Youth

The District Collector’s Internship Programme (DCIP) in Kozhikode is giving students a rare chance to step into governance, work with departments, and drive community-focused solutions. Over the past decade, the four-month internship has impacted 2 million people, all while shaping the next generation of changemakers.

Using sports to teach crucial life skills, Magic Bus Foundation India is playing a significant role in impacting 4,00,000 adolescents.

Brillio and STEM Learning are establishing science labs and distributing kits in 900 government schools, empowering more than 1,50,000 children via their National STEM initiative.

Kuviraa, a nonpartisan organisation found that schools and parents were reluctant to speak to their children about politics. In a study done with UCLA social welfare department, they highlight the gaps in raising socially aware young people in India.

A Diana Award-recipient from Delhi, Tarini Malhotra (18) started Nai Subah Foundation when she was just 16 to help people with neurodiversity get jobs. She has helped over 50 people secure jobs and raised Rs 10 lakh for neurodivergent artists by showcasing their artwork.

Former aspirant Naman Srivastava took to Twitter to share his experiences with failing the UPSC in a viral thread, detailing how aspirants and candidates can dream of bright futures even if they are unable to clear the exam.

S Kavin Prabhu a native of Pollachi, Tamil Nadu and a third year third year mechanical engineering student in Vellore Institute of Technology has developed a CNC machine out of scrap using Rs 1500.

Sneha Shahi from Gujarat is one of the 18 young activists affiliated with UNEP’s Plastic Tide Turner Campaign and winner of the Youth for Earth Award.

A 21-year-old engineering student from Tamil Nadu, Pravin Nagendran has developed a plant-based material that can save lives in car and aircraft accidents. His innovation won third place and Rs 3 Lakh in DRDO's 'Dare to Dream' contest.

Four students of a govt. School in Kerala won the 'Popular Choice Award' at the TiE Global Student Pitch competition for pitching an idea on filter coffee capsules from cassava that will be organic, eco-friendly and travel-friendly.