More magic than science

Nuevo Saposoa is a small and modest indigenous community in the heart of the Peruvian jungle, where the rhythm of daily life
24 June 2016, 18:16 PM

Bhungroo: Watering dreams and livelihoods

Imagine a technology so advanced that it can save communities in draught-ridden as well as water-logged or flooded areas,
24 June 2016, 18:15 PM

Theatre of the differently abled

In a quiet section of the Ostrovski Museum on Tverskaïa Street, Moscow, a group of 12 unique actors are busy rehearsing for a
24 June 2016, 18:13 PM

From mother to mother

Attainment of motherhood is a beautiful, life-altering event, but as Olesya Kashaeva realised, it comes with its hindrances.
24 June 2016, 18:12 PM

Through the eyes of young exiles

When Maya Rostam first asked her mother if she could join a new photography course in the Kawergosk refugee camp where they lived, she got a resounding “No.”
24 June 2016, 18:11 PM

Saving motherhood

A woman can bleed to death in a couple of hours, or even less, after giving birth. In rural areas, where hospitals may be days
24 June 2016, 18:10 PM

Asia's first trans clinic in Thailand

Kanattsanan “Mukk” Dokput was 27 when he sank the first needle full of black market testosterone into his thigh.
24 June 2016, 18:10 PM

Teaching kids to sow and reap

At Reap Benefit’s charming office in an old bungalow in Bangalore is a quote by Mozart, written with chalk at the entrance: “Be silent if you choose but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it.”
24 June 2016, 18:09 PM

From waste to health insurance

Gamal Albinsaid, 24, a young graduate of Brawijaya University’s School of Medicine in Malang, East Java started a unique movement in his native Indonesia – enabling people without health insurance to access medical services in exchange for collecting trash for recycling.
24 June 2016, 18:08 PM

An angel as a neighbour

They’re called First Responders: ordinary people who, when alerted by a message on their smartphone at any time and in any place, are ready to go to a person's rescue and become resuscitators.
24 June 2016, 18:07 PM

At long last, home

When the Syrian army draft papers came in, his father told him it was time to get out.
24 June 2016, 18:06 PM

Maya apa knows it all

The Maya App is perhaps one of the biggest initiatives undertaken to create a virtual safe space for people from all walks of
24 June 2016, 18:06 PM

A prescription for access to medicine

When Waleed Shawky came across a large cache of donated medicine in a Cairo mosquein 2010, he was awestruck. The pharmacist had long wondered where the E£1 billion (US$112 million) of medicine that is wasted every year in Egypt goes.
24 June 2016, 18:05 PM

Small streams make big rivers

An innovative method of facilitating charitable donations by rounding up to the nearest euro at store checkouts
24 June 2016, 18:04 PM

A roving shelter for the homeless

As he was walking on the streets of Melbourne, entrepreneur and business coach Simon Rowe was moved by the sight of a man trying to sleep in a concrete doorway on a busy street in the middle of the day. He began to wonder: how could he help the homeless people get a safe and comfortable sleep?
24 June 2016, 18:03 PM

Stories for a BETTER WORLD

Today is Impact Journalism Day, and 55 newspapers unite to celebrate change makers everywhere.
24 June 2016, 18:00 PM

1 Minute Please!

On November 8th, 2014, 3 stars were born on the stage of Lux Channel I Superstar. Of them, one is Neelanjona Neela, who
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

About Town

About Town
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

The Colours of Islampur

Taking a trip to the older part of Dhaka is always refreshing; the walls, colours, the narrow lanes and of course the age-old
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM

QUIRKY SCIENCE

A small asteroid has been discovered in an orbit around the sun that keeps it as a constant companion of Earth, and it will remain so for centuries to come.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM