Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

SELCO Solar Light Pvt. Ltd, a for-profit social enterprise founded by Magsaysay award winner Harish Hande, has received an undisclosed amount in funding from Dutch impact investor DOEN Participaties.

Solar power panels help rural communities set up and scale their commercial ventures Image: Leisa Tyler / Lightrocket via Getty Images[br]Almost 107 km from Bengaluru is the village of TK Halli, in ...

Despite India’s immense economic potential and the worldwide attention it’s attracted in recent years, the life of the Indian entrepreneur remains a difficult one. It is not for lack of creativity or ...

INDIA-BASED Solar Electric Light Co. (Selco) is exploring ways on to how to assist the poor in Manila’s Tondo slums. During a site visit on Thursday, Selco officials expressed strong interest in ...

Solar power is a fast-developing industry in India. According to the 2022 Statistical Review of World Energy, the country’s solar installed capacity was 64.381 GWAC as of 28 February 2023. Recently, ...

Nagesh Rao, third from left, program coordinator for the SELCO Foundation, visits Bangalore on December 22, 2015. (Kuni Takahashi/The New York Times) A few years ago, the hundred or so residents of ...

India is facing a looming energy crisis. The energy needs of the country’s population cannot be met by conventional energy sources (read: Fossil Fuels). We had mentioned in the space before, the ...

While greed is infectious, it hasn't touched Harish Hande. Unlike many entrepreneurs, Hande didn't dream of great wealth, luxury or power as he built SELCO India, a rural solar energy company. At a ...

In India, one iconoclastic solar company employs deep knowledge of the ways communities use energy to overthrow the traditional means of bringing power to the people. Now, coming off a September ...