1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (13+ words) The Better India...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (255+ words) On the first-floor balcony of Kerala University’s botany department, 50 square feet became a green corner filled with plants, pebbles, wind chimes, a small waterfall, and chairs. Fourth-year PhD scholar Reshma PR was studying indoor air-purifying plants, focusing on formaldehyde, a…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (412+ words) Meet Parag Agrawal, a Bengaluru-based technology and business professional who has spent years building companies, investing in ideas and watching money move through the business world. But at home, with his wife Meghna and daughter Asavari, his approach to money…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (270+ words) From Nepal to Assam, floods take a devastating toll on homes and lives every year. But what if homes could rise with the water and stay safe during a flood? That’s the idea behind AmphiNest, a structure that rests on…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (530+ words) Roads in coal-mining regions take a daily beating from heavy trucks. Researchers at NIT Rourkela, Odisha, are turning coal waste and fly ash into a patented material that could help build roads better suited to that load. If you have…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1179+ words) In 2015, Dadarao Bilhore lost his 16-year-old son Prakash to a water-filled pothole in Mumbai. A month later, he picked up a shovel and began a mission that would earn him the name ‘Pothole Dada’. Somewhere on the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (282+ words) On 30 August, citizens gathered at Lalbagh raising concerns over the use of parkland for infrastructure. A recent amendment to Karnataka’s parks law allows up to 5% of protected park land to be used for public utility projects. The debate is also…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (906+ words) Why would anyone choose to build a life in Bengaluru? For many, the answer lies in its pleasant weather, tree-lined neighbourhoods and the joy of watching the city come alive during the monsoon. But while the rains transform Bengaluru into…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (48+ words) thebetterindia.com The Engineer Uncovering Bengaluru’s Lost History From documenting over 1,500 inscription stones to digitally preserving more than 600 inscription stones across Bengaluru, P L Udaya Kumar is ensuring the city’s forgotten history isn’t lost to time. In partnership with @adityabirlagroup...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (441+ words) From paper art and lamps to embroidery and skill training, these five women built businesses from what they knew and, along the way, created livelihoods for many others. After surviving polio at two and being married at 16, Gunavathy taught herself…...