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How Gururaja Overcame Crushing Poverty to Win India’s First Medal at CWG 2018
On the first day of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, when India was fast asleep, Gururaja Poojary rose to victory. The 25-year-old weightlifter from Chitturu, Karnataka, entered the 56 kg category, and...
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In Haryana, An ‘Indian Brain Template’ Is Being Made: All You Need To Know
The world’s most complex command centre, the human brain, continues to baffle modern scientists. We know what it is made of (77% water, for a start) and how much it weighs (about 1.3-1.4 kgs) and that...
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Planning to Take an Education Loan in India? Here’s What You Need to Know
“Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend.” These were the words that William Shakespeare penned in Hamlet. However, in today’s day and age, this is far from the...
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India-Nepal to Get Closer, Thanks to New Railway Link and Inland Waterways!
India and Nepal are on a path to increase connectivity, enhance linkages between people, and push economic growth and development. Which is why, a new electrified rail line connecting Raxaul in Bihar,...
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Exclusive: Meet the Jet Airways Crew Whose Quick Thinking Saved a Life at 40k...
On March 22, 2018 a passenger onboard the Jet Airways flight 9W 973, travelling from Bengaluru to New Delhi, suffered a heart attack. Soon after the flight landed into New Delhi, social media was abuzz...
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AIIMS Becomes India’s First Hospital To Carry Out No-Incision 3D Surgery!
Recently, surgeons in the Neurology department of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, had to wear 3D glasses when they entered the theatre. No, we are not talking...
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Do Farmers Want an Uber for Tractors? This Company Has Raised $2m to Find Out!
When you think of start-ups you think cities, Starbucks and young people in tech parks. But the reality is that rural India is a vast market that can be tapped – if you have the know-how. The critical...
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Good News: PAN Card to Include ‘Third Gender’ Option From Henceforth
In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised the transgender community as a ‘third gender’, after hearing a petition filed by the National Legal Services Authority urging the court to grant equal legal and...
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Remembering The Extraordinary Musafir From UP Who Connected India & Central Asia
Many decades ago, on the back of mules and across the mighty Himalayas, from a secretive land that few people had ever seen, hundreds of precious manuscripts, written in palm leaf with gold and silver...
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This Mumbai NGO Has a Unique Link to Prince Harry’s Royal Wedding!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting married in May 2018, and have taken the unique route of requesting their guests to give aid to charities they support, instead of gifts. This is where the...
View ArticleThis Man Is Using Comedy to Open Our Eyes to Racism Against Northeast India
The Seven Sisters of India have always been a part of the country. Yet, they are often treated as a separate entity by those who constantly stereotype them. Grouping people who belong to Northeast...
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Meet the Ex-IAS Officer Who Left America to Head the Swachch Bharat Mission!
The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission) promised to bring open defecation in India down to zero, and the government had also guaranteed that it would build enough toilets in every village and...
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India Joins the World In March For Science on April 14. Will You be There?
It was in 2017 when a comment on the popular discussion website—Reddit—triggered a worldwide event, bringing together people across various fields and cities to “March for Science.” The comment on the...
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Exclusive Interview: Meet the Post ‘Woman’ Delivering Your Mail for 30 Years!
“On an average, I walk at least for eight kilometres each day delivering letters door-to-door. On some days, like today, we have more than 70 letters to deliver, which means I go and knock on all those...
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Kathua Rape: Meet The Police Officer And Lawyer Leading #JusticeForAsifa
The recent gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old child from the nomadic Muslim Bakerwal community in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir has sent shockwaves throughout India. Social media is...
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Why a Homemaker’s Plea Is Making The Indian Government Ban E-Cigarettes
Recent reports state that citing public interest, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has embarked on the process of banning e-cigarettes. The Ministry informed the Delhi High Court that since...
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Street Drinks That Define Indian Summers: Cool Off With These 18 Traditional...
It’s that time of the year when our body craves some flavourful hydration and all we want to do is down cold drinks by the gallon. But this summer, try stirring up some traditional Indian chillers and...
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Kathua Rape: What 49 Retired Bureaucrats say In an Open Letter to PM Modi!
The incidents at Unnao, Kathua and now Surat, clearly indicate how bestial crimes against women continue to persist in the country and highlight the sad fact that no immediate action is taken against...
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IIT-Kharagpur Rewrites History by Discovering This Amazing Fact About the...
Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)- Kharagpur have made a discovery that could potentially change the course of history as we know it. Discovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley...
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How Does One Fund Social Impact? Infuse Ventures Shares What Drives Their Money
Through our new series ‘Make an Impact’, we at The Better India aim to explore the multiple facets and nuances of the social impact sector from varied perspectives–the entrepreneurs, the investors and...
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