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Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla became the first astronaut to receive India's highest peacetime gallantry award for courage during a high-risk space station mission. The historic Republic Day honor marks a new chapter in how nations recognize service beyond Earth.
A Chandigarh University civil engineering graduate just received India's Kirti Chakra for leading an 84-hour counter-insurgency operation with zero casualties. Major Arshdeep Singh Gill's courage during the May 2025 mission in Manipur earned him the nation's second-highest peacetime gallantry award.
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who spent 18 days aboard the International Space Station last year, is now preparing to help India become only the fourth nation to independently send humans to space. The Gaganyaan mission, scheduled for mid-2027, aims to launch three astronauts to orbit and safely return them to Indian waters.
India's Tricolour wasn't designed in a day. It took decades of evolution, countless designs, and one unwavering dream of freedom to create the flag that now represents 1.4 billion people.
After IVF twins left her feeling emotionally numb, Ishu Gupta discovered yoga brought back the connection she'd lost. Now she's using her journey through postpartum depression and loss to help other parents find their way back to themselves.
Forget cramming for exams. Five Indian universities are throwing out traditional classrooms and letting students solve actual problems in villages, companies, and communities instead.
Indian farmers are transforming a once-wild fruit into a thriving export crop that needs almost no water. New varieties of custard apples are helping families return to farming in drought-stricken regions.
Eight Indian universities are transforming hundreds of tons of cafeteria leftovers into cooking gas and garden compost, proving campus sustainability can be practical and powerful. From 45-day composting cycles to plants processing two tons daily, these schools are turning yesterday's lunch into tomorrow's fuel.
Buddhist monks have carried a sapling descended from the tree where Buddha achieved enlightenment from Sri Lanka to Texas, continuing a tradition of peace that began over two millennia ago. The 20-year-old sapling connects ancient spiritual heritage with modern environmental conservation.
André Béteille, who helped build sociology as a discipline in India and championed equal access to education, passed away at 91 after decades of transforming how we understand caste and class. His legacy lives on through thousands of students who remember a teacher who treated everyone as equals.
Ordinary Indian families quietly donate $6 billion annually through cash, food, clothing, and volunteer work. A groundbreaking survey reveals everyday generosity powers nearly a third of the country's organized charitable giving.
Indian farmers are turning drought-stricken land profitable by growing custard apples, a resilient fruit that needs minimal water and now exports worldwide. New varieties last longer and yield double the harvest without extra land.
Two former executives who built successful corporate careers are launching India's first preventive mental wellbeing studio after realizing meditation shouldn't be just a weekend escape. Corumm combines ancient Vedic practices with modern therapy in a 3,400 sq ft Gurugram space opening next month.
A foundation built by eBay's first president has now invested $1.3 billion across 476 organizations fighting the world's toughest problems. The Skoll Foundation proves that entrepreneurial thinking can power global change, connecting social innovators who address root causes instead of just symptoms.