Akola

Vikas Arote planted 3 kg of black rice on his farm in Akola, and the result was a crop that acquires a bluish-purple hue when cooked, owing to the agro-ecological conditions of the taluka. This unique variety of black rice has now been named Neela Bhat, which the Maharashtra government now plans to promote across Akola.

Pandey decided that if the officials could not see the filth by themselves, he would show it to them—with a typical Gandhian act!

The Mumbai-Nagpur Expressway has safety features like trauma rooms, an alarm system and constant video surveillance.

He believes that farming should be treated as a business.

When her husband died from a road accident, Priti decided to get back to work. It was the case of a dying infant which gave her a fresh start.

Bharat Ek Kadam started working on four major fields:Public-Private Partnership models, upliftment programmes, social obligations and bridge between conglomerates/bodies.

In Maharashtra, Zero Miles is building multi-utility drinking water centres to bring people together for community development.

The derailment of a goods train bogey could be avoided near Akola, Maharashtra, on December 6 -- thanks to two vigilant railway officials.

These are the stories of people who did not complain during the demonetisation crisis but tried to deal with the situation by making sure the needy were well served.

the District Collector of Akola in Maharashtra, G. Sreekanth, donned the chauffeur’s cap to ferry his driver to the office on his last day of work.