After Her Husband’s Death, This Woman Did Everything to Make Sure Her...
Sometimes life gives you no choice but to either accept defeat in the face of adversity or rise to the occasion and become your own knight in shining armour. For this single mother, giving up was never...
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How Do Home Chefs Make a Living? 5 Culinary Wizards From Around India Share...
Only a few decades ago, eating out in India was a rare pleasure for families. Today, it is an everyday affair. With #foodcoma taking the internet by storm and restaurants opening (and closing) their...
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Maharashtra’s First Road Made of Pinewood Pulp Promises to Keep Potholes Away
There’s a new road on Maharashtra’s World Bank-funded Palghar-Mahim highway and it’s not like any road the state has ever seen. This new road, built by the Public Works Department (PWD) in Palghar...
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Over 1,800 Hearing-Impaired Persons Have Found Employment Thanks to This NGO
Deaf Enabled Foundation (DEF), an organisation “by the deaf, and for the deaf”, is providing vocational skills to the hearing impaired. "There are so many of us who are interested in foreign cultures,...
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10 Organic Stores From Around India That Make Eating Fresh, Pesticide-Free...
With the rising preference for organic foods, a number of stores have emerged around the country to offer consumers a taste of healthy and fresh produce. These emerging ventures also offer a...
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No More Water Tankers: These Clever Hacks Will Save Water and Your Money Too...
A water shortage in India’s urban areas isn’t something new. Every year, with the onset of summer, taps go dry in several cities across the country as the demand for water rises. As the citizens look...
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A Mumbai Constable Set up a Composting Unit at His Station After Overhearing...
Bajai Jagtap, the head constable at Dahisar police station in Mumbai, had been deployed to guard a school in the city during the board exams when something caught his eye, or rather, his ear. He...
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Parents ‘Come Out’ In Support Of Their LGBTQ Children And Make History In The...
The first formal parent gathering to offer support to the parents of India's LGBTQ members was recently held in Mumbai. It hopes to reach other parents too! A set of 10 parents in Mumbai have made...
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Use These Plastic Recycling Machines at 10 Mumbai Train Stations and Get Paid...
From now on commuters traveling by trains in Mumbai will be able to properly dispose of and also recycle their plastic bottles thanks to the Swachh Bharat Recycle Machine that will be installed in 10...
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The Anti-Treasure Hunt That Taught Mumbaikars to Identify & Raise a Voice for...
In an innovative game of anti-treasure hunt, 32 families in Mumbai spent the Sunday morning of March 26 taking up six crucial environment issues of concern for the city. The initiative was planned by...
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These On-Call Taxi Services Around India Offer Reliable Transport Services...
Taxis are a familiar sight in Indian cities, whether the black-and-yellow variety or the kinds powered by private enterprises. You may have ridden on many of them, but how many female cabbies have you...
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Transgender Women Around India Are Discovering the Joy of Art With Help From...
“I don’t have words to describe the experience,” says Poornima Sukumar. The Bengaluru-based artist is talking about her recent trip to Chennai, where she lived with 40 trans women in their house. From...
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From Jacqueline Fernandez to William Dalrymple. An Engineer’s Teaching Hindi...
A B.tech (electronics and communication) student from Delhi, Pallavi Singh realised while studying that engineering is not what she wanted to pursue. Back in 2009, she had no clue what she was going to...
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TBI Blogs: How a Unique Initiative Is Bringing Free Healthcare to the...
Many urban and peri-urban communities in India lack access to adequate healthcare services. Recognising this unmet need, an initiative in Mumbai is bringing healthcare right to the doorsteps of these...
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This Rail Coach, Maintained by Passengers for 10 Years, Is Showing Indian...
On March 29, 2017, the very unique C3 A/C Coach on the Panchavati Express observed its 10th anniversary. More than a thousand passengers who regularly travel on this superfast train (that runs between...
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“Everyone Can’t Become an Einstein, Everyone Can’t Earn in Lakhs”– Piyush...
“Aao yaar bas ek baar... zinda ho baat kar le Khaak ho gaye hai mazaak... fir bhi mazaak kar le..” A writer, poet, lyricist, singer, composer, music director, actor and script writer, Piyush Mishra...
View ArticleMumbai Railway Stations to Have Over 100 Escalators by 2018 to Aid the...
Regular commuter of the Mumbai trains? Well, if you are among the lakhs who traverse the railway stations in the city, we have some good news for you – it’s going to get much easier getting around the...
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This Machine Can Clean Any Bike in Less Than 2 Minutes Using One-Fourth the...
A machine that washes motorcycles in two minutes, using just a few litres of water – meet the team that made this possible in India. Mumbai-based Niraj Taksande, Bhushan Karn, and Jigar Vora have been...
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Best of Waste: This Mumbai-Based Startup Transforms Vinyl Records & CDs into...
The Upcycle & Co. turns waste vinyl records & CDs into quirky and useful lifestyle products. It’s been decades since VCR tapes and vinyl records became passé and CDs were the coolest thing in...
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What My Autism Heroes Taught Me: A Paediatric Occupational Therapist’s View
People often tend to dismiss children with autism because of their developmental disabilities. However, these children and their approach to life can provide valuable lessons. I first saw a child with...
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