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India’s 2025 Rent Rules promise to bring more clarity to renting, from lighter deposits to clearer agreements and faster dispute support. Here’s how the new framework aims to make everyday renting smoother for families and landlords across India.

In the wet markets of Northeast India, illegal pangolin trade once posed a major threat to the numbers of the species of the world’s most trafficked mammal. But a unique project is now helping.

After working for seven years at the Supreme Court, Meenakshi chose a different path of building a cafe run entirely by women, where food, confidence, and independence are served fresh every day.

Growing up visiting villages in Rajasthan, 17-year-old Sharanya Mehta witnessed first-hand the struggles of farmers coping with water scarcity. As part of The Better India’s Children’s Day series, she writes a Letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sharing her journey and vision for sustainable water management.

This Children’s Day, why not give kids a safe, respectful environment to live in instead of toys and gifts? Here is how gentle parenting, when done right, ensures parents have conversations with children and not control.

Supported by her family, 63-year-old Shubha Bhatnagar from Mainpuri is revolutionising saffron farming through Shubhavni SmartFarms — an IoT-powered indoor setup that empowers rural women and redefines agritech innovation.

High in the cliffs of Nagaland, the Khiamniungan honey hunters practice a vanishing art that blends livelihood, ritual, and reverence for the wild.

Started with just Rs 15000 in Odisha, Dahibara Express now pulls in Rs 1.8 crore, with 12 outlets across India and international expansion underway. Read how authenticity, flavour & franchise model fuelled its journey

In Punjab’s Dhar block, IFS officer Dharmveer Dairu and the Forest Department are reviving the long-lost practice of sericulture by planting mulberry trees, building rearing houses, and training farmers. The project is not only boosting livelihoods of farmers but also strengthening community ties to forests.

After having been called the ‘Youngest Changemaker from Kashmir’ and the ‘Green Ambassador of Dal Lake’, Srinagar-based Jannat Patloo, who is 14 years old, strives only for one thing: to see Dal Lake clean and shining again. As a part of The Better India’s series for this Children’s Day, she writes a Letter to our leaders.