Jharkhand

Ajay Sharma, founder of Sewa Welfare Society, has introduced check dams made using gunny bags, in Khunti district of Jharkhand

The brain behind JOHAR project in Jharkhand, Bipin Bihari's innovative solar-powered 'pumps on cycle' can potentially benefit 60000 farmers. #SolarTechnology

When IFS Vikas Ujjawal was posted in Jahrkhand’s Lohardaga Forest Division, the region was plagued with illegal tree felling and forest fires. Here’s how he increased green cover, generated employment for locals and boosted ecotourism.

Piyush Manish and Aditya Kumar brought technology in their dairy startup Puresh Dairy to bring safe, unadulterated and organic milk to customers

In Jharkhand’s Simdega district, Benedict Kujur provides free hockey training to children from underprivileged backgrounds. 50 of his students have played at the state level.

IAS officer Ramesh Gholap has rescued at least 35 kids working in garages/hotels, sent them to schools, and provided them with a monthly income through government schemes.

“For survival, our people would literally scale mountains and carry several litres of water over their shoulders. But, things are changing for good now.”

“This programme can not only thrive in Jharkhand, but all over India,” says Siddharth Tripathi, a 1999-batch IFS officer.

Neeraj Murmu has saved 20 children from the clutches of hazardous mica mines that exposed them to respiratory diseases

Rajkumari Kinnar is a 55-year-old trans woman from Jharkhand. She has single handedly raised 8 orphaned children, and spends about 75 per cent of her earnings on the poor and needy.