Karnataka

Under a state government initiated project in 2009, over 59,000 acres (24,000 hectares) of barren fields have been transformed into stretches of green, productive pastures.

Myriam Shanker and Arushi Gupta are working to solve a waste crisis in villages around Bengaluru. Thanks to them, the waste generated from 450 households are carefully segregated, collected and eventually recycled – wasting as little waste as possible!

The lake, which is infamous for spilling out toxic foams, is finally getting a special treatment with the use of microbes.

In an attempt to reduce caste prejudice, the government extends financial incentives to inter-caste couples to help them settle down in the initial years of their marriage.

The new note is in line with the government's plan to 'focus' on lower denomination notes.

This was the residents' way of appreciating the municipal sanitary workers for the amazing work they did for them.

Not only can this device stop drivers from dozing off while driving, it can also be used to track students' attendance on school buses!

With many youngsters losing their lives while hiking on illegal routes, the initiative by the state's forest department will attempt to end illegal trekking.

The residents of Vondaraguppe, a village in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka have transitioned to a cashless system, making itself the first such village in the region.

The Railway Board has agreed to the proposal of the Karnataka government for conversion of 15 existing short-distance passenger trains into Mainline Multiple Electric Units (MEMU)