The Better India

After losing her mother-in-law, Surbhi Yadav transformed sorrow into sustainability—repurposing vintage bottles, lanterns, and fan parts into planters that now host over 300 plants on her terrace in Meerut.

What if waste could earn you money, feed your soil, and bring jobs to your village? That’s what Mohammad Aamir Khan is proving with Green Wave and Waste to Health in South Kashmir.

Every morning in Goa, local bakers rise early to bake breads that have fed generations. From crusty Undo to soft Poie, these are more than food—they’re a slice of the state’s history.

In the 1990s, when Himachal’s rivers faced destruction by dams, a humble teacher, Dile Ram, risked everything to protect Tirthan Valley’s ecosystem.