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Meet the Professor Who Has Brought 6,000 Toilets to 34 Villages in Gujarat!

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Meet the Professor Who Has Brought 6,000 Toilets to 34 Villages in Gujarat!

Jun 12, 2017 04:13 pm | Lucy Plummer



Every once in a while, a story of true heroism and humanity comes along to make us all stop in wonder. This time it involves a university professor from Gujarat, Dr Jyoti Lamba. After visiting a rural village and discovering that there was not a single toilet available for the villagers, she didn’t just go […]

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TBI Blogs: Help India's Kids Regain Their Lost Childhood. Find out How to Help Stop Child Labour

Jun 12, 2017 02:56 pm | LawRato



June 12 is World Day Against Child Labour. A large percentage of India's children continue to be employed as child labour in various forms, and it is up to everyday citizens to break this vicious practice.

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All Eateries in Bengaluru Will Now Provide Free Drinking Water Thanks to This Woman's Complaint!

Jun 12, 2017 02:27 pm | Lucy Plummer



When she was denied free drinking water in a mall in Bengaluru, Sudha took her complaint to a consumer court. Now all eateries in Bengaluru must provide it!

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Beating Over 10.7 Lakh Aspirants, This Haryana Boy Is the Topper of the JEE Advanced Exams

Jun 12, 2017 02:19 pm | Lekshmi Priya S



Sarvesh Mehtani from Panchkula has topped the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017 beating about 10.7 lakh candidates across the country, with the results declared on Sunday. A Bhavan Vidyalaya School student, Sarvesh had secured an All India Rank (AIR) of 55 in the mains. His dream of studying in one of the top […]

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Did You Know an Indian Scientist Uncovered the Structure of the Human Body's Most Abundant Protein?

Jun 12, 2017 01:02 pm | Guest Contributor



Very few know that it wasn't Linus Pauling or Francis Crick but an Indian scientist from Madras who first discovered the structure of collagen, a type of protein. This remarkable discovery was made by Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran, or simply GNR, in India in the early 1950s. Here's his fascinating story.

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Breast-Feeding Rooms, Baby Toilets & More: What India's First-Ever Bullet Trains Will Look Like

Jun 12, 2017 11:13 am | Lekshmi Priya S



The first ever bullet train project comprising the E5 Shinkansen series of trains is all set to make inroads in India. Slated to function in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor, the Indian Railways, under its ambitious bullet train project with a total estimated cost of ₹ 1 lakh crore, will have all sorts of facilities which […]

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