Farmer designs water mill to generate electricity

wOw!

I read this news on the BetterIndia site this morning. Felt absolutely terrific.

They say illiterate farmer, but I say a creative farmer, using his experience, from Somapur village in Gadag district of Karnataka, has designed a water mill to generate electricity. Right from conceptualizing to materialisation, the farmer has done everything on his own. He operates the water mill in the canal near his house. 

Read the full story here and say wOw!

As they say, grass root innovations are the need for the hour and that works, this is just one of those examples. With only just 5000 Rs, Siddappa has come up with this brilliant 'workable' model. 

Pic courtesy: The BetterIndia

Srik

Power of Husk!

wOw! was my reaction.

I recently read the article on NYT - 'A Light In India' by David Bornstein. The subject excited me as always and made me read it. 

Pic from NYT

The article was about the brilliant initiative by a small but fast-growing off-grid electricity company based in Bihar called Husk Power Systems. It has created a system to turn rice husks into electricity that is reliable, eco-friendly and affordable for families that can spend only $2 a month for power. The company has 65 power units that serve a total of 30,000 households and is currently installing new systems at the rate of two to three per week.

Husk Power was founded by four friends: Gyanesh Pandey, Manoj Sinha, Ratnesh Yadav and Charles W. Ransler. They are the real entrepreneurs who made their excellent idea work at the right time. 

What they did perhaps a new way of thinking about innovation which is the need of the hour in the countries like India and Africa. 

To access the full article, click here.