thebetterindia.comadded August 2026
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna5h ago
In 1991, a group of women in Dubagunta, a village in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, walked to the local arrack shop with broomsticks, sticks and chilli powder, and forced it to shut.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna7h ago
Every Sunday, groups of 40 to 50 children in north-west Delhi pull on gloves and masks, pick up brooms, shovels and sacks, and head for a park or street corner buried in rubbish.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta9h ago
If you have been waiting to add a burst of colour to your garden, October is a good time to start with Asiatic lilies.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta12h ago
Every year, Olive Ridley turtles return to Odisha’s coast to mate, feed and nest. By the time thousands of them appear on the sand, however, much of their journey has already happened offshore.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta15h ago
At first glance, Hesaraghatta looks like a stretch of empty land on Bengaluru’s outskirts. There are no towering trees or dense forests here — just grass, scrub, seasonal wetlands and the broad...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
This National Wildlife Week, we look at the many ways human choices shape our relationship with wildlife — from what we grow and believe to what we consume and how we understand animals.
The Better Indiaby Vaishali Gautam1d ago
The butter used in Ferrero Rocher has a surprising Indian connection: a factory in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, run by a family whose story began decades ago with a woman grinding seeds at home.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
Far in Arunachal Pradesh’s eastern Himalayas, dense forests give way to bamboo and rhododendron at higher elevations, before opening into patches of mountain grassland.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
India’s election machinery has had a man at its helm for most of its history. Gyanesh Kumar became India’s 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in February 2025.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani1d ago
On Gandhi Jayanti morning, nearly 1,000 young people gathered at Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj with the Yamuna in front of them.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1d ago
Rajat Kukreja, 37, dreads one monthly task more than any deadline. As an ecosystem builder in climate technology, he travels constantly, and the reimbursements pile up with every trip.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta1d ago
Walk through some forest patches in the southern Western Ghats and you may notice that the ground suddenly looks different. The soil under your feet stays wet. Small streams cut through the forest.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna1d ago
I am Srivatsan Sankaran, a deaf photographer from Chennai, and most spaces are not truly inclusive for me. My deafness is invisible, so people do not realise I cannot hear them until I explain it.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani2d ago
This story is part of “How Tech Changed It” — The Better India’s series that looks at how technology has transformed the sectors, systems and everyday experiences around us.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta2d ago
At 92, Gujarat’s Padma Parikh turned her lifelong love for crochet into a business with help from her granddaughters. Today, her handmade products reach customers in India and abroad.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani2d ago
For many women, getting from one place to another is rarely just about reaching the destination. A late-evening cab ride can mean sharing a live location with someone, checking the driver’s details...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta2d ago
If you have ever looked up at a flock of birds and wondered where they were headed, the answer could be much farther away than you imagined.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta2d ago
Ever watched an eco influencer and wondered how you are meant to copy that life from a city flat? Sonam Wangdus says the answer may lie in lessons he learnt growing up in Ladakh.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta2d ago
“I understood that if I can stay calm and keep moving, I can get through it.” That thought came to Akshay Sharma during one of the hardest stretches of his latest endurance challenge.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta3d ago
At eight, Sia Domkundwar remembers scratching her scalp until it hurt. A bacterial infection had left her with painful boils and clumps of hair falling out. There was no diagnosis for it.
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