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This Eye Doctor Was One of TIME World’s 100 Most Influential People! Here’s Why
Health Heroes – This article is part of a series to celebrate some of India’s most amazing doctors and to understand the incredible work they are doing. Our eyes are the windows to the world. But what...
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Brave Coimbatore Doctor Drove 14 Km in Torrential Rains to Save Life of Child!
September 2nd, 2017 was a regular work day for Dr Sunay Bhat— a laparoscopic surgeon based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. At that time, he was working as a surgical consultant in a Christian charity...
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Waste to Taste: TN Researchers Create Edible Plates From Jackfruit Skins, Seeds!
What if you could eat your plate after you finish your food, just like you do with ice-cream in cones? Well, all thanks to researchers in the Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) in...
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Tried Madurai’s Unique Azhagarkoil Dosa? 70-YO’s Been Selling Them for 35 Years!
If you happen to visit Kamarajar Salai in Madurai, you may stumble upon a dosa shop that is as humble as it can get. A handwritten sign, reading “Azhagarkoil dosas” will welcome you to an old house...
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Chennai Takes Its Parks Seriously And Other Indian Cities Need to Learn!
Play is the work of children. It’s very serious stuff. And serious it is! Children playgrounds and open parks are increasingly becoming difficult to spot in our urbanised congested cities. The...
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TN School Girls Fight Plastic, Send Back 20000+ Waste Wrappers to Manufacturers!
Thanks to the widespread penetration of plastic, the sad reality is that you will rarely come across public and private spaces without any plastic content at all. Wrappers, poly bags and broken...
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Street Lights to Smart Schools: NRI Couple Provides Free Solar Solutions to...
Leaving your hometown for higher studies and a job that you always dreamt of doing, does not have to mean that you forget your roots. A couple from Tamil Nadu is an excellent example of how one can...
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IIT-M To Revamp Pamban Bridge’s Design: 10 Facts About India’s First Sea Bridge!
This huge rail bridge is a true construction marvel. The country’s first sea bridge, it was opened on 24th February 1914 and has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships...
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A Stone That Sings? 2500-Year-Old ‘Ringing’ Rock Discovered Near Krishnagiri!
Did you know that rocks could compose melodious and soothing musical notes? Interestingly, Lithophones have been around since the dawn of human civilisation, and the oldest known specimen is from the...
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Can You Perform Headstands Twice a Day? This 99-YO Grandmother From TN Can!
Yoga, the ancient Indian art form of twisting and stretching one’s body towards health has unfortunately disappeared from the lives of Indians over the last few generations. In a one-to-one with yoga...
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10 Ways Tamil Nadu Is Preparing to Go Plastic-Free by Jan 2019
India is waking up to the numerous issues associated with the usage of plastic and is leading the fight against it with full force. Several states have already taken the first step in the fight by...
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How a Russian Fable Inspired Tamil Kids to Improve the Mid-Day Meal Scheme!
Mid-day meals at Panchayat Union Middle School in Veppathangudi have always been a mess. Not only do the matrons serving the food drag large vessels to serve the kids, but the floor also gets dirty in...
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How a Tamil Nadu Town Got an MNC to Take Responsibility for Its Plastic Waste!
Many states in India, like Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu are taking serious steps to curb the menace of plastic pollution. In fact, while Tamil Nadu has proposed a formal plastic ban in...
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What Links India’s Chandrayaan Missions to a TN Village? This Brilliant...
In India, unless it is a cricketer, retirement is an event that usually draws no attention. Even if you are the man who literally put India on the moon. The Better India is proud to honour Dr Mylswamy...
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Safety Net for Domestic Help: Now Those Who Pay Their Maid Less To Land in Jail!
Domestic help is taken for granted so much, we even complain when they switch the fan off to clean the room. Well, they do work day and night–to keep the house running like a well-oiled machine. What...
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This Eco-Friendly ‘Cling Wrap’ Keeps Your Veggies Fresh & Helps TN Hill Tribes!
While preparing dinner, as I chop an onion into two halves, I know that one half of it is going to go to waste. I will keep it in the fridge, but in a couple of days, the onion will shrivel, its smell...
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Angry SC Cracks Whips, Shuts Down 27 Resorts in Nilgiris Elephant Corridor!
Elephant deaths in the country have reached an appalling number. In the last one year, if we rule out natural causes, the number of elephants that died after being hit by vehicles on highways, or after...
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Why Are Kerala & TN Tussling Over Mullaperiyar Dam? Here Are 10 Things You...
Earlier this week, both the Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments were at loggerheads over rising water levels at the 123-year-old Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district. According to Kerala Chief Minister...
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Courageous Coimbatore Cop Risks Life to Save 10 People Trapped in Flooded...
The floods in and around Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, have increased in intensity, as surplus water was discharged from the Kurichi tank into the Noyyal river through the Sunnambu Kalvai Channel. The...
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Soon, Taking This Green Step Will Get You 5% Discount In Tamil Nadu Restaurants!
The Bring Your Own Bag initiative received a warm welcome and was adopted by retail stores across the country. Now, the Tamil Nadu Hotels Association has made an interesting announcement along similar...
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