| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Feb 03, 2017 04:07 pm | Tanaya Singh
Meet Vivek Kopparthi, an Indian-origin resident of Arizona, US, who was recently named in the Forbes' 30 Under 30 list of super achievers. Here's why.
| | | Feb 03, 2017 01:32 pm | YourDOST
Battling depression can be a tough experience, especially if one is all alone in a foreign land, surrounded by strangers. Ajinkya Kohle had to leave his studies halfway and return from the US, but once back in India, he decided to fight his way free from depression.
| | | Feb 03, 2017 01:19 pm | Sohini Dey
Purushottam Sawrikar, Makhan Singh Khangure and Vijay Kumar have been awarded the Order of Australia medals for their achievements and contribution to the community.
| | | Feb 03, 2017 11:32 am | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Actress Taapsee Pannu, a strong advocate for women's rights, pulled out of an event whose sponsor was a fairness cream brand.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 08:21 pm | Bhoomi College
Organic food and its various aspects are the subject of intense debate. But "going organic" is more than just adopting chemical- and pesticide-free farming practices. It's a conscious lifestyle change, that has great positive potential for individuals as well as Mother Nature.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 07:16 pm | Guest Contributor
Ramya Sriram writes about her love for India, and what keeps drawing her back to her country.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 06:42 pm | Sanchari Pal
With its winding cobbled lane, mud-plastered walls and slate-roofed heritage houses, this village offers what most destinations can only dream of promising -- a return, if briefly, to the simple life of an erstwhile era.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 06:07 pm | Sohini Dey
Amra Odbhuth is a new cafe and performative space in the city of joy that encourages the queer community to engage with each other.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 05:37 pm | Vaani, Deaf Children's Foundation
The pinnacle of empowering disabled individuals and their families is when parents of deaf children take the initiative to be leaders in their own communities. Muslima Bibi and the Malancha Sadhan Resource Centre are shining examples of such inspirational stories.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 04:35 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
With over 1,200 plants and an ingenious air-purifying method, here's how one office space in Delhi is ensuring clean air inside the building.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 03:45 pm | Manabi Katoch
Recently, the heart-warming story of Jayavel, a beggar from the streets of Chennai studying in the United Kingdom, went viral. The Better India team spoke to Jayavel and discovered some amazing anecdotes, and a story about the two people who changed the course of his life.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 02:51 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
The co-founders of Carbon Clean Solutions have found a technique that could potentially capture carbon emissions and prevent global warming.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 02:33 pm | Pratham Books
mGuru is a learning app for K-5 students, focusing on English and Math. The app provides an interactive learning journey for children, with the explicit aim of accelerating learning outcomes in an engaging way. mGuru is using stories from StoryWeaver on their English app.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 01:34 pm | Sohini Dey
Over two decades, a neurological disease has caused up to 100 deaths a year and left many doctors and scientists baffled. Until now.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 01:16 pm | Sanchari Pal
This urban ecosytem filters waste water, turning it into a productive fish habitat -- and an engineer-turned-environmentalist is on a mission to save the unique, and free, system.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 12:18 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Tejesh Sonawane, a Mumbai constable, risked his own life to save a man who had threatened to commit suicide.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 11:28 am | Aditi Patwardhan
A group of college students from Varanasi is giving a complete makeover to government schools to make them conducive to better learning.
| | | Feb 02, 2017 11:15 am | Teach For India
Quizzing culture is an integral part of many schools and students' lives. However, many underprivileged children are unable to experience the same. A new initiative is bringing the joy of quizzing to these children, and making education more fun in the process. Sneha Kalaivanan explores further.
| | | Feb 01, 2017 06:47 pm | Guest Contributor
India's literacy rate continues to be below the global average, despite concentrated and prolonged efforts. Renu Sharma explores different facets of the problem, and how we can speed up the process towards a universally literate nation.
| | | Feb 01, 2017 06:27 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian
Ultra-runner Kieren D'Souza opens up about what it takes to train and participate in races that are above 100km regularly.
| | | Feb 01, 2017 06:17 pm | Sanchari Pal
While presenting the Union Budget 2017, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a slew of measures to boost agricultural economy and prioritize farmer welfare.
| | | Feb 01, 2017 05:13 pm | Guest Contributor
The work for the water-taxi service to ferry tourists and commuters will likely be functional by June this year.
| | | Feb 01, 2017 05:09 pm | Sohini Dey
Seeking to make public finance more transparent, Open Budgets India offers comprehensive documents and information from Union, state and municipal budgets.
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