Changemakers

While the recent forest fires in Nainital have made headlines, IFS officer Dr Abdul Qayum had long back built an award-winning system to prevent forest fires in Arunachal.

Thanks to her initiative, 80 government schools in remote corners of the Spiti Valley now have access to quality children's books and fully functioning libraries!

Dr A K Kundra’s recent project is the Autism Guardian Village (AGV), a one-of-a-kind residential space in India designed exclusively for people with autism and their families.

Chandan Nayal from Uttarakhand quit his job to dedicate his life to protecting and increasing forest cover in the region, inspiring other villages too.

In the absence of a way to track the quality of dirty and clouded water cans, siblings Bharath Govindaraghavan and Balachander G launched BookWater that ensures access to safe drinking water.

Do you want to learn the nuances of rainwater harvesting? Here are some tried and tested tips on how to do it.

A day in the life of Esther Shanthi, manager at the Otteri cremation ground in Chennai. She narrates how she put in almost a decade to transform this place, despite the threat to her life.

IAS officer Himanshu Nagpal spearheads Mission Muskaan to reunite lost children living in Varanasi’s ghats, railway stations, and temples with their families across India. He shares how he does this.

Rakesh Panchal honoured his father’s last wish by starting ‘Visamo Tiffin Seva’. Here's how you can help.

Thanks to IIT-Bombay PhD student Tejasvi Chauhan's efforts of setting up a telecom tower in the remote mountain village of Baag in Himachal Pradesh, children can now attend online classes.