Topic: Jharkhand

Change Agent Poverty-fighting 'elephant' boosts farmers in India

Hardy 'elephant' or Napier grass has proved to be a cheap and nutritious fodder for livestock in poor and drought-prone areas of India.

Difference Maker Anshu Gupta brings 'clothing for dignity' to India

His nonprofit group, called GOONJ, collects and gives away used clothing. The twist: The needy 'pay' for their clothes by doing service work in their communities.

Change Agent The goal: Help India's poorest of the poor brickmakers

Irish nonprofit GOAL teaches seasonal brickmakers in Kolkata to read and do math, a crucial step toward self-sufficiency.

Passenger train collides with freight train in India

At least 25 people died in a collision between two trains in India. Seventy survived. India has one of the largest railway networks in the world.

Teaching on the run

Life lessons from a 100-mile expedition in the Indian desert.

Photos of the Day Photos of the Day 05/23

New India state Telangana may fuel other statehood movements

The central government in India announced Wednesday it would move to create a new state, Telangana, within the state Andhra Pradesh. Telangana is likely to serve as a precedent for other statehood movements.
12/11/2009 08:58 am

India prepares new assault on its 'biggest threat'

India has sent 20,000 more troops to eastern states where a Maoist Naxalite insurgency is gaining strength. Some analysts question whether India has the breadth and strength for an escalated campaign.
10/06/2009 01:00 am

Nano stalled as India juggles factory vs. farm

Tata Monors hasn't resumed production of its $2,500 car, even though protests against the Nano factory ended Sunday after farmers were promised more compensation.
09/09/2008 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security India: discontent, poverty fueling Naxalite rebels

A government-appointed committee says violence by the Maoist insurgency is growing and urges the government to talk with rebels.
04/28/2008 01:00 am