The Better India
The Better India is a digital media platform that focuses on sharing positive, inspiring, and solution-oriented stories from India. It aims to highlight the efforts of individuals, communities, and organizations working towards social, environmental, and economic progress. The platform covers a wide range of topics, including innovation, sustainability, education, women's empowerment, and grassroots initiatives.
The website's core mission is to counterbalance the often negative or sensationalized news cycle by providing uplifting and constructive content. It emphasizes stories that showcase resilience, creativity, and positive change, thereby fostering hope and encouraging readers to take action in their own communities. By focusing on "what's working" rather than "what's wrong," The Better India serves as a source of motivation and inspiration for its audience.
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The Man Who Made Chandigarh Beautiful
“Am I in Chandigarh… or Beverly Hills?”
Behind Chandigarh’s calm roads blooming trees and peaceful beauty lies the vision of Mohinder Singh Randhawa, the man who transformed barren post Partition land into India’s iconic “City Beautiful”
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Seaweed Farming Cannot Magically Solve Climate Change. But It Could Help Coastal Families Survive It
At Mandwa near Alibag in Maharashtra, the sea is carrying a new
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How a Government Scheme Is Rewarding Citizens for Stepping up in Critical Moments
This article is in partnership with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India
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Dr Sonali Sharma and her husband were returning from a day trip to the serene Nako Lake in -
Fashion Students in Haryana Turn Waste Cloth into a Stunning Bedsheet in Just 48 Hours
Do you remember your craft classes in school? The smell of glue, the excitement of picking colours, and the quiet thrill of turning scraps into something proudly your own. Back then, it was just an hour of fun. But what if those
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These Parents Are Teaching Their Kids How To Cook & Make Budgets To Prepare Them For 'Adulting'
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Inside Kodinhi, India’s Famous ‘Twin Village’ Where Science Meets Community
In Kerala’s Malappuram district, the village of Kodinhi has learned to live with double takes.
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Swimming Seas & Touching Skies: Duo Help 5000 Elderly Travel the World, Redefine Ageing
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.
After retirement, Paramjeet Kharal set out on a pilgrimage, albeit of a different
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This Simple Change to Your Walls Can Keep Your Home Cooler in Peak Summer
On a typical summer afternoon in cities like Delhi,
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The Untold Indian Story Behind Madras Checks
Before it became a global fashion statement worn by Ivy League elites and luxury brands Madras checks were woven by generations of Indian artisans in Chennai and worn by fishermen workers and everyday people under the city’s harsh heat
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Brother-Sister Duo Are Using Drones to Help Farmers Triple Their Income
Originally reported and written in March 2023, this story has been republished as part of our archival content.
Kerala’s Devika and Devan Chandrasekharan are
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Abandoned at 2, This Slum Survivor Built a Lifeline for 2.7M Lives in Delhi
It is often said that pain shapes us, that the most difficult chapters of our lives leave lessons etched deep within us. But for some, pain transcends survival. It transforms into a quiet, formidable force — one that not
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How to Grow Sunflowers in Pots — Even in the Smallest Corners of Your Home
A sunflower does not really demand much from you. It just needs a bit of soil, consistent sunlight and a corner where it can grow at its own pace. In return, it slowly turns an ordinary space into something brighter without making a fuss
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The Couple Who Saved Navi Mumbai’s Flamingos 🦩
Meet Shruti Agarwal and Sunil Agarwal, the couple who stood up when bulldozers threatened Navi Mumbai Flamingo Wetlands 🦩
While developers pushed to destroy nearly 80 hectares of wetlands they refused to stay silent fighting tirelessly to
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Why This Raja Ravi Varma Painting Still Feels Relevant More Than 100 Years Later
In 1889, long before the phrase “unity in diversity” entered textbooks and political speeches, Raja Ravi Varma was already trying to paint the idea of India onto a single canvas.
The
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She Lost Her Right Hand, Not Her Dreams ❤️
They said losing her right hand would end her dreams But they didn’t know her strength ❤️
After a wrong injection changed her life forever Susmita had to relearn everything, from writing to working, using only her left hand
What could
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