Gujarat

Kindness of strangers and a mother's hard work fuelled the success of Gujarat's 22-year-old Hasan Safin, who recently cracked the UPSC exams with the all-India rank of 570.

In a rare and heartwarming gesture, Gujarat man marries off seven girls from the Valmiki (Dalit) community during his own daughter's wedding to fight social stigma.

The project that Saloni has undertaken in this village is to set-up a social enterprise in partnership with an NGO, BAIF Development Research Foundation, for the tribal bamboo artists of Dang. These artists earn a meagre living by making jewellery and bamboo products, while keeping the culture alive.

Spread over pitch dark area of about 2,000 square yards, the project is the only one of its kind in the country.

To the farmers of Dhundi, the blazing sun means surplus power, plentiful water, and steadily rising incomes!

Panchot has an informal village trust christened the ‘Madh ni Pati Kutariya Trust’ which holds this land. And while the land may not technically be in the dogs’ names, all the income from the land is set aside for the dogs.

Few Indians know that, in 1961, IAS officer KG Badlani headed Dadra and Nagar Haveli as its prime minister for one whole day. Here's the fascinating story behind this unique incident in Indian polity.

Learn about the awesome bullet train, to ply between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The coastal police academy will comprise of elements from branches of the armed forces

In a country grappling with considerable poverty and serious civic issues, it doesn't make sense to give more importance to dead icons than living people.