Jovita Aranha

While the effectiveness of mosquito repellant products is debatable in areas where dangerous disease-spreading mosquitoes thrive, a 16-year-old student from Mangaluru has found an innovative solution to tackle dengue.

While he cannot perform manual labour, Singh takes care of pretty much everything else—from deciding cropping patterns, monitoring the sowing, maintenance and harvest activities, overlooking the preparation of Jeevamrut and other biopesticides, and travelling to market his produce and training other farmers!

Running in more than 180 schools for the last year, it has collected and prevented more than 22 lakh multi-layered plastic packets/sachets from exhausting landfills!

The roads that were once littered with waste and faced rampant open-defecation are clean, and lined with lush trees. The village is lit with solar lights, boasting of pucca homes painted in uniform colours, a skill development centre, a meditation centre, and even a public library!

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The man, who grew up to be an IAS officer, has fought several odds—including financial troubles and the death of his older and only sister—to get to where he is today.

The month-long sting operation brought to light some spine-chilling tales.

Fighting child marriage, transforming schools, generating employment, making healthcare accessible — it has been a year of hard efforts. And as the year comes to an end, we would like to draw special attention to 10 such officers and their efforts, who have done all they could do, to make India better.

Here are 10 innovative ways in which you can help reuse/recycle plastic bottles in your household!

Onions need cool and pleasant weather without humidity and rain. Thus, the best time to grow onions is between November and February. Any open space or even a container can be used for growing the bulb. But ensure that the soil is fertile and porous.