Mervin Preethi

A look at eight Iftar dishes from Kerala to Hyderabad and beyond, and how they shape Ramzan evenings in homes across India.

Traditional mango kinds like Karuppatti, Kai, and Batasha are vanishing — here’s what we lose with them and how communities are helping preserve heritage fruits.

From a school dropout to a celebrated entrepreneur, Ponnarasi’s journey with moringa farming is generating Rs 12 lakh annual revenue while encouraging other women entrepreneurs.

Two college students, Snehadeep Kumar and Mohit Kumar Nayak, are building India’s first gamma-ray detecting CubeSat via their space startup Nebula Space Organisation, using affordable local materials and groundbreaking innovation.

Not all escapes require passports or perfect plans. These five treks in Uttarakhand offer something simpler: forest paths, distant peaks, soft winds, and a chance to feel small in the best way. Whether you go alone or with friends, the journey promises to stay with you long after.

A startup that turns waste into fuel. Another that designs cells to detect pollution. All led by students and young founders. The force behind them? Sustainability Mafia—a climate community that’s helping solve real-world environmental problems by showing youth how to build for the planet, from the ground up.

Mushroom farming is one of the easiest ventures to start at home with little space and low investment. This beginner’s guide walks you through the basics of setting up a small-scale farm, choosing the right variety, and ensuring a healthy harvest.

Tripti Bhatt, inspired by a meeting with Dr A P J Abdul Kalam in Class 9, nurtured a dream of serving the nation. From turning down offers from ISRO to choosing IPS over IAS, her journey holds a mirror to what it takes to follow one’s calling.

Shefalii Dadabhoy shared 10,000 sunflower seeds for free and sparked a joyful movement that now includes 150 homes, schools, and offices. Her simple idea is filling Chennai with pockets of yellow, one bloom at a time.

What do you do with a weed that grows back in 14 days and kills everything in its path? In Trichy, 25-year-old ecologist Sushmita Krishnan found an answer — she turned it into handmade paper and trained 150 women to do the same.