Himanshu Nitnaware

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

Sudhanshu Kumar from Bihar has a fully automated farm with a wireless broadband connection, and incorporates scientific farming methods to grow a vast variety of fruit trees, including mangoes, lychees, jamuns, and dragonfruits. He earns around Rs 80 lakh a year

Ayushman Nayak, a Class VII student from KIIT International School, conceived the idea of a washing machine that could reduce water waste by recycling and re-purposing water using a 5-layer filtration system