Daughters get a grand welcome in Bihar’s Dharhara, which has tackled issues like low sex ratio, global warming and climate change in one go. The villagers plant at least 10 trees, traditionally mango, when a girl is born, says Saadia Azim

Sikh police officers in the American capital will be allowed to wear turbans, beards and other religious items while on the job, according to a new policy announced by Washington police chief

Kerala is unveiling the virgin land of Bekal for tourism. Talking to Arvind Padmanabhan, Chief Minister Oomen Chandy wondered where else beaches, backwaters, and hills coexist in such harmony

The traditional village midwife is sought after even now when women deliver at hospitals or primary health centres in Rajasthan. Ranjana Narayan checks out their new role during child births

Bakharwal dogs are a rare breed from Kashmir, known for their loyalty and fierce guardian spirit. But they will all be gone in another four years if nothing is done to conserve them

Former civil aviation secretary M K Kaw has written a tell-all book in which he hits out at Jet Airways and narrates the story of how a minister spiked the Tata bid to launch an airline

IPL’s foreign cheerleaders found in skimpy outfits on the field say they love Indian traditional clothes. They told Nivedita Sharma that they have come to see and experience Indian culture

The ongoing construction of the 103.5-km Delhi Metro’s Phase III extension, to be completed by 2016, will provide rail connectivity to 5 major hospitals benefiting tens of thousands of people

Do you know which is India's best zoo? Soon you will, with the authorities planning to grade the nearly 200 zoos in the country based on their performance on different scales, says Richa Sharma

Angered by random remarks on issues raised up by General V K Singh, a retired Lt General, P C Katoch, hits out at all loose cannons to tell us the truth that has been blurred by the cacophony  

Inspired by people’s help at her moment of crisis, K Rama decided to give back to society what she received. The result is Vishvodayaa Trust that empowers women and children, says Archanaa R

A ban on ‘bear dancing’ came as a blessing to the women of Kalandar tribe. A rehabilitation package offered to the nomads has helped those women dream of a better future, says Azera Rahman
 

Like jallikattu in Tamil Nadu, Kambala, Karnataka’s traditional buffalo race in slush, still continues, albeit with political and corporate support. Suprabha N K has the story

Sankalpa is a theatre group with a difference, as it works to change the lives of convicts. Marianne de Nazareth profiles Hulugappa Kattimani, who has brought criminals in Karnataka jails under the arc lights, reforming them in the process

Complaining that Government packages bypass them and reach cooperative societies, traditional weaves have raised a set of demands. One of them is access to market, says Madhusree Chatterjee