india Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:22:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png india Archives - Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: a giant returns, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-9-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:31:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568250 A lost giant returned to Galapagos, Wales passed a ‘life-changing’ bill, and a Chinese river came back from the brink, plus more

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]]> The Indian designers turning waste into art – and insult into pride https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/an-indian-design-brand-turns-waste-into-sustainable-accessories/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:00:36 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=553234 Persecuted craftspeople in Mumbai are transforming old tyres into sustainable accessories beloved by celebs

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]]> Board meeting: the award-winning photograph of India’s female skateboarders https://www.positive.news/society/board-meeting-the-award-winning-photograph-of-indias-female-skateboarders/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:46:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=538513 Walking hand-in-hand to the skatepark, Asha Gond and Puti are pioneers of India’s burgeoning female skateboarding community

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]]> Making light work: solar’s potential to lift rural Indians out of poverty https://www.positive.news/society/making-light-work-solars-potential-to-lift-rural-indians-out-of-poverty/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:56:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=524127 An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India

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]]> ‘I see my disability as a positive’: the blind women who detect breast cancer https://www.positive.news/society/meet-the-blind-breast-cancer-detectors/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:00:35 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=496309 A project training blind women to detect breast cancer is saving lives,​ and offering them meaningful work

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]]> A class act: the therapy school for children raised in Delhi’s red light district https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/the-therapy-school-for-children-raised-in-delhis-red-light-district/ Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:29:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=477446 An Indian woman’s pioneering trauma-informed programme is helping to change the life trajectory of children raised in Delhi’s slums

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]]> ‘Hugely welcome’: Indian solar scheme a win for farmers and the environment https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/hugely-welcome-indian-solar-scheme-a-win-for-farmers-and-the-environment/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:54:11 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=322822 The initiative will put more money in the pockets of farmers and help reduce the country’s agricultural emissions

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]]> India’s wild tigers are up by more than 30% https://www.positive.news/environment/indias-wild-tigers-are-up-by-more-than-30/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:30:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=229974 India and neighbouring Nepal are on track to hit 2022 targets of doubling wild tiger population

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]]> A blooming good idea? https://www.positive.news/science/a-blooming-good-idea/ Fri, 02 Nov 2018 16:36:14 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=64765 A chemical engineering student will set up a social enterprise in India to use flowers discarded from religious ceremonies and holidays

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]]> Indian supreme court decriminalises homosexuality https://www.positive.news/society/indian-supreme-court-decriminalises-homosexuality/ https://www.positive.news/society/indian-supreme-court-decriminalises-homosexuality/#respond Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:07:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=34700 India’s supreme court has decriminalised homosexual sex acts. The decision has been welcomed by campaigners around the world as a landmark judgment for gay rights

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