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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R and D strategy for lighting and cooking energy for rural households
Majority of rural households in India use only kerosene for lighting. Most of the lamps are hurricane-type, which produce very poor light intensity of about 60
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Killing the high-end killer
I first learnt that smoke from chulhas was deadly when Kirk Smith, then a professor at the East West Centre in Hawaii, visited our office in the early 1980s. He came with a handheld smoke monitor
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Up in smoke
National programme on improved chulhas put on ice
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Success factors in improved stoves programmes: lessons from six states in India
An evaluation of the Government of India's NPIC (National Programme of Improved Cookstoves) was undertaken in six states to learn lessons and assess impediments to future stoves programmes. The programmes were assessed on the basis of stove design, consumer satisfaction, capacity for quality control, and the role of subsidies in reaching a greater number of people.
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Household energy, gender and development: a case from north-east Bangladesh
Firewood, agricultural residue and animal dung are commonly called biomass fuels. In Bangladesh, biomass is obtained from three sources - trees, field crops and livestock. Biomass is important for the household purpose, mainly cooking. To save fuel consumption and time, and keep the kitchen clean and free of smoke, an improved cookstove programme has been started by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Joint forest management in India and its ecological impacts
Ecological impact of joint forest management (JFM) in India was assessed using the studies undertaken at national, state and forest division levels. It was found that there are very few studies that have
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Chulhas vs LPG: Which is the cleaner fuel?
Five experts debate the economics, science, efficiency and effects on women s health
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Cooking made easy
Improved chulhas (stoves) named Anganbandhu and Anganmitra, with power ratings of 1.0 and 1.4 kw and a thermal efficiency of 40 per cent have been designed by the Central Fuel Research
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Cool reception to ambitious programme
Though the government boasts its improved chulha project has exceeded targets, officials admit the programme has been a failure because of lack user acceptance.
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Making science, technology serve the people
For R S Hegde, a primary school principal and rural technologist, science is useless if it remains confined to labs and libraries.