On Friday, the postal department in Pune region launched an initiative called Kisan Vigyan Doot in an attempt to help farmers test the fertility of soil.
The three of them danced before an enthusiastic crowd in a symbolic representation of their courage and free spirit. The gesture sought to establish the presence of women in popular public spaces.
Mariyappan Thangavelu bagged India’s first gold medal in 12 years on the second day of 2016 Paralympic Games. He won the men’s T42 high jump event by jumping 1.89 m and made history -- becoming the first Indian high jumper to win a Paralympics gold.
HC Lavanya, a 13-year-old girl studying in Class 8 in Hemadal village of Karnataka's Chitradurga district, went on a hunger strike on Tuesday morning to demand that the village administration should take charge of ensuring that every house in her village is equipped with a toilet.
At an age when most people like to sit back and relax, 94-year-old Gangubai Nivrutti Bhambure has been elected as the sarpanch of Bhamburwadi village located in Khed Taluka of Pune district.
The Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced that athletes winning gold medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympics will receive the same cash prize from the government as Olympic medallists.
The Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was established in 2002 by the Wildlife Trust of India in Kaziranga to attend to a range of wildlife-related emergencies.