TBI Team

A unique initiative under Project Chetna is using QR code lockets to reunite missing children and vulnerable adults, including those with Alzheimer’s.

From farmers and educators to doctors, water warriors, and young innovators — meet the nine changemakers honoured at Optum Presents The Better India Showcase 2025, supported by the M3M Foundation, whose vision is transforming millions of lives across India.

A quiet frenzy, heartfelt gratitude, and inspiring stories — here’s what unfolded behind the blue carpets at India’s largest celebration of changemakers.

Once threatened by poaching and tree-cutting, Elathur Lake in Erode is now home to 187 bird species and a proud Biodiversity Heritage Site — thanks to its people.

Once near extinction, the Nilgiri Tahr has made a 21% comeback. Its revival shows why protecting this mountain monarch is vital for the fragile Western Ghats.

From a rented auto to the boxing ring, Minakshi Hooda’s rise to world champion shows the power of grit, family support, and unshakable belief.

In Mumbai, The Goodfellows startup pairs young volunteers or ‘goodfellows’ with seniors, lovingly called ‘grandpals’, to offer companionship and support.

Explore 7 of India’s oldest trees — from Bodhi Tree in Bihar to Parijaat in Uttar Pradesh — each rooted in mythology, history and spiritual lore. Discover their stories.

In Kerala’s Elavancherry, 300 families built a Rs 16 crore farming empire with collective farming — no subsidies, no middlemen, just dignity, profit, and security.

Mocked as ‘Vela’, Sarbjeet Singh Bobby turned idle hours into service — donating blood, feeding patients, ferrying the dead & raising Rs 1 crore for flood-hit Himachal.