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Nandini, an initiative aimed towards the welfare of the girl child and for woman empowerment in Gomati district of Tripura, is helping in the successful implementation of the central government’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in the region.

We live in one of the fastest growing economies in the world. But amidst the high-rise buildings and fast-paced construction happening all around, are we taking care of the environment as well? Here is one technology that is helping developers in Indian cities build green.

A basic mobile phone can become a tool of learning, thanks to Vaasvi Goyal and Kasturi Shah’s free English teaching service: Hello,Seekho

In October 2012, three IIT alumni – Mubeen Masudi from IIT Bombay and Imbesat Ahmad and Salman Shahid from IIT Kharagpur, decided to give up their lucrative corporate jobs and go to Kashmir to set up a coaching institute.

Unsure about whether the waste you segregate and dispose of is actually recycled or not? Here is one company that will take complete responsibility of the waste generated from your house or office, and make sure it does not end up in landfills.

Many newborn deaths from hypothermia in India can be easily prevented with regular temperature monitoring techniques and early intervention. A Bengaluru-based company has devised the perfect solution.

When Shubhranshu realised, to his surprise, that 80% of the students in Barwani had Bluetooth on their phones and were using it actively to share files, he came up with the idea of Bultoo Radio - a radio programme that people receive on their phones via Bluetooth.

Do you ever worry that the mineral water bottle you just discarded will be picked up and used to package unclean water again? Now there is a machine to crush the bottle at source and convert it into flakes that can be recycled.

Gaurav Patil started the group named Kaarwaa.N with 10 like-minded students who wanted to use the spare time they were getting in college to do something constructive for the society.

S. Chandra Shekar, a resident of Jayanagar in Bengaluru developed the machine so that organic waste generated in the garden can be used in the garden itself.