Anshika Jhamb came across the story of Suresh Kumar, an auto-rickshaw driver, who recently drove over 1,000 kilometres from Delhi to Bihar to escape the Delhi lockdown. She crowdfunded to help the migrant worker repay his debts and start afresh.

The Uttar Pradesh government is organising a special two-day Gud Mahotsav in Lucknow, that will showcase a range of jaggery-based products, besides raising awareness about its health benefits.

The inhabitants of Khurshipar Khurd village in Chhattisgarh have got their first road since Independence. The seven-kilometre stretch constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana has transformed their lives.

The Seoni-based group, which has people from diverse backgrounds, works in the fields of education, agriculture, health and polity to encourage educated decision-making, instil values in students using innovative methods and create awareness about one’s rights.

Have you ever stopped to stare at the designs that grace the threshold and frontyard of almost every home on the street? I have, and I also keep an eye on how many people pause by my doorway and admire my kolam.

According to the 2011 Census, Uttar Pradesh has 65,835 beggars and a large number of them live in its capital city Lucknow. Their numbers have risen since then, but one man’s initiative is trying to rehabilitate them and provide them with dignity and a livelihood.

Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of five, Chennai-based Prem Sankar and his family fought a broken education system and job market before he finally turned entrepreneur.

Banyan trees, loudspeakers, song, dance and motorcycles are their teaching aids; educators in rural tribals areas are innovating, experimenting and educating children without a smartphone in sight.

The jockey, who has won 727 races in the country and abroad, battled sexism before trainers would trust her with good horses. She now handles 18 horses in the MAM Ramaswamy stable, Chennai.

A tracking study documents the nearly 10,000-kilometre journey of a common crane named Vadla, from her wintering ground in Gujarat to her breeding ground in northern Kazakhstan and back. She perfectly timed her return and landed back on the World Migratory Bird Day, on October 10.