Water conservation

Absolute Water Private Limited is a company founded by Smita Singhal. Its solar-powered sewage treatment plant produces clean water for drinking and cooking.

Pune engineer Gunvant Sonawane, with help from NGO Seva Sahyog, has carried out water conservation projects across Maharashtra to help 26 villages become drought free

Neeta Patel from Gujarat is hailed as a ‘water champion’ for her work on water conservation and women empowerment.

On Republic Day, here's a list of 20 inspiring Indian villages that are showing the way forward in education, waste management, renewable energy, women empowerment and more.

Lilabati Mahata, hailing from a drought-prone West Bengal's Jhargram, mobilised hundreds of village women to erect and lay water conservation structures.

Built by King Chanda and dedicated to Hashat Mata, the Chand Baori in Rajasthan is an architectural and engineering marvel, despite its role in history being little known.

In 2007, Jayashree Rao from Bengaluru sold her company for Rs 25,000 to start Grampari, an NGO that has improved governance across 200 villages in Maharashtra and benefited 1.22 lakh people

Pradeep Krishnamurthy from Bengaluru built a sustainable house from natural materials like mud and reclaimed wood with breathing walls. It uses biogas three hours a day and also has a terrace garden.

Neha Bagoria from Mumbai has founded Tapu Sustainable Solutions and launched a device named EcoTrapIn that converts urinals into odourless and waterless ones.

Bhaktaraj Garje came to Kulalwadi village of Sangli district in Maharashtra as a primary school teacher but he became a hero helping to double villagers' income and amplifying water conservation