Green India - A Perfect 'Use-Case' for Energy Conservation

I guess by now all of us have realized the need for going "green". I think that also pops up a very important question: What can I do in my daily life to minimize my energy footprint to conserve energy? Well, I think India can be a very apt 'use-case' for such a trend. Its very simple and I am sure can be very effective if we all can give a positive thought. India, as we all know, is a tropical country. We receive pretty decent amount of sunlight throughout the year. In fact, places like the four metros and other 2nd & 3rd tier cities are practically sunny on an average of more than 8 months a year. This natural phenomena can be utilized to the fullest advantage!! How? Its simple. Let's adopt the solar energy as a part of daily routine. We already have solar powered water heaters and solar cookers. I think this concept should be extended to an extent that it can replace the way we use electricity and other forms of energy. I know its easier said than done, but we need to start somewhere! And India can become the best example or 'use-case' since we are blessed with natural sunlight for most part of the year. Now, there are places in India which are not so blessed with sunlight and need more mechanical means of energy generation. The solution is, if the majority of the sunny areas in the country could use the solar powered stuff, we can divert the saved energy to the more needy areas in the country. Needless to say, the advantages are manifold. The obvious ones are that not only do we save the funds required for generating electricity (& fulfilling the ever-increasing demand), but we can actually reach a point where we could be energy self-sufficient as a country. This could lead to a future export opportunity to the lesser developed nations. So, hey India, lets go solar and lets go green!!

When will the global economy recover?

*** NOTE: This prediction was SPOT -ON, and here is the proof: -Economic Times India Article: World may emerge from crisis in early 2010: IMF chief - http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4594342.cms -Times of India article: http://infotech.indiatimes.com/News/Slowdown-to-end-by-Oct-Dec-CIOs/articleshow/4365883.cms **** Million Dollar Question, isn't it? or rather should I say Crore Rupee Sawaal...!! Anyways, back to the point. As an amateur astrologer, with some interesting but successful predictions in my kitty, the following is my analysis of the global economic recovery. Note that this analysis is based on the recovery as visible in the Indian markets, since today India and China are the focus of the world. Specially more, due to the fact that in this current economic downturn, only these two countries are expected to post some good GDP results and in a way, lead the economic comeback, so to speak. So lets begin with the current scenario: US economy is in shambles, and are trying to make ends meet by cutting rates and bailing out banks and other companies. But is it true that it was US economic bubble-burst that led the downturn? Not exactly. Considering the US birth chart as of 4th July, 1776 at Boston, MA.(when the Federal pre-amble was announced and George Washington selected as the leader of the federal state of US), it has Mercury in Cancer. Although this is not a good sign for the economy, there were other factors which eventually made US the giant it is today. And most of us are aware the US was dependent on European countries, till it became self-sufficient post the WWII. Anyways, it has now come full circle, with Mercury again in Cancer but Saturn in Leo, albeit retrograde (which means looking to Cancer from Leo, i.e. a step backwards). Add to that, Rahu in Capricorn, exactly opposite Cancer. This never occured to US before as Saturn and Mercury used to miss each other, as Mercury takes 30 days to change from one zodiac to other, while Saturn takes 2 yrs and 6 months to make this change. Also, even if Mercury did encounter Saturn in any of the zodiacs, it was not in Cancer, and also that either Mercury or Saturn were not retrograde and / or not looked upon by Rahu, the way it is today. So to say that US economic slowdown led the global backlash would not be a fair analysis. A lot has been said and written about it by leading economists around the world. So lets not go deep into this but instead, concentrate on the answers. June 16 2009, Jupiter becomes retrograde in Aquarius. And its slated to come back to Capricorn by August 1 09. Also, June 30 09, Saturn stops being retrograde and regains straight track in Cancer. By 9th September 09, it would move ahead to Virgo and will be out of clutches of Rahu, which is really very good sign for host of world affairs. Also, by this time, our economy minister Mercury would hace crossed over to Virgo which is its own sign & 9 out of 10 times, gives excellent results. A major plus is that it would have raced ahead of Sun, which normally doesn't happen often. So lets put all this together at Sept 9th 2009: - Saturn crosses over to Virgo with straight track; real big one - Jupiter retrograde continues & crosses over to Capricorn; good for peace initiatives since now Rahu has to run for his life but he has some time left in Capricorn to spend, so no choice! - Mercury crosses over to Virgo, its own sign and Mercury is also considered EXALTED in this sign; also he is ahead of Sun (its godfather) and meets best friend Saturn. Does this mean everything will be rosy? No, of course not. But things will definitely start to look better and there will be an overall sense of relief and confidence in the global consumer market. The stimulus packages around the world would start showing results and that includes US as well. India would also have a new government at the centre. Climate wise, probably would also receive some good average rainfall. Jupiter still in retrograde mode and fighting with Rahu, will also mean problems in the government policies towards financial reforms. The new government will face a more enlightened population and expectations would be much higher than anticipated. By October 18 '09, Jupiter ends its retro motion and is back on straight track. It crosses over to Aquarius on 20th Dec 09. By Jan '10, it would have stationed itself well and true in Aquarius and would be aspected DIRECTLY by Saturn in Virgo. Coming to Mercury, it would be in Sagittarius by this time and still be leading the race in terms of degrees. It would also be joined by Sun and Venus. Rahu would already be there but does not have a choice in front of Sun and Venus. So essentially we are looking at somewhere around mid-Sept 09 to expect some comeback of the global markets. China and India would be leading the pack, followed by other Asian giants like Japan, Singapore, Russia. European markets will come out with better results compared to US. For the global markets to recover fully, its going to be the period of October 09 to Jan 2010. So the message is : plan better and dont be greedy, aka. US Wall Street executives!! Jai Ho !!