Education

Having seen the perils of child labour first hand, Anuradha Bhonsale from Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has worked hard to rescue kids from the same fate. She is the director of Avani, an NGO that rescues such children.

The unique initiative, within just one year of launch, has registered more than 11,000 teachers who are helping over 15,000 students continue their education.

Finland-based Unnikrishnan Kurup launched Venture Village in his hometown in Kerala to inculcate and implement Finnish ways of education and learning to promote holistic growth of young children.

The Leh Nutrition Project played a pivotal role in elevating Ladakh - long deprived of primary health facilities, accessibility to basic medicines, multiple cases of anaemia, and a high infant mortality rate.

Dr Dhamodharan is the son of agricultural labourers, who had to work in a brick kiln as a child to support his family. Today, he is helping children from the much-deprived Irular tribe to improve their learning outcomes.

These are just a few examples of the kind of impact NASSCOM’s BigTech program has driven in association with several donor companies.

With a score of 94.8% in her class 12 examination, Palak Singh shares some easy implementable tips for students.

In the Union Budget for the financial year (FY) 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a sum of Rs 35,000 crore for the COVID-19 vaccine drive, among a slew of other announcements.

When the list of Padma awardees was announced earlier this week, some names familiar to readers of The Better India cropped up.

India's Constitution promises equality, justice and fraternity, while also laying down some fundamental duties all citizens must uphold. This Republic Day, we celebrate people upholding these ethos.