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Murmu to launch advanced stealth frigate, de-addiction campaign in Kolkata

President Droupadi Murmu will visit in Kolkata on Thursday, during which she will launch an advanced stealth frigate for the Indian Navy and a de-addiction campaign. Murmu will launch the 'Vindhyagiri' at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd's (GRSE) facility on the banks of Hooghly river, further propelling India's maritime prowess, a defence official said. This is the sixth of seven ships being built under 'Project 17 Alpha' for the Navy. The first five ships of the project were launched between 2019 and 2022. This is the third and last stealth frigate that the Kolkata-based warship maker was contracted to build for the Navy under the project. The official said that 75 per cent of orders for equipment and systems of P17A ships are from indigenous firms, including micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The state-of-the-art ship will be fitted with the latest gadgets and undergo extensive trials before being handed over to the Indian Navy for commissioning into ...

Anti-vaping campaign launched, to focus on adverse effects of addiction

A campaign has been launched to curtail the practice of vaping among adolescents and to recommend effective solutions, with experts seeking impactful communication to highlight its adverse effect. Experts from various fields such as sports, bureaucracy, armed forces and child welfare have joined the campaign 'Freedom For Our Future' by think-tank Think Change Forum. The experts have urged the government to initiate awareness campaigns against vaping through various public media platforms, mirroring the impactful anti-smoking advertisements. Sanjoy Roy, Managing Director of Teamwork Arts, Founder Trustee Salam Balak Trust said, Just as graphic anti-smoking advertisements are shown in movie halls, we need similar impactful communication against vaping." "These advertisements should depict the potential harm to a person's lungs and overall health, and strive to make vaping uncool. The need of the moment is for government to launch an anti-vaping advertising campaign," Roy said. Deepa

The addiction stigma

It is worth thinking about the deeper reasons that make people depend, often against their wishes, upon substances that ruin their health and their relationships

Addiction neither cool, nor style statement, says PM Narendra Modi

On the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for realising the vision of a drugs-free India

Treating pain without feeding addiction

Patients keep pleading for opioids like Vicodin and Percocet, the potent drugs that can help chronic pain, but in turn fuels an epidemic of addiction and deadly overdoses