Energy

Sustainable, equitable energy production and access including decentralized renewables and efficiency

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This section highlights initiatives that explore and encourage alternatives to the current centralized, environmentally damaging and unsustainable sources of energy, such as decentralized renewable sources. It also includes attempts at ensuring equitable access to ecologically sustainable energy, optimizing production and distribution, improving efficiency, and regulating demand (e.g. for luxury consumption).

Women show solar power is worth its salt

Installation of over 1,100 solar-powered pumps in the Little Rann of Kachchh over four years has been a boon for women salt workers.

Mangalore University to go green

The pilot will result in an annual saving of around Rs 1.5 crore

Practising Ecological Sustainability at School

With a staggering 225 KW rooftop solar plant, the school is completely self-reliant when it comes to electricity. Even their lifts operate on Solar Power.

Border village in Rajasthan looks up to the sun

Micro-solar installations backed by village-led cooperatives in places such as village APD 24 has, epitomise the adoption of solar power in India...

Meet the solar sisters

With this Rs.200 solar lamp, they are no longer afraid of stepping out after hours, especially during the rainy season when snakes abound.

The power-full people you don’t know about

For the past seven months, N K Bhat hasn't paid a penny to the Mangaluru Electricity Supply Company. "Instead I get paid about Rs 2,000 a month,"

This Couple’s Quest for Natural Living Has Resulted in a Mini Forest and an Energy Efficient Home

The house had to be energy efficient, deeply connected to nature and sustainable.

Hope in Bihar

Bihar would be well on the path of progress under progressive governance and grassroots action by its citizens when these are implemented state-wide.

विकल्प संगम ने वैकल्पिक ऊर्जा विकास से सम्बंधित ‘बोधगया घोषणा’ को जारी किया (in Hindi)

एनर्जी डेमॉक्रेसी के विजन स्टेटमेंट से लैस है यह घोषणापत्र