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Pune-based Sucheta Bhandare launched Earth Poorna in 2019, that supplies ragi laddus and other nutritious, healthy snacks pan India.

Pradeep Krishnamurthy from Bengaluru built a sustainable house from natural materials like mud and reclaimed wood with breathing walls. It uses biogas three hours a day and also has a terrace garden.

A day in the life of a caregiver who is working with HIV positive pregnant women, and destigmatising the disease, in Mizoram.

Hi-Tech is the first company in the country to manufacture plant-based bio-polymer. Their latest installment, Dr. Bio, has received approval from the Institute of Petrochemicals Technology and can replace single-use plastic like drinking straws.

Meet the Pardiwala couple from Mumbai, who are homeschooling their sons aged 15 and 21. They share insights on everything about homeschooling - from dilemmas, challenges, structure, daily routines, milestones to learnings.

Hiresha Verma's startup Hanzen International helps women across Uttarakhand earn stable livelihood through mushroom farming, growing varieties such as oyster, milky, and portobello, as well as medicinal mushrooms like shiitake, ganoderma, cremini and enoki varieties. She also sells produce in different parts of India through Han Agrocare

In Odisha’s Malkangiri, Sumit Samal and Priyam Bebarta set up Engineer’s Thela to serve fresh biryani every day after work. Today, they are selling up to 100 plates a day, earning up to Rs 8000 a day!

Food scientist-turned-farmer, Chandrasekhar Bhadsavle, fondly addressed by farmers as ‘Dada’, introduced the Saguna Rice Technique (SRT) among a handful of farmers in Neral (Karjat) in 2013. Today, it is practised by progressive farmers in all the 16 agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra.

Maharashtra-based Pramod Susare quit his job to launch P2S International. His startup converts used tyres and drums into attractive furniture that sells across India

While most of us know that India is a tapestry of diverse teas like masala, green, lemon, ginger, elaichi, etc, few may be aware of the immense contributions of legendary figures like Maniram Dewan who pioneered tea plantations in India.