rural india

Winters in many parts of India can be very harsh, especially for villagers and the urban poor who don’t have access to woolen clothing or cover. A campaign hopes to offer solutions for this annual problem.

Alfa Educational Society, an NGO based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, has started a primary school called Village Spirit Academy in Karawara village to help students get easy access to education.

A toilet that uses no water is the solution to water shortage and open defecation in rural India. It is the need of the hour.

Novopay has stepped up to the demands of demonetisation by empowering neighbourhood stores, in rural and urban India, to handle cash deposits and withdrawals on behalf of banks.

Most 10-year-olds worry about school homework, the latest toys and gadgets they want, etc. Meet a young lady who decided to take charge of the education of the poor children in her village at the tender age of 10.

Rural dairy farmers in India produce about 102 million gallons of milk every year. Transporting this milk to the processing centres of different dairies without refrigeration and reliable electricity is difficult. Two men from the US came to India to solve this problem.

Meet a young renewable energy-enthusiast from Delhi who is keen on equipping solar entrepreneurs with all the right tools required to run a business.

School Score Card, a digital school performance tracking tool, is helping parents in rural Andhra Pradesh hold government schools accountable for the quality of education. With a simple pictorial, SMS-based system, mothers in villages are rating schools and helping authorities apply corrective measures where needed.

Weddings can often drive families in rural India to financial ruin. This innovative initiative is reusing old wedding dresses to curb wedding expenses

The Da Da Ding video, Nike’s viral and powerful ad showcasing some amazing Indian female athletes, now has an even better spin-off.