Andhra Pradesh

A resident of Machilipatnam in Andhra Pradesh, Anna Mani Ratnam grows 100 plants at home, including fruits like red guava and custard apple. From repurposing plastic containers as planters to composting and seed preparation, he shares some important gardening tips.

Usha Raju from Visakhapatnam has come up with a rent-a-farm model that lets families grow organic food on a 600 sq ft farmland for three months, with the harvest being delivered on their doorsteps every weekend!

Parathasaradhi Nara launched Anantha Naturals, a farmer producer company that works with 150 farmers to sell toxin-free fruits, vegetables and other items across Bengaluru using natural farming methods

Need inspiration to lose weight? Balajepalli Shivaram Sastry (29), a resident of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh lost 60 kgs by regular excercise and replacing rice with millet recipes in his diet.

Team LinkLer, comprising students of National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh, have developed a 'WiFi mounted microcontroller' that can integrate sensors for smart harvesting of rainwater. This system requires minimal human intervention.

Jyothi Sri Pappu from Andhra Pradesh launched Nutreat, a food startup that sells baby food made with naturally grown, sun dried and hand pound ingredients that retain the nutritious value of the food

Retired banker S Venkateswara Reddy from Hyderabad has helped 30 farmers in his drought-hit ancestral village grow brinjal, onion, guava, okra, cotton, groundnut and more

IPS Officer Damodar Gautam Sawang of the Andhra Pradesh Police Department was recently chosen as India's best DGP. He shares how he improved public safety and police efficiency with innovative reforms.

Marine biologist and former professor Dr Mantha Ram Murthy founded the Dolphin Nature Conservation Society in 2001, and with help of volunteers and students, converted a waste land in the premises of a hospital into a lush biodiversity park.

Aparna Krishnan helped women of Paalaguttapalle, a drought-hit village in Andhra Pradesh, stitch cloth bags after men in the area found it difficult to gain employment as labourers