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Here is the latest positive news from The Better India Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. Don't miss! Our amazing [#BossWomen series]( [India Is One of 36 Countries Where Marital Rape Is Not a Crime. Here Are the Changes We Need.]( Jul 26, 2017 03:58 pm | Legistify.com “Mother he raped me!” said the girl, “But he’s your husband child!” said the mother, as she cried in her lap thinking at least her mother would have understood the dilemma. This is not a scenario from a movie or a play, but something that has existed in our society since long enough. Women who […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like India Is One of 36 Countries Where Marital Rape Is Not a Crime. Here Are the Changes We Need. on Facebook]( [From Wireless Jackets to Sleep Analysers, These Student Innovations Rocked the Show at IIMB]( Jul 26, 2017 03:17 pm | Lekshmi Priya S The Bengaluru campus of Indian Institute of Management saw many tech-based innovations being showcased by students from across the country under the 7th edition of Texas Instruments India Innovation Challenge Design contest last week. A platform for students who aspire to make a difference with their innovative ideas, the competition witnessed a display of scientific […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like From Wireless Jackets to Sleep Analysers, These Student Innovations Rocked the Show at IIMB on Facebook]( [Electricity Bills Dropped From ₹20,000 to ₹350 at a Mumbai Society, Thanks to 3 War Heroes!]( Jul 26, 2017 02:26 pm | Jovita Aranha Three retired Air Force squadrons who served in the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistan wars, are now leading a campaign for clean energy at their residential society in Lokhandwala Complex, Andheri, Mumbai. Squadron leaders PK Purushe, AC Kalele and BS Rathode installed 40 solar panels atop their 14-storey Trishul Cooperative Housing Society (CHS) at Lokhandwala in […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Electricity Bills Dropped From ₹20,000 to ₹350 at a Mumbai Society, Thanks to 3 War Heroes! on Facebook]( [Government Introduces E-Filing of Sexual Harassment Complaints for Central Govt Employees]( Jul 26, 2017 01:40 pm | Vidya Raja On July 24, 2017, the Women and Child Development Ministry led by Maneka Gandhi launched an online platform, called She-box (sexual harassment electronic box), to enable women employees of the Central government to file complaints related to sexual harassment at the workplace. The Union government has 30.87 lakh employees. According to the Census of Central […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Government Introduces E-Filing of Sexual Harassment Complaints for Central Govt Employees on Facebook]( [A 68-Year-Old Woman’s WhatsApp Plea Drives Secunderabad Residents to Fill Potholes Themselves!]( Jul 26, 2017 12:04 pm | Jovita Aranha When potholes lay unattended on Gough Road outside the NSG (National Security Guard) hub in Secunderabad Cantonment for almost three years, one WhatsApp message by a 68-year-old woman was all it took to drive citizen action. “I am going to do what I can do to fill the potholes. Whoever is interested, please come and […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A 68-Year-Old Woman’s WhatsApp Plea Drives Secunderabad Residents to Fill Potholes Themselves! on Facebook]( [Remember the Iconic Doordarshan Logo? It’s up for a Makeover & You Can Help Design the New One!]( Jul 26, 2017 11:49 am | Lekshmi Priya S T he TV serials that public service broadcaster Doordashan had to offer still give us the nostalgia of the 90s. While supernatural shows like Chandrakanta and Alif Laila made us enter a world of fantasy way before Game of Thrones or Harry Potter made it look cool, shows like Shriman Shrimati and Dekh Bhai Dekh made sure […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Remember the Iconic Doordarshan Logo? It’s up for a Makeover & You Can Help Design the New One! on Facebook]( [This IIT-IIM Alumnus Quit His Corporate Career to Empower Students and Make Them Decision-Makers]( Jul 26, 2017 11:28 am | Vidya Raja Armed with an MBA from one of India’s premier business schools, Divakar Sankhla joined the corporate workforce like the majority of his fellow students in 2007. A chance encounter with a Teach for India advertisement tickled something in him. He felt that he could manage to balance both – make a difference through his teaching […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This IIT-IIM Alumnus Quit His Corporate Career to Empower Students and Make Them Decision-Makers on Facebook]( [A Walking Stick That Charges a Phone & Lights Your Way, This UP Teen’s Innovation Is a Wonder!]( Jul 25, 2017 06:27 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Walking sticks have been assisting the elderly since time immemorial. From wood to plastic – there are enough and more options when it comes to buying the perfect walking stick. But have you come across a walking stick that lets you charge your phone? Or one that has a torch? Or one with a braking system? A […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Walking Stick That Charges a Phone & Lights Your Way, This UP Teen’s Innovation Is a Wonder! on Facebook]( [What India’s Youth Really Want in the Social Sector: Embracing Politics and Real Equality]( Jul 25, 2017 06:16 pm | India Development Review (IDR) “What do you want to be?” Throughout my childhood and early youth, I had no definitive answer to that question. I remember feeling nervous each time it was asked. ‘Pilot’ was my first reply and the second, less interesting option—‘IAS officer’. I didn’t end up becoming either of those and now work with The YP Foundation, […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like What India’s Youth Really Want in the Social Sector: Embracing Politics and Real Equality on Facebook]( [IGNOU Waives Tuition Fees for Transgender Students – Gets 100 Applicants Already!]( Jul 25, 2017 06:13 pm | Lucy Plummer Earlier this month, IGNOU announced that it had scrapped tuition fees for transgender individuals. Since the announcement, the university reports that it has received 100 applications from the community already. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like IGNOU Waives Tuition Fees for Transgender Students – Gets 100 Applicants Already! on Facebook]( [This Incubator Is Nurturing Small NGOs to Help Them Help Others]( Jul 25, 2017 05:33 pm | The/Nudge Non-profit sector in India is seeing a rise of budding social entrepreneurs with bold new ideas. However, in the absence of a vibrant ecosystem, they struggle, and often fail in their efforts to develop their idea and build a scalable organisation around it.  N/Core – an incubator for nonprofits, aspires to bridge this gap. The […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Incubator Is Nurturing Small NGOs to Help Them Help Others on Facebook]( [How Tender Coconuts Taught Me the Secret to Happiness!]( Jul 25, 2017 04:06 pm | TEDxNITTrichy In a world where abundance leaves us in wants, the problem of shortage may not be the lack of efficiency but greed masquerading as need. This article helps perceive the world from the eyes of someone who has almost nothing and helps us rediscover the things we take for granted and how satisfaction and sharing happiness is the only thing that matters in this mortal journey we call life! [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like How Tender Coconuts Taught Me the Secret to Happiness! on Facebook]( [Indian Students Competing in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Challenge Can Transform the Way We Travel]( Jul 25, 2017 03:45 pm | Ranjini Sivaswamy Eighty students from across our country are bringing their brains together to design and build a technology that can completely change the way we travel. [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Indian Students Competing in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Challenge Can Transform the Way We Travel on Facebook]( [Delhi Students May Soon Be Able to Apply for Driving Licences at Their Colleges. Know How!]( Jul 25, 2017 03:07 pm | Lekshmi Priya S If things go as planned, colleges in Delhi will soon have a new system that will make it easier for its students to avail driving licences at their college premises. According to Delhi’s transport minister Kailash Gahlot, the system is likely to be launched by September this year, under which the students will be able to […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Delhi Students May Soon Be Able to Apply for Driving Licences at Their Colleges. Know How! on Facebook]( [You Can Now Apply for a Passport Without a Birth Certificate!]( Jul 25, 2017 02:49 pm | Jovita Aranha Birth certificates are no longer mandatory to get a passport. With the rationale of making passports easily available to millions, the government informed the Parliament this week that Aadhaar or PAN card among a host of documents could be used to establish proof of birth. As per the Passport Rules, 1980, all applicants born on […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like You Can Now Apply for a Passport Without a Birth Certificate! on Facebook]( [Once a Ragpicker, This Teenager Is Now Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s Brand Ambassador]( Jul 25, 2017 12:55 pm | Jovita Aranha 15-year-old ragpicker Bilal Ahmad Dar has been earning his livelihood by cleaning Asia’s second biggest freshwater lake, Wular. He has now been named Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) new brand ambassador. Hailing from the village of Lahawarpora on the banks of Wular, Bilal lost his father Mohammad Ramzan when he was in class 6. The responsibility […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Once a Ragpicker, This Teenager Is Now Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s Brand Ambassador on Facebook]( [IAF Rescues Mom With Newborn Twins & a Pregnant Lady Who Were Stranded in Flood-Hit Gujarat]( Jul 25, 2017 12:50 pm | Lekshmi Priya S The flood situation in North Gujarat and Saurashtra has escalated following the heavy rains that led the Sabarmati river to overflow. Affecting several districts in the north and central parts of Gujarat like Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Anand, Patan and Valsad, nearly 25,000 people have been evacuated safely under the massive aerial relief and rescue operations that […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like IAF Rescues Mom With Newborn Twins & a Pregnant Lady Who Were Stranded in Flood-Hit Gujarat on Facebook]( [Buying or Investing in Real Estate? Here Are 2 Legal Bodies That Can Help You Solve Problems]( Jul 25, 2017 12:37 pm | LawRato After the enactment of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, aggrieved buyers can either approach Real Estate Regulatory Authority or National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for filing of complaints pertaining to real estate disputes. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) is thrashing builders by imposing stringent penalties. Recently NCDRC ordered Unitech to pay a penalty […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like Buying or Investing in Real Estate? Here Are 2 Legal Bodies That Can Help You Solve Problems on Facebook]( [A Guide to Teaching English-Part 3: Introducing Students to the Beauty of Adjectives]( Jul 24, 2017 06:28 pm | Volunteer Curriculum By the end of this lesson plan, you’d have covered almost all commonly used subject types in English. That’s no small achievement. With the last 2 lesson plans here and here, your students can speak about themselves and people around them using I, your, he, she etc. They can speak about objects and people using […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Guide to Teaching English-Part 3: Introducing Students to the Beauty of Adjectives on Facebook]( [This Ahmedabad Startup’s Concrete Curing Method Not Only Saves 80% Water but Energy & Time Too!]( Jul 24, 2017 06:19 pm | Lekshmi Priya S Every building around us stands thanks to the protective backbone called concrete. A mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, its ability to be plastic and malleable when newly-mixed, and strong and durable when hardened, makes it perfect for building large-scale to small-scale structures. However, the key to achieving a strong, durable concrete lies in […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like This Ahmedabad Startup’s Concrete Curing Method Not Only Saves 80% Water but Energy & Time Too! on Facebook]( [A Trade Deal Could Hit Affordable & Generic Medicines in India. Here’s What You Need to Know.]( Jul 24, 2017 05:52 pm | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Officials from the sixteen countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal – which includes the ten ASEAN member states, plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea– are meeting this week for another round of negotiations. Ironically, the venue is the city of Hyderabad – the hub of the Indian […] [Read This Story]( [share on Twitter]( [Like A Trade Deal Could Hit Affordable & Generic Medicines in India. 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