Madhya Pradesh

Brothers Arvind and Ravindra Dhakad operate a hi-tech nursery in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. They use innovative techniques like hydroponics and aeroponics to grow various crops such as tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, kale, and even strawberries.

Vishal Srivastava from Madhya Pradesh realised the importance of afforestation after visiting many drought-prone villages during his BTech studies and decided to plant as many tree saplings as he possibly can.

Pratibha Tiwari, a farmer and entrepreneur from Madhya Pradesh, launched Bhumisha Organics to encourage hundreds of farmers to take up organic cultivation and help them sell their produce across the country.

Prashant Gade from Madhya Pradesh invented low-cost arms, which use brain signals to control muscle movements

Dinesh Baggad from Madhya Pradesh was a traditional farmer who switched to growing the Thai variety of guava on his orchard, earning him lakhs of rupees. These guavas are massive and extremely sweet, and Dinesh says they're easy to grow as well

Navshri Thakur, a student of Girls' High School, Pipariya in Madhya Pradesh, has innovated a device that can be used to simplify household chores and save time.

Can plastic waste transform villages? In Madhya Pradesh's Maihar forest sub-division, IFS officer Anupam Sharma has done just that - recycling trash to set up a biogas plant and generate employment for villagers

'Poshan Vatika', a pilot project by Prabhat Jal Sarakshan Yojana, roped in migrant workers from Madhya Pradesh to start harvesting fruits and vegetables like spinach, fenugreek, radish, papaya, lemon and guava on their land and earn from it during the lockdown.

Dr Lalita Sharma from Indore runs ‘Abha Kunj’ and educates around 500 students annually. She has had an army of 200 volunteers over the years who have joined her in this mission.

Under IAS officer Pratibha Pal, the Municipal Commissioner of Indore, the city has just become India's first 'Water Plus' city. How was this done?