An initiative of the Vishalakshi Foundation in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, gives flight to the dreams of underprivileged families by providing them free education.

Biryani at this tiny shop is cooked leisurely over a slow flame. Customers say it's so tender that it simply melts in your mouth

Manish Hindavi, who had studied in English medium institutions all through his student life, took up the challenge of teaching economics in Hindi when he joined a college in Basti, Uttar Pradesh. Along with teaching, Manish has been working on various social causes including distribution of sanitary pads and health awareness.

Overall demand for stuff made from clay has taken a hit, but there are potters like Ramzan Khan who still get excited like a child in a candy shop when they mould dough-like clay into pots, piggy banks and chai kulhars

Many trees in Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow were painted with colours for beautification. However, as soon as the forest department came to know about this, it directed the officers to stop the work

The charging stations will be equipped with a 'battery swapping' system to ensure hassle free mobility of electric vehicles on the state highways. The government has invited applications from firms interested in developing charging stations based on a private public partnership model.

The blistering summer and heatwave have arrived early causing headaches to flower cultivators in India who say there are no takers for their flowers as the heat is stunting the size of their blooms. Scientists share tips on saving the flower crops from the heat. Details here.

For development projects, like the construction of metros or bullet trains, authorities cut trees and then promise to compensate by planting saplings as many as three or four times for every tree cut. But how many of these saplings actually survive? The reality is hard to digest