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Forced to relocate with her poor family in a squalid resettlement in north-west Delhi, Pooja Kashyap faced a life of destitution. This is the story of how her grit and determination instead helped her craft a life that inspires others.

In April 2016, we appealed to our readers to help us transform a village. And within six months the mission has been almost accomplished.

After waiting for 25 years for the government to build a dam in their village, a group of farmers in UP have finally started building the dam themselves.

In May 2015, Seema Saadikha started an NGO named Namma Mitra Foundation, which focusses on community development and rural empowerment in villages in Karnataka.

K. Balamurugan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, has adopted his native village of Siruvathur in Tamil Nadu to help the villagers get free water, a renovated school, and other basic amenities.

The WaterWheel is an invention that has put several men and women in India at ease due to it's simple, yet effective design.

Every nook and cranny of India has a wide variety of stories to share, whether it's folklore, legends or even local interpretations of epics. These tales will soon be digitized.

Dr Lucy King from Africa came up with a solution that not only saves elephants and farms but also benefits bees as well.

The Bishnois of Khejrali in Rajasthan follow a religion that focusses on conservation of nature and wildlife. They follow a set of 29 principles given by Guru Jambheshwar and cohabit with wild animals.

After months of sever water shortage, Latur's civic body reactivated water supply to the city on August 1. Thanks to the conservation efforts of residents, the water table in the area has also increased.