I Love My India. Tiranga, the national-flag of India means the flag with three colours. But, it has in fact four colours. The fourth colour blue often remains unmentioned by the people. The 'Chakra' on the middle band of the flag in blue with its 24 spokes denotes continual progress of the country. The blue signifies the limit of progress, which is deemed as boundless as the blue sky above and as fathomless as the deep blue of the high seas. The Tiranga was hoisted for the first time on the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 16, 1947 and not on August 15, 1947 as is commonly believed. The Tiranga has the rare honour of being hoisted on the highest peak of the world, the Mount Everest eleven times till date. No other national flag has this honour. The common practice is to fly only one national flag on any building. There is, however, one building in the country where four national flags are flown at a time every day. This privileged building is the parliament of India. It is so, because of its huge circular structure with no central dome. Therefore, four flags one in each direction East, West, North and South are flown. The tallest flag-mast in the country is about 138 feet at fort Saint George, Madras (Chennai) on which the Tiranga proudly flies.
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Jatropha / Castor Cultivation

In India, BioFuel is not of special importance for TRANSPORT FUEL or ENERGY SECURITY, but for the UPLIFTMENT of RURAL POOR, which are neglected by the booming IT industry and urban middle class and for CORRECTING CLIMATE IMBALANCE. To reduce the widening gap, Biofuel production offers chances for social and rural development amongst some of the world's poorest people, namely farmers in developing countries. By cultivating energy crops, these communities can diversify their crop portfolio, generate substantial incomes and hence increase their economic power and ultimately their food security, health and wellbeing. On the level of the state, biofuel production can cut fossil fuel imports and dependency, and thus free up funds that can be invested in social and economic development.
Resignation under frustration by Karl Watkin, the Founder Chairman of D1 Oils PLC, (Founder and Pioneer of Biofuels) due to mounting losses, quarter by quarter, shows that business model to earn big money by just setting up plantations in poor countries, is not sustainable. It should have humanitarian and environmental approach.
The ex-President of India and Eminent Scientist, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has understood the importance of Jatropha and he advocates its plantation in every lecture. He has also planted 800 Jatropha plants in Presidential (Mogul) Gardens.

The main goal of my work is to enable communities in rural India to develop alternative energy options that will be good for the environment and help promote sustainable livelihoods in the region, without exposing them to such adverse effects of modernization as cultural transformations, and allowing them to retain independence in the face of globalization.
Economic development in India has led to huge increases in the energy demand. The recognition that conventional energy sources are the major cause of climate change, leads to understanding that clean renewable energy technologies are to be widely introduced. In this respect switching from Fossil Fuels or other Green House Gas (GHG)-emitting sources to renewable sources of energy makes sense for the climate, the environment and sustainable society.
I would like to focus my activities on income improvement through the establishment of the Jatropha / Castor cultivation and local, community-based production of environmentally friendly fuel. I would like to explore how the permanent exploitation of the different aspects of Jatropha curcas might be a real alternative to the common carbon-based fuel for energy production. I would like to contribute to improvement of Jatropha / Castor System which benefit four main aspects of development and secure a sustainable way of life for village farmers and the land that supports them.

  1. Renewable Energy
  2. Erosion Control and Soil Improvement
  3. Promotion of Women employment
  4. Poverty Reduction.
The overall objectives of my work will be to:

  1. Make Jatropha / Castor cultivation a low-risk venture with attractive returns.

  2. Help attract private investors in cultivation of Jatropha / Castor and other non-edible oil seeds.

  3. Promote and recognize endeavors to build technical capacities of rural entrepreneurs.

  4. Help create new work opportunities in Jatropha / Castor cultivation and BioGas related sectors.

  5. Highlight environmental and social integration of Jatropha / Castor cultivation systems in rural communities.

  6. Provide gender sensitive socio-economic and environmental analysis of Jatropha / Castor cultivation in rural communities.

Attention to gender will be of my special concern with aims to improve the position of women through energy related income generating projects. I want to pay particular attention to the inclusion of women in Jatropha / Castor System to ensure that the interests of local women are represented. Stakeholder selection will be inclusive.
Barriers to implementation are very important factors to consider because technologies do not exist locally, but within specific cultural contexts, they will have to be effectively implemented. Any economic and development projects in these areas may affect the integrity of the region. In addition to the economic and political differences between regions, some areas have special geographical characteristics. To be fully effective, Jatropha / Castor cultivation and biodiesel production system should involve the identification of natural resource use patterns and potential conflicts among users and affected stakeholders in order to formulate a comprehensive energy strategy that is coordinated among different sectors and levels of government.
The results will be easily measurable. Most of communities are very small, so the differences may be observed by actual count of the beginning and ending conditions and the results quantified. There will be a subjective component from the residents about any "quality of life" improvements, along with some assessment of where incomes have been improved in sustainable ways.
In summary, what motivates me most is the quest for sustainable energy development approaches that are tailored to the needs of the communities and to the geographical specificities of a region.

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