This 76-Year-Old Nurse, Flown in From Dubai, Saved Lives Even in Death!

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. [This 76-Year-Old Nurse, Flown in From Dubai, Saved Lives Even in Death!]( Nov 22, 2017 04:22 pm | Jovita Aranha All her life, retired nurse late Shashi Bala Gupta spent nursing those in need of medical care the most. Shashi suffered an unfortunate cardiac arrest and irreversible brain damage and was declared critical last week in Dubai. And even though she’s gone, she continues to live on through her last wish, her family fulfilled. This […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This 76-Year-Old Nurse, Flown in From Dubai, Saved Lives Even in Death! on Facebook]( [NGO & School Students Come Together to Clean Mumbai’s Mangrove Forest]( Nov 22, 2017 03:05 pm | Tanvi Patel Among the diverse forest types in India, mangroves are one of the most prominent vegetation. Mangroves are trees evolved to survive in coastal conditions with salt water immersion. Their aerial root system and waxy leaves serve two primary purposes. The roots are adapted to breathe and provide nutrition even when their base ground is waterlogged, […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like NGO & School Students Come Together to Clean Mumbai’s Mangrove Forest on Facebook]( [Hit With a Shocking Hospital Bill? Here’s How You Can Defend Yourself]( Nov 22, 2017 02:53 pm | LawRato In our country, Medical healthcare is in a hideous shape with over 600 million people in India with little or no access to medical health care. The exorbitant cost of healthcare in India is also keeping citizens from getting proper treatment, and most time, from getting any treatment at all. The private healthcare system in […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Hit With a Shocking Hospital Bill? Here’s How You Can Defend Yourself on Facebook]( [Do You Know What Links Indian Billionaires Giving Away Their Wealth and Bengaluru?]( Nov 22, 2017 02:51 pm | Sanchari Pal The Nilekanis recently joined three other Indian billionaires in the elite global network of "Giving Pledge" philanthropists. And they are all from Bengaluru! [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Do You Know What Links Indian Billionaires Giving Away Their Wealth and Bengaluru? on Facebook]( [Leaving No One Behind: Here’s the Kind of Education That Can Transform India]( Nov 22, 2017 02:07 pm | Sanchari Pal An equitable, inclusive and robust education system is the bare minimum that India needs to provide to its population. Here's how this can be effectively and efficiently be done. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Leaving No One Behind: Here’s the Kind of Education That Can Transform India on Facebook]( [Northeast to Get 92 More Air Routes, and Here’s Why It Matters!]( Nov 22, 2017 01:43 pm | Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk At a recent event, the Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha said that the government would open 92 new routes in the Northeast as part of an initiative to improve air connectivity in the region. This initiative, Sinha said, makes up the second round of the government’s ‘Udaan’ scheme, which seeks to provide connectivity to remote […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Northeast to Get 92 More Air Routes, and Here’s Why It Matters! on Facebook]( [Brijesh, Who Fought Great Odds to Study at IIT, Is Raising Lakhs to Educate Others]( Nov 22, 2017 01:25 pm | Rayomand Engineer Brijesh Saroj is the son of a daily wage worker in Uttar Pradesh and is determined to repay the society which helped him during a difficult period. Despite being academically brilliant — he and his brother Raju secured rank 167 and 410 on the JEE merit list respectively — the brothers faced the tough […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Brijesh, Who Fought Great Odds to Study at IIT, Is Raising Lakhs to Educate Others on Facebook]( [Kerala Cops Try a Hand in Farming by Cultivating Paddy in Kannur’s Fallow Fields]( Nov 22, 2017 12:55 pm | Lekshmi Priya S When police officials and citizens join hand for a collective purpose, the results are usually noteworthy! A 2.5-acre farmland, where no cultivation was being practised for several years, has once again become the centre of activity with Chakkarakal policemen and residents embarking on a restoration project of fallow fields in the region. The project, which […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Kerala Cops Try a Hand in Farming by Cultivating Paddy in Kannur’s Fallow Fields on Facebook]( [ISRO Plans New Space Rocket That Can Be Built in Just Three Days!]( Nov 22, 2017 12:40 pm | Deepika Bhardwaj Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Assembling a normal-sized PSLV takes about 30-40 days, but as per a report by The Times of India, ISRO is developing a small launch vehicle that can be assembled in just three days. The […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like ISRO Plans New Space Rocket That Can Be Built in Just Three Days! on Facebook]( [She Was a Child Bride & Domestic Help, Before She Became a Bestselling Author!]( Nov 22, 2017 12:15 pm | Jovita Aranha She was born in the beautiful valley of Kashmir. And even then, her life was anything but a bed of roses. Baby Halder’s birth mother abandoned her at the tender age of four because she refused to put up with the domestic violence her drunkard husband would inflict. And while she fled to be never […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like She Was a Child Bride & Domestic Help, Before She Became a Bestselling Author! on Facebook]( [With Over a Lakh Books, This Septuagenarian Couple’s Library Is Worth a Visit!]( Nov 22, 2017 09:39 am | Lekshmi Priya S There is only one place on earth that you would find a 1942 issue of Sakthi with a resplendent Rukmini Devi Arundale on the cover, letters written by Rajaji and poet Bharathiyar’s daughter Thangammal, a rare photocopy of Thampiran Vanakkam (1578)—the first Tamil book ever published, and a hand-written 1867 Latin-Tamil dictionary, all under one […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like With Over a Lakh Books, This Septuagenarian Couple’s Library Is Worth a Visit! on Facebook]( [How 30 Artists Breathed New Life Into Mumbai’s 142-Year-Old Sassoon Docks!]( Nov 21, 2017 07:55 pm | Jovita Aranha Built in 1875 and situated off Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai, Sassoon Docks is one of the oldest docks in Mumbai, and only one open to the general public. The 142-year-old dock is also, one of largest fish markets in the city. It was the first commercial wet dock in western India that helped establish […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How 30 Artists Breathed New Life Into Mumbai’s 142-Year-Old Sassoon Docks! on Facebook]( [How Responsible Citizens Can Help Villages with Waste Management]( Nov 21, 2017 07:20 pm | Rayomand Engineer Hyderabad, the beautiful ‘City of the Nawabs’, has two large reservoirs. Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar. There are two old villages near the reservoirs, and both don’t come under the Hyderabad Municipality’s jurisdiction. These beautiful villages are right next to the water and have native village homes and also several gated communities. As is usual […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How Responsible Citizens Can Help Villages with Waste Management on Facebook]( [How a School Teacher Exposed the British ‘Coolie’ Trade in 19th Century Assam]( Nov 21, 2017 05:42 pm | Sanchari Pal A school teacher who took a strong stand against gender injustice and British exploitation, Dwarkanath Ganguly is one of the forgotten pillars of Indian renaissance. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a School Teacher Exposed the British ‘Coolie’ Trade in 19th Century Assam on Facebook]( [Good News! New Dengue Testing Kit to Give out Results in 15 Minutes]( Nov 21, 2017 05:18 pm | Vidya Raja The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) situated in New Delhi is in the news for all the right reasons. A team of scientists led by Dr. Navin Khanna has developed a kit, which will help in detecting dengue in a matter of minutes. This low-cost, real-time dengue detection kit called ‘Dengue Day […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Good News! New Dengue Testing Kit to Give out Results in 15 Minutes on Facebook]( [Meet The ‘Waste Warriors’, Who Are Helping Mumbai Become a Cleaner City]( Nov 21, 2017 05:10 pm | Guest Contributor The recent endeavour by the BMC to tackle the issue of garbage segregation has forced Mumbaikars to change their lifelong habits and apathy towards household waste. Large building societies now have to take on the task of educating their residents on concepts like waste segregation, composting, and recycling, as the BMC has ceased to collect […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Meet The ‘Waste Warriors’, Who Are Helping Mumbai Become a Cleaner City on Facebook]( [State After State Is Asking: Is Cloud Seeding the Answer to Drought and Pollution Control?]( Nov 21, 2017 04:56 pm | Vidya Raja It is a common belief that weather is the one thing that man has no control over, but the concept of cloud seeding will change that thought. While cloud-seeding does not mean that we can have access to a weather-on-demand situation, it does mean that with the help of science and technology we can make […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like State After State Is Asking: Is Cloud Seeding the Answer to Drought and Pollution Control? on Facebook]( [This Delhi Graphic Designer’s Awesome Tips on Waste Management Will Make Your Day]( Nov 21, 2017 04:24 pm | Tanvi Patel For 38-year-old Pooja Dhingra, every action comes with its responsibilities and consequences. A conceptualiser and graphic designer from Delhi with 12 years of experience, she recently started thinking about how her skills could be put to good use to spread awareness. She eventually got a great idea. “Cut the Crap” is Pooja’s venture in educating […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Delhi Graphic Designer’s Awesome Tips on Waste Management Will Make Your Day on Facebook]( [Which Are the Best Places in India to Grow Organic Crops? This Digital Map Has the Answer]( Nov 21, 2017 03:53 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Government agencies under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) have developed a geospatial digital map that will help identify regions with high potential for organic farming. Following an extensive research that began in 2011, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS&LUP) in collaboration with Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal, and […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Which Are the Best Places in India to Grow Organic Crops? This Digital Map Has the Answer on Facebook]( [India’s Dalveer Bhandari Re-Elected to ICJ: 10 Things You Should Know About the Judge]( Nov 21, 2017 02:59 pm | Deepika Bhardwaj On November 20, India won a place on the Bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after the UK withdrew its candidate from the election. Justice Dalveer Bhandari, 70, was re-elected for a second term after elections were held at the UN headquarters in New York. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him and also […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like India’s Dalveer Bhandari Re-Elected to ICJ: 10 Things You Should Know About the Judge on Facebook]( [Here’s How India Could Save Over Rs 20 Lakh Crore by 2030 on Oil Imports!]( Nov 21, 2017 02:36 pm | Jovita Aranha India could save up to Rs 20 lakh crore ($330 billion) by 2030 on oil imports only. Do you know how? By shifting to a shared, electric and connected mobility system says a report titled ‘Enabling India’s Transition to Electric Mobility’ by FICCI-Rocky Mountain Institute. This report was released by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Here’s How India Could Save Over Rs 20 Lakh Crore by 2030 on Oil Imports! on Facebook]( [CRPF Offers a Helpline to Kashmiri Militants Who to Wish to Surrender]( Nov 21, 2017 12:41 pm | Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has announced that its 24×7 toll-free helpline number 14411—called ‘Madadgaar’—for local Kashmiri residents will also be available for those who want to leave the ranks of militant organizations. Following the high-profile surrender of footballer turned Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Majid Khan, the CRPF hopes that young Kashmiris in militant groups will […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like CRPF Offers a Helpline to Kashmiri Militants Who to Wish to Surrender on Facebook]( [To Increase India’s Satellites, ISRO Opens Its Doors to Private Players!]( Nov 21, 2017 12:39 pm | Jovita Aranha While the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) undertakes around 3-4 launches per year currently, it will soon be able to cater to the demand of over 16-18 satellites! In a move to more than double its number of satellite launches, ISRO is opening its doors to the private sector. It issued a tender on Monday […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like To Increase India’s Satellites, ISRO Opens Its Doors to Private Players! on Facebook]( [5 Times Residents Did Not Wait for the Railways, but Built Their Own Station!]( Nov 21, 2017 12:27 pm | Manabi Katoch We Indians are well-known to make the impossible, possible. Today we bring you the stories of 5 such railway stations which were built by the villagers on their own. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 5 Times Residents Did Not Wait for the Railways, but Built Their Own Station! on Facebook]( [This 24-Year-Old Lady Not Only Foiled a Mugging Attempt, but Also Nabbed a Thief!]( Nov 21, 2017 12:27 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Chains and mobile snatching have become a grave public nuisance in cities and towns. Many victims are not only being robbed of their possessions but are also left inflicted with injuries. Even P Meena, a resident of Esani Moorthi Koil in Thiruvottiyur would have been a victim of a roadside mugging, had it not been […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This 24-Year-Old Lady Not Only Foiled a Mugging Attempt, but Also Nabbed a Thief! on Facebook]( [How a Shark with Plastic in It’s Stomach Pushed K. Vinod to Start a Beach-Cleaning Drive]( Nov 21, 2017 12:26 pm | Rayomand Engineer The young fisherman in Chennai saw the photo of a dead shark, washed up in Kovalam, with plastics in it’s gut. And this changed everything. We often read of tragic instances when sharks and whales have washed ashore, and a post-mortem carried out on them, reveals inordinate amounts of plastic in their stomachs. All around […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a Shark with Plastic in It’s Stomach Pushed K. Vinod to Start a Beach-Cleaning Drive on Facebook]( [“Why I Made My Mom Go On Her First Solo Trip” – A Millennial Daughter]( Nov 21, 2017 12:24 pm | Guest Contributor Here's why a loving daughter helped fulfill her Indian mother's long-cherished dream of seeing Angkor Wat in Cambodia. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like “Why I Made My Mom Go On Her First Solo Trip” – A Millennial Daughter on Facebook]( [Legends of Thiruchendur: The Temple That Didn’t Bow to European Colonialists or Tsunamis]( Nov 21, 2017 10:22 am | Lekshmi Priya S Situated on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, the ancient temple of Thiruchendur is one of the six prime shrines in India where the Hindu god of war Murugan or Kartikeya is revered as the principal deity. Amongst the largest temple complexes in South India, it has a lofty entrance tower measuring up to […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Legends of Thiruchendur: The Temple That Didn’t Bow to European Colonialists or Tsunamis on Facebook]( [The Yacht Club of Hyderabad: Helping Less-Privileged Children Sail Toward a Brighter Future!]( Nov 21, 2017 10:19 am | Rayomand Engineer Suheim Sheikh loves sailing. A graduate from IIT Madras, he ran a software products company involved in the creation of real-time Stock Trading and Surveillance systems and worked extensively on Fraud Management. Leaving this world of software behind, he decided to pursue his passion and make a difference using it as a tool for the […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like The Yacht Club of Hyderabad: Helping Less-Privileged Children Sail Toward a Brighter Future! on Facebook]( [SaveAGram: Here’s How Villages Can Get Income, Tourists and Self-Esteem All in One Go]( Nov 21, 2017 09:47 am | Vidya Raja “The future of India lies in its villages,” was what Gandhi had said. Unfortunately, these villages are today dying a slow death because the lure of the city life seems more attractive. Some estimates suggest that 30 Indians move from a rural to an urban area every minute. SaveAGram – a social enterprise established in […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like SaveAGram: Here’s How Villages Can Get Income, Tourists and Self-Esteem All in One Go on Facebook]( [Deepanjali Quit Her Job & Fought Social Taboos to Set up an Organic Pad Manufacturing Firm!]( Nov 20, 2017 07:36 pm | Jovita Aranha When 26-year-old Deepanjali Dalmiya decided to quit her well-paying job as a financial consultant at Ernst & Young (New York) in 2015 and ventured into the personal hygiene sector to start her own company, her family thought she would sell perhaps a new detergent, soap or a hand wash. She recalls the uncertainty on their […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Deepanjali Quit Her Job & Fought Social Taboos to Set up an Organic Pad Manufacturing Firm! on Facebook]( [This 17-Year-Old CEO Is Offering Healthcare Solutions for India’s Elderly]( Nov 20, 2017 07:00 pm | Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk Better care for India’s growing elderly population has become a serious concern for policymakers. The country’s poor record in taking care of its elders (defined as anyone above the age of 60) is reflected in Global Age Watch Index, published by Help Age International, a global NGO dedicated to the welfare of old people. As […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This 17-Year-Old CEO Is Offering Healthcare Solutions for India’s Elderly on Facebook]( [Why Eco-Friendly Festivals Like Bengaluru’s Echoes of Earth Are Important in India]( Nov 20, 2017 06:42 pm | Deepika Bhardwaj How conscious are Indian music festivals of their ecological footprint? The kind of question I was sure a Google search would have an answer to, had me surprised when it didn’t. Every year, about 25 music festivals are organised in the country. Thousands go on a 450-km road pilgrimage from Guwahati to make it to […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Why Eco-Friendly Festivals Like Bengaluru’s Echoes of Earth Are Important in India on Facebook]( [India’s First Filmmaker Remains Forgotten. Do You Know His Story?]( Nov 20, 2017 06:27 pm | Sanchari Pal The first Indian behind a movie camera, Hiralal Sen's pioneering contributions to Indian cinema continue to await recognition. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like India’s First Filmmaker Remains Forgotten. Do You Know His Story? on Facebook]( [Tech Giants Join Hands to Restore Mahadevapura Lake in Bengaluru]( Nov 20, 2017 06:21 pm | Tanvi Patel Natural resources in Bengaluru have been affected very strongly by rapid industrialisation and urbanisation. As the city’s concrete fangs grow deeper and stronger, the environment struggles to survive. Lakes in Bengaluru have been the most prominent victims of such quick industrialisation. Industries dumping sewage in lakes have had strong repercussions on the water bodies. But […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Tech Giants Join Hands to Restore Mahadevapura Lake in Bengaluru on Facebook]( [These Saree-Clad Women Divers Protect Rameshwaram’s Coast While Making a Living!]( Nov 20, 2017 05:53 pm | Ranjini Sivaswamy When it is a question of livelihood versus environment, most of us would blindly go with the livelihood option but not these women of Rameshwaram. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like These Saree-Clad Women Divers Protect Rameshwaram’s Coast While Making a Living! on Facebook]( [Want to See Your Picture on a Stamp? Sabrimala’s Post Office Will Make It Happen]( Nov 20, 2017 05:46 pm | Vidya Raja Fancy a postage stamp with your picture on it? All you have to do is head to the post office near the Sabrimala temple in Kerala. Launched on November 16, this service is slowly but steadily seeing a rise in takers. This is also the first time that this kind of a service is being […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Want to See Your Picture on a Stamp? Sabrimala’s Post Office Will Make It Happen on Facebook]( [Just Going to School Is Not Enough. Here’s What Our Kids Need to Truly Learn]( Nov 20, 2017 04:43 pm | Surekha Kadapa-Bose Seventy years of our Independence and we have reached a stage where there is no more force, coercion or awareness needed in the field of education. Today almost every parent, be they from rural or urban areas, rich or poor, wish to educate their child. Even daily wage earners, who aren’t too sure about getting […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Just Going to School Is Not Enough. 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