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Nitil Bhardwaj from Bihar quit his job to return to his village and started the Bhardwaj Pearl Farm and Training Centre to help traditional farmers grow pearls, for which he has also tied up with the fisheries department

Fresh out of college, Ankur Indoria from Bengaluru started OH-Ho, a food stall that sells delectable sandwiches, but with a unique twist

Nanda Kishor Bhujabal, an ex-poacher, has helped poachers of Mangalajodi village in Odisha quit hunting and work towards conserving migratory birds in Chilika Lake through his NGO, Sri Sri Mahavir Pakshi Suraksha Samiti

Vijay Desai from Sangli, Maharashtra, discovered a new variety of grapes by accident. These grapes are long, juicier, more fragrant and have better resistance towards diseases

Omkar Thale from Maharashtra turned his hobby into a sustainable innovation by converting his Honda Activa into an electric vehicle and launched Autobat E Moto Pvt Ltd.

Silu Nayak from Odisha started the Mahaguru Battalion to train candidates seeking qualification for security services such as the Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, CRPF, BSF, and others

Eleven farmers from Ahmednagar in Maharashtra formed farmer producer company KisanKonnect during COVID-19 lockdown to sell vegetables directly to customers from Mumbai, Pune and earn more profits

Sangeeta Chopra, scientist at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi along with scientists from Michigan State University conceived a solar-powered cold storage facility that can accommodate 2,000 kilos of farm produce

A retd. engineer from Bengaluru, Nataraja Upadhya has created a thriving urban jungle on his terrace with 300 varieties of trees that host 50 types of butterflies and about a dozen birds. Here's how he did it

Sakshi and Deepa Guha from Gurugram launched the Bengali Love Cafe to make and sell authentic and homemade bengali cuisine. They are available on Zomato, Swiggy, Magic Pin, India Mart, Bae, Fatafat, and others