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Monday 20 February 2017

Why Cut Down Trees When They Can Be Translocated? Meet the Man Who Has Moved 5000 Trees This Way!

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Why Cut Down Trees When They Can Be Translocated? Meet the Man Who Has Moved 5000 Trees This Way!

Feb 20, 2017 04:10 pm | Aparna Menon



Residents of Bangalore are up in arms about the proposed felling of 112 trees in the Jayamahal area to make way for a steel flyover to help reduce traffic congestion in the city. Is there no way in which these large, old trees can be saved from sure death?

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TBI Blogs: These Two Sisters Used Social Media to Turn Their Homemaker Mom Into a Facebook Phenomenon

Feb 20, 2017 03:59 pm | Mums and Stories



In this digital age, it is possible for talent to receive due recognition by using social media platforms appropriately. Two sisters have done just that by creating a Facebook page for their mother's beautiful artworks.

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India's First Bullet Train, From Mumbai to Ahmedabad, to Travel Underwater in the Arabian Sea

Feb 20, 2017 03:42 pm | Sohini Dey



Drilling on the 7-km underwater route has commenced in order to analyse the soil conditions of the area, the Railway Ministry announced.

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Bureaucrat Leads by Example, Cleans Toilet Pit in Warangal Village

Feb 20, 2017 02:29 pm | Shweta Sharma



The manure from the pit is rich in nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, and can be extremely useful in agricultural practices.

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TBI Blogs: Women of a Chhattisgarh Village No Longer Travel Great Distances for Water, Thanks to These 3 Girls

Feb 20, 2017 01:21 pm | Pratham Education Foundation



Access to water and other facilities continues to be a problem for many parts of rural India. Recognising the need for a solution, three girls got together to help bring water access to their village through the construction of a borewell.

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Indian Navy Launches INSV Tarini Sailboat and First All-Women Expedition Around the Globe

Feb 20, 2017 01:12 pm | Sohini Dey



Named after Odisha's Tara-Tarini temple, the sailboat will be managed by a six-member female crew and will embark on its round-the-globe trip in August 2017.

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ISRO Successfully Tests Made-In-India Cryogenic Upper Stage, the C25 – Why Is That Important?

Feb 20, 2017 12:49 pm | Sharath Ahuja



"Nothing Succeeds like Success" said the French writer Alexandre Dumas, and scientists from the Indian Space Research Organization couldn't agree more.

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