"Tonight is the beginning of a new sun. While the sun has set across the country, a new sun is rising in our hearts. These torches will end the age-old practise of child marriage and make India a new India. Our sisters and daughters will lead the campaign and we will not stop until we end child marriage", said Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as he ignited a tor...

Speaking at the launch event of Child Marriage Free India, a pan-India campaign, Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee shared ways to end this evil practise

With an increase in the number of Silai Schools across the country, a need for more trainers to deliver quality training was realised and this led to the concept of Master Trainers, which has now been in practice for a few years

To enable and empower the unemployed youth of Meghalaya, especially women and girls, with skill training, Galaxy Enterprise in partnership with the USHA Silai School Program opened a training and production centre at Tura

The entry into the UK for students and others is governed by red, amber and green list for that country. Here's everything you need to know about the three lists and rules they entail

Under the new anti-trafficking bill set to be tabled in the parliament, the burden of proof in the case of women, children and physically and mentally disabled is on the traffickers

In an attempt to ensure healthcare to all, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has initiated free kidney dialysis centre and is offering tests and medicines at affordable rates

As India grapples with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic that has created a huge oxygen shortage, the Sikh community started a drive to help COVID patients with oxygen and other basic health facilities

In April 2013, 5-year-old Gudiya was gangraped and left to die. Though the accused were apprehended a week later from Bihar, it took Gudiya and her family seven years to get justice

Bal Mitra Gram is an internationally recognised model to prevent child exploitation and abuse. Children, supported by the community, understand the challenges of their village and build solutions together

Meet 40-year-old Soumya Prasad, an ecologist, currently based in Dehradun. She has been harnessing the power of solar for the daily energy needs of her house and office and even charges her electric car through it

Until 2013, the George household would pay a bi-monthly power bill of about Rs. 10,000 whereas after switching to solar power, their monthly bill stands at Rs. 130

The grid connected rooftop solar projects of capacity 1.7 MWp spread across 57 locations in India produce 22 lakhs of units per annum which saves up to Rs. 1.5 crore

An LED light typically consumes around 50-90 per cent less energy than an equivalent incandescent or halogen bulb, said S.P. Garnaik, Business Unit Head (Lighting), Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)

Here is a story from Karnatakas Chikkballapur where Nutritional Rehabilitation Centre is giving malnourished children health and a better start in life

Through its alternative learning and mentorship programme, the Odisha government is taking the school to homes of three lakh children from SC and ST communities, ensuring education continues even in the middle of a pandemic

During the financial year 2018-19, 1,26,759.09 million units (MU) were generated from renewable energy sources. Of this, 39,268.20 MU were generated from solar, reveals annual report of 2018-19 released by the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power

Mumbai's housing society Bhoomi Arkade which went solar in 2016, has seen a 28.7 per cent drop in its electricity bill compared to that of 2011-12

Power requirement has increased by 53.4 per cent in the last nine years. It's time to cut down on power consumption and save money and the environment

Muhammad Yunus, Founder, Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, Nobel Laureate and Magsaysay Awardee suggests having a Ministry of Micro-Entrepreneurs, creating social business micro-entrepreneur bank and focusing on women

NDTV in collaboration with Swades India, a non-profit organisation has initiated #SwadesBuildingLivelihoods campaign to raise funds to build livelihoods of over 15,000 most needy households in rural Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra

From increasing COVID-19 tests, introducing home quarantine, launching plasma bank to facilitate plasma therapy, experts discuss Delhi's COVID-19 model

GiveIndia, a non-profit organisation along with Doctors For You, a pan India humanitarian organisation, has deployed mobile medical units at slums in Mumbai's Govandi to screen people for COVID-19

NDTV in collaboration with GiveIndia, a non-profit organisation has started a campaign Caring For India to help protect our medical caregivers in the fight against coronavirus outbreak