Lekshmi Priya S

Industrial designers Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman came up with the ingenious idea when they saw one man train the crows retrieve coins.

The Institute of Animal Health and Veterinary Biologicals (IAH&VB) in Palode, Thiruvananthapuram has been deployed by the state Animal Husbandry Department to develop the anti-rabies vaccines.

The innovation with its amazing possibilities managed to bag the second prize at the MIT Innovation Challenge and will soon find financial backing for developing working prototypes.

Ayyankali is considered to be one amongst the first tide of social reformers from the erstwhile state of Travancore in British India, who paved the way for many radical changes towards elevating the social wellbeing of lower caste communities in the region and improving access to education.

Sarai Jattan is a tiny a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district. But its Panchayat and residents have showcased a rare consciousness towards the environment that most of us conveniently chose to be apathetic about.

Jayamma, a resident of Kurubarahalli, had to rush out of her house on Friday evening as water fiercely gushed into her living area and upon hitting the road, she remembered her tenants’ children who were trapped in their houses.

Landing closer to compartments reserved for women, the Churchgate-facing staircase, which connects platforms 8 and 9 to the south foot-over-bridge, has been picked.

Sushila Bishnoi, who was illegally married at the age of 12, had appealed to the court to dissolve her marriage.

Taking inspiration from Chipko movement of 1973, Maati Baani, an indie music duo and seasoned actor, Piyush Mishra have come together to raise awareness amidst people to save the last green patch in the concrete jungles of Mumbai and fight for our trees before it is too late.

Started as an initiative to appreciate the role a community plays in one’s life, the painstakingly crafted murals are part of a larger project by a group of driven youngsters led by Sievituo Solo.