In a Himalayan achievement, three women from the Northeast reached the peak of their mountaineering career. Ninglun Hangal tells us the stories of Anshu Jamsenpa, Bidyapati Ningthoujam and Wansuk Myrthong, who were on top of Everest recently

The humble neem, which is part of Indian household remedies, is now being harnessed to fight cancer. Researchers in Kolkata are on the job and human trials could come next, says Sahana Ghosh

By launching a portal, Travelkhana.com, in October, 2012, Pushpinder Singh has helped over 50,000 rail travelers have palatable food during the journey. Akash Bisht explains how food from popular eateries get delivered at various stations

Kultikiri village in West Bengal has been electing only women to its panchayat for the past 20 years though the seats are not reserved. Saadia Azim finds out why women rule the roost here

The clocks of Sunil Saxena grew in size as his mother’s eye sight failed. His wish to make her read time without strain has led to the clock with a diameter of 72 inches, says Brij Khandelwal

Driven by a desire to succeed after he was told that he did not deserve a Pilot pen in class V, Ramesh Babu who worked his way up to own a fleet of 127 cars, including a Rs 3.3 crore Rolls Royce, yet remains a hairstylist, says P C Vinoj Kumar

Bihar has beaten its own record. What a farmer achieved last year was humbled by Rahesh Kumar, whose harvest of 108.8 tonnes potato in 1 hectare is a world record. The secret: Organic farming

Harpal Singh created a record by putting up a 10-floor building in 48 hours and now wants to build a livable house in 20 hours. What drives the man to do such wonders? Jaideep Sarin finds out

Over thousand children in the age group of 4-13 years will be calculating sums faster than computers at a national level mental arithmetic competition to be held in Chennai on December 29

Uttarakhand based Rajnish Jain who used the destructive energy of pine needles to provide clean, affordable electrical and cooking energy receives award and financial support of Rs.20 lakhs

At the Sadhna showroom in Udaipur, where dupattas of every hue, and handicrafts fashioned out of cloth catch the eye, each artisan is an owner member of the organization, says Pamela Philipose

After sitting out of the Champions Trophy for the last six editions, India has come back strongly this year by qualifying for the semis after defeating Belgium 1-0 in the quarterfinal 

Hundreds of ‘Jhumia’ farmers in Tirupura saw their income expanding, not like, but because of rubber. Sujit Chakraborty explains how rubber cultivation by tribals ushered in an economic boom 

Kanjikuzhy near Alleppey offers a surprise to Syeda Hameed and Gunjan Veda, who learn how women have turned the once famine-hit panchayat into a prosperous region. It is Panchayati Raj system that has empowered women really, not symbolically

US-based vocal coach Jaime Vendera can break wine glasses just by screaming at them at the top of his voice, and it is a skill he cultivated through years of hard work, says Priyanka Sharma