Odisha

The Garadama panchayat and its people had seen a lot of violence by the Naxals and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). They had also seen extreme poverty. But beyond all this, they had seen the helpless attitude of the administration and the corruption of the politicians — as a result of which no development took place in their area despite funds being sanctioned by the Centre.

A student of standard IX in DPS Damanjodi of Odisha, Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai has won an award at the prestigious Google Science Fair. She developed a low cost water purifier which uses corn cobs in a very innovative manner.

When women like Jyosana and Sumitra had lost all hopes of a better life, local Panchayat and SHGs jumped in to support them and made sure they got their right place in their homes and society. This is how localised interventions are helping women of Odisha.

Wheeler Island, which is considered the most advanced missile testing site in India, will be renamed after Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. For the man who was fondly called the "Missile Man", this seems like a fitting tribute.

The daughter of a daily wage labourer from Odisha, has secured the 13th rank in UPSC's IES examination. Successful after fighting many financial constraints, Aparajita Priyadarshini Behera dedicates her success to her father. This is her story.

Five panchayats in Gajapati district of Odisha overcame all hurdles to finally get declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). Now, the aim is to make all 119 panchayats in the district ODF by 2016. Read how the administrators, volunteers and villagers themselves are coming together to make this happen.

As a solution to the number of tribal students dropping out from primary schools in Odisha, a set of seven story books in tribal languages has been introduced in some schools of the Koraput district. Here is more.

The government of India is all set to add five new towns to the list of airports in India. This has been done with the view to connect small towns and cities better with the rest of the country.

As part of Operation Muskaan, 91 kids working as child labourers were rescued. They were working in many dangerous units which have been declared hazardous by the law.

These women from Self Help Groups in Orissa have solved the problem of open defecation in a very interesting way. They not only started patrolling the streets but also planted the holy "Tulsi" plant to stop people from defecating in the open. Meet the amazing whistle blowers and their story of making their block completely "swachh".