness is a big problem. What we do not know is just how big: Christopher Mikton

Technical Officer at WHO and part of the Secretariat on Social Connection speaks to Down To Earth about loneliness on International …

What Bhutan got right about happiness, and what other countries can learn

Bhutan has recorded an average growth in annual GDP of 7.5% since the early 1980s; poverty levels have declined from 36% in 2007 to 10% in 2019

Reason for Bhutan’s happy face

The Himalayan kingdom has managed to significantly reduce its poverty level, but a section remains at risk of falling back into poverty

The saddest Twitter got: Blame it on racism

Words such as ‘arrested’, ‘murder’, ‘violence’ have surged on microblogging site since the killing of George Floyd

How Bhutan is grappling with climate change

Ugyen Tshewang, secretary, National Environment Commission of Bhutan, speaks to Ankur Paliwal on the effects of climate change and how the …