'Few households use clean fuel for cooking'
Guwahati: The number of households in the state using clean fuel to meet their cooking needs has seen a mere three per cent rise in the last decade, a National Family Health Survey 4 (2015-16) revealed.
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Gurgaon to become kerosene free from Nov 1
Gurgaon will become kerosene free from November 1 as around 30,000 kerosene users and BPL families will be provided LPG gas connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) The meeting in
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India's spending on clean fuel driven by saving lives
Kamleshkunwar, a mother of three living in a village in central India, first used cooking gas to prepare a meal about a month ago. Her family struggled for years with the ash and smoke that comes from
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Geographical inequalities and social and environmental risk factors for under-dive mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian spatial analysis of census data
<p>Under-five mortality is declining in Ghana and many other countries. Very few studies have measured under-five mortality—and its social and environmental risk factors—at fine spatial resolutions,
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Infosys to launch of its household biogas digester project
BENGALURU: Ramanagara district in Karnataka would soon see the launch of a household biogas project wherein 7,620 household biogas units would be built, providing an equal number of biogas stoves to as
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Reforming kerosene subsidies in India: towards better alternatives
Kerosene in India is primarily available as a subsidized commodity for household use, and was added to the basket of Public Distribution System (PDS) commodities during the 2nd Five Year Plan (FYP). Kerosene
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Providing clean cooking fuel in India: challenges and solutions
India has the largest concentration of population using biomass with inefficient stoves. About 840 million in India fully or partially rely on traditional biomass for cooking. In India, cooking is mainly
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BPCL gets green nod for Rs 694 crore LPG project in West Bengal
State-owned fuel retailer BPCL has got green nod for its Rs 694-crore project of developing LPG import terminal as well as storage, bottling and bulk distribution facilities at Haldia Dock Complex in West
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From LPG connections to use- Realising smokeless kitchens for all
The Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, to provide concessional LPG connections, is a step in the right direction but much more needs to be done by 2019 and beyond to ensure homes in India cook using modern
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New environment standards for gensets notified
PUNE: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has notified new environment standards for Gensets running on Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) / Natural Gas (NG), Diesel with LPG / NG and Petrol