Jovita Aranha

From a unique variety of potatoes that grow on the soil instead of under it, to green beans that grow 1.5 feet long, the last six years have seen the family experiment with new types of crops and plants in their backyard.

He asked to have solar power generators installed in all of their four bungalows in Madh Island, Mumbai. Though sceptical at first, the father decided to put his son’s idea to practice and installed solar panels at the cost of Rs 18 lakhs in 2017.

A post graduate in Hindi, Narayanbhai Rajput, first set up a pakoda stall in Vadodara and named it the Shriram Dalwada Centre. Today, the pakoda entrepreneur has about 35 franchisees spread across different areas in the city.

While the IPS officer has certainly won the hearts of the villagers and the respect of his seniors through the remarkable initiative, it is important to point out that this isn’t the first time the man has introduced social innovations in policing.

Krishna had almost given up all hopes of giving his dead sister a dignified funeral when a group of Muslim men came to his rescue.

An engineering graduate, she graduated as Flying Officer from the prestigious Air Force Academy, Dundigal, and will now be deployed to Bidar for advanced training where she will be flying the Hawk.

He took a two-year sabbatical to immerse himself in the designing of three gadgets that he claims could be one step forward in ensuring the safety of women and senior citizens.

Turning into a beacon of hope, volunteers of well-known NGO, Khalsa Aid, travelled to Lebanon and Iraq to make Ramadan meaningful and special for the 5,000 Syrian refugees by giving them food packets during iftar every day.

The humble men in uniform stood true to their duty as they ran up the 31 floors, dispersed in all directions and knocked on every door to ensure the residents rushed to the main lobby to avoid any casualties.

What is particularly commendable is that the IAS officer is now stepping out of the comforts of his chamber to meet the disabled and elderly persons who come to meet him on the ground floor, to save them the trouble of having to climb stairs painstakingly until the lift is installed.