Lexicon of democratic literacy

The introduction of educational qualifications as eligibility criteria for contesting panchayat elections has shocked and angered rural Rajasthan, including supporters of t...

Cheap Electricity for Poor Squeezing Out Solar in India

The villagers of Dharnai in northern India had been living without electricity for more than 30 years when Greenpeace installed a microgrid to supply reliable, low-cost sol...

Girvi Takes Flight

Whichever way you spell this recent show on Colors TV -- Udaan or Udann, it is going where few TV series have gone. Placed in a remote region of India, there is an antithes...

Spanish Cinema to be part of 5th Jagran Film Festival

Spanish cinema has achieved high marks of recognition. The 5^th edition of Jagran Film Festival presents an exciting line-up ...

Even if you build a toilet, they may not come: water expert

Bangladesh and India have long tried to stop people from defecating in outdoor public places – a practice that spreads fatal diseases – but Bangladesh has had m...

Margaret Atwood Defends Small Farm Community

A project to change Midhurst, a farming village of 3,500 people, into a suburban city of 30,000 is underway in Ontario, Canada due to a loophole in the provincial governmen...

Village to move court against Bengaluru civic body for illegal garbage dumping

Residents of Mandur village, where Bengaluru city dumps about 1,800 tonnes of garbage every day, have decided to move court against the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike&r...

Indian activist Ramesh Agrawal wins 'Green Nobel'

GARE VILLAGE (Andhra Pradesh): The man walked into Ramesh Agrawal’s tiny internet cafe, pulled out a pistol and hissed, “You talk too much.” Then he fired...

True Review: Jal Starring Purab Kohli & Tannishtha

Critics Rating: 1.5 stars

Cast: Purab H Kohli, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kirti Kulhari, Yashpal Sharma, Mukul Dev, Saidah Jule