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TBI Specials: A Village In Bihar Is Greeting Every New Born Daughter With...
There is a small, nondescript village in Bihar that has found a great way to tackle declining sex ratios, global warming and climate change, all in one go. Theirs is a solution that incorporates...
View ArticleTBI BLOGS: How a Padma Shri Awardee is Fighting to Save the Gangetic Dolphins...
Prof Ravindra Sinha has been responsible for creating awareness about conserving the endangered Gangetic dolphin. Recognising his efforts, the Central Government honoured him with the prestigious Padma...
View Article14 Forgotten Folk Uprisings That Prepared the Ground for Indian Independence
In the early years of British Raj, no other community in India offered such heroic resistance to British rule or faced such tragic consequences as did the numerous tribal and peasant communities of...
View ArticleBihar Man Grows 300+ Plants Around School, Creates Award-Winning Paradise!
Welcome to My Garden Series by The Better India, where we feature stories about gardening and homebound farming initiatives submitted by our readers. If you have any stories to share as well, write to...
View ArticleBihar Startup Earns Rs 2.5L in Lockdown, Gives Two-Thirds of Profits to Farmers
Recently, I was exploring a potential story about a startup from Bihar that works to empower farmers through training and providing technical support. Interestingly, during my chat with Raman Kumar,...
View ArticleOnce Bullied & Harassed, Noida Transwoman Blazes Trail as Restaurateur
Life has been anything but kind towards Urooz Husain (27), a transwoman from Bhagalpur, a small town in Bihar. Despite being bullied all through school, sexually harassed at her workplace later on, and...
View ArticleBihar Man Works for 13 Years, Saves the Greater Adjutant Stork From Extinction!
In October 2006, Arvind Mishra, a wildlife conservator received information about a potential new species of birds spotted in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The tip came from a local wildlife expert and...
View ArticleBihar Startup Helps Farmers Keep Veggies Fresh Up To 30 Days Without...
Even though India stands among the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world, our per capita availability is low because post-harvest losses account for about 30% of total production. To...
View ArticleHow a Fearless Adivasi Led India’s 1st People’s Revolt Against the British
Decades before what our history books consider to be the ‘First War of Independence’ (1857), there was the tribal rebellion led by Tilka Manjhi, a fearless Adivasi warrior, in present-day Bihar and...
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