Chennai

P Muthuswamy of Dindigul-based SEEDS Trust worked with the village community in Ayyalur forests in Eastern Ghats to revive the population of the Grey Slender Loris, an endangered species

MyVacc, launched by Bengaluru's Dr Sveta Agarwal holds camps throughout the city, as well as in Pune and Mumbai, to provide free of cost COVID-19 vaccination to members of the unorganised sector such as slum dwellers, daily wagers, cab drivers, the homeless, and more.

Ramaa's Kitchen, started in Chennai, is a service that provides nutritious homemade meals to COVID-19 patients and also makes appalam, vadams and papads.

IIT-Madras incubated startup Samudhyoga Waste Chakra has developed the EcoFert, a technology to convert 1,000 litres of urine into 850 litres of water to repurpose for use in toilets and while gardening

Earth Fokus, a Chennai-based startup incubated at IIT-Madras, recently launched its latest lines of water-saving nozzles—EcoMist Umbrella and QuaMist360—which can help save large quantities of water with every hand wash.

A sudden spike in the daily number of Covid cases in India, over the last one month, has led to an increased demand for plasma. We speak to a 44-year-old recovered COVID-19 patient about his safe and pain-free experience.

The demand for convalescent plasma is increasing amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's how you can help.

Here's a city-wise list of those providing healthy meals to COVID-19 patients, from the major metro cities to Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Indore.

It is important to note here that plasma is not the primary therapy to treat the deadly virus and not everyone is eligible for it.

Living behind a life in Amsterdam, Shammy Jacob returned to his hometown in Tamil Nadu with his wife Charlotte Van't Klooster to set up an organic farm that's also an eco-friendly homestay