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This story is part of “How Does It Work?” — The Better India’s series that takes the everyday things you see, use and rely on, and uncovers the clever technology,…
A student is caught with a phone in an examination hall while the paper is still unfinished. At IIT Bombay, the answer to what should happen next has been rewritten…
Diwali is a time to light up our homes with diyas, but celebrating the festival sustainably can begin with something as hassle-free as reusing what we already have. Instead of…
For decades, India’s growing cities have dealt with their waste by moving it out of sight. Over time, municipal dumping grounds have grown into mountains of mixed garbage, often close…
Whenever Keerthi Krutha’s mother, T V Champakalatha, asked her to come home for festivals, she often received an answer that said everything about her daughter’s love for the wilderness. “Amma,…
At 5 AM, while Kolkata sleeps, a 74-year-old woman is busy spreading happiness, one doorstep at a time. Meet Ratnabali Ghosh, lovingly known as Kolkata’s Alpona Didi.Every year, just before…
“It was given to me in Rs 100 notes, and I remember feeling them in my pocket as I rode my bike back home.” That is how Nani described his…
This article has been published in partnership with S M Sehgal Foundation. For 26-year-old Anchal of Hussaini village, leaving home for a meeting was once difficult to imagine. Her days…