| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Jun 18, 2017 03:45 pm | Tanaya Singh
Purple, white and pink lady fingers, blue groundnuts, a round cucumber and more — enter Dr. Prabhakar Rao's 2.5 acre-natural farm in Bengaluru and you'll find a range of exotic and rare vegetables like these. Speak with him and he'll tell you that most of these veggies are no longer found in India. The 60-year-old […]
| | | Jun 18, 2017 10:47 am | Action For Autism
As a parent, raising a child with autism is as much a lesson as it is a challenge. A mother talks about her key takeaways from a lifetime raising a child with autism, and the experiences she has had.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 03:59 pm | Niharika Sanyal
Disturbed by deaths caused by teachers hitting students, these 11th-graders in Tamil Nadu designed creative solutions to introduce positive discipline in the classroom, in lieu of punishment. The project won the 'Bold & Audacious' award at the 'I CAN Awards 2015' organised by Design for Change.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 03:45 pm | Manabi Katoch
An alumnus of the 1986 batch of mechanical engineering in IIT Madras, Madhavan was always passionate about farming and nature.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 03:18 pm | Plan India
A young teenager's fight to make her city and community safer for girls and women has inspired her family members to join the cause and spread the word about women's safety as well.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 02:39 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
A 15-minute Indian short film based upon a Pakistani mother-son duo is bound to leave you at a loss of words. Based in Peshawar, the plot of the short film, The School Bag, revolves around a six-year-old boy named Farooq and his mother, enacted by Sartaaj Kakkar and Rasika Dugal, respectively. The film already has […]
| | | Jun 17, 2017 02:17 pm | Jovita Aranha
As India gears up for Presidential Elections 2017, the tension in the air is thick enough to cut with a knife. The Election Commission (EC) of India opened the nomination filing process for the election of the 14th President of India on Wednesday. While June 28, has been stipulated as the last date for filing […]
| | | Jun 17, 2017 01:23 pm | Amulya B
Bougainvillea vines are ubiquitous in Indian cities with their paper-like flowers and thorns underneath that you can easily miss. Previously known for their ability to resist pollutants in the air, a group of scientists in Pune have now found out that they can extract high-quality carbon from these flowers which would help in making super-capacitors- […]
| | | Jun 17, 2017 01:09 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Though nationalities may keep us divided, when it comes to a noble cause there is no divide–only purity of heart. Two individuals, hailing from the neighbouring countries of India and Pakistan respectively, have been collectively offering Iftar meals to workers for the past eight years and nothing could be a better example of harmony between […]
| | | Jun 17, 2017 01:08 pm | Studio Machaan
Dads hold a special place in our hearts as well as in our family. On this Father's Day, do something memorable and special for your Dad.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 12:59 pm | Lucy Plummer
Mumbai Seenagers, a social support group for older gay men, has been set up in Mumbai to help tackle the issue of loneliness among the community members.
| | | Jun 17, 2017 12:58 pm | Lucy Plummer
As a Londoner living in India, understanding social etiquette in India has been an interesting journey. Here's some of my biggest learnings so far!
| | | Jun 17, 2017 11:20 am | Lekshmi Priya S
Folks in Bengaluru, it's time to rejoice! The inauguration of 'Namma Metro' Phase 1 operations will be held today and it will finally be on track and running on Sunday. Almost after a decade's timeline and investments worth ₹14,200 crore, the metro will be inaugurated by the state's chief minister Siddaramaiah. At a time when […]
| | | Jun 16, 2017 08:02 pm | SELCO Foundation
Syndicate Bank in Bhawanipatna town is on its way to providing 500 solar loans for remote tribal families in Kalahandi.
| | | Jun 16, 2017 06:39 pm | Jovita Aranha
Starting today, petrol and fuel prices will undergo daily revisions by state-run oil marketing companies (OMC). The move by state-run fuel retailers like Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum will mark a departure from the earlier practice of fortnightly revisions of rates. In the past, the revisions happened on the 1st and 16th […]
| | | Jun 16, 2017 06:34 pm | India Development Review (IDR)
With sexuality continuing to be a taboo topic for most Indians, the country's urban young have little access to credible information on sexual health. Chandrima Das, Associate Director of FSG Mumbai, talks about why governments, funders, and nonprofits must look to the internet as a possible solution.
| | | Jun 16, 2017 06:30 pm | Amulya B
Bhavin Bhatt is a 28-year old senior consultant at an MNC who graced the pages of newspapers early this year, when he helped a paralyzed stray dog drenched in the Mumbai rains on Manchubhai Road and helped it walk again. As a testament to his dedication to the cause, his wedding card had a friendly […]
| | | Jun 16, 2017 06:13 pm | Guest Contributor
What image did you conjure up in your mind the first time you read about kingdoms, forts, monuments, museums and rivers as children? For years, our History and Geography books have given us a distant view of these places. Now imagine being given a chance to virtually study about the dimensions of oceans, mountains, forests […]
| | | Jun 16, 2017 05:58 pm | India Kala
For many budding Indian artists, getting proper training and education can make all the difference between earning livelihoods and living in squalor. A crowdfunding campaign aims to help such a training programme educate three budding artisans from Gujarat.
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