Everybody likes to talk about the environment, the latest ‘go green’ fads, the virtues of organic foods and the harmful effects of carbon emissions. Very few actually do anything more than talk. Kul

Every Thursday, a group of teenagers walk along Sarjapur Road to a nearby school. There, they train a group of pre-teen marathon aspirants. So, what is different about this?

The teenagers come from T

Sitting back and blaming the government for all the ills is the easiest part. But once people realised that change begins within oneself, anything can be accomplished. This is the philosophy by which

Philanthropy is greatest when it comes from the heart. Aida Margaret D’Cunha is now the chairperson of the Federation of Konkan Catholic Association, the vice president of Abhay, an NGO working toward

Back when you were growing up, they were the people who gave you chocolate without you even having to ask, who blatantly took your side when you got told off by your parents, they were the ones who kn

When Agni Bhattacharya and Arjun Gandhi first visited a school in the drought-prone village of Kalliapatti in Tamil Nadu, they were only 13 years old and had no clue as to what they might find there.

When she was 25 years old, Reena Raju’s world came crashing down around her. Having graduated from the Good Shepherd Convent and Mount Carmel College, Reena was a state level hockey player, singer and

It is one of the most sustainable crops to cultivate, one that can even survive amid harsh drought, making it perfect for the more arid parts of Karnataka. The benefits of ragi (finger millet) are man

A harrowing scream greeted us as we walked into the Advantage Elder Care home in Kothanur. It came from an old woman completely bent over with arthritis, whose closest companion is utter agony. She ca

India is a rapidly growing source of granite and is already one of the leading suppliers of granite and sandstone in the world. The granite quarrying business flourishes around Bengaluru. An estimated