Madhya Pradesh

Lack of quality teachers and motivation to teach and insufficient staff are problems that persist in almost all government schools. Here’s how DC Om Prakash Shrivastava stepped up to break the chain

‘We know where you live’, ‘We will show you’, ‘Take care of your family’ are some of the common verbal threats that Basu Kannogia has faced. Here's how she fights against the tide to the right thing.

In 2009, there were no tigers left in Panna Tiger Reserve. What happened in the next 10 years is really heartwarming at a time when the world's tiger population is under a serious threat. #WildIndia #Respect

"Painting takes me to another world where I am as free as a bird,” says Judhaiya Baiga. She says this is her way of putting her village on the global map and keeping her traditions alive.

“Even if only one person in the country is a manual scavenger or bonded labourer, it is a national shame,” says Ashif Shaikh, founder of Jan Sahas which is ending discrimination and unjust practices across India

To keep up the good work, the Municipal Corporation of the city has now taken a step towards eliminating single-use plastic cutlery not only in government offices but in food joints and private functions too.

Students coming from outside the Indore district will be given free accommodation, food and transportation services.

Watching dissatisfied youth leave their city jobs to return to their remote village, Priya Nadkarni and Digvijay Singh realised that vocational training is like a band-aid on a deep wound. So, they decided to tackle the root cause of this heartbreaking scenario. And succeeded!

Swarochish Somavanshi was appointed as Umaria’s Collector in March and he immediately took up a campaign against dagna- a traditional method of branding kids with hot iron to ‘treat’ malnutrition

From using 1000 Kgs of wood per day to relying entirely on solar energy for their cooking needs, Bancha village is blazing quite an eco-friendly trail!