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As board exams near, pressure quietly enters many Indian homes. Nearly two decades after Taare Zameen Par, parents are choosing kinder conversations — focusing less on marks and more on effort, emotions, and support. This feature shares how real families are reframing failure, easing fear, and helping children feel safe, seen, and confident.

Through the power of community radio, the women residing in villages across Haryana’s Nuh and Rajasthan’s Alwar are ensuring they no longer sit in silence, but partake equally in decision making, village planning, and their livelihoods.

From Brahmi to Neem, veteran botanist and lifelong gardener Swapna Ghosh shares seven medicinal plants that are easy to grow, low-maintenance, and rooted in everyday Indian wisdom.

Instead of burning crop residue, farmers are converting it into biochar using a tractor-mounted machine. The shift is reducing winter smog, improving soil health, and offering a practical alternative to stubble burning.

From compost pits to reading circles, Better Campus gathers student- and faculty-led campus stories from across India into one shared home for learning, action, and inspiration.

Sarvam AI started with Indian languages and documents. Its recent test results suggest that starting point can make a real difference.

With a deep commitment to preserving Rajasthan's food traditions, Dipali Khandelwal is documenting and sharing lost recipes, giving these flavours new life while connecting generations through food.

Cold winter nights can damage city plants without warning. Learn how frost affects urban greenery and some practical, easy-to-apply steps to protect gardens, terraces, and potted plants during sudden temperature drops.

A truck driver from Jharkhand is winning millions of hearts online with his simple, inventive cooking on the road. Filming meals prepared inside his truck cabin and at highway stops, Rajesh Rawani has built a YouTube family of over 2.78 million subscribers. What began as daily updates for his children is now a celebration of food, travel, and life on India’s highways.

In a Delhi neighbourhood park, IRS officer Rohit Mehra and his wife Geetanjali run the School of Trees, a free, open-air learning space where children explore science, sustainability, and Indian ecological wisdom through games, observation, and hands-on care for nature.