Uttar Pradesh

Heard the famous lines 'Khoob Ladi Mardani, Woh Toh Jhansiwali Rani Thi'? We recall the legendary woman who not only penned this line but also sacrificed nearly everything for the freedom struggle.

"When I tried to convince the villagers about toilets, sometimes they would scoff and scorn at me for being ‘jobless’. Often men would misbehave and taunt as well."

Veterans Col Ajay Ahlawat and Sqn Ldr Prerana Chaturvedi are now fighting a different battle—the fight for clean air and good technology!

Fighting child marriage, transforming schools, generating employment, making healthcare accessible — it has been a year of hard efforts. And as the year comes to an end, we would like to draw special attention to 10 such officers and their efforts, who have done all they could do, to make India better.

What does groundwater have to do with stubble burning in Punjab? As it turns out, a lot. Which is why we need solutions that help farmers. #DelhiAirEmergency #DelhiSmog

Grow grass, cut plastic! It's as simple as it gets, thanks to vetiver, moonj, dharba and such other grasses that can easily replace plastic from our lives

District Magistrate Heera Lal helped motivate the people, who raised a district brought to its knees by drought all the way to the cusp of water self-sufficiency.

The couple had already been planning to buy a plot of land near Nanital, and saw this method of reusing plastic waste as a means to make a real difference.

India is the worst in child wasting according to a recent Global Hunger Index report. In such a grim scenario, these five small yet effective efforts are bringing a change

And that’s not all. From boosting the food output of unirrigated farms to providing sanitation in rural homes, Avni Singh put his heart and soul into making villages in 4 Indian states self-sufficient.