Devender Gaur, a resident on Deen Dayal College Road in Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, operates a small automobile workshop that provides routine vehicle servicing, along with denting, painting, and basic engine repairs. The business caters largely to local car owners who need regular maintenance rather than specialised or high-end work.

For Meera Maurya, the decision to start a beauty business was not a single moment of ambition but a gradual response to her circumstances. Based in Aamghat, near the Women’s Degree College in Ghazipur district, she began working from home in 2015, balancing household responsibilities in a joint family with a growing urge to do something of her own.

In a narrow lane of Barabanki, a woman packs homemade pickles before sunrise. In a second-floor apartment in Indore, a graphic designer starts work while her children get ready for school. In a small town in Assam, a young man runs an online mobile repair service from his bedroom, coordinating doorstep visits through WhatsApp. None of them has a signb...

Success is often explained as talent, intelligence, or luck. But if you look closely at people who consistently perform well across fields, a quieter truth emerges: most of their advantage comes from the ability to stay focused. In a world designed to fragment attention, not getting distracted is no longer a soft skill. It is the core skill.

From deeptech-focused VC firm Speciale Invest promoting Vishnu Rajeev as its investment partner to Mumbai-based ClimaCrew driving seaweed cultivation along the western coast of India, YourStory brings today’s headlines with the latest developments across sectors.