Tamil Nadu

Meendum Manjapai: IAS officer Supriya Sahu’s new eco-friendly initiative is an ode and bid to revive Tamil Nadu's ancient practice of using yellow cloth bags instead of plastic.

Architect Balasunda Kaushikan built a 3000-sq-ft sustainable house in Tamil Nadu for Rs 55 lakh using locally sourced material. His house employs several sustainable practices that are eco-friendly and cost-effective.

Karnataka-based Michael Baptist launched Farmland Rain Water Harvesting Systems (FLRWHS) that has helped hundreds of farmers, private organisations and individuals

M Shaktivel is a YouTuber and a fisherman from Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, who spent a year installing solar power panels in 15 homes in his village.

Bringing life and water to a parched village in Tamil Nadu, 5000 people worked together to revive the Andipalayam lake. All thanks to one inspiring man, Tiruppur's Kumar Duraisamy

A recent viral video on Twitter shows Inspector E Rajeshwari rescuing an unconscious man amid the Chennai floods, carrying him to safety on her own shoulders.

R Gurusamy, a farmer from Tamil Nadu, gave up most of his ancestral land to care for a few wandering deer in the vicinity. Today, even amid water and food shortage in the nearby forest, his land is a safe haven for over 1,800 deer

Justice K Chandru didn't want to become a '5-star lawyer', but serve the poor. Now, there is a movie on Amazon Prime called Jai Bhim narrating one episode from his remarkable life.

We remember the life and legacy of Kumbakonam Balamani, a Tamil theatre actor who took the artistic prowess of devadasis to a much larger audience, and dedicated all her wealth to the upliftment and empowerment of women disenfranchised by caste hierarchies.

Reeling under the climate crisis and urban infrastructure issues, five Madurai farmers dealt with tremendous crop loss and water woes by taking matters into their own hands with the help of DHAN Foundation.