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In Malleyan, Punjab, heavy rains destroyed the only road linking two villages, stranding 35 schoolchildren. With floodwaters rising and no rescue in sight, two locals stepped in, forming a human bridge to help them cross safely. Their bravery turned a crisis into a story of courage and community.

“We realised early that we want to stick to sustainable architecture and taking into climatic aspects while planning buildings,” says Piyush.

“We pushed the door open and managed to get out. There were a lot of people standing along the sides, some of whom were hooting, catcalling. In fact they were making fun of pretty much everything that was passing by, including us,” recalls Rajeev.

In such a tragedy, one can only imagine the plight of the marginalised and the helpless, who were most impacted. The sad reality is that even under such circumstances, the necessary support rarely reaches them, grossly increasing their time to recovery.

The Paharis—the native people of Uttarakhand—are known for their determination and grit, and know how to rise above a disaster when it strikes.

Ensure that you stay calm before approaching the animal, they sense fear rather well.

As the pioneering state for action of climate change, Odisha is helping others vulnerable to the effects by implementing micro-level systems as well as offering training.

A Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who thought on his feet and acted quickly, was able to save hundreds of villagers from drowning in the Balia district of UP.

A Bangalore based entrepreneur, Dinesh Jain, has reached Chennai with a gift that has the potential to solve the scarcity of drinking water there. He has put together a mobile unit that can convert 20,000 litres of any kind of water into drinking water.

People in Chennai showed immense courage this Tuesday, when many of them got together to save a drowning man on a flooded road. Watch how they formed a human chain to pull him towards safety.