Himanshu Nitnaware

Babita Rajput from Agrotha village in Madhya Pradesh convinced the villagers to dig a 12-feet wide trench to divert the rainwater to the village. Here’s how she went about it

Since 2012, Pune's Kirti Bhave Khashu has been growing vegetables at home using raised beds made from bricks, cow dung and waste plastic. Here's how you can make them in three simple steps

Visakh Sasikumar, founder of the startup Pi Beam, just launched the PiMo micro-utility e-bike. It costs Rs 30,000

Jayaditya Purkayastha from Guwahati is attempting to revive the black softshell turtles, native to the Brahmaputra River and parts of Bangladesh, by releasing the hatchlings in the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. He has revived 300 such turtles so far

Odisha is often plagued with cyclones but Amresh Samant from Paradip district started planting 'mini forests' in neighbouring villages to mitigate the environmentally damaging impacts of  soil erosion and flooding

M I Siddiqui from Muzaffarnagar, Bihar, went to Mumbai and started Cosmus, a bag manufacturing company. Today, the company sells products like duffel bags, school bags, and laptop bags that are about 30 per cent cheaper than many in the market

Surat-based Shruti Tibrewal launched Bebeburp in 2017 with her brother and husband to make organic and healthy baby food. The recipes she uses belong to her mother and grandmothers, and are free of preservatives

Maqbul Shaikh from Nilanga village in Latur, Maharashtra, has built a 10 Hp bullet tractor that can be used for sowing, weeding, spraying pesticides and ploughing, reducing the dependency on labour, and costs Rs 1.6 lakh. The vehicle is also fuel-efficient

N Uday Reddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police, has helped over 600 villagers in Jamda village of Telangana get screened and registered for eye treatment, of which 300 have been treated so far. He has done this from his own salary, and with help from his family

Avinav Peshwani, a geologist by profession, has launched the Safarnama Varanasi, a hotel that promises comfort and affordability. With over 7,000 guests from across 50 countries, the hotel aims to promote sustainable tourism and boost local economy