Success Stories

Inspirational Story of Chef. Ishan Bahukhandi, the Youngest International Indian Master Chef at 2016 Olympics

The inspirational story of this young chef who took the 2016 Rio Olympics by storm with his flavoursome dishes, will make you recall Ishan of...

Two Uttarakhand youth revive rural tourism – one Pahadi House at a time

On June 2013, when Kedarnath floods devastated all what came in its way, a thriving rafting resort at Rishikesh was also devoured by the relentless...

‘eUttaranchal’s Clean Up Drive at Nun River’- A Mission which became an Anthem

2017 has arrived and dear god, there couldn’t be a better way to bid adieu to 2016 than having a clean-up drive at Nun river...

Cancer Survivor Sarika Rana’s Inspirational Story- A Journey Beyond Life

I was born and brought up in the lap of nature - the Himalayas, in a small town of Uttarakhand. Glancing at the floating clouds...

The Success Story of Divya Rawat- The Queen of Mushroom Farming

If you have been following eUttarakhand.com then you must have come across an article about 'The Mushroom Woman of Uttarakhand' Yes! I am talking about...

Beej Bachao Andolan – Save Seed Movement of Uttarakhand

About the Movement: In the late 1980s, the movement was initiated by the group of activists of Hemwal Valley of Tehri and led by a...

Aur Coca-Cola Haar Gaya!

The plan of setting up a Coca-Cola bottling plant was dropped by the State Government of Uttarakhand after the protests of the Charba villagers of...

Jagat Singh Chaudhary: Bracing Life to Aging Forests

'Green Ambassador' of Uttarakhand changed his 1.5-hectare barren land into a lush green forest. He is practicing mix-forestry on his land since 1974 which is...

Metallic Plough – A blessing for the dying forests

At present in Almora district, there are more than 600 peasants who are using metallic ploughs for farming instead of wooden ploughs. Not only in...

Waste Management by Young Minds of Rishikesh

Zero Waste Inc. collects waste from door-to-door and segregates it in Rishikesh. Creating awareness, Kitchen and Horticulture waste composting, and waste recycling is also their main...

Maiti Movement: When ‘change’ begins at ‘home’

The eco-women centric movement has received worldwide recognition including US, UK, Indonesia, Canada, Nepal and Thailand. In India, it spread across 6,000 villages in 18...

Manorama Joshi: Changing Many Lives

Her differently-abled students participated in Special Olympics held in China in 2007 and Greece in 2011. She has Changed lives of over 50 children by...

ROSE Kanda: A Success Story on Eco-Tourism

Currently, they are building a community centre for village people whose houses are in a bad state due to the flash floods and mud slides....

Maletha Movement: A Success Story

All of us know about the Chipko Andolan or Chipko Movement in India, which started in April 1973 because of the deforestation in the Grahwal...