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How Thousands of Children in Indian Slums Are Learning through Colourful...
Katha, an NGO based in Delhi, has been educating kids in slums and publishing books for them since 1988. "I have loved stories since childhood," says Geeta Dharmarajan, children’s writer, editor,...
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Nanofibrous Mat Developed by IIT-Guwahati Scientists Heals Wounds Faster &...
A team of researchers, led by Prof. Biman B. Mandal from the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering in IIT Guwahati, has developed a nanofibrous mat that heals wounds faster without leaving any...
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“Just follow your heart and don't listen to the bullshit that people has to say because somehow your heart knows everything and eventually it will take you to the right places,” says Monika Yadav, a...
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India Now Has a Website to Educate Women about Their Legal Rights in...
A website called girlsgottaknow has been launched to educate women in India about their legal rights. Tasmania-based Women’s Legal Service has launched the website in collaboration with TRS Law Offices...
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These ‘Plastic’ Bags Are Actually Made of Potato & Tapioca – and Can Become...
Picture this – a cow gulps down a carry bag discarded in a field. The bag is white and looks like plastic. But don’t worry about it killing the cow. It actually does – nothing! Find out why. The...
View ArticleVIDEO: This Security Guard’s Singing Talent Is Going Viral on Social Media....
“Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities simply by being given the opportunity to do so.” – Doris Lessing These words perfectly fit into many of those situations...
View ArticleAfter Walking 1,000 Km for Justice, Indian Expat in Dubai Reaches Home with...
Jagannathan Selvaraj, a native of Tiruchirappalli, is known as the man who walked 1,000 km over a year to attend labour court proceedings in Dubai while fighting a case for his flight ticket to India....
View ArticleVIDEO: This 104-Year-Old Sold Her Goats to Construct a Toilet. Now Her Entire...
Kotabharri village in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh is home to 104-year-old Kunwarbai Yadav who is known by many as the lady who sold her goats to construct a toilet near her house, and became a...
View ArticleThis Police Constable Climbed a Hill Barefoot to Save a Man from Committing...
Suhas Nevase, a 29-year-old police constable from Mumbai, saved a 35-year-old man who was about to commit suicide because he had not received his salary. At 5:00 pm on Wednesday, Sakinaka police...
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No More Butts: This Duo Is Recycling Every Part of the Cigarette Butt and...
A Noida-based company is recycling cigarette waste right from the paper and filter to ash and tobacco. Started by two friends in their twenties, the company is fighting a huge environmental hazard....
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The Only Indian Pic in Nat Geo’s Best Photos of 2016 Shows What the Better...
To come up with its list of 52 best photos of 2016, National Geographic went through 2,290,225 photographs taken by 91 photographers. And the one selected from India shows a beautiful side of the...
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When Doctors & Engineers Failed, a Toymaker Created an Innovative Device for...
Dr. Vishal Rao, who recently developed a voice prosthesis that can help throat cancer patients speak after surgery for just Rs. 50, has now developed a wooden device to insert the prosthesis into a...
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All about Second Chances: This NGO Helps Adolescents in Rural Rajasthan Study...
Doosra Dashak, which literally means ‘second decade’, has been playing a stellar role in providing the right guidance, educational inputs, and skills to adolescents to make their lives more engaging...
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This Software Engineer Sold His Company to Start a Vertical Hydroponic Farm...
“You are what you eat,” they say. And that’s what Ajay Naik, a Goa-based hydroponic farmer, believes in. After quitting his job and giving up his company, this software engineer decided to help farmers...
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Meet the Woman Who Has Helped over 10,000 Mentally Challenged Women Live with...
Om Creations Trust, a training centre for young adults with mental disabilities, has helped over 10,000 women build a life of dignity for themselves. Started with the vision of one woman, the...
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Meet the Bangalore Lawyer Who Quit His Job to Become an Organic Farmer, but...
Meet H R Jayaram, a 58-year-old lawyer who quit his job to take up organic farming and has started a movement to spread awareness about the importance of organic living in India “I was born in a family...
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Easy, Quick, and Cashless Transactions: 8 Things to Know about the New BHIM...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a mobile payment app named BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) at a Digi Dhan programme in New Delhi on Friday. Launched in an attempt to encourage cashless...
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This Former Journalist Works Extra Hours So He Can Educate Underprivileged...
From experiencing the struggles of living with financial problems to using that memory to teach underprivileged kids – Dinesh Kumar Gautam’s journey has been a long and impactful one. Born in Gubhana...
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How This 63-Year-Old IIT Alumnus Made It Possible for the Deaf-Blind to Read...
Meet Professor Arun Mehta, an IIT Delhi alumnus who is making it easier for people with multiple disabilities to communicate. When Professor Stephen Hawking visited India in 2001, his aides reached out...
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“Think 200 Times before Trusting the Internet”– India’s Ace Woman Cybercrime...
Meet Dhanya Menon, a cybercrime investigator who is trying to make people aware about the need for vigilance while using the internet. “Think 200 times before you trust the internet. I usually like to...
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