A solar irrigation pumpset that fits into a jhola is helping marginal farmers
A solar irrigation pumpset that fits into a jhola is helping marginal farmers

By Aishwarya Tripathi

Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.

Compact and portable solar powered pump sets are making irrigation easier and farmers using them say it has had a positive impact on their crop yield in Jharkhand.

Guarding the solar panel or going to the wedding: the rural dilemma
Guarding the solar panel or going to the wedding: the rural dilemma

By Aishwarya Tripathi

As people embrace alternate energy in rain-starved Bundelkhand, guests headed to weddings have an unexpected problem at their hands: Who will stay back to save the family’s solar panels?

As people embrace alternate energy in rain-starved Bundelkhand, guests headed to weddings have an unexpected problem at their hands: Who will stay back to save the family’s solar panels?

झोले में फिट होने वाला सौर सिंचाई पंपसेट, छोटे किसानों के लिए बना फायदे का सौदा
झोले में फिट होने वाला सौर सिंचाई पंपसेट, छोटे किसानों के लिए बना फायदे का सौदा

By Aishwarya Tripathi

कॉम्पैक्ट और पोर्टेबल सौर ऊर्जा पंप सेट सिंचाई को आसान बना रहे हैं। इन्हें इस्तेमाल करने वाले किसानों का कहना है कि इससे उनकी फसल की उपज पर काफी अच्छा असर पड़ा है।

कॉम्पैक्ट और पोर्टेबल सौर ऊर्जा पंप सेट सिंचाई को आसान बना रहे हैं। इन्हें इस्तेमाल करने वाले किसानों का कहना है कि इससे उनकी फसल की उपज पर काफी अच्छा असर पड़ा है।

Uttar Pradesh: Farmers To Benefit From Installation Of 30,000 Solar Pumps
Uttar Pradesh: Farmers To Benefit From Installation Of 30,000 Solar Pumps

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The Uttar Pradesh government is about to spend Rs 434 crores for the installation of solar-powered pumps to benefit the farmers in the state. The move is expected to reduce the power burden due to the tubewell irrigation in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh government is about to spend Rs 434 crores for the installation of solar-powered pumps to benefit the farmers in the state. The move is expected to reduce the power burden due to the tubewell irrigation in the state.

Can India’s solar irrigation scheme succeed without benefitting small and marginal farmers?
Can India’s solar irrigation scheme succeed without benefitting small and marginal farmers?

By Aishwarya Tripathi

Solar irrigation pumps installed under the PM-KUSUM scheme are meant to end dependence on diesel pumps, reduce pollution, save costs to farmers, and help reach India’s goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070. But to what extent is the scheme including small and marginal farmers, who make up 82% of farmers in India? Gaon Connection tries to find out.

Solar irrigation pumps installed under the PM-KUSUM scheme are meant to end dependence on diesel pumps, reduce pollution, save costs to farmers, and help reach India’s goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070. But to what extent is the scheme including small and marginal farmers, who make up 82% of farmers in India? Gaon Connection tries to find out.

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