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Raajwrita DuttaThe Better India |
For years, the women of Zakariyapura lived with problems that felt impossible to escape. Smoke from traditional wood-fired stoves filled their...
“Education felt like a privilege, not a certainty.” Ashish Kumar says this because, for many years, school was never guaranteed for him.He grew up...
It can start with a single white patch on a leaf. Within days, that powdery coating can spread, black spots may appear, the soil can turn mouldy, and...
Every monsoon, flooded roads hide deadly dangers. Open drains and deep potholes beneath the water claim lives that could have been saved. Hoping to...
Every monsoon brings with it a long list of plants that usually grow in the rain. While many annuals complete their life cycle within a season, some...
“Flying makes me feel peaceful, connected to nature, and curious about the world above us,” says 14-year-old Abhinav Sujith, his eyes brightening...
By 10 on a slightly warm Kolkata morning, the city was already in full flow. Tea stalls buzzed with regulars, buses groaned through traffic, and...
“I have always loved being around plants,” says 13-year-old Grace de Souza, smiling as she speaks about the garden outside her home in Moira, Goa....
By the time the one-hour plantation drive came to an end, an open stretch of land on Ahmedabad’s outskirts looked very different. More than 3.61...
Not everything that reaches the end of its life has to become waste. Sometimes, an old tyre can become a work of art. A rusting tractor can tell the...
“I picked up the report, sat in my car, and read it. I went completely numb. I didn’t know whether I should tell my parents, tell my son’s...
Most people spend a lifetime trying to recover from personal loss. For Dr Raman Kishore, that loss became the reason he chose a very different life....
Every monsoon, Mumbai braces for the same challenge. Heavy rain brings parts of the city to a standstill. Roads disappear under water, train services...
After every harvest, Madhavi Guttikonda’s terrace garden is left with dried vines, old stems, weeds, and pruned branches. Most of us clear them away...