Social Development

Dinabandhu Nayak started the Smart City Online Auto Association for Bhubaneswar's auto drivers - who now return lost belongings, give free rides to the disabled for free, distribute free food, and ferry accident victims to hospitals.

The Union Cabinet has introduced a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years. Here are four initiatives by IAS officers, local communities and civil society that show us how this can be done better.

Author Snigdha Parupudi's new book, A Silent Revolution - The Journey of the Srinivasan Services Trust, chronicles the two-decade-long journey of rural development initiated by Srinivasan Services Trust (SST).

Ananya Talluri’s campaign Svaasthya is working with orphanages across Hyderabad to fulfil the nutritional needs of underprivileged girls through food and essential vitamins.

Jasper Paul from Hyderabad has rescued thousands of homeless by providing critical and non-critical care at his NGO — Second Chance Foundation.

Jyothi Sri Pappu from Malikipuram in Andhra Pradesh launched a baby food startup Nutreat, which makes food from ingredients grown by natural methods, sun-dried and hand-pounded with stone grinder, pestle and mortar, retaining their nutrient value

From battling the stigma against HIV to building bridges, this former pastor has done it all for his remote district.

Many wonder if such a law can even be enforced. We have 5 inspirations to prove it can.

“I am lucky to be alive. Back in 2015, militants had come with guns to my house in the middle of the night to finish me off,” recalls Jamkhojang Misao.

If you're just out of undergraduate college and looking to work in the non-profit space, this career guide might be just what you need.