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Time to ditch those PVC pipes for a 200-year-old system of watering plants which ensures that small drops of water are delivered directly to the roots!

“While studying in Chennai, I was initially scared and embarrassed to cook my home food that had a distinct smell. It’s because of the stereotype associated with our cuisine, as if it’s something dirty or unappealing. I finally decided to break away from that feeling.”

Aruna Tirkey’s mission isn’t just about preserving the past: It’s also about using forgotten indigenous food to imagine a more sustainable future. #FoodSecrets

Attempts to grow this unique lime beyond the borders of Bengal have repeatedly failed. Yet its tantalising fragrance has travelled across the seas all the way to England!

“Our artists have come up with these ideas after spending time with students of blind schools. Just as people who can see getting excited about Durga Puja when they see pandals coming up, the sound of sawing and nails being hammered into wooden planks makes the visually impaired realise that Puja is approaching.”

It seems almost impossible for an entire village which was previously infested by mosquitoes to be free of them within two breeding sessions. But Sansar did it!

In their native language Gondi, the process is called ‘mande vatval,’ which means setting up a raised platform.

Think Phi has designed an umbrella that conserves water and utilises it while keeping you dry!

After losing a family member who needed blood, father of the groom Rakesh Vaishnav has made every effort to spread awareness of the importance of donating life-saving blood and encouraging people to donate. He recently set up a blood donation camp at his son's wedding which collected more than 26 units of blood.