rural india

Farmers in the southern reaches of Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu have turned to agroforestry to protect and boost incomes, because falling groundwater levels and overuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has made agriculture unsustainable in the area. Jency Samuel takes a closer look.

Community radio may not be the most mainstream method of connecting with the masses, but it certainly is effective. Abhishek Shetty of Radio Sarang, Mangalore is proof of that!

Mumbai-based NGO Aarambh has been supporting the government school in Saphale in Palghar for the past five years and now wishes to repair and renovate the school’s rickety building.

A Pravah ICS volunteer from the UK recalls his journey while on placement, and how it shaped his views on development.

In an effort to empower rural India with tech intervention, ICICI Bank has digitised 100 villages in 100 days and dedicated this achievement to the nation.

Six months after joining the People’s Archive of Rural India as part of AIF’s Clinton Fellowship for Service in India, Olivia Waring shares her journey of leaving a lucrative job in Silicon Valley to put her coding skills to use for the greater good. 

Initiated by Piramal Foundation for Educational Leadership, Project Kaleidoscope aims at digitising the classrooms in 45 government schools in Taranagar, Rajasthan.

Meet Rajshree Vinherkar, the lady who is leading the movement for women empowerment in Raigad village in Rural Maharashtra.

Daimati Santa was to be married off at the age of 16. Today, she is leading the fight against child marriage in rural Odisha.

Sadri village in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district had strong caste divides in its community, till one event brought women together.