| Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! | Jun 14, 2017 04:15 pm | CRY - Child Rights & You
In the rural and tribal areas of Chhattisgarh, women are traditionally relegated to household work in deeply patriarchal settings. However, three women are changing this status quo and pushing for education for the region's children.
| | | Jun 14, 2017 03:45 pm | Manabi Katoch
Prema and Shivaji converted their three-room rented house into Miracle Manna Children's Home and became parents to 23 kids.
| | | Jun 14, 2017 03:40 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
The Indian Traffic Police have never been any cooler! From the peppy video by the Chennai traffic police over road safety awareness to the traffic marshall in Kolkata who beats the vehicular influx with his moves, the traffic management has got everyone going! Here are some interestingly unusual instances when road traffic has been managed […]
| | | Jun 14, 2017 02:02 pm | Jovita Aranha
On the night of December 2, 1984, 6,00,000 people were exposed to the accidental leakage of nearly 42 tonnes of the toxic gas methyl isocyanate (MIC) at the Union Carbide India Limited factory in Bhopal. It was 33 years ago, but the consequences of that one gas leak continues to haunt the lives of people […]
| | | Jun 14, 2017 01:21 pm | Guest Contributor
Animal welfare advocacy is slowly gaining acceptance and following in India, but activists continue to run into trouble with funding, legal problems, and apathy. However, this has not deterred several individuals and organisations from fighting for the rights of all kinds of animals and birds.
| | | Jun 14, 2017 11:18 am | Lekshmi Priya S
A new batch of ₹500 bank notes has been issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). According to RBI's announcement on Tuesday, these notes will have the same design as the ₹500 bank note that were issued post demonetisation, but with the inset letter ‘A’. The central banks' statement also mentioned that the move […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 07:43 pm | Jovita Aranha
Success only comes to those who dare to attempt. We bring to you a list of 5 students who are putting every word of this idiom into action and hail from humble backgrounds, who swept their way through the JEE Advanced 2017 exams. Fighting all odds, these champions stood out from more than 1.7 lakh […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 07:01 pm | Aditi Patwardhan
Bhoomi Network founded by educator and green activist Seetha Ananthasivan aims at educating people in holistic practises of sustainable living.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 06:49 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Have you ever given a thought to what happens after you flush your toilet? Does a sewer system manage all the waste or is it just dumped somewhere? ‘Buland Babu’ is here to not just educate you, but also raise awareness about the need for human waste treatment that does not come at the cost […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 06:23 pm | Kamini Lakhani
Teaching your child about autism and other special needs is not difficult. Here are five lessons you can share with your child today.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 05:47 pm | Guest Contributor
The first thing that struck me was the stark change in colour: from fresh, soothing greens to dry, harsh browns. Driving from Bengaluru to Nagapattinam on the Tamil Nadu coast to cover a story on the drought scourging the state, this change in the colour of the scenery around me seemed to visualise the drought […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 05:43 pm | Amulya B
In a vibrant nation like India, history experienced through immobile objects of museums and libraries can be limiting. You need to stroll around a city like a flaneur to hear the stories from people, safe in their incorruptible vaults of memories. After all, aren’t we a civilization built on oral histories? But does this maxim […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 05:03 pm | Village Square
As part of the Satyameva Jayate Water Cup 2017, over 1,300 villages in drought-prone areas of Maharashtra are creating water-harvesting structures to overcome chronic water scarcity, particularly during the hot season. Nidhi Jamwal takes a closer look.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 03:54 pm | Khabar Lahariya
Self-styled local hero Nasreen decided enough was enough and chose affirmation over dissonance, walking away from a dysfunctional marriage to set up an identity and career for herself.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 03:54 pm | Manabi Katoch
Poorvaprabha Patil, became the youngest person to represent Asia-Pacific at the second Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the UN headquarters in New York on May 15 and 16 this year.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 03:42 pm | Jovita Aranha
In a path-breaking move to empower marginalised sections in rural India, the Union Government launched the Tele-Law scheme on Sunday. Under this, 1,000 trained volunteers will assist residents of rural areas in reaching legal experts via video conferencing through 500 Common Service Centres in the first phase. A Para Legal Volunteer (PLV) — the first […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 01:53 pm | Guest Contributor
Mrs. Prathiba Singh wakes up in the morning to a warm glass of water mixed with lemon and honey to curb weight loss. Exercise is a must for all members of the family. Lettuce, wheat grass, quinoa, and kale are staple in the weekly grocery list. Daily meals consist of small portions made in olive […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 01:44 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
A young man from Chandigarh with his heartrending speech during his graduation ceremony at University of California, Berkeley has been winning hearts and you cannot afford to miss it! Angad Singh Padda, a 23-year-old Indian student, was bestowed with the UC Berkeley Leadership Award. Following which he made a speech that blew the crowd over […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 12:52 pm | Guest Contributor
Munshi Premchand is one of the most celebrated figures of the Indian subcontinent, and regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the 20th century. He was also a loving and caring family man, as seen in this deeply personal narrative by his younger brother's grandson.
| | | Jun 13, 2017 11:59 am | Lekshmi Priya S
Women worldwide are often silenced while voicing out their opinions, with comments laced with sexist innuendos. These are mostly put out with the intention of shaming women, who end up being too scandalised to retaliate. But Faye D' Douza did not let anything get to her! Not even the lewd sexist comments aimed to silence […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 11:15 am | Jovita Aranha
The lyrics of 'Jagao Mere Desh ke' resounded, as 'Across the Rasthe' sang to an audience of over 200 people. Only this time, there was no stage — just a platform under a giant tree outside the century-old Government Veterinary Hospital in Bengaluru. Photo source: Swati Krishnan/Facebook 'Green Wake – #CelebrateCreateCry,' hosted by Priya Chetty Rajagopal, […]
| | | Jun 13, 2017 10:34 am | Kiran Kumbhar
Affordable access to medicines is an important public health issue globally. The World Health Organization maintains that medicines are "not optional or luxury items, they are indispensable." On May 11th 2017, it organized the first ever international Fair Pricing Forum to help come up with better ways for making medicine prices "fair". In the forum, […]
| | | Jun 12, 2017 07:46 pm | HelpAge India
Ageism is prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person's age, a pervasive problem in Indian society. These role models are fighting this prejudice through truly inspirational feats and achievements.
| | | Jun 12, 2017 06:58 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Monsoons in Kerala is an affair of its own. A part and parcel in the lives of people, the incessant downpour across the state doesn’t put anything at halt. Right from school children to professionals, life continues to go on. Making its entry in the month of June, the southwest monsoon is called Edavappathy, as […]
| | | Jun 12, 2017 06:13 pm | HeartforArt Trust
The artisans in and around Puducherry and Tamil Nadu belong to some of the finest art and craft traditions of South India.
| | | Jun 12, 2017 05:05 pm | Lekshmi Priya S
Another batch of Super 30s have emerged victorious in their dream of cracking the IIT-JEE Advanced examinations after the results were declared on Sunday. An institution that handpicks 30 talented students every year from underprivileged sections of the society, Super 30 has made it possible for an impressive 396 out of 450 students to make […]
| | | Jun 12, 2017 05:03 pm | Manabi Katoch
After her Master's in International Development Management from University of Nottingham, Nafisa Lokhandwala chose to go to one of the remotest villages of India called Koinpur in the Gajapati district of Odisha.
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