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By selling sarees, Shanmuga Priya earns a minimum income of Rs 1.5 lakh every month, and the amount only increases during the festive season!

Awarded the Danish Water Air Food Award 2018 for offering an effective sustainable solution, Thrissur's 'Mazhapolima' initiative could teach cities like Bengaluru and Chennai a thing or two about protecting their groundwater. #WaterActionDecade #ActOnClimateChange #Kerala #Inspiration

“The seed to dedicate ourselves for a cause larger than us was always there. The Chennai floods just acted as a catalyst, showing us the real misery of people and farmers residing in remote parts of the State, where facilities and help hardly reaches."

With her hard work and dedication, Aishwarya is redefining the norms of a 3,000-year-old martial art form that was otherwise largely practiced by only men. Here’s her inspiring story.

While plastic was a no-no for a very long time, Kalpana Manivannan has also started making soaps, shampoos & body-butter at home to ensure no mass-produced chemicals affect her family!

“My grandmother-in-law was known for her ability to cook for very large gatherings. She could cook for more than 50 people at a time!

For his pioneering work on ribosomes, Venkatraman Ramakrishnan won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2009.

From textiles to paper, these microbes can do useful jobs in many industries. But the best part is that this method is green, economical and totally chemical-free!

While Swaminathan was able to get relief from the consumer forum, many other complainants do not meet with the same success. Section 6 of the Indian Post Office Act of 1898 shields Indian postal authorities against legal cases.

He set up Jaycee Agro Farms, with the help of his family, to tackle the issues of chemical-based farming, and bust the myth that organic agriculture is loss-making.