Uttar Pradesh

In 2007, Safeena Husain began with 50 Rajasthan villages. Today, Educate Girls has enrolled 1.4M girls in 30,000 villages and is the first Indian NGO to win Magsaysay.

Thousands of birds fly from Europe and Central Asia to a wetland many Indians haven’t heard of. Parvati Arga, a Ramsar site in UP’s Gonda district, isn’t famous—but with oxbow lakes, over 150 species, and no crowds, it might be one of India’s best-kept birding secrets.

Explore the incredible story of Kalimullah Khan, whose innovative grafting technique resulted in a mango tree with 350 varieties. Learn how his lifelong dedication to horticulture made his orchard a global marvel.

Ramesh Gera cracked the code to growing the world’s most expensive spice indoors and is now training over 12,000 people to follow suit.

Uttar Pradesh pioneers India’s first state-level Clean Air Plan. Using innovative technologies and airshed strategies, it aims to cut PM2.5 levels from industries, transport, agriculture, and waste management.

Kamini Singh, a former scientist, traded her lab coat for the fields of Uttar Pradesh, empowering over 1,000 farmers with organic moringa farming. What began with a Rs 9 lakh loan transformed into a thriving business worth Rs 1.75 crores, demonstrating how science and sustainability can uplift lives.

Dehydration, dizziness, and heat strokes are rampant among the brick kiln workers of Uttar Pradesh. Donate Rs 500 to help them with a summer kit.

Take a look at these seven trees across the nation that stood the test of time and has witnessed most of Indian history.

Vijay Pratap Singh left his banking career at 23 to build ‘AdvenThrill’, a trekking company dedicated to making Indian mountaineering safer and globally recognised. Here’s how he’s mapping new trails and transforming adventure tourism.

Taste the pride of India’s orchards through these nine GI-tagged mangoes — each with its own flavour, folklore, and fiercely protected identity.