Uttar Pradesh's Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centres on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently thermally insulated and trap carbon dioxide and heat.
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'.
Hamid Begum, who was six years old then, remembers vividly, her family living in Tanda, Punjab, when hooligans started a witch hunt on the Muslim community.