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Mumbai locals have been conducting a beach clean-up drive in Versova and have cleared about 11 lakh kg of garbage just four weeks. And, Lewis Pugh, the United Nations 'Patron of the Oceans' is all set to join the Versova Volunteers on August 6 and 7

Meet Dheeraj Gadicherla, a Bengaluru-based artist who uses an unusual medium to paint with: coffee! He makes lifelike portraits using coffee decoction, which he makes using different types of coffee beans.

Children in Hamirpura in Rajasthan had to walk long distances to get to the only school in the area, leading to poor attendance and academic performance. This is how the villagers came together to solve the problem:

Binoy John, Sunaina Padmamurthy and Bhairav Kuttaiah are participating in a grueling Mongol Rally to raise money for vulnerable children. The rally will be 18,000 km long, and will take them through 13 countries. If they succeed, they will be the first Indian team to complete the rally in an Indian car.

Meet Renuka Yadav, a native of Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh who had to become a milk seller at a young age to support her parents. Today, she is the part of India's women hockey team, and is set to represent the country at the Olympics.

Kasturi is a tribal woman from Duddha village in Uttar Pradesh. As the water supply was unregulated in the region, it was difficult to get regular access to water. Taking matters in her own hands, she relocated to the outskirts of the village and dug her own well.

The Mumbai Traffic Police is all set to launch the 'No Helmet, No Petrol' initiative. From August 1, all two-wheeler drivers will be asked to produce their helmets at fuel stations. As the name suggests, no helmet would mean no petrol too.

25 trekkers with 266 eco bags trekked for 53 km to clean Roopkund mountains. They brought down 2127 kg of garbage, which was then segregated and disposed of responsibly.

A team from MIT has come up with the perfect solution to the problem of bad menstrual hygiene in rural India - Saathi Sanitary Pads. These pads are 100% biodegradable, and are mostly made of banana fibre.

Baksa district in Assam is a shining example for the rest of the country. Why? It has managed to ward off drought by using an indigenous irrigation system, the Dongh Bandh. The irrigation canal system is managed by the local community.