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People near the villages of the Doodhatoli mountains in Uttarakhand were leading a quiet life, rearing cattle and farming on their respective agricultural lands. Also going on simultaneously in the [...]
Twenty social enterprises were recently awarded grants totaling $2 million by the India Development Marketplace (DM) funded by the World Bank Group (WBG). The grantees received $100,000 each to extend [...]
Aparajita Datta, a wildlife biologist and senior scientist at the Nature Conservation Foundation(NCF), has won the 2013 Whitley Award, also known as the Green Oscar. The award comes as a [...]
With a population of over a billion, life is cheap in India. Not many people care about the number of casualties during child birth due to lack of basic maternal [...]
He has donated his entire salary to charity for the 35 years he worked as a librarian. His retirement benefits and his share of family property were all used for [...]
Red brigade is a self defence group formed by women in a Lucknow slum. They make themselves loud and clear : stop abusing women or get beaten up. Named for [...]
The forests of Assam are home to exotic species of animals. Elrhino is saving those forests and animals by turning elephant poop into paper. As a kid, I stayed in [...]
Simple solutions can solve most of our water, waste and energy problems. Reap Benefit shows one of those many ideas. Some time back, students of Sarakki Higher Primary School in [...]
This is a story of real women empowerment in India ; how one project has boosted the confidence and changed the way these women were perceived. In Mahoba district in [...]
On World Water Day 2013, let’s join Aabid Surti in saying, “Save every drop or drop dead” What will happen if there is no water left on Earth? Yes we [...]
Jadav Payeng single-handedly turned a barren sandbar in Assam into a thick forest! We often fantasize about changing the world but don’t do anything thinking, “What difference can a single [...]
The pro activeness of Hyderabadis helped save the lives of those injured in the twin blasts that shook the nation on Thursday. Instead of just watching news updates about the [...]
“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.” ~ Helen Keller Sushmeetha Bubna does not believe in giving money or food as a sign of sympathy to [...]
Rotary Bangalore, Peenya, in association with Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), organised the 16th Jaipur Limb Camp in Bangalore from 3rd to 9th January. The camp aimed to provide [...]
Ahmedabad RTO and the Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Supreme’s joint project for Training Three Wheeler Drivers in ‘First Aid’ has come as a savior for many road accident victims. Their [...]
Do you remember that moment when you were very hungry but couldn’t eat due to a packed schedule or unavailability of food? If not then maybe you should skip a [...]
Sometimes it just feels good to think that at this very moment there are so many diverse things happening simultaneously in different parts of the world. At the very instant [...]
Sr. Mary Mascarenhas is Bangalore’s own Mother Teresa for hundreds of leprosy patients in the city’s Sumanahalli Leprosy Rehabilitation Society. She has worked for the cause of leprosy patients for [...]
Artists in Bihar are painting images of Hindu gods on trees to save them from the axe and protecting the environment. This unique social innovation project was started in September [...]
