Students debate water policy at Kesarganj district youth parliament
Ninety students from 30 schools played lawmakers for a day, passing a mock bill on rainwater harvesting after a three-hour debate and two amendments.
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Orange growers' cooperative opens its own cold storage to cut distress sales
The Santra Growers' Cooperative in eastern Maharashtra can now store 1,200 tonnes of fruit, letting members wait for better prices instead of selling at harvest.
Volunteers turn panchayat rooms into reading corners in 40 villages
A group of retired teachers and college students has set up small libraries in unused panchayat rooms, with evening reading hours for children and adults.
Volunteers pull 14 tonnes of waste from Amrauli river ghats in one weekend
More than 1,500 people joined the cleanup along a four-kilometre stretch. Organisers want the municipality to install nets at three drains that carry plastic into the river.
Coastal town of Varunpur opens a mangrove boardwalk run by local fishers
A 1.2-km raised walkway lets visitors see the mangroves at high tide without damaging them. Guides from fishing families earn a share of every ticket.
Explained: how a bill becomes a law, step by step
From first reading to final assent, a bill passes through several stages and two houses. Here is what happens at each step and where the public can follow it.
Kesarganj district hospital opens free dialysis unit with 12 beds
Patients who travelled 90 km to the nearest city for dialysis can now be treated close to home. The unit will run two shifts a day.
Desert school in Sevli runs fans, lights and a computer lab on solar power
A 10-kW rooftop system has ended power cuts in classrooms where summer temperatures crossed 45°C. Teachers say attendance in the hottest months rose sharply.
Free Sunday heritage walks bring young residents back to Pune's old lanes
A volunteer group of architecture students and retired teachers leads 90-minute walks through old neighbourhoods, wadas and temple courtyards every Sunday morning.
Lake town introduces a water ambulance for island villages
A boat fitted with a stretcher, oxygen and a trained paramedic will serve three island hamlets that are cut off by road during the monsoon.
