Kerala

“Many guests believed that they could waste food as it was paid for. So we had to ensure we educated them about the entire process that goes into growing and preparing the food, and how its wastage is truly wrong.” #StopFoodWaste

“When we demanded the need for toilets, I remember, we were told to ‘drink less water, so that you don’t need to visit the washroom at all.’ One response was even about using some tube to urinate in while working hours!”

“For example, 7-year old Krishna underwent neurosurgery and lost the sense of touch in her left foot. In 2013, after a few months, the senses in her foot was revived. I myself didn’t realise that swimming could bring about such a huge change.”

India is the second-largest contributor to phosphorus pollution. The tremendous amounts of such pollution will lead to global "dead zones", find studies

From a device that saves people from electrocution to turning discarded matchboxes into radios, Rishikesh CS is truly a master of innovations!

“The front door of the bus was on fire and the visibility was very low but I knew I had to do something."

“The infant required 100 ml of blood and I readily donated it. She is 17 today and calls me for all her birthdays,” he says.

“He kicked me in the stomach and I started bleeding profusely. At 5 weeks, I lost my baby. At that moment I was dead inside. I decided I needed to live again, this time for myself.”

From 24×7 control rooms and state-wide surveillance to making counselling calls to every person placed in isolation, Kerala has mobilised more than 40,000 health officials to deal with the #CoronavirusOutbreak.

Nikesh and Sonu announced their marriage publicly after the Supreme Court struck down section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and decriminalised the LGBTQ community in September 2018