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Raised By a Single Mom, Manipur Lad Overcame Crushing Poverty to Become a Celebrated MMA Champion

Chungreng Koren, a fighter from Manipur, recently won the (Interim) Bantamweight title at the 14th edition of Matrix Fight Night (MFN), India's...

17.04.2024 20

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IIT-M’s Groundbreaking Innovation Helps Wheelchair Users Stand With The Press of a Button

After Arise, India’s first manual standing wheelchair, and NeoBolt, the country’s first motorised add-on for wheelchairs, IIT-Madras now develops...

11.04.2024 10

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Bengaluru Residents Can Do a Lot More to Save The City’s Water & It Isn’t Too Late to Start

What more can Bengaluru's residents do to save water? We explore some expert-recommended solutions you can take up at home.

08.04.2024 10

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Why ‘Everyone Needs to Calm Down’ About Bengaluru’s Water Scarcity

Bengaluru water scarcity: From completing projects on time to reviving lakes, constructing open wells, rainwater harvesting and using wastewater as a...

05.04.2024 4

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How a Grandma’s Traditional Rasam Powder Recipe Gave Birth to a Brand Earning Rs 16 Cr/Year

Founded by M S Ravindran, Nagarathna Ravindran, and Malathi Sharma, Adukale highlights the rich heritage of Karnataka's Sankethi cuisine through...

01.04.2024 10

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How a Grandma’s Traditional Rasam Powder Recipe Gave Birth to a Brand Earning Rs 16 Cr/Year

Founded by M S Ravindran, Nagarathna Ravindran, and Malathi Sharma, Adukale highlights the rich heritage of Karnataka's Sankethi cuisine through...

30.03.2024 20

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Startup’s Innovation Could Help Millions Get Access to Better Brain Health At Home

Ivory, a pioneering age-tech startup founded by Issac John and Rahul Krishnan, aims to redefine the ageing experience by focusing on better brain...

25.03.2024 10

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‘Why Go For Coaching?’: Ex-IRS Officer’s Free UPSC CSE Course Eliminates Need for Paid Classes

An IRS officer-turned-educator, Ravi Kapoor has mentored thousands of UPSC aspirants for free. Taking upon his 10 years of bureaucratic experience and...

22.03.2024 10

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Startup by IIT Grads Helps Indian Homes Run on Zero Electricity, Earns Rs 200 Crore in Revenues

SolarSquare, founded by IIT Bombay graduates Neeraj Jain and Shreya Mishra, along with Pune University graduate Nikhil Nahar, is a leading residential...

08.03.2024 10

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Snow Leopards & More: Photographer Takes Stunning Pics of Endangered Species in Ladakh

Through his photos, photojournalist Karamjeet Singh has managed to capture a variety of endangered species. With his keen eye, he has photographed...

05.03.2024 30

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Why A Startup is Recycling 220 Million Li-ion Batteries For EV Makers, Solar Chargers & More

Established in 2020, BatX Energies extracts rare earth metals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from used Lithium-ion cells and sells...

01.03.2024 20

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‘It Was My Mom’s Wish’: Woman Never Says No to Shelter Disabled & Abandoned Dogs at This Home

Sarah Iyer, the founder of Chennai-based Madras Animal Rescue Society, and her husband Gerry run a shelter for 340 paraplegic, disabled and abandoned...

27.02.2024 10

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Relentlessly Bullied, I Overcame Trauma to Build ‘A Little Extra’ & Secure Rs 60 Lakh on Shark Tank India

Relentlessly bullied as a child, Diksha Singhi overcame her trauma to become a body positivity influencer. Today, she runs an unconventional jewellery...

15.02.2024 20

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IIT Professor’s Novel Technique Produces High-Quality Vermicompost in Half The Time

Dr Ajay S Kalamdhad led a group of IIT-Guwahati researchers to innovate a two-stage fast biodegradation technique that can aid municipal corporations...

12.02.2024 4

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IIT PHD Scholar’s Device Uses IoT to Check Purity of Water, Costs 90% Less Than Imports

Called the R-SAM-PRO, this unique and affordable Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled water quality monitoring device, has been developed by Satyam, a PhD...

07.02.2024 10

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IAS Officer Uses IoT to Raise Water Supply, Cut Power Bills by 40% in 16 Villages

Armed with dual degrees from IIT Kharagpur, IAS officer Raja Gopal Sunkara used technology innovatively to solve water and power supply challenges in...

01.02.2024 6

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Why This Inspiring ’12th Fail’ Has a Million Followers on Instagram

Dhiraj Takri, a 21-year-old content creator from rural Odisha, has become an internet sensation for teaching people on Instagram how to speak English...

30.01.2024 6

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‘I Was a Doctor; A Tragedy Motivated Me to Quit Medicine & Become an IPS Officer’

Dr Ram Gopal Naik, a doctor-turned-IPS officer, has many achievements in his name. Awarded the President’s Police Medal for Gallantry after rescuing...

29.01.2024 5

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IIT-M Gives Free 3D-Printed Face Implants To Poor Patients Disfigured by Black Fungus

A collaboration between IIT Madras and Chennai-based startup ZorioX Innovation Labs, the #Right2Face initiative aims to help poor patients with face...

23.01.2024 5

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A Freedom Fighter’s Idea Revolutionised India’s Rail Travel Making it Comfortable for Millions

On his 100th birth anniversary, we remember Madhu Dandavate, a freedom fighter inspired by Mahatma Gandhi who fought for the liberation of Goa, took...

19.01.2024 4

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How Laundry Tags Helped Mumbai’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Solve City’s 1st Quadruple Murder Case

When a quadruple murder shocked the then Bombay, it led to a landmark investigation by DCP Vaidyanath Someshwar Sami, known as the ‘Sherlock...

18.01.2024 10

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This Prodigy Went to MIT at 14, Has Now Built One of World’s Most Advanced Air Purification Tech

Founded by Angad Daryani, Mumbai-based cleantech startup Praan.io has built one of the world's most advanced air purification technologies that can...

17.01.2024 10

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Boosting Output by 300%, IAS Officer Turns Jharkhand District Into ‘Ragi Capital of India’

IAS officer Sushant Gaurav won the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for his outstanding work of transforming...

27.12.2023 10

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‘Gehraiyaan’ Composer Wanted to Be a Physicist Before Music Took him To Bollywood

Kabeer Kathpalia, also known as 'OAFF,' found success with the movie ‘Gehraiyaan’. Here's how his unconventional path to music shaped his...

15.12.2023 10

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How Narain Karthikeyan, India’s 1st F1 Driver, Built a Successful Startup in Just 3 Years

Narain Karthikeyan, India's first Formula 1 race car driver, now runs a business of refurbished bikes, which employs around 250 people and is backed...

11.12.2023 2

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IIT Guwahati Startup’s Floating Solar Plants Conserve Water Too

IIT-Guwahati-incubated startup Quant Solar Technologies' Floating Solar Plants are an innovative way to harness solar energy while conserving water...

05.12.2023 8

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Nagaland’s Biggest Rapper Moko Koza Chose Hip Hop Over MBBS To Speak for His People

Moko Koza, Nagaland's leading Hip Hop artist shares why he sings about the trials and tribulations of the indigenous Naga people, their history and...

24.11.2023 7

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‘I’m Gay & I Don’t Want a Fake Life’: The Man Making Manipur Safer for LGBTQ Community

Surviving a series of tragedies, Sadam Hanjabam created a safe haven for Manipur’s LGBTQ community through his organisation ‘Ya_All’.

17.11.2023 6

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35 Cities, 13 States: I Travelled 8849 KM in an Electric SUV For Less Than Rs 3/KM

Engineer Sushil Reddy traversed the Golden Quadrilateral route across 13 Indian states in 70 days in his electric SUV, as part of his global outreach...

16.11.2023 30

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Leaving Is Not an Option! 6 Things Delhi Residents Must Do Now to Fight Pollution

Doctors have advised parents in Delhi-NCR to leave the city because of intense air pollution. But not everyone has that luxury. Here are some steps...

08.11.2023 10

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Swimmer Escaped the British in the Ganga, Suffered Bullet Wound & Won Gold For India

Legendary swimming champion Sachin Nag won India’s only gold medal in swimming at the Asian Games. Yet few know his incredible story.

03.11.2023 3

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Adopting India as Her ‘Home’, A British Woman Fought to Save Tigers & Wildlife All Her Life

On 4 October, 2023, India mourned the loss of Anne Wright, a pioneering conservationist who dedicated over five decades to protecting the nation’s...

30.10.2023 2

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IIT & NIT Grads’ Innovative Smart Ring Supports Contactless Payments While Tracking Health

Inspired by COVID-19, the founders of Muse Wearables came up with an innovative way to make payments contactless while tracking health. Called Ring...

20.10.2023 3

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Meet The Startup Creating Luxury Fashion From Waste

Econock, a Delhi-based startup founded by Ribhav Kapur, creates luxurious accessories through upcycling materials like scrap leather.

29.09.2023 4

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Startup’s Unique Tech Can Turn 10 Tonnes of Wet Waste Into Compost In Just 8 Hours

Called the ‘Gold Composter’, this organic waste composter can convert waste amounting to anywhere between 20 kg to 10 tonnes into ‘nutrient-rich...

20.09.2023 30

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This Smokeless & Biodegradable Innovation to Kill Mosquitoes Can Help India Battle Dengue

Developed by Prasad Phadke and his team based out of Ahmedabad, the Eco BioTrap is a 'Made in India' device, which is more affordable than electric...

07.09.2023 2

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