Tech innovators want to ensure safer pregnancies in India, which reports some of the highest maternal and newborn deaths in the world — When Rani Kalyan Parad, a 26-year-old woman from the western Indian state of Maharashtra, learned that she was pregnant with her first child four years ago, she was overjoyed. Nine months later, when her son arrived, the elation turned into her biggest heartache. The boy weighed a total of 2.5…

‘Stop the V-Ritual’ looking to end the controversial tradition — When Indian couple Krishna and Aruna Indrekar tied the knot in 1996, their union was faced with vehement opposition. The couple had opted for a court marriage — renouncing their community’s rituals, which required Aruna to undergo a virginity test. The rebellion did not go down well with the local…