Neeti Vijaykumar

Your children need not spend their summer vacation indoors watching television. Check out these summer and adventure camps for kids aged 9 to 17.

Dattu Bhokanal, 24, joined the Army to support his family, and overcame his fear of water to rise to the top and become India's only rowing representative at the Rio Olympics this year.

In Uttarakhand, a new biofuel conversion plant piloted in Kashipur can convert all kinds of agricultural waste into bioethanol. This unique technology has many benefits over other biofuel plants.

Head to the hills to volunteer for a cause this vacation! We give you 11 volunteering options in the beautiful, serene hilly parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.

In Rajasthan, Dungarpur Collector Surendra Kumar Solanki set a great example by adopting a 9-year-old orphan girl who ran away from an abusive aunt.

Natural sweeteners have been gaining popularity as sugar substitutes in India. Monk fruit, a healthy substitute that is also safe for diabetics, may soon be available in India.

In this touching video, Gurmehar Kaur, a 19-year-old who lost her father to the Kargil War when she was 2, has an important message for people who hate based on religion, and for politicians.

Angel Xpress Foundation connects people who want to do constructive social work with less privileged children who want to learn. The volunteers teach municipal school children in public spaces like parks or promenades for 2-3 hours a day.

Prajna Desai captures the unique cultural flavours and aromas that come out of the melting pot of Dharavi, Mumbai. Her book, The Indecisive Chicken, has stories about eight women, their food, their culture, and food myths.

On International Jazz Day, we celebrate the evolution of jazz in India, from elite clubs in 1920’s Bombay to a post-independence revival with Indian classical influences, to a modern day love for Indian jazz in the new millennium.