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Gram Oorja created a rural micro-grid with hybrid power sources funded by corporate charity to help bring power to remote rural areas.

Innovation is more than just a buzzword for Sonam Wangchuk, renowned innovator and inventor. In a short video, he gives an important piece of advice to innovators everywhere – keep it simple.

A young woman has been trying to educate migrant children who do not have access to public education, and shares her experiences and lessons from this unique classroom environment.

Phoolwanti had no time for school, but she was eager to study. She imagined how school would look like every single day she set out to work with her mother. Thanks to timely and patient intervention, Phoolwanti was finally able to achieve her dream of education.

From running workshops for children to painting for a living, this artist couple is one of the last families from the village of Cheriyal to keep alive the region’s tradition of Cheriyal Scroll painting.

In light of the declining sparrow population, these DIY birdhouses and feeders created by children from slum areas in Jadavpur area, Kolkata, at Anando Foundation can be a boon to birds. The project made it to the Top 25 stories at the ‘I CAN Awards 2014’ organised by Design for Change.

Solar power is improving healthcare delivery in the foothills of the BR Hills in Karnataka through a unique public-private partnership.

Anurag Kundu has fought a long battle for educational justice and equality, and a recent Delhi High Court order has finally brought his efforts to fruition.

Farmers of Vedaranayam in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu are surviving the current drought by growing diverse crops that suit their soil, despite the failure of the rains and not getting water from the Cauvery River for many years. Sharada Balasubramanian takes a closer look.

The menstrual hygiene issue is about much more than the various products in the market. Before we solve other critical aspects, there is a fundamental aspect of making this issue normal, which is most important.