Dhanpura dairy cooperative doubles milk collection with solar chillers
Chairman Suresh Modi says village-level solar chilling has cut spoilage and brought 1,100 new members in two years. Women now make up most of the cooperative's suppliers.
Rajasthan
News from districts and cities of Rajasthan.
In pictures: lights, kites and folk songs at Dhanpura Folk Nights
Three nights of desert music in a village square: eight scenes from the festival's opening, its new stage for young singers, and the long walk home.
Villagers restore a 200-year-old stepwell in Kheralia, and the water comes back
Six months of community labour removed silt and rubbish from the stepwell near Jodhpur. After this year's rains, water stood 14 steps deep for the first time in decades.
Desert school in Sevli runs fans, lights and a computer lab on solar power
A 10-kW rooftop system has ended power cuts in classrooms where summer temperatures crossed 45°C. Teachers say attendance in the hottest months rose sharply.
Lake town introduces a water ambulance for island villages
A boat fitted with a stretcher, oxygen and a trained paramedic will serve three island hamlets that are cut off by road during the monsoon.
