He went on to win India’s first-ever Asian Para Games swimming gold, compete at three Paralympics, win 150+ medals and receive the prestigious Arjuna Award. What began with an u ...

After mastectomy, comfortable prostheses can be difficult to afford. Mumbai’s Jayashree Ratan makes soft, handmade alternatives through Saaisha India, free for women who need them.

She found answers through MahaVISTAAR, an AI-powered agricultural platform that provides farm-specific guidance in Marathi through calls and voice chats. The impact was tangible: Lower fertiliser ...

CRPF's CoBRA has had no woman chief in its 10-battalion history. This September, IPS officer Sanjukta Parashar, once dubbed Assam's Iron Lady, took charge as its Inspector General.

From Tura and Nongstoin to Lunglei and Kolasib, five cities across Meghalaya and Mizoram recorded some of the lowest annual PM2.5 levels among Indian locations in the latest WHO air quality database.

Following the death by suicide of a student at IIT Bombay, here is a jist of how these 5 Indian campuses are making student mental health support more accessible and approachable.

For generations, Kumartuli’s artisans have shaped Durga idols for Kolkata’s biggest festival. Now, fibreglass versions are being crafted for long journeys overseas, carrying a piece of the city’s Puja ...

At 62, Sunita Agarwal runs Kitchen and Gupshup, a Guwahati food venture she started from home with four items, now earning Rs ...

Two hours of rain can flood Gurugram’s streets. But Oslo is tackling stormwater with a surprisingly simple idea, rain gardens. Advertisment Add The Better India As A Trusted Source In 2017, the city ...

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Meet 4 Indian farmers who built low-cost farm machines to tackle labour shortages, high equipment costs, harvesting and other everyday farming challenges.

At 75, Radha Dadi isn't just a grandma. She's a whole DIVA era and 100K+ people can't get enough of her. She has always loved makeup, beautiful clothes, photos and Bollywood gossip. That playful spark ...