| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Jun 09, 2017 04:02 pm | Lucy Plummer
Many women and girls across India continue to adopt unsafe and unhygienic menstrual practices. This NGO is trying to tackle that with making pads more accessible.
| | | Jun 09, 2017 03:54 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
This article is powered by Axis Bank. With each passing year, the amount of plastic waste generated in the country is rising exponentially. According to a report by Central Pollution Control Board or CPCB, for the year 2014-15, an estimated amount of 15,342 tonnes of plastic waste was generated in the country. Almost 40 per […]
| | | Jun 09, 2017 03:49 pm | Amulya B
A Bengalurean often lives in two distinct cities: a Bangalore of their memories and the Bengaluru of the present. The beauty of this city is often lost and found in its constantly changing exterior — the pace is so rapid that the chances of your memory of the space matching up to the external reality are pretty slim. And if you […]
| | | Jun 09, 2017 01:18 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
What does the rocket see What does the rocket see? Breathtaking visuals of space from the GSLV Mark III on-board camera. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation Posted by TheBetterIndia on Thursday, June 8, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has already been nailing it with the launch of the 'monster' rocket, […]
| | | Jun 09, 2017 12:41 pm | Guest Contributor
In today's professional world, gender equality is an oft-discussed aspect of the workplace. However, are the limits women face at work as much self-imposed as dictated by the work environment?
| | | Jun 09, 2017 12:12 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Zara Sheikha's story is one that speaks of believing in and standing up for oneself, even if that means going against the world. Zara first came into limelight for being the first transgender individual in India to be appointed as a Human Resources (HR) executive in an MNC in Thiruvananthapuram. From being born as Nishant […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 07:50 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Apart from winning our hearts on field, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru team has taken up an initiative that will have us swooning over them, all over again. Using cricket as a platform to spread environmental sensitivity amidst the fans and public, the team has involved itself in various activities under the 'Go Green' initiative, winning […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 07:40 pm | Penguin India
In the final days of the Mughal dynasty, the Emperor was well-known as a champion of the common people, protecting them, as shown by this book excerpt.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 07:02 pm | Village Square
The last few practitioners of Chador Badoni, a form of puppetry, and Jadu Patiya, a form of painting and story telling, say their art forms may soon be lost to modern times unless there is a serious attempt to revive them. Chhandosree takes a closer look.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 06:30 pm | Pravah
The debate about gender and sexual orientation is a particularly important one in today's society, as people increasingly decide to seek freedom of expression. A young man narrates his own experience of breaking gender stereotypes in the heart of Delhi – the Delhi Metro.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 06:26 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
Ranjan Mistry, a college dropout, has founded the organisation Plant Eco Circle that works towards creating development and environmental awareness through many initiatives.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 06:24 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Three Indian educational institutes are among top 200 universities across the world, according to the latest list of the 'Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings'. Last year, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi and Institute of Science (IISc)-Bengaluru had featured in the top 200 list. The latest entry is marked by IIT-Bombay, making it 3 […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 06:06 pm | Lucy Plummer
Maharashtra wants to implement a happiness index in government. As Madhya Pradesh has had one for almost one year now, what can it learn from the state?
| | | Jun 08, 2017 05:13 pm | Amulya B
After Kalpana Chawla, there had been no person of Indian origin to join NASA as an Astronaut Candidate. Until now. Raja Chari, 39, a Lieutenant Colonel at the US Air Force and father of three, has been selected from a whopping 18,300 applicants to be part of the 22nd class of American spaceflight trainees, reports FirstPost. […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 03:56 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
The Avalahalli lake in Bengaluru will finally heave a sigh of relief after having gotten rid of the excessive weed and water hyacinth growth that restricted any possibility for aquatic life to thrive. An initiative by a few residents of JP Nagar, in collaboration with the lake development authority in the city, a simple mechanism […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 03:45 pm | Ranjini Sivaswamy
These villagers braved death threats, vigilantly drove open defecators away at four in the morning, achieved ODF and are now using human excreta as manure.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 03:35 pm | Amulya B
After the United States pulled out of the Paris Accord, more than 180 US cities came together to let the world know that they would still adopt the accord, despite their nation’s departure. They have shown that when it comes to saving our planet, no action is too small or negligible. In similar vein, this small Himalayan village […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 03:29 pm | Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Prof. Michael Nagler is one of the world's foremost peace activists and leaders of the non-violence movement, taking Gandhian philosophy to thousands in the USA and elsewhere.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 01:28 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Never has there been more anticipation over India's presidential race than this year. With the Election Commission announcing the dates for the presidential elections on Wednesday, both ruling NDA and the opposition have vehemently kept the identity of their prospective candidates under wraps. As the date for the election for the top constitutional post approaches, […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 01:15 pm | Guest Contributor
Anindya Mukherjee recently became the first Indian to cycle across the Sahara, covering more than 2,300 km. in 28 days. Here, he recounts his experiences and memories from this epic solo journey across the African wilderness.
| | | Jun 08, 2017 12:51 pm | Amulya B
Since its inception, people have wholeheartedly embraced the Prime Minister’s ambitious project Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which has objectives that include making India Open-Defecation Free by 2019 and cleaning the streets, roads and infrastructure of India’s 4,041 statutory cities and towns. In this direction, a group of residents in Jodhpur have taken it upon themselves to […]
| | | Jun 08, 2017 11:35 am | Lekshmi Priya S
A young girl from Bengaluru will soon have a minor planet in the Milky Way Galaxy named after her!. Sahithi Pingali, a class 12 student from the city’s Inventure Academy, has reached the stars with her award-winning research project on ‘An Innovative Crowdsourcing Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Bodies,’ focusing on the lakes in Bengaluru. The Lincoln […]
| | | Jun 07, 2017 07:34 pm | Guest Contributor
Solar DC, a project spearheaded by IIT Madras, is touted to transform society the same way electricity did.
| | | Jun 07, 2017 07:31 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
This Indian company has designed the Limitless electric bike, which comes with a set of pedals and can be pedalled in case of low battery or simply as an exercise option.
| | | Jun 07, 2017 07:00 pm | Manabi Katoch
Mohammed,designed a bike ambulance by customising a Hero HF Deluxe motorbike by attaching a sidecar equipped with a fully functional ambulance unit to it.
| | | Jun 07, 2017 06:35 pm | American India Foundation
AIF's Clinton Fellow Audra Bass shares her experience of meeting the Sahiyas in Jharkhand, who help communities get access to resources to meet healthcare needs for expecting mothers.
| | | Jun 07, 2017 06:29 pm | Lucy Plummer
As the pioneering state for action of climate change, Odisha is helping others vulnerable to the effects by implementing micro-level systems as well as offering training.
| | | Jun 07, 2017 05:15 pm | Niharika Sanyal
One of India's first sensory walls for the visually impaired has been created at the Orissa Association for the Blind through a collaboration between schoolkids from Orissa and Bristol. The project won an award in the 'Quickest Impact' category at the 'I CAN Awards 2014' organised by Design for Change.
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