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Warned Not To Enter This Village, He Revived It
It brings me immense satisfaction to think that a little effort from my side along with the collective hard work by everyone has put Suaba village on the path towards holistic development.
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The challenge is deeper than technology
Challenges can be overcome if people themselves fight for the demands made at last year's climate marches: "Keep the climate, change the economy!"
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The Green Life
At Sadhana Forest, on the outskirts of Auroville, a community plants trees and lives in rhythm with nature.
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Solar Panels and Solidarity
The adivasi women of Edamalakudi, Kerala’s remotest panchayat, have helped light up their villages with solar power!
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How One School became an Electricity Supplier
"School buildings can adopt rooftop solar systems to meet their own electricity needs and to augment the grid supply"
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A ray of hope for solar-powered agriculture
The government’s proposal to set up tail-end solar plants marks an improvement over solar pumps
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Tribal farmer plugs into the sun
Munuswamy of Uranduru village, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), is the first to get a solar-powered farm connection in A.P.
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This small-time juice vendor makes hay while the sun shines
Where power woes torment small businesses, investment in a solar-panel could pay dividends.
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NDMC draws up plan for rooftop power generation
Roof top solar energy can be the critical solution to our power sector's woes.