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Think of an elephant corridor as a conduit, a migratory route from one habitat to another. But what happens when roads are built over these routes? This unique project is mapping out elephant corridors to ensure gentle giants can migrate without clashing with communities.

Shruthi Prakash, 28, was always drawn to home decor. She started her brand Ombak in 2022 making sustainable furniture, which stands out for being made of waste plants, water hyacinth, seagrass, banana fibre, and more.

These women’s home ventures have lessons in how to use solar energy to build sustainable ways of earning a livelihood.

Green activist Subhajit Mukherjee advocates for greywater reuse at home, explaining how setting up a filtration tank for just Rs 10,000 can conserve fresh water and alleviate urban water shortages. Here’s everything you need to know.

Oyster mushrooms are sold for as much as Rs 200 per kg, resulting in profitable businesses for several farmers. How to start growing them? Here are some tips from those who found success.

School of Hope and Empowerment (S.H.E.) is an impact communication initiative by Tata Communications and The Better India. As a digital medium, S.H.E. is working towards creating inspiration among girls aged 14 to 25 years in Bihar, through a series of inspirational real-life stories of self-made women from the state. By creating a digital representation for these young women, S.H.E. will forge a way for their successful futures.

Even without a formalised sports culture and without proper equipment and forums, Indian athletes persevere to compete for gold. What is it that keep Indian sports ticking?

An Anglo-Indian driver of the Indian Railways, Manasser Johannes was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for sacrificing his own life to save 400 passengers aboard a burning train.

If forests are the lungs of the plant, wetlands are the kidneys, and here’s all you can do to protect them.

10 photos that cover the trajectory of India’s evolution and culture, and mark its milestone moments -- from Homi Bhaba’s scientific discovery to independent India’s first woman pilot.