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For Generations, These Tamil Nadu Villages Have Gone Cracker-Free to Protect Bats

In parts of Tamil Nadu, Diwali comes with an unusual rule: leave the firecrackers out. The reason hangs upside down in the trees. Hundreds of bats...

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How an IAS Officer, Panchayats Revived a Dead River for 6,000+ Villagers Under Rs. 5 Crores

On the night of the Deepdan (a traditional offering of a lighted lamp), Kamlesh Malaiya stood on the new riverfront in Nakatuwa and looked at...

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‘Who Checks If Govt Officials Are Declaring Their Wealth Correctly?’: RTI Activist Explains 4 Key Steps

Imagine a dozen people asked to write down what flats in the same apartment block are worth, and each gives a different figure. That is roughly what...

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He’s 100 & Still Practising Law: The Guinness World Record Holder With a Rare High Court Honour

A 100th birthday usually calls for cake and candles, yet P Balasubramanian Menon, a lawyer from northern Kerala’s Palakkad district, received...

28.10.2026 20

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From a 1972 Sorting Problem to DIGIPIN: The Story Behind India’s 6-digit PIN Codes

From a 1972 Sorting Problem to DIGIPIN: The Story Behind India’s 6-digit PIN Codes
27.10.2026 20

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Why Delhi’s Air Can Be Most Polluted Before 9 AM & What That Means for Your Morning Walk

Why Delhi’s Air Can Be Most Polluted Before 9 AM & What That Means for Your Morning Walk
27.10.2026 30

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IIT Bombay’s New Exam Protocol Gives Students a Fair Hearing and Counsellor Support

IIT Bombay’s New Exam Protocol Gives Students a Fair Hearing and Counsellor Support
23.10.2026 20

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How Rs 4000/Month Salary & a Job Behind the Camera Started Nani’s Journey to ‘Natural Star’

22.10.2026 30

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‘I've Sat on the Bench for 20+ Years. Here's What Nobody Tells You About Being a Judge.’

22.10.2026 20

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How Bihar Police Used Intelligence and Teamwork to Uncover an Illegal Gun Factory

20.10.2026 30

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Looking for Garba Near You This Navratri? This Engineer Built a Free Map of Events Across 35 Cities

20.10.2026 30

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Are Bright Headlights & Red-Blue Flashing Lights Legal? Here's What India's Road Rules Say

20.10.2026 30

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How an Indian Migrant’s Dream & 4 Generations Gave London Its Beloved ‘Punjab Restaurant’

17.10.2026 30

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5 Women, 5 Men, 1 Link to India: 10 Indian-Origin Changemakers Who Served the World

16.10.2026 20

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Do Pink Autos, Buses and Booths Make Women Safer? What Six Schemes Tell Us

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The Midwife Who Walked Down A Mountain To Deliver Babies Inspired A Film To Save Her Language

15.10.2026 100

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Told ‘Bharatanatyam Isn’t for Boys’, He Kept Dancing Through Money Problems & Gender Bias

14.10.2026 20

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Lower Noise, 30% Less Emissions: What Are Green ‘Ladi’ Crackers That the Supreme Court Has Allowed This Diwali?

14.10.2026 20

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As India's Weakest Monsoon in Over a Decade Hits Maharashtra, One Village Shows What Relief Work Can Build

13.10.2026 30

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1 Million Children, 57 Years: How Mobile Creches is Building a Childcare Infrastructure for Working Parents

13.10.2026 30

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Does Your Daughter’s School Have These 10 Menstrual Health Facilities? A Parent’s Checklist

13.10.2026 80

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‘I Thought I Would Fly a Plane’: How a Doctor Became the IAF's First Woman Air Marshal

12.10.2026 30

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Your MP Gets Rs 5 Crore A Year For Local Works. Here's How To Check Where It Went

12.10.2026 30

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'From Child Carer to Mental Health Co-Founder: 40 Years of Loving My Mother With Her Schizophrenia’

12.10.2026 40

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How Are You, India?

10.10.2026 40

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A Mother's Schizophrenia, a Husband's Suicide, a Daughter's OCD: Nobody Asked How These Women Were. Now They Ask India

09.10.2026 40

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This Chennai Engineer Used RTIs to Save Elephants & Clean a Lake. Now He Shares How You Can Too

09.10.2026 40

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A Tutor's Free Classes for Migrant Children Grew Into a Movement That Has Cleaned 250 Parks & Streets

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Andhra Pradesh Earned Rs 812 Crore from Arrack in a Year, Until Its Poorest Women Rose in Protest

09.10.2026 40

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‘I Stopped Hiding My ADHD at Work at 37. It Changed How I Do My Job’

07.10.2026 40

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This Freediver Dances 15 Metres Underwater in a Saree to Tell Ancient Sanskrit Stories on One Breath

05.10.2026 40

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How Do You Tell Your Child They Have a Rare Disease Without Scaring Them? We Asked Psychologists

04.10.2026 40

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From Smit Machchhar's Cockpit Attack to Engine Fires: 5 Times Indian Pilots Saved Lives Mid-Air

01.10.2026 40

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After Seeing a Dirty Picnic Spot, 2 Sisters Removed 80000 Kg of Plastic Across Jharkhand

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A Bombay Mill Workers' Rally for a Sunday Off in 1890 Sparked India's Provident Fund

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6 Things ASHA Workers Want Every Household To Know About Dengue And Malaria Prevention

28.09.2026 40

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He Walks Every Day. She Eats Healthy. What Else Should You Know About Your Parents’ Hearts?

27.09.2026 40

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‘Is This Made From Waste?’: Jharkhand Artist Turns Old Bikes, Tins & Fans Into Public Art

26.09.2026 50

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How to Control Rabies? Goa Has a Blueprint Other Cities Can Follow

26.09.2026 150

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You Don't Need to Be an Official to Audit a Voter List — Chennai Expert Explains

24.09.2026 50

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This 300-YO Tamil Nadu Craft Is Finding New Life After a 26-YO Built a Market With 30 Weavers

24.09.2026 200

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What Is Gondhal? The Centuries-Old Marathi Ritual Behind India’s Oscar Entry

23.09.2026 30

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She Once Led Operations Against Bodo Militants in Assam, Now IPS Officer Sanjukta Parashar Commands CoBRA’s 10 Battalions

22.09.2026 30

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A Queen Ruled Warangal As A King. Centuries Later, Her Kakatiya Legacy Lives On In Telangana’s Flower Festival

21.09.2026 30

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A Gym in a Car? Bengaluru Duo Packs a Van With Weights, Drives to Apartment Doorsteps

20.09.2026 40

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Your Parent Keeps Repeating the Same Story? 7 Things You Can Do to Keep Their Brain Active

19.09.2026 40

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No-Honking Roads, Shops Without Shopkeepers: The Civic Lessons Hidden in Northeast India

18.09.2026 40

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Chinu Kwatra Has Spent 9 Years Cleaning Beaches. On 26 Sept, Join Us for a Mumbai Beach Clean-Up With Him

18.09.2026 150

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From Used Flowers to Paper Pulp, This Mumbai Mandal Has Made Giant Ganpati Idols for 19 Years

17.09.2026 50

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His Fields Flooded Every Year. He Turned the Water Into Fish Farms

14.09.2026 50

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