Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Zoozoo - a born genius ,young and  bubbly boy would make any head turn , not because of his looks but because of the mischievous things he does. If Wayne Szalinski of "Honey , I shrunk the kids" ever had met Zoozoo ,he wouldn't have been worried about his shrunken kids.As mischievous as Zoozoo could be , he was the Master of his own virtual world , exploring the adventurous possibility to survive through the possession of his 3G Mobile Phone.He made cart of friends through chatting and tweeting on his mobile phone but none would be compared to his new found friend Tootoo. Tootoo was girl bubbling with beauty and loves to be  fascinated by the out of the box experiences .And that's why everyone could spot her with an Ipod on her jacket with her ears always plugged.She believes that  her Musical therapy was making her beauty glow and so she cuddles herself up in the voices of the Akons, Rihanna and the Cosmic Bros .The same frequency of thoughts between Zoozoo and Tootoo paved way to their friendship which made them the talk of the town.

The above Introduction part would make you wonder what I am up to now.To come out with an interesting story, someone or something should inspire us to make it possible.This story was born as a part of Internet is Fun [ www.vodafone.in/fun] using the famous figure Zoozoo of Vodafone in respect with Indiblogger network.The One-Line of this Story is "The Possibilities of Internet to survive an attack".So if you are going to read more, make sure you are going to have a hell lot of FUN here with INTERNET.

Zoozoo and Tootoo was the best of friends now.They always walk together while going home except that Zoozoo keeps his face cross.(you should wonder why here).The reason being Tootoo was no ordinary girl who chit-chats while walking.She was a way different with her identity "Always On Air".That day was no different either which made Zoozoo sick because he couldn't convey his new highest score ever achieved in Angry Birds with her.As they neared the thick bush on their way , Zoozoo couldn't control his excitement and temper.

"Tootoo, for God's sake can you just take off your ear phone at least for time we were together? " , Zoozoo asked impatiently
Tootoo noted his disappointment yet didn't give up . She in turn replied him in negative with a funny smile.
"How could you ask it Zoozoo ? I am just being ME " she scowled back.
" Arr.. ammmm...mm" , Zoozoo moaned in disappointed again.
"Oh! Come on Zoozoo, this is Important." she stressed the last word ."The Cosmic Hero's new Music album is out.And I am having fun with it.Wanna join me ... " as she asked ,she took one ear plug from her ear and handled it over to Zoozoo.

Just then it happened,
Two slender men , Midgets - the height till your hips , dressed in black cloak snatched Tootoo away into the thick green bush. Zoozoo was terrified. 'Yuck! they smell like fish' he thought. He tried to push himself through the bush on an impulse to save Tootoo but before he could do it, the two men unmasked themselves carrying Tootoo away. 

"What the hell they are ..err..like Pygmies..Strange" Zoozoo thought.As he was looking out for some help, 
Zoozoo noticed something strange on their back.'It looks like a Zebra stripes...', he thought again.

A Bulb glowed on his head.Tada Oh! It's a CODE. Zoozoo did not waste time.He quickly took out his mobile phone and scanned the codes using Barcode scanner app on his Mobile phone. Now, Zoozoo was left with a strange link on his phone.

" www.xxxyyy666.co.mars "

He browsed the link which took him to a website he never heard of. The Title of the page looked even more puzzling to him 

"Final Specimens code 666" - Project Red  

Before he could proceed further, he heard a sudden slush and hush sound zooming over the sky above his head.Zoozoo took a deep breath and thinking of Tootoo, he browsed further using Google search engine on his Mobile .The Internet geek in him began to respond  to his quick thinking act.

He soon found that the code belonged to the aliens (pygmies) from Mars, the red planet.The .mars on the website link above served as a solid proof to him. And he was sure that those two Pygmies have kidnapped Tootoo in order to make her as their final specimen for something called ' Project Red'.

But what the hell is Project  Red and  how was he going to save Tootoo ?

He is now left with two choices.One , he has to panic and tell the world about what has happened .But who in the world would ever believe him of the stories of Aliens from Mars kidnapping Tootoo.Full stop.

The other choice was to find Tootoo himself .His only weapon now is his Internet enabled -Mobile Phone


Zoozoo was all set to find out the truth.All he was left was his mobile phone and few biscuits .But wait, his mobile phone is now running out of battery.

Well, thanks to an interesting and useful solar charger app that he downloaded from Internet.He used solar power to charge the phone.And when the sun is absent, his physics and maths ability came for help.He shook his phone vigorously from left to right and using the Kinetic energy , he charged his phone. Anyway, he did not run out of battery any time , any day .

"Now My mobile is now all in one equipment that I need to feed my brain to find Tootoo and the biscuits to feed my stomach.I'm all set to work" he thought.

First, using the scanned code from the pygmies , he hacked their .mars websites and traced the IP address of their spacecraft which they use to contact other pygmies and their plane.Then, Zoozoo registered  the IP address on the Geometric locations of the Google Earth and began to track the alien kidnappers whereabouts using Google Map.

Zoozoo noted that the spacecraft headed towards North west of Mumbai and landed on a particular spot."I have to use the Navigation app to find the optimal distance to reach Mumbai from Chennai.(oops!! That's where I am now )" thought Zoozoo.

Zoozoo booked an Airline ticket using his Mobile phone and using online transaction .Using the ticket, he flew towards Mumbai [there are no Airplanes in Zoozoo's world.He used the ticket as his entry slip to another country and Zoozoo knows how to fly ].Finally he reached Mumbai Gate.

The map on is Mobile pointed towards the Ajantha caves .It is where 'it' has landed. It is now very important  how Zoozoo takes his further steps .He hid himself behind the caves few miles from the spacecraft watching the alien pygmies taking Tootoo away .On Impulse, he took his mobile phone again.Using Instagram, he pictured the scene as it is and posted the emergency situation through Face Book and Twitter.They became Viral in seconds.The message passed quickly all around the globe even to the NASA office and  everything  that happened afterwards were flash news.

The NAVY, MILTARY and AIR-FORCE joined arms with NASA and surrounded the cave.Zoozoo along with them got hold of the two pygmies.The enquiry that followed revealed that the two pygmies were the heads of the Project Red and they caught Tootoo through her Cosmic signal (hell with that album she heard then) which  lead to the overall situation now.Making her the final specimen and completing the Project Red would accomplish of the Alien pygmies getting in control over the Humans on the Earth .That is, through making Humanoids by genetically modifying human genes ,they would make Humans to serve the Alien pygmies.Now , saving Tootoo was indirectly ending the Project and thus saving Human kinds from genetic mutation.

As everything was about to have an happy end , another disaster was waiting to happen again .

The two Alien pygmies were not alone.More Airships were seen on the sky and more pygmies appeared from no where.The Military, Air-force,Navy, NASA and the others on EARTH were now ready for a WAR. THE ALIEN WAR.The WAR that would claim to be more destructible and also unavoidable.


As everything was getting serious , Zoozoo's mobile phone rang with a peep.One of the Alien pygmies beside Tootoo was so curious that he snatched the mobile phone from Zoozoo and saw it.It was a link of a song from Ra-One's "Chamak Chalo[click the Red link for the song]from Twitter .The Alien pygmy clicked it and the song went on with full tune on air.

Everything, every noise stopped for a moment.There were silence everywhere except for the song.

Suddenly, something strange happened .Few pygmies had their face brightened up and few also started to dance to the tune.Many alien pygmies joined in slowly .The Alien pygmy never heard of such a beautiful sound with live video streaming other than the cosmic sound from the Spaceship in their lifetime.They were surprised , astounded.All the sound they knew were the space ships sounds and cosmic sounds that appears to be a ceaseless hums in the air.But, now what they hear is something very different and awesome.And that too it came from the miniature equipment called Mobile phone.They got the mobile phone from Zoozoo and felt it.They saw the home screen photo of little Zoozoo smiling and cuddling with his family.They then researched his Phone size and its GB storage ,Zoozoo's Games score on the Internet, his Face book friend lists and his tweets in thousands ...They were left speechless.

They never knew such an equipment existed and  had one either.They were interested in knowing more .

Soon, a Treaty was signed.
Zoozoo was chosen to teach the Alien pygmies about the use of Internet in the Mobile Phone .The  Alien pygmies in turn spared the Earth .

Zoozoo socialised again " The WAR status now turned to CELEBRATION status " with a combo photo of him with the  Alien pygmies .Zoozoo was the Star overnight. Zoozoo taught the aliens and their kids on how to survive using Internet through Video Conferencing that was build between the two planets, Earth and Mars.

Everything that followed was a sweet miracle.Without his Internet enabled Mobile Phone this couldn't have been possible. 

Zoozoo has finally saved the World from the Aliens.
This is my second entry for " Internet is Fun " on Vodafone Contest .My first entry to the same contributes a Rhyming poem and How I spend my day with my Mobile Phone ,read - " Internet is always Fun" for my first entry .
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Sunday, May 6, 2012

INTERNET
   IS
     F ast
      U niversal 
        N etwork

Fresh Under Niche

I can't imagine life without Internet.Internet makes my dull life lively and moreover interesting.It makes me keep in touch with my family and friends wherever I am.Now having Internet on the move through my 3G mobile phone ,I have a portable carefree life.

The Internet is fun on Vodafone Marketing campaign for 2012 of Vodafone joins hands with Indiblogger to blog on the topic " How is the internet fun for you on your mobile? " 



Every Mobile Phones comes with these Internet apps almost pre-installed .It possesses
Face Book ,Gmail ,G-Talk, Twitter 
Connecting with my family and friends 24 hrs/day
Google search - Keeping me with pace with today's technology and ideas
Shopping - Saves me time and energy during a bad weather..well,wait.It helps me to browse more products ,comparing with each in detail and so helps me to choose the best and economical.
Maps ,Places and Weather -
Keeps me informed of the weather and my location on Earth
YouTube - A global video port
Games - A two or three fun games

But,what is the use of the above applications without Internet ?. The above apps are like body with NO soul , without Internet. YES, The Life Stream of the above fanatic apps is the Internet.

With the booster nutrients ,the  Android market and the Google Play , Life becomes more creative , fun and adventurous with interesting and fun apps that can be downloaded every day on a daily basis.There is a hell lot of useful apps on the market like Indian Rail Info  (live updates and PNR status),Just Dial (Interactive search for products and services),Citibank  (all about the bank),Free SMS(send free SMS anywhere in India) and lot more for free.Isn't Internet real fun ?

Internet is fun on Vodafone. 
Here is Why it is?As I browsed the VODAFONE WEBSITE ,  I was welcomed by this English men or commentator who holds the long eight week campaign where eight different TVCs enumerating different products with Internet offerings from Vodafone were setup and streamed as a video through YouTube. There were real peoples who participated and had fun by the set-up environment created by Vodafone.The above campaign was the child of the real IPL campaign that unveils itself on the Mumbai IPL ground to show and marvel the power of Internet through Mobile phones.

Now the power of Internet streams in Vodafone to attract more customers with these best offerings (see below image)
PS: For the newbies, the above codes are QR-codes that points to a particular website.They can be scanned using your Mobile Phone with Barcode scanner (you can download it from the Android market)and just stay free.Oh God! My Magazines /Newspaper has got some too .

My possession is my HTC Wildfire S .It is my greatest gift having born in the era of 3G and in fact lucky to try the products by self .This is what I do with my mobile phone in a day

My Day with my Internet enabled Mobile Phone 

Peep!! The alarm goes and wakes me up early in the morning.
I check emails and chat invitations if any and spend some quality time  with my family and friends .
It keeps me updated on the important news that's going around the world.The recent earthquake and the tsunami warnings are one such that was viral and made preparations vast and fast , in fact Possible 
I 'm a music lover, and my mobile phone helps me keep my music carving at ease.Sometimes, I cook with my ear plug on with my mobile phone.
I  read stories to my kids and play fairy tales using Internet in my mobile phone
I paint,draw and play using the apps  downloaded from Android Markets
Moreover, I make wonderful effects on my Photos using apps and my touch-phone ability which I never would have done in my Laptop.And I print them out sure to hang my photo art on walls 
My Phone scans for WiFi network that's available anywhere /everywhere so that I could them to browse and stay online at any time even while as I shop 
Quite recently I loved scanning barcodes from products and QR-codes for websites.That's y I have the picture of QR-code for Vodafone above .
I Facebook and twitter a lot for keeping touch with my friends and for my blog  promotion using my mobile phone
I sometimes grab it under my bed-sheet watching YouTube streaming videos with earphones when I make my kids to sleep at night.And finally I am off to bed.
Overall, I Live With My Phone

If I have to write a ode to acknowledge its presence,here is how I would make the rhyme go

You wanna hear what I want to say
About my new found friend, to stay
A beauty I seek , she sleeks in fit
Always with me, on my pocket she sits
She keeps me entertained on the run
She, the Internet on my mobile phone

She is my Kobo , my Kindle
My Library in a box , just simple
Oh! She is my Play-Mate I never miss
Where I exhibit  my gifts and glitz
A Mario , a Ninja , as angry birds
I live in the world of mine , in silent words
Providing me the Hours of fun
She, the Internet on my mobile phone

I break and I make,
I build and I craft ,
As and when my imagination crawls.
I follow and I tweet,
I poke and I joke,
Oops! I have no secrets to hold.
A man-made sculpture all in one
She, the Internet on my mobile phone

No matter however far I set forth
You can locate my presence anywhere on Earth
She remains as an essential for my family's care
For them , I am and will always be there
An Ovation to her , lot of hearts she won
She, the Internet on my mobile phone

CHANGing THE BEAT on the last line!!

An Ovation to her , lot of hearts she won
She, the Internet on my Vodafone 
Come on, just for fun :) !

These moments of Internet saga on Mobile Phone can never be missed or forgotten after using them.Apart from being Fun, it is essential too.

Beware!They are highly addictive and keeps you technologically advanced .


This is my first entry for "Internet is Fun " on Vodafone Contest .My second entry is a fun fiction based on the same theme "Zoozoo saves the world" 
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Google Plus one is a new feature by Google to help your blogs/websites to get notified easily in Search engines mainly Google .After a grand 'Au Revoir ' to Google Buzz , its descendant Google Plus One reforms to add more functionality to its Social page Google Plus and offering a social stamp recommending to the public .Adding a Plus One feature into your blog posts recommends it to search engines.The more the plus one ,the more your posts get notified and there ranking in the front page of the Google which in turn increases traffic to your websites.

Adding a Plus One feature is very simple.One way is to use the Google codes which provides a platform to customize and provide you codes of how you want your Plus one button to look like with +1 Snippet.

1. Use  Google Webmasters +1 button to organize your code.Then copy the codes and follow the instructions in the <!--Comment section --> telling you where to place the codes. 

2. Another simple and easy way is add the code yourself into the Edit Html of your Blogs/websites.In there, add a single line ,

<script src='https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js' type='text/javascript'/>

just below the </head> .

Then, add <g:plusone></g:plusone> where you want to render your Plus One Button.

Appearance :

If you can change the code according to the appearances like Small (15px),Medium(20px),Standard (24px) and Tall (60px) , just change the second code accordingly

Example : <g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone>
                <g:plusone size="standard"></g:plusone>

To Place in the required place in your Blog Posts 

Use [CTRL + F ] in Edit Html (after expanding ) to find the required codes.

1.In order to make Plus One button to appear below and near the Title of your Blog Posts , place it just below this line.

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>

2.In order to make Plus One button to appear near the entry of the contents ,place the code below this line

<div class='post-body entry-content'>

3.In order to make Plus One button to appear near the end of your blog post in the footer, place the codes just below this line

<div class='post-footer'>

Now, you will have your Google Plus One Button the way you wish it to be in a hassle free way.

Do Plus One this post above if you like this post .

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Twitter , a famous Social Networking  site also marks way of promoting your page links  through Twitter Resources like Follow Button,Tweet Button,Twitter icons/logos and Twitter Widgets.Using these inbuilt codes in Twitter ,you can customize them to your needs if you have a Twitter account.(check later)

How to add a horizontal scroll for Twitter Tweets?


Backup your templates in case you need them

1. Login Blogger and got to your dashboard-> Design-> Edit HTML

2. Using "Ctrl+F" , search for <b:/skin> by expanding the html codes . Before it place the below ajax codes


/* The container for the module */
#twitter {
background: #f1f2f8;

width: 553px; /* Up to you but remember to change the div width below as well if you change it */
padding: 0 10px;

overflow: hidden; /* clearfix */

-moz-border-radius: 5px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-o-border-radius: 5px;
-ms-border-radius: 5px;
border-radius: 5px;
}

#twitter h5 {
float: left; /* We'll make the heading sit on its own line next to the tweets */
width: 120px; /* Might wanna change this depending on the text in the heading */
margin: 0;
padding: 6px 0; /* I'll set the top and bottom padding here rather than in the container so as not to cut off any text */

font-size: 12px;
color: #4b9fff;
line-height: 1;
}

/* The marquee plug-in turns a marquee element into a div */
#twitter p,
#twitter marquee,
#twitter div {
float: right;
width: 430px; /* Container width - heading width - 10px (for some right padding) */
margin: 0;
padding: 6px 0; /* Again we set the padding in here so as not to cut text */
line-height: 1;
}

/* All the tweets will be links pointing to your page on twitter */
#twitter marquee a,
#twitter div a {
margin: 0 10px 0 0;
color: #333;
text-decoration: none;
}

/* The i is used to display the date of the tweet */
#twitter marquee a i,
#twitter div a i {
font-style: normal;
color: #999;
}


The above codes defines how our feeds would like ,basically the skins.Save it (Important).

3. Now, find and place the below javascript code before it


<script src='http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.1/jquery.min.js'/> 
<script src='http://writershome.googlecode.com/files/jquery.marquee.js'/>
<script type='text/javascript'>
//<![CDATA[
var Twitter = {
init: function () {
// Pass in the username you want to display feeds for
this.insertLatestTweets('writershome');
},

// This replaces the <p>Loading...</p> with the tweets
insertLatestTweets: function (writershome) {
var limit = 5; // How many feeds do you want?
var url = 'http://twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline.json?screen_name=' + writershome + '&count=' + limit + '&callback=?';

// Now ajax in the feeds from twitter.com
$.getJSON(url, function (data) {
// We'll start by creating a normal marquee-element for the tweets
var html = '<marquee behavior="scroll" scrollamount="1" direction="left">';

// Loop through all the tweets and create a link for each
for (var i in data) {
html += '<a href="http://twitter.com/' + writershome + '#status_' + data[i].id_str + '">' + data[i].text + ' <i>' + Twitter.daysAgo(data[i].created_at) + '</i></a>';
}

html += '</marquee>';

// Now replace the <p> with our <marquee>-element
$('#twitter p').replaceWith(html);

// The marquee element looks quite shite so we'll use Remy Sharp's plug-in to replace it with a smooth one
Twitter.fancyMarquee();
});
},

// Replaces the marquee-element with a fancy one
fancyMarquee: function () {
// Replace the marquee and do some fancy stuff (taken from remy sharp's website)
$('#twitter marquee').marquee('pointer')
.mouseover(function () {
$(this).trigger('stop');
})
.mouseout(function () {
$(this).trigger('start');
})
.mousemove(function (event) {
if ($(this).data('drag') == true) {
this.scrollLeft = $(this).data('scrollX') + ($(this).data('x') - event.clientX);
}
})
.mousedown(function (event) {
$(this).data('drag', true).data('x', event.clientX).data('scrollX', this.scrollLeft);
})
.mouseup(function () {
$(this).data('drag', false);
});
},

// Takes a date and return the number of days it's been since said date
daysAgo: function (date) {
// TODO: Fix date for IE...
if ($.browser.msie) {
return '1 day ago';
}

var d = new Date(date).getTime();
var n = new Date().getTime();

var numDays = Math.round(Math.abs(n - d) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
var daysAgo = numDays + ' days ago';

if (numDays == 0) {
daysAgo = 'today';
}
else if (numDays == 1) {
daysAgo = numDays + ' day ago';
}

return daysAgo;
}
};

Twitter.init();
//]]>
</script>

Replace writershome marked in red with your own twitter id in the above code. Again, Save this template(Important)

4. Next, go to the Page elements and add a HTML widget and paste this below code


<div id="twitter"> 
<h5>Latest tweets</h5>
<p>Loading...</p>

<noscript>This feature requires JavaScript</noscript>

</div>

5.Save it and now view your blog ..tada :)

Finally I have learned how to do this in a easy way : D
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Friday, July 15, 2011

I wonder how many of you would have landed here when you have stumbled upon the word " Free Electricity".Many would have mainly from a country like India where electricity comes with irregular cut-offs and big bills to eat your mind out .I remember my mother staring at the electricity bills mainly during the summer times wherein many at my home with BP and diabetes loves to stay in cool air from AC since they would not stand the heat outside.Thanks to the current cut-off that occurs regularly during summer due to lack of wind.Now the government had made the statement in the open that current cut-off is a constraint to save electricity and it would occur two hours everyday.With these situation in India , I stumbled upon an advert in UK providing free electricity through solar panels through which this post was born .Those in UK are already lucky to get regular electricity and with these Government backed scheme , they get electricity at no cost.

Free Solar panels including free installation and servicing by Freetricity is a move to get more UK customers to use Solar Panel which derives energy directly from the SUN and converts them into electricity.They are in fact known as Green energy which helps in saving the environment from Global warming issues.If you are reading this ,then you must read this Unlimited and Free Resources of Energy on Earth (Bookmark it ) after reading this post.

Power House
How does solar panels work
The Sunlight that falls upon the solar panel, it gets absorbed by the layers of silicion in the cell creatingan electric and causing electricity to flow. The greater the intensity of the light, the greater the flow of electricity and power.This Power can be used straight away or linked back into the power grid so that any excess can be sold to the electricity supplier via the grid.


A Video of how Solar Energy Works




If you are interested in having free solar panels installed in your home, or would like to find out more about solar panels and how they generate free electricity please visit http://www.freetricity.net. Also ,they provide you continuous support for 25 years including maintenance.Yet some other companies that comes forward with free solar panels and installation is HS Solar (www.hssolar.co.uk), Aurora Solar Power (www.auroapv.co.uk).These companies provide us with these free panels providing us free electricity which in turn get their payment through the energy suppliers by the panels which we haven't used which means the extra unused electricity benefits them. The above two companies free panels applies ONLY to people living in UK and around though there are many such providers coming forward to do the same.A quick search through the search engine will prove more beneficial.

Solar Power in India
Well,what about a country like India having abundant Solar Energy than UK .Though a leader in wind energy,India's dense population needs energy from the SUN which is high and stays long with each passing year.A very popular and common application of solar power in India is the solar street lighting system.When you walk through the streets in the Pondicherry Beach at Night, you can see and feel the power of the Sun in each street light.

The government of India is promoting the use of solar energy through various strategies although awareness of this energy was adapted very late in India (JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION (JNNSM) .The major hurdle for solar energy in India is prohibitive cost of getting a Solar Equipment.

Lauren and CCL Optoelectronics formed a Partnership to Build Solar Power Plants in India undergoing  two Solar power projects namely 75 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant  and 64 MW Solar Power Generating Facility .SolarIndiaOnline.com is an another initiative of professionals in India to promote the development of Solar Industry through various services researching , setting up and promoting Solar farms.

The Auroville in Pondicherry, India known for its high tourists spots has a Solar cooker ,a collective kitchen has a huge bowl installed to use solar energy for cooking.The Sadana Forest project in Auroville has it supply of Solar Energy with 1800 watt solar (photovoltaic) power system, connected to 8 batteries.
 Solar Bowl and Sadhana Forest Project , Auroville , Pondicherry
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam , the famous Perumal temple in India has the world’s largest solar steam cooking system. The system is comprised of 106 rooftop-mounted parabolic concentrators that generate steam for cooking up to 30,000 meals daily.
Solar Cooking
The Solar Power is regarded as the future Power system in the whole world .In India , there are many budding projects and tenders going on for the future free Solar energy .The wait is not wasted since many big companies like Tata,Lauren and SahajSolar have come forward in producing Solar Electricity .The projects estimates that India would generate 20GW from sunlight by 2020, putting green energy targets of developed nations in the shade.
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