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The government's consultation paper on India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) aims to digitise the agricultural sector, putting the farmer at the focal point. Here's how you can weigh in on this decision.

One of the best, tried and tested ways of gardening, this 10-step process is eco-friendly and a lot of fun.

An unsung freedom fighter who helped Netaji Bose escape and fought alongside Mahatma Gandhi in the Non-Cooperation movement, Helen Lepcha (also known as Savitri Devi) remains lost in the pages of India's history.

Pravasini Batakar from Odisha’s Kandhamal district crosses streams and waterways to ensure tribal population’s access to health services in remote areas. She has also helped with the Malnutrition-Free Villages project that has impacted over 21,000 villagers.

Harivartha Prajeeth and Dr Mangayarkarasay Leela from Tamil Nadu practice the art of natural farming and have trained 500 others.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued the draft Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2021 in which they proposed a blanket ban on a number of plastic items, amongst other things.

What started as a curiosity to grow plants during her childhood, has turned into an active hobby with encouragement from family and friends for Hyderabad-based Naina Sarda. She details how the often discarded mango seed has been used as a mouth freshener and also for high blood pressure patients while narrating a step-by-step guide on growing mango saplings at home.

Remembering Late Ambika Khare who—as the tiger population in Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, dwindled down to just one—worked hard to join the people with the parks through his interesting nature camps.

7Weaves Social Pvt Ltd, a small textile company founded by Mandakini Gogoi and her husband, Rituraj Dewan, work with indigenous tribes in Assam’s forests to create a unique social experiment. They’re marrying fashion with preserving the biodiversity of the region through Eri silk production and other eco-friendly practices.

These 10 organisations help improve the quality of life in Indian cities and encourage participation from citizens to get involved in changing the system.