solar power

India is enriched with an immense amount of solar energy, and Srinivasa felt that while there were various players in the market, most of them were focused on a limited set of opportunities.

As we are on the horizon of the new year, here's a shout-out to 10 initiatives that made 2018 better and can act as inspirations for the steps we take in 2019 to save Mother Earth.

The initiative focuses on two main categories—the first being waste segregation and composting and the second, solar power generation and rainwater harvesting.

Now, the villagers of Bhinjpur have light bulbs, television and the latest electrical gadgets. The kitchens of their houses have been upgraded, and the women can be seen using mixers instead of mortar and pestles, and cooling water in fridges.

An IIT-B engineer dedicated to raising awareness on clean transportation, Sushil Reddy built a solar-powered e-cycle that earned him a Guiness World Record.

“I had read in a census report that this village was completely untouched by development or political involvement of any kind and felt that it was ideal for me as a researcher. There are hardly any schools or toilets here.”

Karnataka, fulfills an impressive amount of state energy requirements through renewable sources.

Taking up the industrious process is Bharat Electronics Ltd which will begin production of the space solar cells at the ISRO facility in Bengaluru.

Non-potable water is filled in the tubes after filtering with four-layered cotton cloth. The water gets heated in the stagnation mode by solar energy, making it potable.

Scientists from the University of British Columbia (UBC), which includes one of Indian origin, have now developed a cheaper and sustainable method to build solar cells using bacteria.