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Solar Energy A n earlier note in this blog described how Solar Photo Voltaic systems are mankind’s energy hopes for the future. There is an even more desperate need for it in India where insufficient electricity production is holding back the development of the country. Just as a human cannot perform without sufficient food, a modern economy cannot progress without sufficient electricity, nor can the quality of life of humans improve without it. While India is making progress in policies for solar parks, a more advantageous option of roof-top solar energy is being missed. Individual roof-top systems benefit the consumer directly, save on precious land resources and eliminate transmission losses. However before it becomes feasible a roof-top policy is required. The three things required for this are A policy to permit individual home-owners to link their solar PV systems to the grid so that they can draw from the grid or feed into it while getting credi...

Ma Ganga in Varanasi W ith increasing population the once pure river Ganges has become a highly polluted river. The current government is seized with the problem. This note contains two brief suggestions towards this end. The solutions are such that they can be implemented within a year with low expenditure to purify the sacred river. The Problem of Religious Waste Many religious items are discarded in the Ganges after religious ceremonies because to discard such items in flowing water that lead to the oceans is the most respected way. However, these are also causing pollution therefore a method is suggested here that will preserve both the purity of Ma Ganga and religious sentiments as well. The solution is to install incineration plants on the banks of the river in religious towns so that the items are first pulverized and then incinerated before the ashes and pulverized materials are discarded in the Ganges through a continuous conveyor belt system. The system i...