PC Jeweller achieves debt-free status; repays outstanding debt of 14 banks

The Abua Awas Yojana in Jharkhand aims to support rural families by providing both financial assistance and labor for constructing pucca houses. Targeting eight lakh homeless households, this initiative is implemented in three phases, prioritizing vulnerable families for three-room homes. Beneficiaries receive Rs 2 lakh and 95 days of MGNREGA wages, with applications available online…

At 17, Rhode Island student Alaina Zhang is studying whether native sugar kelp can help remove excess nitrogen from polluted coastal waters. Her Harvesting Change project has grown from personal experiences in China into field research, scientific presentations and environmental advocacy, earning recognition as a 2025 Gloria Barron Prize winner.

A Kentucky woman spent 35 years turning her 45-acre property into a natural area she planned to preserve through the Boone Conservancy. A nearly $40 million sewer project secured seven easements across her land through eminent domain. After a court backed SD1’s acquisition, neighbours protested and Boone County officials asked the utility to explain why…