Engineer Learns to Upcycle Drums & Tyres From YouTube, Earns Rs 1 Crore
Pramod Susare from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, completed his mechanical engineering in 2015 and began working as a maintenance engineer with a multinational company in Pune. He earned Rs 12,000 a month and struggled to meet monthly expenses. “I used to send Rs 5,000 a month to support my family and had Continue Reading
College Reunion Inspires Farming Startup, Duo Grow 70kg Soilless Veggies Per Month
“My husband and I were looking to eat food that was lighter on the stomach and salads seemed like a great choice,” Sindu Pandalai tells The Better India. She adds that she decided to shift to healthy eating because she was getting old. She goes on, “However, the salad leaves Continue Reading
Farmer’s 16-YO Son Innovates Low-Cost Device To Sow Seeds; Plough Land Faster
The coastal region of South Canara in Kartnataka’s Mangalore district is known for its progressive growth in literacy, equality, and employment rates. However, a major stronghold of the area’s survival, which is agriculture, has seen a steady decline over the years. While the cause for this remains natural factors like Continue Reading
71-YO Farmer’s Unique Technique Helps 4,000 Others Earn Profits Without Tilling
With every sowing season, more farmers in Maharashtra are adopting a climate-positive technique to grow crops which, besides bringing down labour costs, it assures a good harvest. This is all thanks to a pioneering innovation by food scientist-turned-farmer, Chandrasekhar Bhadsavle, fondly addressed by farmers as ‘dada’. Introduced among a handful Continue Reading
Spending Just Rs 500/Month, I Grow 100+ Plants at Home. Here’s How
In 2017, Anna Mani Ratnam (27), a resident of Machilipatnam, moved into a newly constructed home with his family. One of the most exciting aspects of the move was that now Mani could finally pursue a dream he had nurtured since childhood — terrace gardening. “In our previous home, we Continue Reading
50 Wetlands, 14000 Farmers & 1 Hero: How Sarus Cranes Were Revived From the Brink
In 2012, wildlife conservationist Dr Samir Kumar Sinha learned that the sarus crane was facing multiple threats in eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. “The habitat of the non-migratory bird was shrinking, and the eggs were being destroyed or stolen even before they hatched. Similar information came from across 10 districts Continue Reading
I-T Consultant Helps 500 Farmers Increase Income By 4 Times Through Stevia
Rajpal Singh Gandhi’s entry into agriculture was marked by huge financial losses and crop damages. He planted potatoes, vegetables, gladiolus, and more in the beginning, but failed to get appropriate results. Most of us would consider giving up, but not Rajpal, an income tax consultant. He kept at it and Continue Reading
DIY Non-Toxic Glue: 5 Ways To Make Plant-Based Adhesive at Home
Many of us don’t stop to wonder about the role adhesives play in our lives. Be it the packaging your weekly groceries are delivered in, or the books perched on your bedside table, it is the stuff that’s holding everything together, literally. But as handy as the common gum is, Continue Reading
