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Need a Breath of Fresh Air? IIT Madras Has Developed Low Cost, Efficient Air...
Air purifiers have become a very important appliance in many houses, hospitals, schools and offices located in cities with high pollution levels. And researchers at IIT-Madras have come up with one...
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How One Air India Pilot Taught the Kerala Governor That Arriving Late Is a...
When Kerala Governor P. Sathasivam reached the Cochin International Airport just 10 minutes before his flight was scheduled to depart, he saw that the plane was being pushed back, and the stepladder...
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Boarding a Flight Now Faster with India’s First e-Boarding Facility Launched...
Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) is now offering e-boarding facility to domestic fliers, becoming the first airport in India to do so. The airport is located at Shamshabad, about...
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Sawai Madhopur Railway Station in Rajasthan Got a Complete Makeover. And It...
The Sawai Madhopur railway station in Rajasthan has become one of the most beautiful stations in the country, with spectacular paintings and graffiti spread across its walls. The station that welcomes...
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Throat Cancer Patients Can Speak Again for Just Rs. 50. Thanks to This Indian...
Dr. Vishal Rao, a Bangalore based oncologist, has developed a voice prosthesis that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery. And unlike the extremely expensive ones available in the market...
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India to Soon Have a World Class Early Earthquake Warning and Security System
India’s first early earthquake warning and security system will soon be launched in the country. This advanced system is already operational in 25 countries and has been developed by a Germany-based...
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This Tea Seller’s Daughter Will Be a Judge in the Same Court Where Her Father...
Surinder Kumar is the owner of a tea shop, and he sells tea inside the court complex of the sub-divisional magistrate in Jalandhar. Today, he is a very proud father because his daughter will soon take...
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VIDEO: East India Comedy Says Good Bye to 2015, a Year That Wasn’t All Bad
With their hilarious 'Outrage' videos, members of East India Comedy have been taking a funny stand on many serious issues for the past few months. With their witty remarks and humorous statements, they...
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Have Leftover Food After a Party? Call the Mumbai Dabbawalas and Feed the Poor.
Mumbai’s dabbawalas have come up with an excellent plan to prevent the wastage of food at year-end parties in the city, or other social events and celebrations like wedding ceremonies, birthday parties...
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Indian Navy Adds to Its Capabilities with the New, Successfully Test Fired...
Indian Navy successfully test-fired it’s newly developed Long Range Barak 8 Surface-to-Air Missile (LR SAM) on Wednesday. Barak 8 has a range of nearly 70 km and the Navy defined this first flight as...
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An Ice Cream Cart with a Solar Panel, an RO Filter & a Phone Charger! Meet...
Street vendors with hand carts, selling ice cream on hot summer days, are not equipped to keep their products properly frozen for long. This Mumbai man has a solar-based solution to their problem, plus...
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5 Things India Had Going for It in 2015
Amid a year of conflict and controversy, India had some good things going. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to global leaders, set in motion reforms and launched several initiatives to boost...
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VIDEO: ‘I am Chennai’– Say The Bravehearts Who Showed the World How to Fight...
As we bid goodbye to 2015 – the year of protests and hopes, anger and courage, of disasters and compassion. Other than being remembered for the many remarkable things that took shape in India and the...
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Govt Seeks Your Suggestions for Union and Railway Budget 2016-17
To make the process of finalising the Budget more transparent, the government has asked citizens to send in their ideas, suggestions and proposals for the Union Budget 2016-17. According to an official...
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Recommendations to Restructure the Censor Board Will Soon Come from Shyam...
Amid several controversies, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry has constituted a panel headed by filmmaker Shyam Benegal, to give recommendations to restructure the Central Board of Film...
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Ruskin Bond Brings Back Rusty. After More than a Decade.
Ruskin Bond, one of India’s favourite authors, is back with a book about the adventures of Rusty. It is called Rusty and the Magic Mountain, and it is a treat for readers after waiting for more than...
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[VIDEO] These Women are Taking News to 600 Villages in UP and Bihar
Belonging to marginalised communities in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, these women are breaking many barriers and stereotypes on a daily basis. They work with India’s first newspaper run...
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PHOTO STORY: Meet an Inspiring Woman Who Made Art Her Way to Live With...
Please Note: The Better India does not endorse any of the actions mentioned in this report as actions recommended for persons living with Schizophrenia. The views and thoughts expressed are that of...
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How Delhi Police Solved the Biggest Cash Robbery Case and Entered the Limca...
After solving the biggest cash robbery case of India, Delhi Police entered the Limca Book of Records on January 2. The robbery took place on November 27, when the driver of a cash transit van allegedly...
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A Haryana Village Comes Together to Elect a School Teacher as Sarpanch
Syahadwa village in Hisar district of Chandigarh has set a very unique and wonderful example for many others to follow. Residents of the village pitched in and collected Rs. 1.75 lakh to help a teacher...
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