K Deepak Reddy, a mechanical engineer from Telangana, has built a multi-harvester machine that can dig out stones and rocks to turn barren lands cultivable and also harvest potatoes, onions and other root vegetables
Dr Balaram Sahu is a veterinary doctor from Odisha who launched the Pathe Pathshala initiative to train farmers in identifying and treating 50-odd cattle diseases
Dr Minal Kabra, a Jalna-based dentist from Maharashtra, launched Kivu in 2019 that offers sugar-free cookies made from ragi, jowar, oats, flaxseed, rajgira, moringa and more
The founder of Delhi's iconic Giani Ice Cream, Giani Gurcharan Singh left behind his life’s earnings during Partition, but carried with him his experience in making traditional desserts. Little did he know that these skills would spawn a multi-crore business
Tarachand Belji is a farmer from Madhya Pradesh who switched from traditional to organic farming in 2005, and started Prakritik Kheti Shodh Sansthan to help thousands of farmers earn more
Prema, a tribal woman from HD Kote, Karnataka, switched from growing conventional cotton and corn to the superfood chia, which has helped her increase her income
One of the worst-hit districts during the second wave, Maharashtra's Bhandara has just become the state's first COVID-free district, thanks to the three-pronged strategy implementation by IAS officer Sandeep Kadam
Indore-based Pooja Dubey Pandey launched her startup Biotech Era Transforming India (BETI) to grow mushrooms using stubble, and has since expanded into packing material