Over the last 40 years, the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been one of the greatest tools available to citizens seeking legal redressal and justice. Here are five of the most iconic PIL cases and judgements from India.
Three women from the Anupshahr Tehsil in rural western U.P. joined hands earlier this year to open a dairy, thus throwing the doors open for women from three SHGs to enhance their income.
One of the best ways of ensuring the preservation of India’s heritage is involving the youth in understanding and recognising its worth. A unique Museum Walk in New Delhi did just that for 55 girls from the Salaam Baalak Trust.
Bihar’s rural areas face great challenges in the education sector, with low attendance and poor quality schools rampant. A husband-wife duo hope to rectify this, with a little help.
Finding the right school for your child can be a challenge, especially with the education field evolving rapidly in the digital age. Be sure to keep these three major changes in mind when making the big choice for your kid’s future.
Dr. Srinivasan Sundarrajan, the former director of National Institute of Technology, Trichy, and ex-DRDO scientist, worked with the Late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for well over two decades. Here he shares with us some of his more personal experiences with Dr. Kalam, during his famed morning walks.
At a time when social media is being used to spread lies and malicious rumors, a group of young people in Assam are using WhatsApp and Facebook groups to prevent child marriages in the underdeveloped district of Darrang. Abdul Gani takes a closer look.
Disturbed by deaths caused by teachers hitting students, these 11th-graders in Tamil Nadu designed creative solutions to introduce positive discipline in the classroom, in lieu of punishment. The project won the ‘Bold & Audacious’ award at the ‘I CAN Awards 2015’ organised by Design for Change.
A young teenager’s fight to make her city and community safer for girls and women has inspired her family members to join the cause and spread the word about women’s safety as well.