| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Dec 23, 2016 04:00 pm | Tanaya Singh
Om Creations Trust, a training centre for young adults with mental disabilities, has helped over 10,000 women build a life of dignity for themselves. Started with the vision of one woman, the organisation is helping them earn a living for themselves. This is how.
| | | Dec 23, 2016 03:20 pm | Manabi Katoch
The festival is open for everyone to perform, paint, sing, sculpt, click, sow, farm, cook, stay, learn, enjoy and collaborate to make it all the more meaningful.
| | | Dec 23, 2016 02:54 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
Feminist Approach to Technology (FAT), a Delhi-based organisation is trying to encourage girls and women to participate more in the fields of science and technology. Here's how.
| | | Dec 23, 2016 01:13 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
As we usher in the new year, we asked our readers to tell us the kindest act they had witnessed in 2016. The entries were often times witty but also heartwarming and reflective of humanity.
| | | Dec 23, 2016 12:38 pm | Sanchari Pal
Founded by Amitabha Sadangi in 2001, International Development Enterprises-India (IDEI) makes and sells a low-cost irrigation tool that has helped cash farmers increase their crop yield and lift themselves out of poverty. Till date, the organization has helped one million farming households spread over 17 states increase their annual income!
| | | Dec 22, 2016 07:37 pm | Guest Contributor
Many of India's indigenous tribes and cultures in remote areas of the country still live following practices handed down from generation to generation. Traveller and blogger Neelima Vallangi talks about the time she spent with one such tribe – the famous Konyaks of Nagaland.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 06:50 pm | Women's Feature Service
2016 has been a year of many changes and developments, big and small. These women have, in their small ways, made huge impact on their communities and their own lives, and as the year ends, we celebrate their indomitable spirits!
| | | Dec 22, 2016 06:22 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Jafar Iqbal from the Indian Blind Cricket Team talks about his journey, love for cricket and how he beat the odds to follow his dreams.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 05:42 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO is planning to organise a camp in Ladakh next year to donate prosthetic legs, callipers, crutches, wheelchairs, and hearing aids to people with disabilities.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 05:11 pm | Sanchari Pal
It's true: age ain't nothing but a number. Events in 2014 made that especially clear, with Indian children inventing, campaigning and challenging what's around them to create a better future for themselves as well as for the nation. Here are the 10 amazing children who inspired us this year.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 05:03 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Perhaps it was a sheer sense of desperation that made a 20-year-old pregnant woman from Delhi send out a message to a well-known Snapchat group claiming that she wanted to end her life by overdosing on drugs.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 04:01 pm | Guest Contributor
Meet Vijay Sharma, a 42-year-old who took on the challenge of making bicycles using bamboo and was successful.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 03:10 pm | Plan India
Often, villages in conflict areas are unable to access basic healthcare facilities due to severe problems with supply. Meet a brave soul who's overcome personal danger to ensure that a village in Jharkhand's Naxalite area gets access to adequate healthcare.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 02:34 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
To increase awareness about wildlife conservation among the local community, especially students, 84-year-old Ambika Khare and 74-year-old Devidutta Chaturvedi have been conducting nature camps at Panna Tiger Reserve since 2010.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 12:55 pm | Jhatkaa
Mobile technology has made it easier for everyone to be part of public decision-making simply by sending a message or giving a missed call. A citizen need not be an on-ground activist for their voice to be heard. Mobiles have given us a louder voice, even when we are unable to speak.
| | | Dec 22, 2016 11:56 am | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Proving that a sense of humour is the best way to combat tough times, comedian and actor Vir Das has published a post on Facebook with his own set of rib-tickling 'do's and don't's' about the bank processes pertaining to demonetisation.
| | | Dec 21, 2016 07:22 pm | Sanchari Pal
Pranaadhika Sinha Devburman was 10-years-old when she realised that getting involved in the fight against sexual abuse is the only way to prevent it. Driven by her own experiences of abuse as a child, Pranaadhika set up Elaan, a Kolkata-based organisation to help survivors of sexual abuse in 2004.
| | | Dec 21, 2016 07:17 pm | Women's Feature Service
Living with depression can be particularly different in Indian society, where misconceptions about the disorder are common and widely prevalent. An author talks about the difficulties she faced in explaining her condition to neighbours and society, which eventually pushed her to relocate to Thailand.
| | | Dec 21, 2016 07:02 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
"I want to thank that nameless bus conductor for teaching me that there is no fixed time or place to be kind to someone."
| | | Dec 21, 2016 05:21 pm | Guest Contributor
Biogas can help improve lives of people and communities and bring economic and environmental benefits. Here are five examples to illustrate its advantages:
| | | Dec 21, 2016 04:46 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
Abhinav Chandel left his job and decided to dedicate all his time to his two passions -- travel and photography. Today, after four years, he is a successful full-time traveller who has found the perfect balance between work and passion.
| | | Dec 21, 2016 04:43 pm | Pratham Books
The Konkani Bhasha Mandal has dedicated itself to preserving the Konkani language. Read how they're focussing on children and children's literature to ensure that the language thrives for future generations.
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