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Post-harvest w astage of food produce has been a m ajor im pedim ent to ensuring food security in India. Lack of electri!ed villages w ithout adequate cold storage facilities, is only aggravating the problem . This report on a ground-breaking method of running cold storage in non-electri!ed villages using energy from the sun and a biom ass-based gasi!er, developed by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), TERI, and Thermax Ltd.