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The Better India
@thebetterindia
World’s largest good news, positive stories, solutions based, impact media platform. Also at fb.com/thebetterindia & @thebetterindia on Instagram
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Joined September 2008
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    We Have Won! No one can use ‘ORS’ on their label unless it’s a WHO-recommended formula. This is the story of Dr. Sivaranjani Santosh, a braveheart paediatrician from Hyderabad, who fought for 8 years against sugar-rich drinks falsely marketed as ORS. Her persistence led to
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    This video is from Tulsi Pipe Road in Matunga West, Mumbai. The lady seen in the video had been standing beside the open manhole for five hours to warn commuters driving on the road. VC: Bhayander Gudipadva Utsav
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    Watch: #Chennai's Auto Anna can give #startups a run for their money! Anna Durai didn’t have a fancy degree from a business school or any family-owned business to learn the trade. But he knew from ‘day one’ that ‘Customer is King’. @anandmahindra @ErikSolheim
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    India’s highest-grossing animated film isn’t from a big studio or backed by sponsors. It was made in a tiny studio, funded over five gruelling years, including two COVID lockdowns. Ashwin Kumar and his team risked everything — their savings, their home, even mortgaging it — to
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    "When my friend booked an Uber for me on the last day, this lady came to pick me up. After the ride started, I noticed a kid sleeping in the front seat. I could not resist asking: Ma'am, is that your daughter?
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    When Dr. Ratan Chandra Kar arrived on an Andaman shore in 1998, he wasn’t just entering a forest—he was stepping into 150 years of silence, mistrust, and pain. The Jarawas had resisted every outsider for generations. But instead of fear, Dr. Kar met them with food, respect, and
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    When Subhas Chandra Bose shouted “Chalo Dilli!”, Lt R. Madhavan Pillai ji marched for India’s freedom at 21. Today, at 101, his salute still speaks louder than words. He is one of the last living warriors of the Azad Hind Fauj, carrying with him the courage and vision of
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    #DidYouKnow In 1993, India Post introduced 'Contest Postcard', when Siddharth Kak's TV show 'Surabhi' received 14 lakh letters in 1 week!
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    Nope, this is not Japan. These stunning cherry blossoms were witnessed in #Manipur's Mao region. #incredibleindia PC: instagram.com/jacquelyn__ngo…
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    A district collector from Telangana has achieved the unthinkable by raising groundwater levels by a staggering six metres! India’s water woes are no secret. Dwindling groundwater threatens farms, industries, and even basic needs like drinking water.
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    How far would you go to stay honest, even if it almost killed you? IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi didn’t stop. Day 1: He made a clerk do sit-ups for peeing in public. When lawyers protested, he did the sit-ups himself. The video went viral. 36 hours later, he was transferred. But
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    Arya Rajagopal, the daughter of petrol pump attendant, has secured admission in IIT Kanpur for Post Graduation in Petroleum Technology. Her father, Rajagopal, has been working at petrol pumps for 20 years, slowly and surely fuelling his daughter's dream. PC: @journalistaswin
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    Kerala's government is leading the charge for gender equality with new textbooks showing kitchens where everyone pitches in!
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