Children

Within six months of volunteering at the NGO, Rachna stopped taking her depression pills, as she felt better both physically and emotionally.

He received the award for developing an eco-friendly and low-cost material from LDPE waste plastics and blast furnace slag.

"As long as I can, I want to make this world a better place for elderly people, who are like my grandparents, to live in. I also want to make sure they know that they’re not alone," says 15-year-old Vivhan Rekhi. #Heartwarming #YoungIndia

Working in tandem with kirana stores, the Saathealth App has already been downloaded 85,000 times—in not just the slums of Mumbai, but also other cities like Delhi, Lucknow and Pune.

With his father unwell, Yashas would take care of him at home while using his time spent on the bus to study. Hats off to his incredible dedication! #Education #Inspiration #CBSEResults

This #MothersDay, we celebrate the pure awesomeness and inspiration that are India's #SuperMoms. "She is our best friend, our mother, our father, our god, our everything! The amount of unconditional love that she has showered on us is immeasurable," says one of her daughters.

Surrounded by trees on either side, this tranquil ‘Abhyas Galli’ or ‘Padhai Galli’ behind Poddar Hospital off the busy Worli Naka has been a haven for students for more than two generations.

“Fortunately or unfortunately, I am not like other girls of my age. I can’t be. While they could live carefree lives without the care of the world or of money, I had to put my head down and bury myself in books. But it helped me focus on my education, because changing the fate of my family has always been my first priority!”

"During the winters, most families here create bonfires out of plastic waste and huddle in front of it to beat the cold. We wanted to change that and so started to encourage our students to bring plastic waste as school fees."

The guidelines issued by WHO aims to tackle a larger issue – childhood obesity. Sedentary lifestyles, unhealthy eating habits and the worrisome trend of children choosing to spend more time watching videos than playing outdoors, are all contributing factors.