Haryana

When 97 per cent of the vulture’s population declined, Dr Vibhu and Nikita used this technique to safely breed hundreds of the bird species that lay only one egg a year.

Pooja Rani’s boxing career almost ended in 2017 after multiple injures and morale setbacks. But the gritty woman from Haryana fought her way to make it to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

Bringing home India's second-ever gold medal won at the Olympics, the star sportsman from Panipat, Neeraj Chopra, speaks about what it takes to overcome hardship and become a track athlete.

Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the Men’s Javelin Throw final to win India’s first medal in Athletics on 7 August. Interestingly, he began his tryst with sports to shed a few extra kilos off his body.

Sibash Kabiraj, Regional Passport Officer, Chandigarh, formed a task force of young brides abandoned by their husbands who have fled to foreign countries, leaving them with no means of support or livelihood. He helps such women attain justice by cancelling their husbands' passports.

Jyothi Sri Pappu from Malikipuram in Andhra Pradesh launched a baby food startup Nutreat, which makes food from ingredients grown by natural methods, sun-dried and hand-pounded with stone grinder, pestle and mortar, retaining their nutrient value

Yashpal Singh and Shanta Verma, residents of Haryana, are recent additions to the Instagram influencer gang. And they have their Gen Z granddaughter, Jonita, to thank for their 15,000 subscribers and brand endorsement deals.

Mission Manjri is a citizen-led group working round the clock to combat coronavirus in rural areas of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.

Inspired by a government programme, Sanjeev Singh from Punjab started growing mushrooms from organic compost in 1992, scaling it up to hundreds of tonnes which earned him the title 'Mushroom King of Punjab'.

Satish Kumar launched SnPc Machines, a Haryana-based startup that has built a unique, fully-automated, brick making machine. SnPC machines received the National Startup Award from the Government of India.