This Woman Is Saving Gangotri!
#thebetterindia Is Gangotri dying? Once a mighty glacier, it now retreats 30m per annum. The Ganga’s lifeline is fading — but hope lives on in Dr. Harshwanti Bisht, a 70-year-old mountaineer turned saviour. From reviving Bhoj forests :deciduous_tree: to restoring balance at 14,000 ft, she shows us that one person’s fight can protect millions. Let’s […]
The Sustainable Wedding Trend Blooming in India
Feature image courtesy: Gul Jaipur If you had told an Indian grandmother 10 years ago that her crochet hook would one day become a wedding essential, she might have laughed you out of the living room. Crochet was supposed to belong to sweaters, cushion covers, and slightly lopsided dolls that nobody wanted to wash. Yet, […]
5-Day Budget Trip to Karnala from Mumbai for Families Under Rs 5,000
Visualise a place where forest trails wind beneath thick green canopies, where rare birds call from treetops, and where an ancient fort watches over the valley from above. Just 64 km from Mumbai lies Karnala, a tranquil haven known for its bird sanctuary and the historic Karnala Fort. With fresh air, natural beauty, and a […]
Kerala Farmer Transforms Wet Cashews into Profitable Value-Added Products
The interviews and reporting for this story were conducted in September 2024. A large produce of wet, harvested cashews was in front of Brijith Krishnan. The unseasonal rains in his hometown in Kerala had ruined the crop again. He knew this crop wouldn’t fetch him any income. Around the same time in 2020, the mechanical […]
78-YO Artisan Protects Kashmir’s 500-YO Handwoven Shawl Tradition
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How Roundglass Foundation Planted 3 Million Trees in Punjab
“There is something different in the air now,” says Inderjit Singh, a 79-year-old farmer from Rajinder Nagar in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district. “It feels cleaner. Birds sing all day, and when I walk through the trees I planted, it feels like a forest that belongs to all of us.” His voice carries the pride of […]
5 Colonial Flavours That Found New Life in Desi Kitchens
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ISRO inks pact with HAL for transfer of small satellite launch vehicle technology
ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan during the signing of an agreement between NewSpace India Limited, ISRO, IN-SPACe and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the transfer of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle technology. | Photo: X/@isro via PTI This marks a significant step in industry participation in the space sector ISRO signed a formal agreement with Hindustan Aeronautics […]
How PRADAN Helped a Jharkhand Farmer Build a Business Supporting 1200 Families
Gyanlata Hemrom, a 40-year-old farmer and entrepreneur from Barkuli village in Khunti district, Jharkhand, remembers a time when she and her family lived in a rundown house, struggling to make ends meet. She often had to work on other people’s farms, while her elder brother would often leave their village to find work elsewhere. During […]
How Indian Colours, Textiles & Heritage Inspired Giorgio Armani’s Most Iconic Designs
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