| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Dec 02, 2016 04:11 pm | Women's Feature Service
Odisha's women are no longer just content with being wives, daughters, and mothers. More and more women from the state's rural areas are flocking to its cities for jobs, and in the process discovering their independent and self-confident selves.
| | | Dec 02, 2016 01:01 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
17-year-old boxer Sachin Siwach won a gold medal in the 49 kg category at the recently concluded Youth World Boxing Championship at St. Petersburg, Russia.
| | | Dec 02, 2016 12:57 pm | The/Nudge
Most 10-year-olds worry about school homework, the latest toys and gadgets they want, etc. Meet a young lady who decided to take charge of the education of the poor children in her village at the tender age of 10.
| | | Dec 02, 2016 12:45 pm | Tanaya Singh
A team of researchers, led by Prof. Biman B. Mandal from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering in IIT Guwahati, has developed a nanofibrous mat that heals wounds faster without leaving any scars behind.
| | | Dec 02, 2016 11:47 am | Malavika Vyawahare
On Dec. 1, Lucknow became the first city to launch its metro trials with two women train operators at the helm. Pratibha Sharma and Prachi Sharma of Allahabad were in the driver's seat.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 07:08 pm | Sanchari Pal
An urge to serve the society pushed Sarbjeet Singh to set up a free canteen for cancer patients, drive a free funeral van for the poor and organize regular blood donation camps to help Shimla's hospitals.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 06:30 pm | Anando Ghosh
Mathematics is often one of the most dreaded and hated subjects in school. However, the people of ancient India absolutely loved the subject, and made great discoveries and inventions in it that have stood the test of time.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 05:49 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
In Dear Zindagi, Kaira is a fully-functioning human being. The film doesn't throw around medical terms to address her problems. She is anxious but doesn't seem to suffer from anxiety; she is sad but it is not labelled as depression.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 04:49 pm | Malavika Vyawahare
Anil Valiv, a Pune-based transport official, started a matrimonial site 10 years ago to help HIV+ people find life partners.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 03:36 pm | Women's Feature Service
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals include the target of ending the global threat of AIDS by 2030. New fronts are opening up in the war against AIDS that recognise the importance of connecting this with other SDGs such as gender equality and decent employment and wages for all.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 03:27 pm | Manabi Katoch
"I wish there was a toilet in my house too. I am 16 years old now and I feel shy about going to the jungle."
| | | Dec 01, 2016 02:58 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
In a recent video, actor-comedian Vir Das advocates one's right to freedom of speech by slamming the 'govt/bhakts/trolls'.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 02:01 pm | Gangadharan Menon
Chilika today is the finest bird sanctuary in India, and among the richest ecosystems in the world. But Chilika yesterday was a different story altogether.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 01:23 pm | Sanchari Pal
In 1986, Dr. Suniti Solomon documented the first cases of the HIV infection in India. This is the little-known story of how this amazing doctor's work in HIV startled India's medical fraternity and pushed the government to act against the deadly disease 30 years ago.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 01:07 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
A startup called Serv'd has come up with an offline wallet solution that allows one to make payments digitally even to those who don't have a smart phone or Internet connection.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 01:00 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
If your travel plans this winter coincide with any of these 7 amazing festivals, you're in for a treat.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 12:32 pm | KnowYourStar
Pramod Sadashiv Chandake, a social reformer from Belgaum, is battling ignorance and social stigma to raise awareness about some of society's darkest issues, like prostitution, child marriage, domestic violence, dowry harassment, and sexually transmitted diseases.
| | | Dec 01, 2016 10:25 am | Malavika Vyawahare
A 15-year-old Ahmedabad-based filmmaker, who loves Anurag Kashyap and dislikes maths, won the first prize in the Young Filmmaker category at the Film4Climate competition.
| | | Nov 30, 2016 07:00 pm | Sanchari Pal
Started by the inspiring Zuboni Humtsoe and her all-girls entrepreneurial team, Nagaland's Nungshiba Handicrafts uses left over fabrics to make unique handcrafted dolls that resemble the beautiful tribal women of northeast India.
| | | Nov 30, 2016 06:59 pm | Malavika Vyawahare
Villagers in a remote hilly corner of Assam have decided not to wait for the government but build a road themselves this December.
| | | Nov 30, 2016 06:54 pm | Video Volunteers
Farmers and members of rural tribal communities are often swindled by corporations as they are unaware of their legal rights. Three farmers who underwent the same ordeal decided to fight back, and managed to get their rightful property back.
| | | Nov 30, 2016 05:56 pm | Guest Contributor
As India rapidly evolves into a global economic force, more and more entrepreneurs are innovating and creating unique products. Here are two such entrepreneurs who have come up with some fascinating ways to merge the best of global practices with the best of India.
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