Green Earth Tech

While most environmentalists and policy makers preach the importance of renewable energy and green practices, a primary school teacher residing in the dense forest near the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant has actually gone a step beyond the rhetoric. He has put such mantras into practice to brighten his life. The entire lighting requirement in his house, irrigation and domestic water pumps are all being operated on solar energy for the last 13 years. This has inspired many of his neighbours and fellow villagers to go solar. Nearly 60 per cent of the villagers now use solar energy. Meet Narayan S Bhat of Shigekeri village situated in the forests of Kaiga, near Karwar. Like most of his neighbours, Bhat’s family has been making...

This Do It Yourself (DIY) project will keep you thrilled. Build your own LED light that consumes less power, and serves our purpose of lighting at dark. The components required are: Components Required: Hibright difused LED’s (preferably white) - 30 Numbers  0.33 MF 400V Capacitor - 1 Number  47MF 220V Capacitor - 1 Number  IN...