#thebetterindia What happens when women lead? A nuclear physicist creates 1.5 million jobs. An entrepreneur revives an art form to provide livelihood to 30,000 families. These aren’t exceptions. They are the rule—a rule we celebrated at the #TBIShowcase, presented by Optum & supported by M3M Foundation. In a powerful panel on the unstoppable force of […]
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Trigger warning: Mention of abuse and violence How many of them will you hug? How many of them will you help? Advocate Varsha Deshpande’s counter-questions stump me. It’s been almost an hour since I’ve been listening to her recount her work in women’s rights advocacy; the cases are appalling: women battered by alcoholic husbands, toddlers
Most of India’s electricity still comes from thermal power plants, raising both carbon emissions and household bills. But rooftops are slowly becoming power stations of their own. With grid-tied solar systems, households can now generate electricity, feed it back into the grid, and pay only for what they actually use. Watch the video to know how! Music Credit:Title
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#thebetterindia Some dreams are personal. Some destinies are universal. Mittal Patel dreamt of the IAS but discovered her purpose was far greater: becoming the voice for those who had been silenced for generations. For over 20 years, she has fought not for glory, but for the most basic human right—identity. Securing voter IDs and ration
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Between April and June this year, the banks of the Vishwamitri River in Vadodara became the stage for a delicate balancing act as authorities undertook massive dredging to prevent future floods while simultaneously working to preserve the river’s rich and fragile biodiversity. Engineering meets ecology on the Vishwamitri River Dr Ranjitsinh Devkar, Assistant Professor of
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in June 2025. When Jalandhar first laid eyes on the Desert Rose, he saw something no one else did. A plant full of potential, beauty, and hope. While others dismissed it as too exotic, too delicate, or a weak business idea, he saw beauty and a profitable
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If you are a girl, chances are you did not really know what a period was all about before it arrived. For most of us, it felt accidental. Some thought they had eaten something wrong, while others assumed they had hurt themselves. A few years ago, before the internet became part of our everyday lives,
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Conversations about birth control often begin with hesitation, sometimes even silence. In many families, women quietly carry the responsibility, while men remain on the sidelines. But as doctors remind us, contraception works best when it is a shared decision. “Choosing the right contraception or birth control is a joint responsibility of the couple,” says Dr
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What if the secret to better health was hidden right there on the back of your food packet — if only you knew how to read it? Meet Revant Himatsingka, aka ‘FoodPharmer’, who traded his high-flying Wall Street career for a mission to decode the labyrinth of food labels and expose the truths behind India’s
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