Lucy Plummer

After a string of complaints regarding the cleanliness and hygiene of the linen provided on Indian Railways trains, officials have announced several measures of improvement, including designer blankets.

Delhi Metro's commitments to eco-friendly and sustainable practices were recognised at a national conference held this week earning it the title of 'the world's first green metro'.

In a last ditch attempt to reverse the damage caused to UP's river Hindon, Meerut divisional commissioner, Dr Prabhat Kumar has set up a bank account under ‘Nirmal Hindon’ and is calling for authorities and citizens for support.

Earlier this month, IGNOU announced that it had scrapped tuition fees for transgender individuals. Since the announcement, the university reports that it has received 100 applications from the community already.

An online initiative that began in May aimed at clearing Mumbai's Carter Road of trash is gaining momentum as a weekly clean-up drive, and it's calling for local resident's to join in.

With the opening of Phase 1 of Lucknow Metro stations looming, officials have reported that the city's brand new metro stations will have complimentary drinking water and no charge for toilet facilities, a first for India's metro projects.

As part of a campaign to make 621 Maharashtra villages open-defecation free by October 2, 10,000 toilet pits were dug in a single day in preparation for 10,000 toilets to be built.

Student Rohit Dey has been making drones since the age of 5. Now, at aged 20, he's enjoying working as a drone tester for a national lab whilst working hard towards a successful career in aerodynamics.

Pinki Gogoi and her friend Puja Gogoi used a bamboo raft to rescue up to 30 people left stranded in a flood and bring them to a local evacuation spot set up by her father.

A project by the Telangana State Prisons Department is helping tackle the social stigma which prevents ex-inmates from accessing employment and housing after being released from prison by hiring them to run a local petrol station.