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26-YO IAS Topper Fights Child Marriage, Revamps Education In Rajasthan’s...
An oath-taking ceremony in the Badnor panchayat of Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, saw several children and their parents making a few solemn promises in front of their respective places of worship. “I...
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Dreams Don’t Have Deadlines: Farmer’s Son Cracks NEET After 4 Failed Attempts!
On June 5, celebrations in Dedawas ka Goliya, a remote village in Barmer district of Rajasthan, refused to die down even as the day ended. Neighbours and relatives flocked Naringaramji Patel’s house...
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A Legend in Jaipur, 94-YO Chaiwala Feeds 200 Beggars For Free Every Day!
Every morning, he wakes up at 3, gets ready, and heads to his store. Cutting through the overwhelming line of morning customers, he rolls up the shutters and begins the preparations. By 4.30 am, his...
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Rajasthan Makes Planting Trees, Digging Ponds Compulsory For Engineering...
The country is losing its green cover at a rapid rate. But that is nothing new. What matters are the proactive people and the government policies conducive to bring a massive change in the dark...
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These Low-Cost Eco-friendly Rajasthani Homes Can Survive Floods & Earthquakes!
A few drops of rain and Barmer, a drought-affected district in Rajasthan, rejoices. However, in 2006, a flash flood turned their joy into misery instead and rendered hundreds of villagers homeless in...
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Can a Tree Grow with Just 1 Litre of Water? This 68-YO Farmer Has Grown 50,000!
If I were to tell you that only one litre of water is needed to grow a tree, you would possibly react in three different ways—assume I have gone berserk, wonder if I am watering the tree secretly, and...
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School Dropout Invents ‘Chauka System’, Makes His Village Self-sufficient in...
The year was 1977. Laporiya, a remote village in Rajasthan, was experiencing its worst drought, leaving its farmers unemployed. Eventually, the situation worsened to the extent that it started to...
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3 Friends Collect Old Jeans, Upcycle Them Into Bags & Slippers For 1200 Needy...
Did you know that manufacturing one pair of jeans, takes up around 8,000 litres of water? Every year millions of pairs are discarded by households across India and taking into account the country’s...
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India’s Last Inhabited Fortress in Rajasthan has 4000 People Living Rent-Free...
Once upon a time, there lived a group of benevolent kings in a ‘Golden City’ who were so impressed by the services of their subjects, that they decided to gift a 1,500 feet long fort to them. For the...
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25 Kg Cauliflowers, 3-Ft Brinjals & Padma Shri: This 72-YO Farmer is Truly...
Earlier this year, Jagdish Parikh, an organic farmer, was toiling under the sun, when he received a call from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, informing him that he had won the Padma Shri, India’s...
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Rajasthan Tractor Driver Turns Organic Farmer in The Thar Desert, Earns 50%...
It’s almost winter in India, and yet the daytime temperature continues to soar in the border village of Bajju in Rajasthan. Located in the arid Thar Desert, this little hamlet remains sparsely...
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Once He Wished To Be a Teacher. Today Rajasthan Cop Teaches 500 Slum Kids for...
Like many kids her age, Laxmi, a student of Class 9 in Rajasthan’s Churu village wants to become a cop when she grows up. Unlike most of them, it is because she is determined to ensure that others do...
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With Batteries That Last Twice As Long, Jaipur Startup Launches Unique E-Scooter
Nearly all electric scooters in India run on traditional lithium-ion or lead-acid batteries. But not the BattRE electric scooter. Manufactured by BattRE Electric Mobility, a Jaipur-based electric...
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Rajasthan Farmer Grows Sweet Success From Lemons, Reaps Healthy Profits in 2...
“Farming is not rocket science, anyone can do it,” suggests Abhishek Jain, as he narrates his farming journey. Passionate about eating natural and healthy food? Check out organic seeds here. “You just...
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Rajasthan Farmer Switches to Organic, Wins Padma Shri and Customers From 28...
“Maine neki kiya aur dariya mein daal diya (I did a good deed and kept it to myself). Padma Shri came as a pleasant surprise. I never expected anything in return, but the prestigious award is a...
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Shoes For Kids, Blood Bank For Rare Groups: IAS Officer Transforms Lakhs of...
“Lal batti wali gaadi, dekho collector babu aaya!” This is the chant that excited young kids would greet the District Collector with, when his car would pass by the village of Dhanasar, Hanumangarh...
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15-YO Rajasthan Student Takes On 4 Armed Poachers Who Shot a Chinkara!
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. My kids are in the...
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IRS Officer Transforms Native Village Into ‘Smart’ Role Model, Aims to Uplift...
With The Positive Collective, The Better India’s COVID-19 coverage is available to regional language publications for free. Write to editorial@thebetterindia.com for more details. “My intention is not...
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This Rajasthan IAS Has a Trending Twitter Hashtag Dedicated to Him. Find Out...
#ThankyouDMKota trended on Twitter about two weeks ago. A hashtag which was an expression of respect and gratitude for Om Prakash Kasera, a 2012-batch IAS officer currently posted as District...
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Barmer Villagers Make Birdbath From Oil Tin Can, Inspire Hundreds to Do the...
In the last week of May, several parts of India, including Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra experienced severe to very severe heatwave conditions, which pushed day...
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