A group of young professionals has developed a new way to provide interesting content to rural classrooms. Aiming to bridge the education gap, the technology provides the prescribed syllabus in a fun and interactive manner.
From enabling parents to see their child's performance online to helping schools plan better curricula, these initiatives by the HRD focus on improving the education scenario in the country.
From cremating unclaimed cadavers found floating in the Ganges to helping activate dysfunctional sewage treatment plants along its course, Vikas Chandra a.k.a. Guddu Baba has dedicated himself to to cleaning up the holy river. This is his awe-inspiring story.
In a passenger friendly move, Indian Railway will now allow ticket bookings 30 minutes prior to the departure of a train. The move will not just enable passengers to travel in emergency situations and be better informed but also eliminate illegal ticketing activities.
From starting a Rural Sanitary Mart for villagers for buying toilet construction material on credit, to setting up vigilante committees for catching people defecating in the open, Rampur Panchayat left no stone unturned to become 100% open defecation free in just 4 months. All thanks to the pro-active 60-year-old mukhiya of the village, Nirmala Devi, and her incredible use of the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach.
An accident left Rohit to deal with neurological disorders. Tagged as “different,” he lost his friends and went into depression. This is when his cousin Rahul brought out the dancer in him. Today, Rohit is a dancing star, a cyclist, a swimmer, and also a Limca Book record holder.
Over a dozen IPS officers from Jharkhand will be seen acting on the silver screen in a full-length Hindi feature film. The movie is called Pratyavartan - the Home Coming, and revolves around the life of a Maoist who falls in love.
Chithiraputhiran Kannan, chief engineer at Chennai Metro rail will be travelling to London to receive the Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practices 2015. Here is more about Kannan's amazing work t the ambitious Chennai Metro project.
Fashion keeps changing. But one thing that never go out of fashion are eco-friendly products. From clothes to footwear and even make up, you can replace all the products you currently use with environment-friendly options right away. Here is all you need to know.
From the massive sand dunes to the door to hell, this family of four took a road trip from India to France and covered 11 countries on their way. Here is a glimpse of their extra ordinary journey.