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Happiness meets a Dalit Community

 
/ March 19, 2020

300 scheduled caste villagers of vikasnagar witness the electricity in their homes for the very first time in their life.

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Fixing India| Lightning Up A Ray Of Hope In Laxmanpur Bathe

 
/ January 21, 2020

In the 10th episode of Fixing India, we feature, S M Zafar Iqbal from Bihar, who has left no stone unturned to make to difference. 

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Fixing India: Lighting Up the Villages

 
/ December 24, 2019

In this episode of our community correspondents are making significant strides in electrification. 

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Electricity in India – Can Someone Turn on The Lights? | India Loud & Clear...

 
/ November 29, 2019

This week in India Loud & Clear we travel to literally the dark places of our country.

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“Full Electrification” Still Leaves Out Many in Rural India

 
/ July 8, 2019

The central government claimed India had achieved “full electrification” in April 2018, but evidence from VV’s network of correspondents proved otherwise. In this piece, we revisit our #Battigul (no electricity) campaign to see if the situation has changed.

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Since Ten Years a Village in Katihar, Bihar Is in Darkness.

 
/ April 26, 2019

While PM Narendra Modi claimed to supply electricity in every household, Marwa village, in Bihar still lurks in darkness. 

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Five Months After PM’s Total Electrification Claim, an Odisha Village Waits for Electricity

 
/ September 24, 2018

At a time when India posits itself as a future superpower, the residents of Dharuapalli wait for electricity to irrigate their land and charge their phones.

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#BattiGul: 71 Years and No Freedom from Darkness

 
/ August 15, 2018

Seven decades after independence, thousands are yet to see what electricity looks like, while others are waiting for their defunct poles and wires to be more than ornamental.