Himanshu Nitnaware

The Department of Environment of Tamil Nadu, along with IIT-Madras and Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, spent five years saving the Vaan island in the Gulf of Mannar from disappearing into the ocean

Harssh Poddar, commanding officer of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) in Amravati, undertook a series of measures to keep over 1,000 personnel and 3000 family members safe amid the second wave of coronavirus

Fearing job loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, Santosh Patil from Maharashtra launched Airball Enterprises to offer custom-made equipment to farmers near Kolhapur

District Collector of East Champaran, Bihar, Kapil Ashok Shirsat, narrates how he fixed the problem at Gayatri Medical and Industrial Gases, and procured oxygen cylinders from the Indo-Nepal border

Award-winning scientist, Dr Priyadarshini Karve from Pune, has worked to mitigate air pollution through burning of agricultural waste since 1997. Here's how she chanced upon her biochar innovations

Hyderabad-based Pradeep Nair runs the Animal Warriors Conservation Society and uses tactical measures to rescue animals from natural disasters and more

Krishnakumar S from Chennai founded NGO Thuvakkam to increase green cover in the city and the surrounding districts. They now have a total of 1,800 volunteers

Rajat Jaiswal, a commercial airline pilot, and his friend Farman Beig launched Wat-a-Burger in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in 2016. Today, the franchise has its presence in 16 cities with 60 outlets.

P Muthuswamy of Dindigul-based SEEDS Trust worked with the village community in Ayyalur forests in Eastern Ghats to revive the population of the Grey Slender Loris, an endangered species

Anil Pradhan, an engineer and mission director of the Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT), guided a 10-member team to win third prize at the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge in 2021