rural india

She worked as a daily wage labourer in paddy fields, till she turned 105 last year and would earn Rs 200 or 300 which she would share with her son.

Happy Horizons Trust is a non-profit organisation that works towards strengthening primary school education through the youth leadership development program in rural parts of Bihar.

IIT for Villages or IViL is one amongst the numerous student organisations in the green, widespread campus of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras.

The mental health scenario in rural India needs specialised and local intervention to effectively tackle issues, and community mental health workers are the vanguard of this movement.

Waterless urinals not only help solve India’s sanitation issue, their unique design can also great assist in the country’s quest for water security.

Three women from the Anupshahr Tehsil in rural western U.P. joined hands earlier this year to open a dairy, thus throwing the doors open for women from three SHGs to enhance their income.

Bihar’s rural areas face great challenges in the education sector, with low attendance and poor quality schools rampant. A husband-wife duo hope to rectify this, with a little help.

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 many budding Indian artists, getting proper training and education can make all the difference between earning livelihoods and living in squalor. A crowdfunding campaign aims to help such a training programme educate three budding artisans from Gujarat.

Ramesh Bhaiya and Vimla Bahan, a husband-wife duo, have brought sweeping change and development to Bartara village, formerly one of the most crime-ridden and neglected areas of Uttar Pradesh.