After 20 Years in the US, This Couple Now Makes Learning Fun in a Remote VillageEducationBy Guest Contributor30 Jan 2018 19:39 ISTTheir NGO, Aavishkaar, is a ray of hope for children who have a deep fear of math and science.Read More
For 11 Years, This Inspiring Woman Taught 250 Rural Kids for Free!EducationBy Guest Contributor20 Jan 2018 12:08 IST“Nothing gives me more happiness than teaching other people because education makes you independent.” Read More
These 11 IIM Grads Gave up High-Paying Jobs to Transform Countless LivesRural IndiaBy Jovita Aranha17 Jan 2018 12:14 ISTAxis Bank Foundation, in association with the NGO, Srijan, through the Buddha Fellowship Programme, has taken on-board IIM graduates and is nurturing these young individuals to take up entrepreneurial roles in the development sector.Read More
Meet Shakubai Kabure, Who Educated Her Sons Despite All OddsMaharashtraBy Guest Contributor02 Jan 2018 19:33 IST“We are paid weekly, and at times we do not have food to eat at home. However, that was no reason for me to stop.”Read More
Bengaluru start-up's app lets farmers irrigate their fields with just a click!AgricultureBy Ahmed Sherrif28 Dec 2017 10:50 ISTFarmers can configure their irrigation schedule simply on the app NIKASHRead More
This Himachal Community Not Only Tackled Crop Failure, but Raised a Bumper Crop!AgricultureBy Guest Contributor27 Dec 2017 16:50 ISTThey were able to reap huge profits by combining traditional skills with modern technology.Read More
Teaching Both Mud Bricks & Microchips, Unique School Is Now a Model for 65 OthersEducationBy Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk25 Dec 2017 11:01 ISTThe Chirag School is on a noble mission to change how we educate rural children. Why not lend it a hand?Read More
A Campaign by This 16-Year-Old Is Educating Farmers About Pesticides!AgricultureBy Kaushik Joshi23 Dec 2017 15:32 ISTRohan Parekh has prepared an educational kit to inform farmers about pesticide-related toxicities, and distributed masks to farmers for free.Read More
How One Report Smashed the Shackles of an Age-Old Casteist Horror in Rural Uttar PradeshRural IndiaBy Khabar Lahariya23 Dec 2017 14:57 ISTA ritual carefully put into place by the powerful on the powerless, one that had magnified over the decades, instilling hate, fear and anger.Read More
Water Supply Without Electricity? IAS Officer Makes It Happen in a Remote VillageRural IndiaBy Guest Contributor22 Dec 2017 12:33 ISTRajesh Pravakar Patil and his team managed to execute the difficult task, and the villagers no longer need to walk 5 km to fetch water.Read More