thebetterindia.comadded August 2026
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani3d ago
This story is part of “Parenting: What Google Won’t Tell You” — The Better India’s people-led parenting series that goes beyond conventional advice to document how real families are actually...
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta3d ago
"1 Plant, 100 Uses" explores the many ways familiar Indian plants, leaves, fruits and trees have been part of everyday life — from food and farming to homes, traditions and natural remedies.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani3d ago
This story is part of “How Does It Work?” — The Better India’s series that takes the everyday things you see, use and rely on, and uncovers the clever technology, design and sustainable thinking...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta3d ago
When a wedding procession moves through Chirgaon in Maharashtra’s Raigad district, there is one thing residents do not hear: a DJ. The village has prohibited DJs and loudspeakers since 2002.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta3d 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 Sriroopa Dutta4d ago
The Teesta was carrying the calf away. Near Spur Number 12, in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district in Bengal, a few fishermen noticed the tiny elephant being pulled along by the river's...
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani4d ago
This story is part of “How Does It Work?” — The Better India’s series that takes the everyday things you see, use and rely on, and uncovers the clever technology, design and sustainable thinking...
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna4d ago
The doctor says a name you have never heard before, then explains, gently, that it is what your child has. The room goes quiet.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta5d ago
“I did not like going to school. The teachers taught us, but sometimes they also scolded and hit us. I never really felt interested in learning,” recalls nine-year-old Jamna Prasad.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta5d ago
For a farmer, a field of paddy or sugarcane is months of work standing in one place. If elephants enter and damage the crop, a season’s income can disappear with it.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna5d ago
Dancing 15 metres underwater Picture a saree unfurling in slow motion, its folds blooming like petals in blue water.
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta5d ago
For a city built around lakes, Bengaluru has spent years trying to answer: how do you bring a lake back?
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani5d ago
A coconut shell is usually the last thing we think about after cracking open a coconut. Once the water and flesh are removed, the hard shell is often discarded or burned.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani6d ago
The snow is deep, visibility is poor, and somewhere beneath the white expanse could be a soldier buried for hours.
The Better Indiaby Nishtha Kawrani6d ago
A plant may look still, but beneath its leaves and stems, it is constantly changing. Roots are extending through the soil, stems are growing towards light, and cells are responding to changes in...
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta6d ago
This story is part of The Better India’s new wildlife series, Species in Focus: 52 species. 52 stories. 52 reasons to protect India’s wildlife.
The Better Indiaby Raajwrita Dutta6d ago
At 72, Vidya Singh scaled Mount Kilimanjaro, becoming one of the oldest Indians to do so. But the climb was just one chapter in her lifelong love for fitness and mountains.
The Better Indiaby Deeksha Sharma6d ago
A patch of land sits right in the middle of a picturesque background — snow-capped mountains, tiny homes and clean air. The land is green, tidy, and has boxes placed every two metres.
The Better Indiaby Krystelle Dsouza6d ago
Originally reported and written in July 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.
The Better Indiaby Avantika Krishna7d ago
Behind the closed cockpit door of flydubai flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September, 2026, Captain Smit Machchhar lay wounded on the floor while the jet lost...
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