Uttarakhand

Almost all women in the village have been forced to deliver their babies at home, in the fields or the forest, without any medical assistance.

The first of their kind in the world, India's Ecological Task Force (ETF) battallions have fought against deforestation and ecological degradation for years.

People from remote places in the Himalayas say he is doing “God’s work”, although the commercial world we live in would term him a failure

Tanya Kotnala, an illustrator and Tanya Singh, a nutritionist joined hands to form Bhuli (which means ‘Little Sister’ in the native dialect of Garhwali), last year with the intention of reviving the local art and culture of the state.

Wings, an NGO in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, has been involved in several initiatives in this region but was alarmed as they learnt of the glorious past and the shrinking presence of one such lifeblood of its region - the Rai Gaarh river.

Back in 1973, it was a patch of barren land strewn with rocks. Today, it is a thriving 1.5 hectare agro-forest, thanks to an incredible effort by ex-soldier Jagat ‘Jungli’ Singh Chaudhary.

Shweta has also started training sessions at her farm for anyone who wishes to start a goat farm.

According to the 2014 stats, Karnataka had a total of 406 tigers across its five tiger reserves while Uttarakhand had 340.

The Wise Wall Project is an initiative of Project FUEL under which entire village of Saur found its walls adorned with art inspired from the Gharwal school of painting.

Usha has started teaching science to Class 9 and 10 students, and dedicates two and a half hours each day to teach these children.