Maharashtra

In the drought-prone village of Wadji, Maharashtra, an FPO of about 400 farmers has found a brilliant solution to their water woes. With rose farming, not only are they seeing their lands flourish, but also selling their products far and wide across India

After experiencing heightened anxiety and isolation amid the lockdown, Raj Dagwar from Pune has embarked upon a mission to challenge the stigma around mental health

Dr Anil K Rajvanshi, the man behind the e-rickshaws and biomass gasifiers, was awarded the Padma Shri this year for his work in the field of renewable energy research.

Pune engineer Gunvant Sonawane, with help from NGO Seva Sahyog, has carried out water conservation projects across Maharashtra to help 26 villages become drought free

Maharashtra YouTuber Subodh Sunanda Bapu Londhe promotes road safety and traffic awareness using his dancing skills. Watch this video to see why he started doing this.

Mumbai resident Kedar Sohoni launched Green Communities Foundation to help residential societies across the city convert their daily waste into organic compost to ease the burden on dump yards

Swapnil Gawande runs five eye banks across Maharashtra to encourage eye donations. He has also facilitated thousands of transplantation surgeries, here's why.

Sumit Goyal and Prachi Bansal conceived Ecosys — a Mumbai startup that offers eco-friendly cleaning solutions in Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) capsules

Sulochana and Niraj Beru began the Beru Matimand Pratishthan to care for patients with mental disabilities after watching their own son suffer due to a broken system

Dedicated to art and sustainability, ‘Art Village Karjat’ started by Ganga Kadakia has a natural ecosystem with an influx of birds and butterflies.