10 Things You Must Know About Sonia Narang: The Badass IPS Officer Who Just...
IPS officer Sonia Narang has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in the Crime Investigation Department (CID), the premier investigation agency that is handling many...
View Article“No Muslim Is Feeling Ashamed of Living in India” Says the Man Who Was Once...
India is a “far better” place for Muslims than any other Islamic country - said Abdul Qayyum Mansuri, the man who was wrongly branded as a terrorist and was sentenced to death after the 2002 Akshardham...
View Article25 Most Hilarious Tweets by Pakalu Papito – the Comedian Who Rules Twitter!
How to kick-off your weekend or any holiday season? Ask this person named Pakalu Papito on Twitter, and you might get an answer that makes you go - "this is sooo me!" For here is how he chose to spend...
View ArticleVIDEO: This Tribute to A R Rahman, Played Without Any Instruments, Made Our...
Its A. R. Rahman’s 49th birthday today. But if you ask his fans, the best gift came in yesterday itself – in the form of this perfect tribute to the Grammy Award-winning musician. It is a four minute...
View ArticleBengaluru to Get India’s First Space Park. Set up by ISRO.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will soon open a 100 acre Space Park in Bengaluru. The park will be located near Whitefield area, and private industries will be allowed to use it for...
View ArticleThis 12-Year-Old Has an Idea That Can Clean Sweep India’s Garbage Problem
Aditya Ravindra Potdar, a 12-year-old student of Class 7 has come up with an excellent solution to tackle the garbage problem in many Indian cities. His idea is to ensure that garbage is constantly...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Man Who Quit His Job in a Multinational Firm to Become a Police...
Meet Rupesh Krishna Rao Pawar, a graduate from Mumbai University who joined a multinational company immediately after college and worked there for a couple of years. But these days he is found dressed...
View ArticleWhen a Tweet to the Railways Saved an Orphan Girl from Traffickers
Tweets to Indian Railways have helped many passengers in the past few months. From helping with food, to providing medical assistance, railways authorities have left no stone unturned when it comes to...
View ArticleManan Chaturvedi, Mother of 98 Adopted Kids, Chosen to Lead the Child Rights...
Manan Chaturvedi is the proud mother of 98 adopted children. And from now on, she will also be recognised as the chairperson of Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. Manan's...
View ArticleHow Birdwatchers in India Can Participate in the Asian Waterbird Count
The Bombay Natural History Society is all set to conduct the bird census once again – an annual activity called Asian Waterbird Count (AWC). This bird census, organized in association with Wetlands...
View ArticleWhen a 3-Month-Old Child Fell Ill in a Train, This Is How Railway Officials...
When a three-month-old child fell ill while travelling by a train, railway authorities took every possible step to ensure that she receives adequate medical assistance. Mamta, a resident of Madhepura...
View ArticleHere’s What This Book Shop Owner Did to Save a Tree near His Office
49-year-old Sanjay Raval is a book shop owner hailing from Palanpur in Gujarat. After completing his education, Sanjay started a construction business and moved to Ahmedabad. He was always interested...
View ArticleFarmers in Rural Maharashtra are Fighting Climate Change. With Just a Mobile...
This article on using mobile technology for social good is part of the #Mobile4Good series & is made possible by Vodafone India. A weather-based and crop-specific information system that uses...
View ArticleThis Disabled Friendly Bus Is the First of Its Kind in Tamil Nadu
Auroville, a township in Tamil Nadu, has got a new and advanced addition to its transport system in the form of a public accessible bus. "By public accessible bus we mean a bus for everybody - the...
View ArticleThis 40-Year-Old Braveheart Lost His Life While Trying to Save Two Drowning...
Forty-year-old Ramesh Walunj will always be remembered as the braveheart who selflessly sacrificed his life while trying to save two drowning girls. He was a resident of Jaffar Baba Colony and was...
View ArticleInstead of Spending on Festivities, This Bride Decided to Honour Her Teachers...
Nishadbanu Vajifdhar, a 22-year-old woman from Haldharu village in Gujarat, found a wonderful way to honour all the teachers who have taught her right from primary school till college. Not only has she...
View ArticleThis is How You Can ‘Gift a Livelihood’ to Someone Who Needs it the Most
This article has been made possible by ICICI Group. Thinking of ways to help someone earn a better and more sustainable living? Here is your chance. You can now ‘gift a livelihood’ to a person you...
View ArticleVisually Impaired Students in Maharashtra Can Now Record Their Board Exam...
Students with partial or full visual impairment in Maharashtra will now have the option of recording their answers on a tape recorder during the state board exams. They won't need a writer during their...
View ArticleWhile Dental Chairs Cost Lakhs, Three IIT Students Have Made One for Only Rs....
Three students of IIT Kanpur – Amit Kundal, Mohit Tewari and Shivakumar M., have developed a low cost dental chair that can help dentists across the country in setting up their clinics easily. The...
View ArticleHyderabad Airport Adopts Solar Power to Save 76,800 Litres of Water per Day
With the view of consuming pollution free energy, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL) has commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant for its operational needs. The company said that the...
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