Assam

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.

For over a century, India has observed a single time zone. Due to the sheer size of the country, this has significant impacts on some of India's states, particularity in the Northeast.

The Dhola-Sadia bridge in Assam, inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, promises better connectivity in the North-east region and opens new avenues for Sadiya where it is located.

Women trained in the use of the Internet are fanning across four districts of Assam to bring its benefits to rural women, which in turn is boosting their household earnings and changing everyday lives for the better. Abdul Gani takes a closer look.

A young man from Assam, known for his helpful inventions, has developed the simple and effective device combining an umbrella with a solar plate and battery.

A survey conducted in South Kamrup in Assam shows that use of small water pumps for irrigation in an area where groundwater is abundant has resulted in significant increases in earnings for smallholder and marginal farmers. Bikalp Chamola takes a closer look.

From adopting an abandoned puppy in 2006, Anjali Kakti went on to feed countless dogs around Delhi and launched a feeding charity that anyone can replicate.

Meet the 22-year-old who is popularising traditional, ethnic Assamese food through his food startup, while also creating jobs for rural youth in Assam.

A rape case in Assam and other instances of violence against women left a deep impact on Dr. Divya Gupta, a gynaecologist from Indore. She started an organization called Jwala for Justice, which not only takes on cases of violence against women but also provides much needed support and other assistance to the victims.

Delhi-based NGO Child Heart Foundation is trying to make critical medical care available to underprivileged children with congenital heart disease.