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“The initiative is our attempt to save the environment and also encourage waste management among citizens. The vertical gardens which have been put up around the city have plastic holders, but we will soon replace them with recycled wood as well."

"Radio Leh for nearly 50 years has been the voice and conscience of Ladakh," writes the Ladakhi innovator. Here's how radio has made all the difference in our nation!

"We may be differently abled, but together we’re complete... together we’re two parts of one whole."

Pritam Kaur and Bhagwan Singh Maini had met just once when they got engaged. The second time they met was at one of the teeming refugee camps that dotted Amritsar.

Keeping up with the trend of social inclusion and positivity, the authorities have now installed breastfeeding booths at various Kochi stations!

Foodies like me believe in living to eat and not eating to live. No matter which part of the world or school of thought you belong to, you must agree that steaming platefuls of the delicacies of your choice would add instant happiness to the most dreary of days.

“If we maintain that we don’t believe in castes, why should they come up during our wedding? So, neither of us told each other’s surnames in our homes during introduction."

The Better India (TBI) spoke to Asheesh Singh (IAS, 2010 batch/Madhya Pradesh Cadre), the Municipal Commissioner of Indore, about the responsibilities he carries out on any given day.

The Better India (TBI) is bringing to you a series of stories on sustainable architecture and living options and in this quest, how can we leave mud houses out?

From using innovative eco-solutions to create prototypes of green skyscrapers in urban areas to micronutrient testing using a person’s hair, Arunima Sen is making ground-breaking research at both macro and micro levels.