A vision for clean cooking access for all
Nearly one in three people, the vast majority of them in the poorest regions of the world, still lack access to clean cooking facilities, with major ramifications for public health, local environments
Chulhas (Cookstoves)
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Indoor air pollution taking its toll on women, kids
More than half of the people in the world rely on coal, wood, crop wastes or dung for their energy needs, according to the World Health Organization. Three billion people in developing nations depend on
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Black carbon
Black carbon - a presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury at CSE Annual South Asian Media Briefing Workshop on Climate Change, 2013 held in New Delhi from September 18-19, 2013.
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World Bank targets air pollution in climate battle
The World Bank said on Tuesday it was planning "aggressive action" to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change, in a shift also meant to
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World Bank plans 'aggressive' move on soot, other pollutants
The World Bank said it was planning "aggressive action" to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change, in a shift also meant to protect human
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Smokeless chullahs for schools
The district administration has decided to introduce smokeless chullahs (burners) in school kitchens to make the premises hygienic and ensure safety of students. At present, majority of schools use firewood
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Achieving sustainable energy for all in the Asia-Pacific
This report investigates the sustainable energy opportunities and challenges in the region in relation to poverty reduction and development. It is produced in line with the United Nations Secretary General’s
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10 lakh persons die each year due to traditional way of cooking: Report
Over 10 lakh persons in the country can be saved from dying each year if they do away with the traditional way of cooking food. Yet the Indian government has not worked adequately to address this problem
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Govt says it will promote clean cookstoves
Minister for Science, Technology and Environment Uma Kant Jha has stressed on the need to provide clean cookstoves to every household in the country so that traditional stoves could be replaced as soon
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No-smoke chulha has few takers
Bangalore: A team of professors from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is set to unveil Oorja, a smokeless gasified stove, for bigger markets. The large stove not only has the capacity to cook
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Evidence-based interventions for improvement of maternal and child nutrition: what can be done and at what cost?
Maternal undernutrition contributes to 800 000 neonatal deaths annually through small for gestational age births; stunting, wasting, and micronutrient deficiencies are estimated to underlie nearly 3·1