| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Jun 21, 2017 03:45 pm | Manabi Katoch
It was one weekend that changed her life and Purvi Vyas, a Masters in Environmental Management from Australia's Western Sydney University, turned into a full-time organic farmer. She is now preparing the next generation of farmers and youngsters to adopt a sustainable lifestyle.
| | | Jun 21, 2017 03:36 pm | Jovita Aranha
After Anil Kumble's exit, the names of top five applicants have come to the forefront. Five cricket personalities have been reported to officially apply, to run the race for the title of the Indian Cricket team coach. Five cricket personalities have been reported to officially apply, to run the race for the title of the […]
| | | Jun 21, 2017 02:40 pm | The MINDS Foundation
The mental health scenario in rural India needs specialised and local intervention to effectively tackle issues, and community mental health workers are the vanguard of this movement.
| | | Jun 21, 2017 02:19 pm | Jovita Aranha
Sonali Garg, 29, a PhD student from University of Delhi, under the supervision of Professor SD Birju, has discovered four new species of burrowing frogs in the Western Ghats after five years of extensive research on the amphibians. The new species belong to the Indian frog genus or group called Fejerarya, and are considered unique […]
| | | Jun 21, 2017 01:27 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Enter the Lodhi Art District and brace yourself to be mesmerised. A Brazilian design and illustration collective has transformed the walls of India's first open air art district and given it a whole new identity. Bicicleta Sem Freio, also known as Bicycle Without Brakes comprising two talented artists Douglas Castro and Renato Reno, have taken […]
| | | Jun 21, 2017 12:35 pm | Reap Benefit
Waterless urinals not only help solve India's sanitation issue, their unique design can also great assist in the country's quest for water security.
| | | Jun 21, 2017 11:31 am | Lekshmi Priya S
Looks like the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is on a roll! The space organisation has announced to launch Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger Nano satellites this Friday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV-C38 will be on its 40th flight. It is expected to launch the 712 kg observation satellite […]
| | | Jun 21, 2017 10:16 am | Lucy Plummer
From primary schools, to juvenile detention centres, yoga has inched its way into just about every corner of Western society, and it's having some incredible impacts.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 07:06 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
How often does one see a policeman stopping the President’s convoy to let an ambulance pass through? Traffic police Sub-Inspector ML Nijalingappa, chose humanity over hierarchy and set an example that all of us should learn from. Posted at Trinity Circle, Nijalingappa discovered that amidst the traffic there was an ambulance that needed to head […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 06:46 pm | Jovita Aranha
'100 trees behind the enemy line,' reads a Facebook post by Vata Foundation's P. Udaykrishna. "What impact can a line have? In a race, it is winning or losing. In a game of cricket, a boundary. At a traffic light, implementing a rule. But sometimes, the line between life and death. These 100 trees were […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 06:38 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
This Free School under a metro bridge started by a grocery store owner in Delhi is helping hundreds of underprivileged children realise their dreams.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 06:29 pm | Lawyered
Over the last 40 years, the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been one of the greatest tools available to citizens seeking legal redressal and justice. Here are five of the most iconic PIL cases and judgements from India.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 06:27 pm | Guest Contributor
Love your work, else it is not worth doing! Mr Shashank Murali, founder and CEO of Tapchief, suggested this to me when asked for one piece of advice to give to anyone looking for an internship. An internship is one of the most crucial points in the executive life of any budding professional. The race […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 05:57 pm | Amulya B
In the last few years, the world has been grappling with the refugee crisis. The innovations in technology has made the whole experience of witnessing a crisis very visceral and we hadn’t encountered a crisis of this scale since World War II. However, it is undeniable that human history is centred around victories and conquering lands. And the present […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 05:43 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
A life away from mad rush hours and the materialistic entrapment that comes along as baggage in cities! And add to that, three elephants! This is precisely how life is currently defined for Shweta Govind and Govind Gorur, who previously lived in Bengaluru and fell under the regular 9-5 working strata. "Between the both of […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 05:12 pm | Pardada Pardadi Educational Society
Three women from the Anupshahr Tehsil in rural western U.P. joined hands earlier this year to open a dairy, thus throwing the doors open for women from three SHGs to enhance their income.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 04:27 pm | Jovita Aranha
In 2000, Chief Minister CM SM Krishna declared his wish to make Bengaluru like Singapore by setting up a new garbage collection system. Street dustbins were replaced with a door-to-door garbage collection system, using push-carts and small three-wheeler autos. Dumping garbage on street corners was illegal and violators were subjected to fines. So, people would […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 04:06 pm | Manabi Katoch
Dr.Sankhari and Gurupada Bacher were just two among the thousands of families that migrated to India after the 1964 riots.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 01:57 pm | Jovita Aranha
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) first interplanetary mission, popularly known as Mangalyaan or Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), celebrated 1,000 earth days in its orbit on Monday, surpassing its designed mission life of six months. Mangalyaan made India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 01:52 pm | Sahapedia
One of the best ways of ensuring the preservation of India's heritage is involving the youth in understanding and recognising its worth. A unique Museum Walk in New Delhi did just that for 55 girls from the Salaam Baalak Trust.
| | | Jun 20, 2017 12:35 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
A greener initiative to curb the surging pollution owing to crematory processes will soon see effective enactment in the villages by the shores of the Ganga. According to TOI, these villages have been christened as Ganga Grams under the Namami Gange project, where plans of installing ‘green’ crematoriums are being considered. With ‘ecologically-responsible' crematory processes […]
| | | Jun 20, 2017 10:49 am | Lekshmi Priya S
The Kochi metro project has been showing the right way since its inception and has been taking up pioneering employment initiatives. Starting from having staffed 80 per cent of workforce with women and being the first government in the country to employ transgenders as the ground staff, the state’s metro project is setting the benchmark […]
| | | Jun 19, 2017 07:29 pm | Empower India Initiative
Bihar's rural areas face great challenges in the education sector, with low attendance and poor quality schools rampant. A husband-wife duo hope to rectify this, with a little help.
| | | Jun 19, 2017 07:07 pm | Amulya B
There are many ways one can choose to remember Justice PN Bhagwati, who passed away at the age of 95 last week. Some may associate him with the infamous judgment in ADM Jabalpur v. Shivkant Shukla case (popularly known as Habeus Corpus) case, while some may always remember him as the man who gave voice to the […]
| | | Jun 19, 2017 06:55 pm | Jovita Aranha
“I have to get on with life and carve my path just like Malala did. We have to each fight our own battles,” said 16-year-old Mampi Khatoon in an interview with The Times of India. The teenager sparked a debate after she uttered the word ‘talaq’ thrice and divorced her husband when he opposed her […]
| | | Jun 19, 2017 05:26 pm | Jovita Aranha
As the time to pick Presidential candidates grows closer, the Opposition Party has its name set on a certain Gandhi. A Gandhi who held prestigious administrative political positions in the past. One who was criticised for his stance against the Nandigram violence in West Bengal in 2007, where 14 people lost their lives due to […]
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