Uttar Pradesh

The students believe that if the youth of our country work in the right direction and women are empowered, then we can soon change the sad plight of many villages in India.

From hereon, girls from this UP village won't be married off to families that have not constructed a toilet at home.

After returning from the accident site, Yogendra Tyagi knew he had to help the victims. As many as 30 people took refuge in his restaurant while the rescue operation was still on.

The death toll, 30 children in just 48 hours and more than 60 five days later, might have been a lot higher if not for the efforts and humanity of one man.

After a month-long treatment by the doctor at his own hospital, the man successfully came out of his coma.

Hailing from the village of Prithvipur, Naga Kushwaha is a small-time farmer who took a loan of ₹1, 06,000 in 2013, which he repays in installments timely.

While wrestling continues to be a ‘men only' sport in India, Swaminath Akhada at Tulsi Ghat is breaking gender stereotypes and age-old traditions.

The children have started not only internalising it, but are also trying to translate this knowledge and practice to their families and community at large.

17-year-old Akash Singh, who hails from Jewar, Greater Noida, was struck by the idea after watching his grandfather finding a regular walking stick heavy to lift.

With the opening of Phase 1 of Lucknow Metro stations looming, officials have reported that the city's brand new metro stations will have complimentary drinking water and no charge for toilet facilities, a first for India's metro projects.