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Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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This village in Manipur has become a green energy model
The pumped hydro storage project in Hengbung, the first project in India to integrate hydro with solar, has been consistently providing lighting to 350 people.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In hot Rajasthan, solar-powered coolers help herders earn more from camel milk
Instant milk chillers are helping pastoralists in Thar Desert keep their dairy fresh as temperatures rise.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Indian farmers turn to solar-powered fridges to reduce food waste
About 40% of food produced in India is wasted at the cost of billions of dollars per year, the United Nations has estimated.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In Jharkhand villages, forest communities renew their pledge to protect trees with a ‘sacred thread’
Villagers take turns keeping watch in the forest during the day, looking out for outsiders who try to cut any trees.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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In rural India, the slow switch to solar energy is helping bring lakhs into the banking system
Frequent power cuts would earlier disrupt internet connectivity and halt operations, delaying pensions, scholarships and access to crucial government schemes.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Frequent floods in the Brahmaputra are eating away at Assam’s tribal lands
The Mising people are now running out of space after decades of flooding and riverbank erosion.
Moushumi Basu, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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