SELCO foundation

Solar power is transforming healthcare in Mizoram. Through a state-wide collaboration with SELCO Foundation, nearly all 443 health sub-centres in the state now bring life-saving services to its people — despite power disruptions.

Uttar Pradesh's Shriti Pandey has constructed two COVID care centres on the outskirts of Patna and Jalandhar, Punjab using stubble. These buildings are inherently thermally insulated and trap carbon dioxide and heat.

Recently, I went on a field trip to Tumakuru with the SELCO foundation, an NGO which is bringing solar energy to the various rural corners of India. Here's what I learnt.