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How a Surat Mom Is Making Diwali Fun With Homemade, Smoke-Free Crackers

How a Surat Mom Is Making Diwali Fun With Homemade, Smoke-Free Crackers

Diwali is a little more magical when the house is lit up, the smell of festive treats fills the air, and children run around excitedly, waiting for...

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How a Faridabad Couple Is Raising Their 3-YO to Love a Diwali, Without Crackers or New Clothes

This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional...

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IIT Bombay Team Builds AI Tool to Spot Drought Risk 4 Weeks Early, Giving Farmers Time to Plan

A farmer can prepare the land, choose the right seeds and spend months tending to a crop. But there is one thing no amount of hard work can guarantee:...

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Inspired by Her Brother, 16-YO Builds Gardens Where Bees Thrive & Autistic Children Can Explore

A garden in the middle of a city can be more than a patch of green. Look closely, and you might spot a butterfly moving between flowers, bees hovering...

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Sugarcane Waste Can Do More Than Make Paper: 4 Indian Ventures Turning It Into Useful Products

After sugarcane is crushed for its juice, a fibrous residue called bagasse is left behind. At sugar mills, heaps of this material can be seen awaiting...

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Before Pollution Spikes in Delhi, This Scientist Helps Give Officials 72 Hours to Prepare

This story is part of “India Invented This?” — The Better India’s weekly trivia series that uncovers the Indian minds, ideas and innovations...

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Expert Insights | When Every Classmate Seems Ahead: How Parents Can Help Teens Build Self-Worth

“How much did everyone else score?” For many teenagers, this question matters almost as much as their own marks. A friend has scored 95, a...

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Designer Tiles Made From Old Tyres? This Mumbai Architect Is Using Carbon Waste to Beautify Homes

On a polluted day, the air can look like a grey haze hanging over a city, obscuring buildings and making every breath feel heavier. But what if some...

29.10.2026 20

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This Maharashtra Village Is Making 500 Litres of Drinking Water Daily From Air

Imagine having to walk more than a kilometre every time you need to bring home drinking water. On a hot summer day, even filling a few pots can mean a...

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Why Bihar Museum Ranks 9th in the World, Beating New York’s Met & Other Icons

What makes a museum worth travelling across the world for? In Patna, Bihar Museum has made a strong case for itself. It has been ranked ninth among...

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‘We Feared the Drive, She Loved It’: Delhi Mom Shares ‘Surprises’ From 800-Km Road Trip With Toddler

Somewhere between Delhi and Kashmir, a two-and-a-half-year-old found herself waiting for tunnels to appear, pointing out sheep and monkeys by the...

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Fed Up With Internships Asking for Fees, 21-YO Punjab Student Builds a Portal to Track Student Training

Fed Up With Internships Asking for Fees, 21-YO Punjab Student Builds a Portal to Track Student Training
27.10.2026 30

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He Failed 88 Times to Make an Edible Spoon. Now, It’s Finding Its Way to Dining Tables

He Failed 88 Times to Make an Edible Spoon. Now, It’s Finding Its Way to Dining Tables
27.10.2026 20

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100+ Fashion Students in Haryana Turn Fabric Waste Into Art Without Using a Single Needle or Thread

100+ Fashion Students in Haryana Turn Fabric Waste Into Art Without Using a Single Needle or Thread
26.10.2026 20

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Snakebite Deaths in Odisha’s Angul Fell From 100+ to Double Digits. This Rescuer Is Changing How People Respond to Snakes

Snakebite Deaths in Odisha’s Angul Fell From 100+ to Double Digits. This Rescuer Is Changing How People Respond to Snakes
26.10.2026 20

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‘People Saw Her Diagnosis Before They Saw Her’: How a Mother Built a Platform for Artists With Disabilities

‘People Saw Her Diagnosis Before They Saw Her’: How a Mother Built a Platform for Artists With Disabilities
25.10.2026 30

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‘This Is the Horse From My Book’: How a Farm Visit Brought Animals to Life for a Toddler

‘This Is the Horse From My Book’: How a Farm Visit Brought Animals to Life for a Toddler
24.10.2026 30

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Jackfruit Peel Could Help Clean Water: NIT Rourkela Team Removes 90% of Harmful Fluoride

Jackfruit Peel Could Help Clean Water: NIT Rourkela Team Removes 90% of Harmful Fluoride
24.10.2026 20

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Can AI Predict a Cyclone Before It Hits? How Satellites and Weather Models Work

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Unable to Drive a Regular Car, Disabled UP Man Builds His Own Using Scooter Parts

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‘I Had No Engineering Degree’: Almora Mechanic’s Son Learnt From the Internet & Built a Flying Car

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This Bengaluru Couple’s Swivel Car Seat Has Helped 1000+ People With Disabilities Travel Again

21.10.2026 30

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‘Education Took My Father From Rickshaw to Railways’: She Now Brings Rs 100 Coaching to 7000+ Rural Kids

20.10.2026 30

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‘I Didn't Know I Was Going to Kilimanjaro When I Started Hiking’: How This Banker Reached Everest

18.10.2026 20

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‘I Struggled To Walk’: Born With Clubfoot, 38-YO Has Cycled Across 4 Countries & Trekked to 15000 Ft

17.10.2026 30

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Say ‘Follow Me’ to a Drone: 21-YO Tirupati Student Is Building AI Tools To Film, Edit & Dub Videos

16.10.2026 40

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Psychologist Komal Baxi on Why Play, Not Pressure, Helps Parents Connect With Teens

15.10.2026 30

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How Scientist Vijay Bhatkar Built India's First Supercomputer in 1991

14.10.2026 30

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How Road Signs, Train Numbers and Nature Became This Boy’s Teachers in Uttarakhand

13.10.2026 30

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When Ash From Crop Fires Reached His Home, This 16-YO Led 30 ‘Student Guardians’ To Predict Fires Using AI

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‘Motherhood Isn’t Just About Enduring’: A New Mom’s Advice on Self-Care

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Stuck In A 45-Minute Xerox Queue, Two Chennai Friends Built A Printing ATM

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Inspired by a 3-Month Workation, Couple Quit City Jobs To Build a Mountain Retreat With 200+ Trees

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'Connect Before Correcting': Psychologist Explains What Parents Should Know About Their Teenage Children

09.10.2026 30

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With Just a Crochet Hook, This Mom-Daughter Duo Helps Women Earn Rs 15,000 a Month From Home

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‘The Garbage Is Our Problem Too’: Barefoot by the Yamuna, 1000 DU Students Clear 2000 Kg of Waste

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As Women Demand Safer Commutes, This Gurugram Trio Is Changing Who Gets Behind the Wheel

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No Internet Needed: How a Bihar Village School Is Bringing Digital Lessons to 660 Students

06.10.2026 40

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Instagram-Perfect Parenting Is Exhausting, So This Mumbai Mom of Two Chose Something Simpler

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What Happens Underground? How Smart Irrigation Knows When Crops Need Water

05.10.2026 40

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How Smog-Eating Paint Could Help Turn City Surfaces Into Pollution Fighters. Should Delhi-NCR Try This?

04.10.2026 40

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That Coconut Shell You Throw Away? These 4 Indian Startups Are Turning It Into Your Next Kitchen Bowl

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After a Near-Fatal Fall on Everest, He Built a Rescue Team That Has Helped Save 400 Indian Soldiers

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Over 100 Years Ago, an Indian Scientist Built a Machine That Could “See” How Plants Grow

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How a 27-Year Veteran Teacher Stopped Lecturing & Helped 80 Students Get Closer to Govt Jobs

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A Bengaluru Aerospace Scientist Built the Made-in-India System That Reads Fog for Pilots

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When Ganpati Visarjan Ended, 150+ College Students Stayed Back To Help Clean Dadar Beach

29.09.2026 30

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‘You Are Everyone’s Child’: How Grandparents Are Teaching This 4-YO About Community

29.09.2026 40

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"Why Am I Bleeding?" How to Prepare Your Child for Periods Before the Panic

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At 14, This Kerala Girl Built a Washing Machine Powered by a Bicycle — for Just Rs 2000

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