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In Thrissur, Kerala, a former government teacher built a business around rare lotus and water lily plants, selling exotic varieties and earning up to Rs 40,000 a month from her home garden.

From Balasaheb Bhilare’s 1992 experiment to 4,000 hectares of cultivation, here’s how Maharashtra’s growers turned a delicate fruit into a Rs 10 to 12 lakh per acre success story.

At Vidyodaya School in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris, Adivasi children from PVTG communities learn through forests, culture, and mother tongue–based teaching instead of rote textbooks. Run with strong community involvement, the school blends ecology, local food knowledge, arts, and traditions into the curriculum while supporting first-generation learners with free education and holistic care.

With the results season approaching soon, with comparison and quiet anxiety, two Delhi families share how changing their tone helped their children feel confident, supported, and less afraid of failure.

Here’s a curated travel list of adventurous activities across India, from skiing in Kashmir to spelunking expedition in Meghalaya.

After concerns over pesticide use, Ganga Ram Sepat rebuilt his fields around organic principles. Today, his cucumber crop flourishes under a system embedded in compost, sunlight-powered soil treatment and botanical sprays.

In a 400-sq-ft flat in Dombivli, 38-year-old Asmita Purohit has turned her small balcony into a thriving ecosystem of over 70 plants, sparrows, and butterflies. What began as a way to cope with personal loss has grown into a model of sustainable urban living, showing how even low-light apartments can nurture nature with compost, bioenzymes, and patience.

Built in labs, hospitals and schools — not boardrooms — these AI tools are improving accessibility, healthcare, education and public safety across India.

In Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, 111 gram panchayats joined hands to revive the Tamsa River through desilting, clean-up drives and plantation. What changed along its banks?

How clean-tech startup Recompose Recycling, in partnership with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in Vellingiri Hills, Coimbatore, is transforming multi-layered plastic pilgrimage waste into furniture and public infrastructure.