Shivani Gupta

Indian farmers are embracing frontier technologies like AI-powered sprayers, IoT sensors, and drones to cut costs, boost yields, and build climate resilience. Innovations once seen as futuristic are now mainstream, reshaping agriculture into a more sustainable and data-driven practice. Institutions like NITI Aayog are helping scale these solutions nationwide.

From a terrace workshop and 24 prototypes to 10,000 homes across 20 states, Uday Bhatia’s Rs 250 inverter bulb is helping rural families study, work, and live with dignity even during long power cuts.

After working for seven years at the Supreme Court, Meenakshi chose a different path of building a cafe run entirely by women, where food, confidence, and independence are served fresh every day.

Madurai-based Dr Swaminathan C runs a 'Doctor on Wheels' programme to take affordable and accessible healthcare to thousands of senior citizens in the city. He shares why he left his life in Canada to start this.

Once branded as “criminals”, Gujarat’s nomadic tribes lived without rights or recognition. Mittal Patel’s work has helped 7.5 lakh people gain homes, education, livelihoods, and dignity — turning invisibility into empowerment.

Hypothalamus, a Mumbai-based startup, delivers customised, doctor-approved meals for patients with diabetes, cancer, PCOS, hypertension, and other chronic illnesses, making healthy eating simple and accessible.

After working as a script supervisor in Bollywood, Sneha Rajguru joined her father to build BaapBeti Farms near Pune. They grow organic vegetables, offer a farmstay experience, practice permaculture and sustain livelihoods while celebrating nature.

A small-town teen with no access to proper courts or coaching has battled odds to join India’s junior squash team, showing how grit, family support, and hunger can create champions.

What if furniture could grow, not be built? In Mumbai, architects Bhakti Loonawat and Suyash Sawant launched ‘Anomalia’ to turn mushrooms into consoles, blocks, and textiles — light, durable pieces that challenge how we think about design.

KS Sheeja found solace in gardening after her son’s accident. She pursued organic farming, learned new techniques, and now runs a self-sustaining farm that is home to bees, poultry, and over 200 plants of exotic fruits and vegetables!