She.

She walks through the midnight lanes,
Her dreams intimidating cosmic light.
Her eyes speak of distant places,
Like a little child eager to fly.

Rooftop Solar and Quality Control. Some questions to think about.

The boom in Gird Connected Rooftop Solar projects in Gujarat make for a very happy story but hidden behind these numbers is a disheartening mystery of how sustainable the quality really is?

Atalji, you will live forever

Nehru was a socialist and a subtle diplomat who gave modern India its way ahead and with Sardar they united the country. Indira an iron lady, Rajiv a young leader. Lal Bhadur gave Jai Jawan Jai Kisan, Rao with Manmohanji gave the nation necessary economic revival and today we have Shri Narendra Modi as a great reformer and orator.

But if there is one leader, a single statesman who is a combination of all these great men and woman, it’s you Atalji.

SLII: First Office

From working late night in college labs as a junior research scientist using stolen keys to working as a consultant in the solar sector it’s been a very satisfying journey in a small time.

And the same pilgrimage continues with the sustainability consultancy and social redevelopment firm Sustainable Living Initiative India (SLII) opening its first office in Surat, Gujarat (India).

Innovative Method To Purify Water – I

For me, the most innovative, simple and cost-effective way to purify large quantities of  water (including ‘waste’ water) is the Biosand Filter (Slow Sand Filtration Process)

ज़ुबान पे आलस

ज़िन्दगी बहुत कुछ कहना चाती है,

ज़ुबान तोह बस एक जरिया है

कुछ शब्द तुम्हारे, कुछ हमारे

ये महफ़िलो का ये हसीन रिश्ता है. 

Drinking Water from Plastic Bottles and Cancer

A lot of plastics normally contain Bisphenol A (BPA) – a chemical used to stabilize epoxy resins and polycarbonate (hard) plastics. It is also used in softer plastics to prevent cracking. The plastic used for bottled water often contains BPA. It’s known to leach into the water when exposed to heat, which in turn creates bad estrogens.

How can we tackle the problem of water scarcity across India?

Water scarcity is a subset of problems associated with climate change and unfortunately, both of them are global man-made disasters. To overcome them, huge investments in infrastructure, as well as institutions, is required.

As serious as it may sound, there still is time to repair the damage done. In my view, the following measures should be adopted with immediate effect –