Women in many drought hit areas are leading a revolution in farming through water management programmes. Ajitha Menon tells us how SHGs in W Bengal have ushered in some much needed changes
 

The inclusion of women’s boxing in the Olympic Games has raised India’s hope for a gold as M C Mary Kom is all geared up for it. Sneha Theeng meets the girl, who was inspired by Muhammad Ali

A 22-year-old Assam Police constable, Abhijit Baruah, was Tuesday officially entered in the Guinness World Records as the longest barefoot runner, having run 156.2 km in 24 hours in January

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Pakistani president, has struck a chord with India’s youth on social media. “Peace be with India,” he tweeted, after he landed in New Delhi

Award winning journalist, Neha Dixit, has proved her mettle adequately in five years. Here she shares the secret of succeeding in an industry that stifles newcomers, mainly women and small town people, not letting them do their own thing

Bihar is set to usher in India’s next green revolution, which is evident from the record production of paddy and potato achieved through organic farming and other methods, says Imran Khan

Akhilesh Yadav (38), a three time MP and son of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav played a key role in their party’s good show in the UP assembly election, says Prashant Sood

Rural women from 437 SHGs in 129 villages of Madhya Pradesh have excelled urban feminists in gaining empowerment on their own. Pamela Philipose tracks the change they brought to their lives
 

The Odisha government’s order last year directing the anganwadis to procure locally available lentils and vegetables has triggered an economic boom in villages, reports Richard Mahapatra

Bihar, the state that was once synonymous with anarchy, has changed, thanks to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Now, 88 per cent of the people are satisfied with the regime, says Sanjay Upadhyay

Two management graduates in Mumbai launched ‘Cycle Chalao!’ and changed the way students went to college. Latha Suresh profiles Raj Janagam and Jui Gangan, experts in Bicycle Sharing Systems

A panchayat in Kerala has asked its people not to take unemployment dole but take up work for making the village self-sufficient. M Rajasekhara Panicker reports from Thalayazham in Vaikom

Vandana Suryawanshi, who teaches biology and earth sciences in a Pune school, becomes the first foreign teacher to be chosen for a prestigious US space programme

The full text of the citation awarded to The Weekend Leader Person of the Year 2011, V Venkatraman, who was honoured at a function held at VIT Chennai on 23 January 2012

The Weekend Leader took its mission of making role models of unsung heroes to the portals of VIT Chennai, where 'The Weekend Leader Person of Year 2011’ was honoured with the award and citation