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ACME Solar just locked in two major renewable energy contracts in India while doubling its battery storage capacity in Rajasthan. The deals will deliver reliable clean energy to millions while proving solar power can work around the clock.
When five girls joined a Rajasthan school's robotics lab, one refused to touch the equipment. Six months later, two of them led winning teams in a robotics challenge.
Schools across Rajasthan are tackling exam stress head-on with yoga, play-based learning, and mental health resources designed to help students thrive emotionally and academically. The initiative reaches thousands of government school students facing anxiety during testing season.
A small village in Rajasthan has accomplished what many cities can't: recycling every drop of water and every bit of waste. Led by a doctor fighting cancer, Aandhi Gaon transformed into India's first completely self-sustaining village.
A software engineer who walks barefoot as a promise to himself has transformed barren land into 10 thriving oxygen parks across Rajasthan. His wife mortgaged her jewelry to keep the green movement alive.
In the harsh Thar Desert, a golf-ball-sized wild fruit called kachri grows with almost no water and feeds communities for centuries. This tiny powerhouse is now helping small farmers cultivate sustainable crops in one of India's driest regions.
A photographer in Rajasthan rallied nearly 1,300 people to donate one rupee per day, raising $1,000 to build watering ponds and save endangered blackbuck from pollution and fencing. Their WhatsApp group is transforming how rural communities protect local wildlife.
In villages across Haryana and Rajasthan, women who once sat silent in community meetings are now shaping village decisions, thanks to a grassroots radio station that's broadcasting their concerns and amplifying their voices. Community Radio Connect FM 107.8 is transforming how rural communities share information and who gets to participate.
A food researcher in Rajasthan is racing against time to preserve centuries-old recipes by interviewing grandmothers before their culinary knowledge disappears. Through "The Kindness Meal," she's connecting generations and saving flavors that shaped an entire region.
A massive 2.3-kilometer aqueduct in Rajasthan will soon bring drinking and irrigation water to 17 districts facing scarcity, benefiting 32.5 million people. The engineering marvel is the centerpiece of an $11 billion project designed to solve water shortages until 2051.
India's largest stone industry event just wrapped with a powerful commitment to sustainable mining practices. Rajasthan, which produces 70% of India's stone, is leading the charge toward eco-friendly innovation.
Young volunteers in Kota, Rajasthan, are transforming trash-filled lakes and neglected temples into clean public spaces through weekly cleanup drives. What started as one couple's evening walk has grown into a movement that's cleaned 75 sites across the city in three years.
Wildlife experts in Rajasthan successfully radio-collared one of India's rarest wild cats, a male caracal, in a nighttime desert operation. The breakthrough will help scientists protect this elusive species and reduce conflicts between humans and wildlife.
Masters of rare instruments — a "talking drum" and twin bamboo flutes — just earned India's prestigious Padma Shri award. Their decades of dedication are keeping ancient musical traditions alive for the world to hear.
A woman from Rajasthan survived breast cancer only to face an even deadlier diagnosis seven years later—and won again. Now she's celebrating her golden anniversary with the surgeon who gave her a second chance at life.
A college professor in Rajasthan started a mushroom business with just 5,000 rupees ($60) and grew it into a 1 crore ($120,000) enterprise. Now she's teaching rural women to build their own farming businesses.
A new iron treatment is helping pregnant women in India overcome severe anemia with just one drip instead of multiple visits. States like Rajasthan and Karnataka are rolling out the affordable solution that protects mothers and babies from serious complications.