Uttarakhand

If successful, the Act could not only help protect and conserve India's third largest river, but could also be used to help in the protection of other rivers.

A dream for those who travel on shoestring budget, here's India’s first hiking hostel.

Uplabdhi Misha Chandola’s initiative Teach Girls is using the homeschooling methods to educate girls who have had to drop out of school in the Garhwal region.

In order to help the farmers with better drying methods, Nafeesa Usman also devised a solar dryer prototype of her own design.

33 children in 33 years and still going strong, Tulsi Parihar is an inspiration to all! This Mother’s Day, we wish to share her incredible story with the world.

Patlidun, a unique village/resort in the mountains of Kumaon, shows the way to do good and make profit too.

Sisters Kanika and Kushika Sharma pursued different careers, but their heart and soul always belonged to the hills and in doing something meaningful for society.

Kartik and Anuradha arrived in Thanedar, Himachal Pradesh, in 2005 as tourists and fell in love. In 2012, they moved there permanently with new life goals.

With the urban hunger for a healthier lifestyle increasing in the recent years, many traditional varieties with amazing health benefits are seeing a gradual resurgence.

From reviving abandoned villages to encouraging reverse migration of farmers, this community in the Lower Himalayas is combining Rural, Eco-, and Agro-Tourism to bring about development alongside ecologically responsible means.