How One Article’s Ripple Effect Helped This Project Impact 50 Lakh Students
Eckovation is a social learning platform started by IIT Delhi graduates Ritesh Singh and Akshat Goel. Started with the aim of taking quality education to children from underprivileged and/or rural background, Eckovation bridges the gap between home and school and also brings students in touch with teachers, irrespective of their financial background. It encourages active […]
Hyderabad Man Turns Shipping Containers Into Solar ‘Loocafes’ With Stink Sensors
The thought of crossing a public toilet while walking in India arouses feelings of nausea and disgust. Closing your nostrils with your fingertips might still not be enough to avoid the horrifying and unbearable stink of ammonia. And despite all your efforts to block out the smell, a passing whiff is enough to make you […]
Bridging the gap in Banking : Bank Sakhis and BC Sakhis as Doorstep Bankers
Banking has always been a challenging task for many of us. We are often caught signing on the cross mark made by banking officials in a hurry to get our loans or credit cards. Most people are eager to sign on the dotted line to ensure that their dream purchases of a home, car, other […]
MP Farmer Builds Irrigation System Using Waste Glucose Bottles; Now Earns in Lakhs
For many years, and several monsoons, the farmers of Jhabua district in Madhya Pradesh looked to the skies for showers. As they witnessed their crops die, lands go dry and families starve to near-death, many abandoned their villages to migrate for daily wage jobs in urban areas. Ramesh Bariya was one such farmer. A native […]
How TBI Readers Helped Fund India’s First Signal School
Every year, thousands of people migrate to the city of Mumbai in search of a better life and better employment opportunities. Unfortunately, many fall prey to unemployment and poverty and end up living on roads. The children are expected to move from one traffic signal to another to beg or sell knick-knacks and do whatever […]
Social Capital: Developing true wealth
#Socialcapital is true wealth which boosts economy & overall growth however it cannot be measured directly & manifests itself in various aspects of society. @DAY_NRLM @MoRD_GOI it means #sustainablelivelihoods @OfficeofUT @mrhasanmushrif My blog on it https://t.co/LjAuh9tUvZ
Low-Cost Bedrolls Made by Upcycling Scrap from PPE Manufacturers
Lakshmi Menon is a well-known eco-innovator in Ernakulam, Kerala and the founder of Pure Living, an organisation focussed on finding sustainable livelihood solutions. After crafting pens made from waste paper, she has yet again come up with a new invention — an eco-friendly mattress named Shayya, that aims to solve two pressing issues: waste management […]
The Leading Ladies on Mission against Menstrual Poverty
The Nation with population of approximately 1.33 billion in which 48 percent are females, where we talk about awareness, empowerment, activeness, participation, equality and all on daily basis for females of our country. It looks decent to talk about them, but when we see the reality behind the curtain of our fancy words it’s scary. […]
वरदान हैं जीवन
वरदान जीवन का…. क्या वक़्त के साये में हूँ मैं छोटा सा तिनका पवन जिसे उड़ाकर दूर दूर उछाल देक्या वक़्त के साये में हूँ तरल सा बबूला हवा के झोंके जिसे उड़ा दे क्या वक़्त के हाथों हूँ माटी की गुड़िया ठोंकर लगते ही जो धम से टूटे क्या वक़्त के हाथों हूँ रास्ते का पत्थर राह चला जो कोई […]
Women Farmer Producer Companies transforming the face of Agriculture in Maharashtra
An online meeting with #FPCs of @MissionUmed revealed the confidence of #WomenFarmerProducerCompanies in Maharashtra @DAY_NRLM @MoRD_GOI @mrhasanmushrif bringing change in #agriculture @MahaDGIPR @AgriGoI #SHGs Online is the new mantra, screen fatigue or no, we all are head over heels into it. So over the last two months MSRLM has undertaken reviews, conducted online trainings and […]
