In rural India, everyday problems inspire extraordinary solutions. From a clay fridge that cools without power to a solar-powered security system, local innovators are reshaping lives with resourceful, low-cost ideas.
Bengaluru residents Sajitha and Mahesh built their eco-friendly new home by repurposing their old one, with help from architecture firm Destination Designs.
Pradeep Kumar, a resident of Petwar village in Hisar, Haryana, developed an innovative solution to prevent solar panels from being stolen from farms. His startup TG Solar Pumps provides one year of free servicing of the portable devices.
India has earned itself the title of being the fastest developing solar power industry in the world, while also boasting of being the lowest cost producer of solar power in the world.