There are heaps of garbage everywhere, even near handpumps. The drains are open and full of filth. The health department hasn’t bothered to spray mosquito repellents in months

गाँव में गंदगी की भरमार, जगह-जगह भरा गंदा पानी, स्वास्थ्य विभाग की टीम ने गाँव में डाला डेरा

Troubled by an unsold sugarcane crop three years ago, a farming household in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district decided to to extract the cane juice and use it to produce vinegar. To their surprise, the vinegar was found to be in great demand and now they have taken up vinegar production as a viable source of additional income. Details here.

Till she was cast in the lead role of a film on child marriage, 14-year-old Neelam from Jamiyatpur village in Uttar Pradesh was quite resigned to being married off by her parents. But acting in the movie gave her the courage to speak up and her wedding was called off.

Abhishek Shukla is a teacher at Sahjapur Primary School in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district. He has experimented with his teaching style for which he has also been honored.

बचपन से ही दाहिने पैर में दिव्यांता के बावजूद 30 वर्षीय मिलन मिश्रा की शुरूआत से यही कोशिश रही कि वो उनके और आसपास के गाँव का कोई बच्चा पढ़ाई से वंचित न न रह जाए। वह जरूरतमंद बच्चों को पढ़ाते हैं जो गरीबी के चलते फीस नहीं दे पाते हैं।