-Hindustan Times New Delhi: Nine-year-old Priyanka Kumari wants to escape her impoverished childhood but the school she studies in is most unusual – underneath a metro bridge in east Delhi’s Shakarpur area. The pillars serve as the boundary of the school and trains roar past on the bridge above, rattling her as she solves elementary mathematical problems. “The teaching here is good, I like coming to this school. Sir gives work to do...

-TheBetterIndia.com Bihar: She was just 12 when she got married. After this, she not only went on to change her life but also led to the development of her entire village. From fighting with naxalites to planting trees and doing rain water harvesting, Jaya Devi is truly the “Green Lady” of Bihar.   Jaya Devi was just 12 when she got married and 16 when she delivered a baby girl. Like many others,...

-PTI RAIPUR: In a bid to promote organic farming in the state, the Chhattisgarh government plans to prepare a roadmap by the end of this year. "We will prepare a roadmap for the promotion of organic farming, which will include a time-bound strategy to expand this kind of farming across the state. The road map will be prepared within six months," state Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal said today. Keeping in view that...

-The Hindu Perceptions of public safety in India are not driven by urbanisation per se; rather, these are likely driven by the infrastructure and amenities associated with the largest cities in India One of the most important functions of a modern state is to provide for basic law and order. Indeed, this idea emerges from some of the early foundational tracts on state authority, especially the work of sociologist Max Weber, who...

-Business Standard A slew of measures taken by the Chhattisgarh government had reportedly helped in enhancing the kharif acreage in the pockets affected by the naxal violence A slew of measures taken by the Chhattisgarh government had reportedly helped in enhancing the kharif acreage in the pockets affected by the naxal violence. The authorities have compiled the figure for Narayanpur - country's one of the worst naxal-infested districts reportedly housing the headquarters of...