Meet Vijay Dhasmana who spearheaded the transformation of a 380-acre abandoned mining site at the edge of Gurgaon into a city forest called the Aravalli Biodiversity...
Watch a special discussion with United Nations-recognised young climate warriors on One Health, One Planet, One Future who are working towards protecting the environment for a...
Meet 21-year-old Reshma Anil Kumar working towards the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 5 of achieving gender equality, with a keen focus on LGBTQ+ issues and...
14 million litres of water is wasted every year at restaurant tables. Moved by this one fact, in 2015, Garvita Gulhati set on a mission to...
In 1979, a 16-year-old started planting a tree sapling a day. Today, with that one-tree-a-day practice, he has single-handedly created a forest sprawling over the size...
Meet 18-year-old Aditya Mukarji who is on a mission to beat plastic pollution since he was 14 and has become one of the young climate warriors...
Human-wildlife conflict is a predominant feature of the Sundarbans. Joint forest management is key to improve upon the existing balance so that the environment can exist...
As a part of the Van Mahotsav Week, here is a story from Assam, on what is the impact of cutting trees on the land, animals,...
In Sundarbans, the world's largest delta, thousands of people are losing their homes to rising sea levels caused by climate change and frequent cyclones. Here's a...
Team Banega Swasth India speaks with Dr Indira Chakravarty, Padma Shri Awardee, Public Health Specialist & Environmentalist on why India should focus on managing Diarrhoea disease...
Delhi-based stand-up comedian Swati Sachdeva's latest video 'Love Is Love' is going viral on the internet as she shatters notions around bisexuality and comes out as...
"Live and let live, love and let love", says Sushant Divgikar a.k.a Rani Ko-He-Nur in a Pride Month special interview with team Banega Swasth India. Sushant...
Diarrhoea has a major impact on malnutrition, and has a multiplicative effect on stunting, particularly in children below 2 years of age. As a part NDTV...
Fishing, crab collection, and honey collection are some of the primary occupations of the people of Sundarbans in West Bengal. But this livelihood exposes the local...
Sundarbans, the land of tigers and mangroves, is facing the onslaught of climate change which is affecting the lives and livelihoods of the people. To understand...
Menstruation is a natural, biological process affecting half the world's population. But such is the taboo, myth and stigma around it in India, that it gets...
Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Mallika Sarabhai talks about fighting the stigmas attached to menstruation. The dancer and social activist has specialised in using dance and its...
Bharatanatyam Dancer and Padma Shri Awardee Geeta Chandran often uses dance as a tool to create awareness, and has addressed issues like gender, environment, stigma, and...
सुंदरबन में मानव-बाघ या मानव-मगरमच्छ संघर्ष के पीछे क्या कारण हैं? नायलॉन नेट की बाड़ इसे सीमित करने में कैसे मदद करती है? बता रहे हैं पश्चिम...
The Boat Clinics are ensuring quality healthcare, and reaches millions of underprivileged inhabitants. An initiative started in 1997 by SHIS, the Southern Health Improvement Samity, these...
The Birds & Bees Talk programme is teaching adolescents in North East India critical growing up and life skills. These skills are imparted in engaging ways...
"Parents also have their own journey" says Ashok Row Kavi, India's first and earliest gay rights activist, as team Banega Swasth India talks to him about...
As a part of our Pride Month Special, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Ashok Row Kavi, India's first and earliest gay rights activist. He talks...
सुंदरबन दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा समृद्ध मैंनग्रोव फॉरेस्ट है. फॉरेस्ट सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया के मुताबिक बीते एक दशक में पश्चिम बंगाल का घना मैंग्रोव कवर सिमटता...
Mangroves are known to be among the most effective natural barriers against flooding. They are critical in the context of cyclones as they act as a...
On this International Day of Yoga, learn the importance of meditation, the benefits of yoga in curing depression and the connect between environment and yoga from...
Meet Sabrina Merchant, a Chartered Accountant who turned into a full-fledged yogapreneur. Sabrina decided to take her love and passion for Yoga forward. Initially, her sole...
June is the Pride month, a month dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. The Pride Month is a celebration of culture and acceptance of identities. It is...