An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural IndiaImagine this. It’s part of an ambitious programme that is using a combination of solar power and mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for healthcare across swathes of rural India. It springs from the Selco Foundation, an independent not-for-profit, which is a sister organisation of Selco India, the country’s leading solar company specialising in small-scale, decentralised systems. Never mind remote rural India, I thought, we could use this in crowded urban England. The vast majority already have a grid connection, but it’s often far from reliable – and that can be fatal, explained Selco Foundation’s associate director, Rachita Misra.