rural india

Armed with smartphones and biometric scanners, the postman may soon don the role of part-time bankers for India's poorest!

It’s been 30 years since Dr Rani Bang and her husband, Dr Abhay Bang, dedicated their lives to the social and educational upliftment of the lowest of the low, in Maharashtra’s tribal district of Gadchiroli.

Husk Power Systems was established in 2007, wherein the company offered an off-grid power generation and distribution solution to serve rural customers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

When the villagers urged the panchayat and related authorities to build a bus stand to avoid such instances, their petitions fell on deaf ears.

The innovative company kickstarted by Vedobroto Roy alongside his wife Chetana and their two-year-old daughter, Araadya, has developed a ‘snake guard’ in the form of a walking stick that a farmer can carry with him to the fields.

There are many artisans who live in India's numerous little towns and villages and churn out masterpieces with their hands, but fail to find the visibility they deserve.

For his ingenious innovation, Dr Haldar was awarded the “Biotech Product, Process Development and Commercialisation Award, 2018” byThe President of India.

The 'motherhood' journey that a woman goes through, from becoming pregnant to delivering a child, can be both incredible and worrisome at the same time.

Regional films and those movies that don’t get a theatrical release will also be screened as Kaushik feels there’s a shortage of cinemas halls showing those films.

The Axis Bank Foundation has endeavoured to provide livelihood opportunities to one million people in some of India’s most underprivileged and undeveloped regions.