Rajasthan

EF Polymer is a Rajasthan-based agri-tech startup that has created the Fasal Amrit, an organic super absorbant polymer made of bio waste generated at juice shops.

Ratan Lal Daga from Bhansar Kutari village in Rajasthan adopted organic farming techniques to grow mango, lemon, pomegranate, lentils, wheat, bajra and other crops

Arundhati Choudhary is a boxing champion from Kota, Rajasthan, and the first woman from the state to win a gold at the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championship in 2020.

Warivo Motor, a Jaipur-based electric vehicle startup, launched their latest range of premium e-scooters called the Falcon Ace with a top speed of 60 kmph, battery range of 75-80 km, reverse gear features and an in-built mobile phone charger.

Ganesh Ram Jangir from Rajasthan founded Newndra Innovations and created the Jaipur Belt, which can reduce pressure exerted on the spinal cord and thus help deal with chronic back ache.

Shankar Jaat from Salera village in Rajasthan grew the '1057 variety' of tomato using drip and mulching techniques increase both his harvest and income. He was trained by the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) Research Foundation

Lata Kachhawaha, who arrived in Barmer district in Rajasthan in 1985, works with Sure NGO to empower women of the Meghwal community to earn a living through Kashidakari, a traditional form of embroidery.

'Shareer Ki Jankaari' is a picture book on women's sexuality, designed in 1989 by 75 village women from Rajasthan under the Centre's Women Development Programme.

Ishaq Ali a resident of Sirohi district in Rajasthan, is also called the 'Saunf King' for the work he has put in to finding better ways of growing fennel. He also has a variety of fennel named after him all of which earns him Rs 30 lakhs per annum.

In over four days, Aakash and his wife, Kaushal, detail how they travelled a roundtrip from Jaipur to Longewala on the Indo-Pak border, passing through Pushkar, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, in their electric four-wheeler.