For those living in darkness for decades, seeing even a faint ray of light is a cause for celebration.

The tiger needs more space, the lion a second home. And the government is confused

September 22 is World Rhino Day. At sanctuaries across the globe, the species wallow in royal treatment to mark the occasion.

The pain on the faces of farmers in Goa's Sirigaon village tells a tale. A tale of ruin. Their wells and lakes have dried up. The soil has been corroded. Lush farms have become mere memories.

Urban India sitting on a ticking garbage bomb

On August 30, relay hunger strikes by villagers against a proposed 2,640MW coal-fired thermal power plant at Sompeta in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh would touch the 1,000-day mark.

India has the highest number of deaths from road accidents, according to the World Health Organisation. In 2009, there were half a million accidents in India and 1,05,000 people lost their lives.

Failure of the monsoons has wreaked havoc in the lives of farmers in the Cauvery delta

How the battle that won India’s war against polio was fought in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh

Barren land glares at you from either side of the national highway from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer. A few dry wild bushes and cacti line the tough terrain.