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| name = Development Alternatives Group
| image = DA Logo.jpg
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| type = Social Enterprise (Not-for-profit)
| founded_date = 1982
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| headquarters = New Delhi, India
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| founder = Dr. Ashok Khosla and Dr. Christian deLaet
| area_served = Worldwide
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| focus = Sustainability, Environment, Development
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| num_employees = 340
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The '''Development Alternatives Group''' is an organisation based in [[New Delhi]], [[India]] involved in [[sustainable development]].

The Development Alternatives Group comprises the not-for-profit flagship Society for Development Alternatives (DA), the business-oriented incubator Technology and Action for Rural Advancement (TARA), and its commercial subsidiaries, which include TARA Machines and Tech Services (TMTS), TARA Environmental Services Pvt Ltd (TARAenviro), TARAhaat Information and Marketing Services Ltd (TARAhaat), TARA Nirman Kendra (TNK) and DESI Power Orchha Pvt Ltd (DESI Power).

The Development Alternatives Group works at local, national and global levels. Its partners and clients include village households and communities, civil society organisations, local and state governments, agencies and ministries of the Government in India, multilateral agencies and private sector institutions across India, and a growing number of partners in South Asia, South-East Asia and Africa.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

== TARA Machines and Tech Services (TMTS) ==
TARA Machines and Tech Services Pvt. Ltd., delivers [[green business]] solutions to [[small and medium enterprises]] (SMEs) for building construction, [[waste recycling]] and [[handmade paper]] production. TMTS is a specialist company in Eco-concrete Technology, Eco-Kiln Technology, Fly Ash Technology and Recycling Technology.

== DESI Power Orchha Pvt Ltd (DESI Power) ==
Decentralised Energy Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., more commonly known as DESI Power, is an independent rural power producer involved in providing electricity and energy services.<ref>{{cite web|title=DESI Power|url=http://www.desipower.com/|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

== TARAhaat Information and Marketing Services Ltd (TARAhaat) ==
Launched in 2000, TARAhaat Information and Marketing Services Ltd. introduced Information Technology (IT) services in rural India.<ref>{{cite web|last=San Miguel|first=Stephanie|title=Connecting Rural India to the Internet: The Challenges of Using VSAT Technology|url=http://www.iisd.org/sdcn/webworks/cases/vsat_da1.htm|work=SD Webworks|publisher=Sustainable Development Communications Network|access-date=10 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203065041/http://www.iisd.org/sdcn/webworks/cases/vsat_da1.htm|archive-date=3 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> These services include literacy, vocational skills and other products needed in rural communities.<ref>{{cite web|title=TARAhaat|url=http://www.tarahaat.in/|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

== TARA Environmental Services Pvt Ltd (TARAenviro) ==
Incorporated in 2008, TARAenviro, a part of the Development Alternatives Group, is a private company that markets water testing kits and filters under the Jal-TARA brand, which help test the potability of water and offers cost effective solutions for improving water quality.<ref>{{cite web|title=TARAenviro|url=http://www.taraenviro.com/|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

TARAenviro products:
* Jal – TARA Water Testing Kits<ref>{{cite web|title=TARAenviro|url=http://www.taraenviro.com/?page_id=15|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>
* Jal – TARA Water Filters<ref>{{cite web|title=TARAenviro|url=http://www.taraenviro.com/?page_id=68|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>
* TARA Aqua-check vials<ref>{{cite web|title=TARAenviro|url=http://www.taraenviro.com/?page_id=72|publisher=Development Alternatives Group|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

==Development Alternatives Programs==

===Radio Bundelkhand<ref>{{cite web|title=Radio Bundelkhand – an initiative of Development Alternatives (DA) |url=http://www.stockholmchallenge.org/project/2010/radio-bundelkhand-–-initiative-development-alternatives-da |archive-url=https://archive.is/20131121210357/http://www.stockholmchallenge.org/project/2010/radio-bundelkhand-%E2%80%93-initiative-development-alternatives-da |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Stockholm Challenge 2010 |access-date=10 August 2013 }}</ref>===

Based at TARAgram [[Orchha]], DA’s Technology Centre at [[Tikamgarh]] district of [[Madhya Pradesh]], Radio Bundelkhand is an ICT-based [[community radio]] initiative started by Development Alternatives (DA) and jointly managed by the local community and DA.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's first rural reality show on Radio Bundelkhand paves way for organic farming revolution|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/india-s-first-rural-reality-show-on-radio-bundelkhand-paves-way-for-organic-farming-revolution-113072500268_1.html|accessdate=10 August 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=25 July 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Environmental organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1982]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Delhi]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Delhi]]

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