A Better World

At a clinical trial by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, a drug named Dostarlimab was administered to patients with rectal cancer, who have now been declared ‘cancer free’. Here’s all you need to know about the trial and the future of the study.

Thomas Paul Althaus's dilemma for an anniversary gift for his wife turned into an idea for a business. Today, Canned Goods has repurposed over 10,000 cans and given almost 20,000 cans to charity.

The Groasis Waterboxx and Growboxx, innovated by Dutch businessman Pieter Hoff, are an attempt to help plants thrive in the most arid and extreme conditions by using up to 90% less water.

Thailand-based Ajarn Yossaphon Chanthongjeen started ‘Stand for Strays’, a group that focuses on collapsible shelters for these animals using old billboards.

When Erica Andrews and Mateo Hogan saw that a 62-acre piece of land was being given up for timber harvesting, they decided to save it from a doomed fate. The result was Finca Bellavista, a sustainable and eco-friendly treehouse community.

With his non-profit Warka Water, architect Arturo Vittori has developed the Warka Tower, a low-cost bamboo tower that uses air from its surroundings to harvest water.

Dr Rajani Jagtap from Maharashtra lost her husband, Dr Shridhar, to COVID last year. She started a support group to help hundred others like her to cope with grief.

Dhimant Parekh believes in the power of storytelling to drive impact, and today, his work has touched millions of lives in India.

In our efforts to combat the virus and keep our homes as germ-free as possible, many of us opt for strong chemical cleaners which contain bleach and acids as active ingredients.

Crossing deep rivers, dense forests and braving various obstacles like wild animals and unpredictable weather conditions, Sivan travelled on foot along the Nilgiri Mountain Railway track, to deliver mail and pension to plantation workers and villagers.