Yoshita Rao

Plasma donation to treat COVID-19 patients has been much talked about, however, major hospitals like Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital are facing a shortage of platelet donors too.

With the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic upon us, good Samaritans shift from distributing hot meals to oxygen cylinders for free. Here's a city-wise list.

Geeta Seshamani narrates how along with Kartick Satyanarayan and the team at Wildlife SOS they sort to break the cruel Dancing Bear practice by the Kalandar community that used sloth bears as a source of earning.

The Chitale brand’s tumultuous journey started with the vision of a lone dairy farmer, Bhaskar Ganesh Chitale, in the interiors of Maharashtra. Here’s their story.

The Bay of Life Surf School & Ocean Literacy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, started by Showkath Jamal, is ensuring that you get a lesson in surfing and ocean safety along with a dose of wildlife preservation and pollution control.

Kolkata-based Manju Devi Poddar was nudged by her granddaughter, Yashi Chowdhary, to start her own homemade food venture. Today, her tasty bhujia, Nariyal Chakki and Mava ki Parwal mithai is a hit all over the city, with some deliveries reaching Hong Kong and the USA.

Aaliya Mir, a resident of Srinagar, spends her days rescuing deadly vipers from Kashmiri homes, saving bear cubs and reuniting them with their mother and tracing leopard trails in the villages.

Popularly revered as 'Rani', Gaidinliu was a political and spiritual leader of the Zeliangrong people of the Northeast. She led the revolt against the British rule at a young age of 13 and was imprisoned for 14 years.

Folks at the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh believe Vatsala is the oldest elephant in the world. Though her exact age is unknown, she is the most doting granny to the young calves born at the reserve who are now her eyes.

The efforts of Kotturu Sirisha, a 26-year-old sub-inspector at an Andhra Pradesh police station, were lauded by many as she carried the dead body of an elderly man on her shoulders when no one else stepped up. Here's what she has to say about the incident.