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The reference electrification model : a computer model for planning rural electricity access
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Despite efforts from governments and other organizations, hundreds of millions of people-primarily in Africa and South Asia-still have no electricity service. Electrification efforts have historically been focused on ...
Analysis of slipback of rural water supply systems in India using FIETS framework and IMIS database : Gujarat Case Study
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
The objective of this project is to address the failure rate or "slipback" of rural water supply systems in India by analyzing performance of previous water projects using the national government database called IMIS. Data ...
Pathways of industrialization exploring the impact of policy on industrial growth and urbanization in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
Industrialization is the process in which a primarily agricultural area transforms into one centered around manufacturing goods and services. It occurs after the relocation of a large industrial plant to a previously rural ...
Environmental and economic tradeoffs in building materials production in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
The current and projected growth of India's economy and population will continue to lead to increased demand for buildings and infrastructure, and there is a real need to consider what this increase means in terms of natural ...
Strategies for the introduction of alternative fuel vehicles in India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013)
Rapid growth in population and increase in disposable income has led to a robust increase in automotive sales in India. As in many parts of the world, the internal combustion engines are the dominant vehicle power train ...
National rural drinking water monitoring: progress and challenges with India's IMIS database
(IWA Publishing, 2016-02)
National drinking water programs seek to address monitoring challenges that include self-reporting, data sampling, data consistency and quality, and sufficient frequency to assess the sustainability of water systems. India ...
Catalyzing entrepreneurship from the ground up : an experiment in small-town India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014)
Entrepreneurs are essential for creating companies, jobs and growing wealth in communities. Currently, existing entrepreneurial programs start with self-identified entrepreneurs and provide facilities for their growth. ...
Point-of-use soil diagnostics : an actionable information system for resource constrained farmers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
During the mid-1960s, India came to the brink of an acute food crisis in the midst of heavy dependence on food imports. A period of rapid agricultural modernization that followed, known as Green Revolution, transformed ...
An integrated modeling and decision tool for improved drinking water reliability in rural villages of India
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
Rural community, which constitutes more than 70% of the total population in India, faces an everyday struggle to meet basic water requirements. The challenges in this struggle are numerous: lack of infrastructure, limited ...
System model of small-scale gas-to-methanol conversion by engine reformers
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015)
As global energy demands grow and environmental concerns over resource extraction methods intensify, high impact solutions are becoming increasingly essential. Venting and flaring of associated natural gas represents ...