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Amaravati represents the country’s biggest attempt at casting off a reputation for chaos

In a Mumbai slum, an unlikely acting coach helps impoverished children prepare for a career in Hindi films

Some of the biggest solar parks in the world are now being built in India, but can it get the land easily?

Campaigner Kriti Bharti runs a one-woman hotline for underage brides and grooms in northwestern India

Amid a global push to reduce the use of plastic for environmental reasons, the country is promoting jute — an ancient textile, produced in colonial-era mills

Legend has it that a Hindu deity watches over Shani Shinganapur, a town of about 15,000 in western India, preventing crime

Power plants set up with the objective of providing cheap electricity to the poor are taking a toll on environment and villagers

At the state-run Hindustan Photo Films, where production was discontinued in 2012, employees are biding their time before it closes

Prepubescent boys in poor communities trapped between being a man and being a boy

Balancing act with ‘good’ and ‘bad’ militants has become riskier, analysts say

From Noah to Avatar, some of the biggest-grossing films were created on computer screens in Mumbai

The high life of racing pigeons