Maharashtra

The Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary in Maharashtra has a vulture restaurant meant to protect the winged natural cleaners and give them the best meals of their lives - animal carcasses that have been tested, verified and made available at one place. This is how it came into existence.

Cowism is a startup founded by computer engineer Chetan Raut, who believes the integration of indigenous cows in agriculture is the only solution to stopping farmer suicides.

An innovative way to address the issues concerning open defecation in Mumbai, these energy- efficient bio toilets will focus on slum pockets, where people do not have access to basic sanitation.

This rickshaw driver from Thane has assumed his part of the responsibility and is sowing the seed for a Greener India - ‘Hara Bhara Bharat’ as he calls it.

The Maharashtra government has decided that it will now use plastic waste, other than PVC and black plastic, for the construction of roads.

Meet the man who helped introduce silence zones and decibel meter-equipped police stations in Thane.

This is the journey of a boy who lost his father at a young age and decided to stop his education. But the generosity of some people around him eventually led to his becoming an IAS officer.

The residents of Springfields Co-op Housing Society in Kothrud, Pune, collect old cycles, repair them, and donate them to village kids who have to walk 3 to 7 km everyday to reach their classrooms.

Pranjal Patil, a 26-year-old visually-impaired Ulhasnagar resident, cleared the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams this year, getting an All-India ranking of 773.

Dr. Ravindra Kolhe and Dr. Smita Kolhe have transformed the lives of the tribals of Melghat. They have improved health outcomes in the area and helped the villagers gain access to electricity, roads and primary health centres. This is the story of their incredible journey.