Agriculture

Co-founded by UP’s Shailendra Tiwari and Ananda Verma, Fasal’s precision farming innovation is helping farmers cut costs, boost yields, and save billions of litres of water.

Once struggling to make ends meet, Rashmi Durvey from Senguda village in Madhya Pradesh is now empowering thousands of farmers through PRADAN. With sustainable farming and self-help groups, she is proving how women can drive lasting change in rural India.

In Neemuch, Madhya Pradesh, farmers sell everything from neem leaves and seeds to soil and stones used in medicines — a market unlike any other in India.

From slash-and-burn slopes to a thriving green sanctuary, Dharana at Shillim shows how one family’s decades-long eco-restoration is blending science, tradition, and community for a sustainable future.

In Maharashtra’s Vidarbha, fly ash had turned fertile lands into grey, lifeless zones. But one scientist is leading a revolution using bamboo and eco-rejuvenation science to bring them back to life. This green transformation is not just saving the soil—it’s creating clean air, jobs, and fresh hope.

Tala Prattoy marks 100 years of Durga Puja in 2025 with the captivating theme Beej Angan. Designed by Bhabatosh Sutar, this eco-friendly and artistic pandal invites visitors to experience a celebration of nature, culture, and faith in the heart of Kolkata.

In Chennai’s Anakaputhur, a handful of weavers are reviving their looms with banana fibre and agri waste — creating eco-friendly sarees and garments.

Awarded the Padma Shri in 2024, Sarbeswar Basumatary's story is one of perseverance. From humble beginnings as a daily wage labourer in Assam, his remarkable journey proves that resilience, innovation, and hard work can change lives.

From farms to defence labs, classrooms to hospitals — here’s how NITI Aayog’s Frontier Tech Repository is mapping real innovations that could shape India’s journey to 2047.

Mark your calendar: 18 September, 6 pm — The Better India Showcase 2025. Streaming the next day on digital platforms, free and open to all, as India’s changemakers take the stage.