Madhya Pradesh

When no government help came tribals of Kheda village decided to build a lake on their own. And they did this in just 33 days. The population of the village is around 3000. Even ladies and children participated in the 'shramdan'. The lake can store about 24 cr litres of water. ग्राम खेड़ा में खेतों

Indian scientists have identified Madhya Pradesh as the centre of origin of this nationwide staple legume and discovered genes they say will allow the expansion of pigeonpea cultivation. Archaeological excavations have earlier hinted that India may be the origin of the domestication of pigeonpea, a

Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh is a tribal zone. The literacy rate here is 43.3%. And still, 55 students from this area have cleared the IIT-JEE Mains. Most of them belong to small villages and have to walk several kilometers to reach their government-run schools. This achievement has to be credited to a

A good, even if not record, wheat crop along with improved prices brings cheer after two not-so-good years among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh. A report by Miind Ghatwai from Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, published in The Indian Express, talks of the smile on the faces of farmers here, that has come

On 19th January 2017 in this web site a news had been posted as to how Aamir Khan's movie Dangal motivated residents of village Kamod, in Charkhi Dadri district of Haryana, to put name plates bearing names of their daughter outside their houses. (Link to this news item : http://bharatmahan.in

Under the leadership of superintendent of police Sanket Pandey , 18 thana in-charges have launched training programmes for the malnourished children among members of the Saharia tribe in MP's Sheopur district. The programmes include administering drugs and vitamins, and counselling the parents. They

कैशलेस लेन-देन को प्रोत्साहित करने के लिए भारत सरकार के नीति आयोग के निर्देशानुसार भोपाल के बिट्ठन मार्केट स्थित दशहरा मैदान में 19 जनवरी को डिजि-धन मेले का आयोजन किया जा रहा है। इस एक दिवसीय मेले में कैशलेस लेन-देन की प्रक्रिया को प्रोत्साहित करने और इस संबंध में जन-सामान्य में जागरूकता के लिए

Government schools in Madhya Pradesh will now have a period dedicated to yoga and the discipline will be part of the curriculum in these schools from the next academic session (2017-18). The state’s school department said the move is to counter the increasing number of student suicides. Read details

So many times every day we receive request for need of blood by a patient, be it from friends, family or from unknown persons through the social media. There are even dedicated websites for this and a number of voluntary organisations in various parts of the country also help. News has come in the

An incredible story. Vikram Agnihotri (45 yrs) of Indore has got a permanent driving licence though he had no arms and drives with his legs. He must be the only one to achieve this feat. He is also pursuing to get a LLb. Getting a permanent driving licence was not easy for Vikram. Read this

Another inspirational story from Madhya Pradesh. A tribal girl, Asha Gond, 16, is all set to go to Oxford, UK to study English. She is from Janwaar village in Panna district of MP. Asha was encouraged by a German woman, Ulrike Reinhard, who has created a skatepark in Janwaar and trains school-going

English literature classes are being held in barricaded hall of Indore Central Jail where armed guards keep a watch. The prisoners are being taught Shakespeare by a fellow inmate who is the jail for forged documents. Read more on this in a TOI report.