How Chennai Weavers Are Reviving Ancient Looms With Sarees Made From Banana Fibre and Agri-Waste
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The Hindu daily Quiz: On earthquakes on September 29, 2025
Daily Quiz: On earthquakes This was the most powerful earthquake of the 21st century.. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | What is a foreshock? Answer : A smaller quake that precedes a larger mainshock. DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 5 | What is an aftershock? Answer : A […]
Suriname pledges to shield 90% of forests, far beyond global conservation goal
Logs tagged for export are lined up along the Suriname River near Asidonhopo, Suriname, July 14, 1995. | Photo Credit: AP Suriname’s government has pledged to permanently protect 90% of its tropical forests, a move conservationists say is among the most ambitious commitments to climate and biodiversity ever made by an Amazonian nation. The announcement […]
How Truly Tribal is Reviving Warli, Pichwai & Other Tribal Arts, Empowering Artisans
“There was a time when orders stopped coming. The demand vanished, and I thought I had no choice but to leave my art behind. Without work, how could I feed my family or keep the tradition alive?” says Sanjay Sangle, a Warli artist from a small village in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. His story is not […]
Young Innovator Of The Year : Uday Bhatia
#thebetterindia He saw families plunged into darkness and decided to become their light. At a time when solutions are often complex and expensive, young Uday Bhatia engineered a breakthrough of brilliant simplicity: a low-cost inverter bulb that provides 8-10 hours of light for just ₹250. He has powered over 20,000 homes out of darkness, bringing […]
Work on to integrate Ayurveda into health education curriculum in schools, colleges: Minister, ETEducation
Some states, such as Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, have already integrated the Indian knowledge system in school education, Jadhav said New Delhi, The government aims to integrate Ayurveda into the health education curriculum in schools and colleges, Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav said. He said that the National Council of Educational Research and […]
Uday Bhatia’s Rs 250 Bulb Keeps 10000+ Rural Homes Bright During Power Cuts
In villages across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and beyond, evenings no longer plunge families into darkness during power cuts. Thanks to a simple yet transformative invention by Uday Bhatia, a Class 12 student, over 10,000 households now access reliable light during outages. Uday’s Rs 250 inverter bulb offers eight to 10 hours of backup — a […]
Is Canada’s immigration policy a band-aid to US H-1B visa restrictions?
The Global Competition for Tech Talent: How US H-1B Visa Policy Reshapes Career Opportunities in Canada, UK, Germany In response to recent significant changes in the US H-1B visa program, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has identified a crucial opportunity for Canada to attract highly skilled workers from the technology sector who previously sought employment […]
Cambridge says students worldwide are failing at this one basic skill
Unlocking Student Success: The Critical Role of Metacognition in Learning (Image: Pexels) Many students, across ages and countries, are weak in self-management or metacognition, which is the ability to plan, monitor and evaluate one’s own learning. This helps explain why hours of study sometimes fail to produce durable learning as students are not being taught […]
Padma Shri Sundaram Verma’s 1-Litre Water Method Grows 60,000 Trees in Rajasthan
In the arid heart of Rajasthan, where the soil is sandy and the rains are brief, Sundaram Verma bends to check a sapling growing tall beside his field. He presses the earth gently near its base, satisfied. This tree, like over 60,000 others he has planted, has never tasted more than a litre of water […]