Anagha R Manoj

To clear UPSC CSE Mains, aspirants must clear two compulsory language papers. IFS officer Anupam Sharma shared some useful tips on Twitter on how one can prepare for these qualifying papers.

Here’s a list of 10 biographies of pioneering Indians -- from Dr Ambedkar and Satyajit Ray to APJ Abdul Kalam and Kapil Dev -- that will leave you inspired.

Hyderabad engineer Maaz Ahmed Khan founded his startup Torq Electric to convert old two-wheelers into electric vehicles.

Boycotted for marrying outside religion, Rajyalakshmi and SMD Khasim from Andhra Pradesh run an NGO called 'Manalo Manam' for underprivileged children, abandoned senior citizens and interfaith couples.

Kochi resident Charles Vijay Verghese built SAPER, the “world’s first coconut sap tapping robot” through his agri-tech startup. Watch this video to see how the robot is bettering the lives of farmers across Kerala.

Watch this video to see why Sriram V Ayer left the comforts of a corporate job to launch his organisation NalandaWay, which uses art to educate and empower millions of children from low-income households.

Filmmaker Somanth Ghosh runs 'Brikkho Foundation', a unique initiative through which people can adopt plants and plant more trees.

Ezekiel Poulose from Kerala owns a 4-acre land where he grows hundreds of varieties of rare medicinal plants and practices integrated farming too.

Nanjammal and her son, Bharathi Chinnasamy, are on a mission to make rural India self-reliant by growing vegetable gardens in every nook and corner of their neighbouring villages.

Looking for an eco-friendly homestay in the Nilgiris? Vikram and Anushri Mathias run the gorgeous Jungle Hut, which runs on solar power and recycled water.