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Kashish Methwani won Miss International India in 2023, then scored All India Rank 2 on one of the country's toughest military entrance exams. At 24, she's proving you don't have to choose between different dreams.
A Kerala woman who was bullied for her skin color and told she'd never be a model just won Miss South India Fashion Icon. Her journey proves that beauty standards can't dim determination.
Kashish Methwani traded her Miss International India 2023 crown for army boots, ranking second nationwide in the 2024 Combined Defence Services exam. Her journey proves that purpose can outshine the spotlight.
After 12 years lost on Mumbai's streets, a mother reunited with her sons thanks to compassionate police work. A simple QR code pendant technology is now helping families find missing loved ones faster.
The Better India launches "Solved in India," a YouTube series spotlighting local communities tackling problems once thought unsolvable. Each episode reveals working solutions from across the country that could inspire nationwide change.
India just approved its first dengue vaccine that works against all four virus strains, no pre-test needed. The shot protects 84% against hospitalization and could produce 50 million doses annually in India alone.
India's Supreme Court is making sure millions of girls can stay in school by requiring every school to provide free sanitary napkins and working gender-segregated bathrooms. The court will monitor progress every three months to ensure no girl has to miss class during her period.
After winning the resignation of India's education minister, the youth-led Cockroach movement launched a nationwide effort to fix neglected government schools. Citizens are now inspecting schools and documenting missing basics like clean water and working toilets.
A government officer in rural India used artificial intelligence to catch missing menu items and spoiled food in school meals. In just eight months, malnourished students dropped from 61 to 20.
Air India is partnering with SkyDrive and Suzuki to explore electric flying aircraft that could deliver critical medical supplies across India's gridlocked cities. The innovative eVTOL technology could turn a two-hour ambulance crawl into a quick flight over traffic.
Before the rest of India wakes, sunlight first touches Dong Valley in Arunachal Pradesh, where three countries meet. Northeast India holds the nation's earliest and most spectacular sunrises, and travelers have a narrow window to witness them before monsoon season arrives.
When panic about child kidnappings spread across Mumbai last year, police revealed reassuring data: 98% of children reported missing over five years had been safely reunited with their families. Behind alarming statistics lies a more hopeful reality about how India protects vulnerable minors.
A solar energy company rescued a stuck 142 MW project in India and finished it in nine months, turning a setback into a success story. The plant will now power thousands of homes while creating local jobs in rural Gujarat.
An 8-year-old boy kidnapped from a temple in India at age 4 was found during a police raid on child traffickers and reunited with his family. The emotional reunion happened exactly four years after his disappearance, on the same religious holiday.
Japan and India are joining forces to turn cow manure into fuel for cars, aiming to build 1,000 biogas plants across India. The partnership transforms agricultural waste into clean energy while cutting India's reliance on imported oil.
Women-led startups generate 2.5x better returns than men-led companies but receive just 2% of venture funding. Rebalance is fixing that gap by building the missing connection between talented women founders and capital in India.
In remote villages across India, 2,400 community champions are bridging the digital divide one citizen at a time. Half are women, 500 have disabilities, and together they're transforming how rural India connects to essential services.
India's Defense Minister invited Germany to co-create cutting-edge defense technology, marking a new chapter in collaboration between two of the world's largest democracies. The partnership aims to blend India's reform momentum with Germany's renowned manufacturing expertise.
Ishan Pathak traded his medical career for wildlife photography to document India's disappearing vultures. He's now photographed all nine species that call India home.
The Better India launches a special Mother's Day series celebrating mothers who are building enterprises, protecting the environment, and driving change across India. These stories showcase motherhood as more than caregiving—it's entrepreneurship, activism, and community leadership in action.
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