Himanshu Nitnaware

Pune-based Aakansha Sadekar runs the Puroshottam Malati Foundation and has been feeding police personnel, sex workers, street dwellers and more in and around the city amid the second wave of coronavirus

Sandeep Saran started making furniture from wooden items as a hobby, but it soon evolved into Kaath Kagaz. His home studio offers customised furniture, earning him up to Rs 15 lakh per year

When Kalyan Varma switched from corporate job to pursue wildlife photography, he could identify three birds. Now he is saving forests and wildlife

Goa, Karnataka and Uttarakhand have recently sanctioned the use of Ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment, and the Union Health Ministry has included it in the COVID Protocol as well

Amit Doshi has innovated a rooftop rainwater harvesting filter called NeeRain, which has minimal maintenance costs and requires no manual intervention. To date, these devices have helped save 10 crore litres of water

Women in 135 tribal villages of Odisha observe 'thengapalli' to safeguard forest resources from over-exploitation

Linnet Mushran moved to India after her marriage, and started Bhuira Jams in Himachal Pradesh

Ganapathi Bhat from Komale village in Karnataka, innovated the 'Areca Bike' with his friend Sharvin Maben. It can climb 90 trees in one litre of petrol and cuts labour costs by 20 per cent

Ganesh Fartade, a student of journalism and farmer from Beed, Maharashtra, runs 'Royal Shetkari', a YouTube channel that aims to equip the farming community with knowledge and inspiration on how to handle various issues

Khrolhiweu Tsuhah, project associate at North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA), is anchoring a multi-stakeholder spring shed management project in various districts of Nagaland to revive springs, the only water source in the mountainous region