Assam

Sualkuchi is the home of expert Assamese weavers. Renu, a muga and eri silk weaver, is extremely passionate about this indigenous art.

In many Indian villages, life comes to a standstill as soon as the sun sets - food has to be cooked before it gets dark and children have to finish their studies. Here are some stories from eight villages around the country that were recently electrified.

Head to the hills to volunteer for a cause this vacation! We give you 11 volunteering options in the beautiful, serene hilly parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Assam and Jammu & Kashmir.

Birds depend on trees and water bodies for their survival, but have faced a decline in numbers because of urbanisation and deforestation. Here's how six communities in India are changing that in small but significant w

While the ban of alcohol in Bihar and the boost of tetra pak alcohol sales in Andhra Pradesh might seem contradictory, they're in fact aimed at one goal: reducing consumption of illicit liquor.

While not many passengers choose this train for the entire route, there was one tourist last month who was in there to experience the journey, not for the destination.

Dr. Ravi Kannan’s vision has turned a small cancer centre into a full-fledged hospital in Assam’s Barak valley.

This is the first village to have a reverse osmosis plant in the region.

If you happen to visit the town of Goalpara in Assam, a splendid surprise will welcome you. More than 2,000 buildings in Goalpara, one of the cleanest places in the state, have been painted blue. Find out more.

Chandra Siwakoti Sharma, a resident of Shyamjuli village in Assam, has built a ‘jugaad’ helicopter and named it Pawan Putra. Here's how he did it.