VIDEO: WiFi Trash Cans? This Mumbai Startup Has ‘Bin’ There, Done That
These trash-cans have built in WiFi routers that give you access to the internet for 15 minutes. But there's a catch- Find out here: [embedvideo id="Y1g54LykAps" website="youtube"] Transcript Startup...
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IIT-B Students Bring Internet of Things to Dharavi and Make Shopping There a...
Dharavi, one of the largest slums in the world, just became more technologically advanced thanks to the efforts of students from IIT-Bombay. They have implemented a pilot Internet of Things (IoT)...
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Mumbai Chief Medical Officer Uses Local Trains, Even Traffic Jams, to Spread...
Dr. Lalitkumar Anande is literally on a one-man mission to spread awareness about latent tuberculosis (TB) in Mumbai. The Chief Medical Officer of Sewree’s Tuberculosis Hospital has reportedly spoken...
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EXCLUSIVE: “Sport Allows You to Escape, but Escape into the Real World,” Says...
We caught up with Harsha Bhogale at The Mumbai Portal - an initiative by Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon, created by Chlorophyll Innovation Labs and Shared Studios, supported by The Better India....
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For the First Time in India & Only Second Time in the World, an Organ...
When one woman in Pune was declared brain-dead, her liver was transplanted to save another patient's life. While incredibly noble, this by itself isn't out-of-the-ordinary; as organ transplants...
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Meet Aunty 72: She Ran 500 Kms in 100 Days, Runs Mumbai Marathon Every Year,...
Primla Hingorani begins her day early with an aerobics class. Then she heads home for an energy drink. After that, she heads out to do three to four kilometres of brisk walking or jogging. As of...
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This Group of Poets, Musicians & Storytellers Creates Mesmerising Art from...
Artistic community Kommune brings together poets, musicians and storytellers from across the country with the aim of creating quality content in performance art. The idea behind Kommune is simple. Via...
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The Untold and Inspiring Story of Anna Rajam Malhotra, India’s First Female...
Most Indians have heard about India's first female IPS officer Kiran Bedi, but few know about the first woman IAS officer of India. In an age when most Indian women didn't even try getting into civil...
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Once Upon a Time: The Inside Story of Rudyard Kipling’s Mumbai Connection and...
"Neither by service nor fee Come I to mine estate – Mother of Cities to me, But I was born in her gate, Between the palms and the sea, Where the world-end steamers wait," wrote Rudyard Kipling in an...
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TBI Blogs: How a 20-Year-Old Went from Selling Newspapers to Working at a...
Growing up in Mumbai’s urban slums can be a tough challenge even under the best circumstances. Shashikant Jaiswal has faced severe hardships, but he’s struggled on, and is now a shining inspiration for...
View ArticleVIDEO: This 40-Year-Old Autorickshaw Driver has Planted Over 350 Saplings in...
Thane-based Purushottamlal Gupta has vowed to reduce air pollution levels by planting saplings and reviving the shrinking green cover in Mumbai. Today, several other rickshaw-drivers have joined him....
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Why an Engineer Living in Mumbai Is Working Hard to Set up a Public Library...
Meet Surya Sen Singh, a 31-year-old Mumbai resident who is working day and night to fulfil his duties towards his roots – his village in Uttar Pradesh. His mission? To make sure every child in rural UP...
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Meet the 15-Year-Old Mumbaikar Who Has Recycled 350 Kgs of e-Waste Already!
Two years ago when 15-year-old Mumbaikar Nishant Jai got bronchitis as a result of a dump-yard fire, an idea lit from within – he was going to ensure other kids would not suffer similar consequences....
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How Tata Memorial Centre Saved 9,000 Cancer Patients a Trip to the Hospital
Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), a cancer care facility in Mumbai providing free treatment to thousands of underprivileged patients from across India, has successfully addressed the queries of 30,000 cancer...
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TBI Blogs: The Interesting Account of a Young American Woman’s Journey...
Olivia Waring finds a new home with the ‘People’s Archive of Rural India’ during the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India. It occupies an unassuming fifth floor apartment just off the...
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Here’s Why This Mumbai Cop Totally Deserved the Jeevan Raksha Padak Awarded...
February 15, 2016, was probably just another day for Mumbai-based constable Tejesh Sonawane, when he heard about how a young man nearby was climbing up a residential building, threatening to jump and...
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TBI Blogs: Does Your Child Have Poor Reading or Math Skills? This New...
mGuru is a learning app for K-5 students, focusing on English and Math. The app provides an interactive learning journey for children, with the explicit aim of accelerating learning outcomes in an...
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Pink Actress Taapsee Pannu Takes a Bold Stand Against Fairness Cream Brands
Not so shockingly, it turns out that Taapsee Pannu, the actress who came into national prominence last year as one of the leads of the female empowerment film Pink, believes in, well, female...
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This Made-In-India 3D Printer Can Revolutionize the Affordable Tech Space in...
While some of us are still struggling with our regular printers, much of the world has moved on to the phenomenon of 3D printing. Since the 1980s when it first emerged in the spotlight, 3D printing has...
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55 Countries in 8 Months: This Mumbai Couple’s Epic Road Trip Will Give You...
Janet and Louis D'Souza wanted to head out on an adventure in 2016 and an adventure is exactly what they found themselves in. From May 2016 to January 2017, this couple from Mumbai drove to 52...
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