How a CA and Lecturer Duo Are Now Transforming This Karnataka Village by Helping Farmers

Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Hello! Here is today's edition of positive news! [How a CA and Lecturer Duo Are Now Transforming This Karnataka Village by Helping Farmers]( May 10, 2017 04:07 pm | Manabi Katoch What started as a family's aspiration towards a rustic homestead has gradually evolved into a community farming initiative in a village near Bengaluru. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a CA and Lecturer Duo Are Now Transforming This Karnataka Village by Helping Farmers on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: These 13-Year-Olds Have an Innovative Solution to Get Rid of Harmful Chalk Dust in Classrooms]( May 10, 2017 04:04 pm | Niharika Sanyal Finding the chalk dust in their classroom insufferable, students at a government school in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu designed chalk dusters using waste plastic bottles. The project was selected amongst the Top 20 stories at the ‘I CAN Awards 2015’ organised by Design for Change. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: These 13-Year-Olds Have an Innovative Solution to Get Rid of Harmful Chalk Dust in Classrooms on Facebook]( [9 Inspiring Facts About Jhulan Goswami, the World’s Leading Wicket-Taker in Women’s ODIs]( May 10, 2017 02:49 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian While she is happy breaking records, Jhulan's goals are set on helping India win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2017 [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like 9 Inspiring Facts About Jhulan Goswami, the World’s Leading Wicket-Taker in Women’s ODIs on Facebook]( [How a Loan Scheme to Help People Irrespective of Their Financial Backgrounds is Transforming Lives]( May 10, 2017 02:20 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian If you have a dream, they will help you follow it. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a Loan Scheme to Help People Irrespective of Their Financial Backgrounds is Transforming Lives on Facebook]( [Why People in an Assam Village Are Using Umbrellas to Find Their Way in the Dark]( May 10, 2017 02:16 pm | Lekshmi Priya S A young man from Assam, known for his helpful inventions, has developed the simple and effective device combining an umbrella with a solar plate and battery. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Why People in an Assam Village Are Using Umbrellas to Find Their Way in the Dark on Facebook]( [Chennai Students Win Smart Indian Hackathon 2017 for Developing a Document Tracker for ISRO]( May 10, 2017 12:31 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian The solution won the top prize among 50 finalists in the pan-India contest, organised by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Chennai Students Win Smart Indian Hackathon 2017 for Developing a Document Tracker for ISRO on Facebook]( [This Heart-Warming Video Makes a Powerful Case to Ensure Inclusive Workplaces for Pregnant Women]( May 09, 2017 07:51 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian With this video, Prega News sends a powerful message about empathy and kindness. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Heart-Warming Video Makes a Powerful Case to Ensure Inclusive Workplaces for Pregnant Women on Facebook]( [A Society in Pune Is Fighting Water Scarcity & Saving ₹ 20 Lakh Every Year. Here’s How]( May 09, 2017 07:29 pm | Aditi Patwardhan Here’s how Roseland Residency in Pune is embracing a green lifestyle with tools like rainwater harvesting, waste management, and tree plantation. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Society in Pune Is Fighting Water Scarcity & Saving ₹ 20 Lakh Every Year. Here’s How on Facebook]( [As NEET Aspirants in Kerala Took the Test, Waiting Parents Found Unexpected Respite in a Mosque]( May 09, 2017 07:11 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian Members of the Vadi Huda Trust made a quick decision to help when they saw a large crowd of tired parents languishing in the heat. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like As NEET Aspirants in Kerala Took the Test, Waiting Parents Found Unexpected Respite in a Mosque on Facebook]( [Thanks to Solar Energy, This Mumbai Society Will Now Save ₹5 Lakh per Year on Electricity Bills!]( May 09, 2017 06:49 pm | Lekshmi Priya S The residents of Grace Co-operative housing society in Mulund are not only switching to sustainable energy, but also segregating and recycling garbage. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Thanks to Solar Energy, This Mumbai Society Will Now Save ₹5 Lakh per Year on Electricity Bills! on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: A Group of Volunteers Came Together to Clean up Trash-Choked Ralia Dam in Tamil Nadu]( May 09, 2017 06:40 pm | Last Forest Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. The efforts and determination to have cleaner water drove a group of volunteers to undertake a mammoth cleaning effort at Coonoor’s Ralia Dam. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: A Group of Volunteers Came Together to Clean up Trash-Choked Ralia Dam in Tamil Nadu on Facebook]( [“My Training Hasn’t Taught Me to Be Weak” IPS Officer Berated by Politician Stands up for Herself]( May 09, 2017 05:45 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian Assistant Superintendent of Police Charu Nigam's powerful message has gone viral with supporters commending her strength. 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[Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: People with Disabilities May Soon Be Exempt from the SC Order About National Anthems in Cinemas on Facebook]( [An IIT Professor’s Award-Winning Mechanism to Trap Carbon Dioxide Can Reduce Air Pollution in India.]( May 09, 2017 04:57 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Dr Vikram Vishal, assistant professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, has won the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for Young Scientist 2017 for his discovery [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like An IIT Professor’s Award-Winning Mechanism to Trap Carbon Dioxide Can Reduce Air Pollution in India. on Facebook]( [Two Female Police Officers in Mumbai Have Rescued Hundreds of Kids From the City’s Railway Stations]( May 09, 2017 04:38 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian Railway Protection Force officers Anjana Choudhary and Rekha Mishra have rescued over 600 kids and dedicated their lives to the cause [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Two Female Police Officers in Mumbai Have Rescued Hundreds of Kids From the City’s Railway Stations on Facebook]( [A Startup Is Helping Delhi-NCR Residents Unwind in the Company of Dogs]( May 09, 2017 04:36 pm | Vidya Raja Team FurryArmy, consisting of a labrador, a golden retriever and a shih tzu, is helping individuals and corporate employees de-stress with therapy dogs. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Startup Is Helping Delhi-NCR Residents Unwind in the Company of Dogs on Facebook]( [From Mumbai’s Streets to Rajasthan: How a Citizen Helped a Mentally Ill Girl Find Her Way Back Home]( May 09, 2017 04:00 pm | Aditi Patwardhan The heartwarming story of how an aware citizen and an NGO came together to help a mental illness patient living on the streets of Mumbai find her way back home to Alwar in Rajasthan. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like From Mumbai’s Streets to Rajasthan: How a Citizen Helped a Mentally Ill Girl Find Her Way Back Home on Facebook]( [With WhatsApp & a YouTube Channel, This Visually Impaired Man Helps Others Be Independent Like Him]( May 09, 2017 03:52 pm | Tanaya Singh Meet Shankar Chandrashekar, a 28-year-old techie who was born with no eyesight and limited use of his arms. Talk to him today and it is clear that he took his disability as a breeze gently pushing him towards his dreams. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like With WhatsApp & a YouTube Channel, This Visually Impaired Man Helps Others Be Independent Like Him on Facebook]( [Inspired by Abdul Kalam, This 18-Year-Old With Severe Disabilities Is a Step Closer to Her IIT Dream]( May 09, 2017 02:30 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian Ranked 2,072 across India under the PwD (Persons with Disabilities) category during JEE Mains, Rachna is now set to appear for JEE Advanced. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Inspired by Abdul Kalam, This 18-Year-Old With Severe Disabilities Is a Step Closer to Her IIT Dream on Facebook]( [Meet the Bengaluru Techie-Turned-Farmer Whose Natural Foods Are a Huge Hit with Consumers]( May 09, 2017 02:03 pm | Guest Contributor A follower of the philosophy that healthy food equals healthy living, Vinayak Gajendragad switched careers to become a natural farmer and health-food promoter. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Meet the Bengaluru Techie-Turned-Farmer Whose Natural Foods Are a Huge Hit with Consumers on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: What Inspired This Jaipur Woman to Start a School & Educate over 600 Underprivileged Girls for Free]( May 09, 2017 01:44 pm | Vimukti Sanstha The realization of social and economic exploitation of girls and women in society became motivation for a housewife to start a free school exclusively for girls. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: What Inspired This Jaipur Woman to Start a School & Educate over 600 Underprivileged Girls for Free on Facebook]( [Meet Pooja Vijay, India’s First Stuttering Comedienne Whose Acts Are Making Waves!]( May 09, 2017 12:32 pm | Lekshmi Priya S A trait often looked down as a disability, Pooja Vijay channels her stammer towards standup comedy and slays it with an impeccable sense of humour. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Meet Pooja Vijay, India’s First Stuttering Comedienne Whose Acts Are Making Waves! on Facebook]( [This Man’s Ingenious Method Helps Children Learn English the Way They Learn Their Mother Tongues]( May 09, 2017 10:57 am | Aditi Patwardhan Karadi Path Education Company aims at facilitating organic learning using a unique methodology that focuses on contextual, musical as well as visual cues to teach English to children. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Man’s Ingenious Method Helps Children Learn English the Way They Learn Their Mother Tongues on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: Dancer Sonal Mansingh Overcame a Car Accident & Debilitating Injuries to Make a Graceful Comeback]( May 08, 2017 07:46 pm | Penguin India Indian classical dancer and Guru Sonal Mansingh has had many highs and lows in her life. A notable low was when she suffered major injuries in a car accident in 1974, but she refused to give in to despair. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like TBI Blogs: Dancer Sonal Mansingh Overcame a Car Accident & Debilitating Injuries to Make a Graceful Comeback on Facebook]( [A Menstrual Awareness Campaign in Kerala Helps Students to Adopt Sustainable Sanitary Practices!]( May 08, 2017 07:27 pm | Lekshmi Priya S A group of youngsters in Kerala is setting up platforms to spread awareness and encourage discussion about menstruation in schools and colleges across the state. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Menstrual Awareness Campaign in Kerala Helps Students to Adopt Sustainable Sanitary Practices! on Facebook]( [Two MNC Professionals Are Cleaning up Delhi & NCR, One Dirty Pocket at a Time]( May 08, 2017 06:54 pm | Aishhwariya Subramanian "A lot of people tend to blame the government for dirty spots in the city. At some point we citizens are also responsible," these changemakers say. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Two MNC Professionals Are Cleaning up Delhi & NCR, One Dirty Pocket at a Time on Facebook]( [How a Class 11 Student’s Invention Is Helping Visually Impaired People Read Books]( May 08, 2017 06:24 pm | Lucy Plummer Gursimran Singh has made a device that visually impaired people can wear which will enable them to visualise the text being dictated by using the concept of binaural beats. He has been awarded a 20 lakh grant for the device to be produced at commercial level and distributed across the country. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How a Class 11 Student’s Invention Is Helping Visually Impaired People Read Books on Facebook]( [TBI Blogs: 7 Reasons Why You Should Plan a Trip to This Unique Village in Corbett National Park]( May 08, 2017 05:32 pm | Dr. Lokesh Abrol Patlidun, a unique village/resort in the mountains of Kumaon, shows the way to do good and make profit too. 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