It is early evening in Ndabibi village in Naivasha, and there are threatening clouds overhead. Kenneth Njoroge quickly parks his motorcyle by the mud structure that serves as his kitchen and rushes into
Fossil-fuel burning for cooking purposes accounts for 12% of PM2.5 pollution in Delhi, traditional stoves produce soot that can cause asthma imla’s eyes burn and a cough escapes her throat as she prepares
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Pricing of Petroleum Products, 02/12/2015. The total amount of subsidy/under recovery on petroleum products in 2014-15 and 2015-16 (April to September) is given at the
BENGALURU: The country's first city to get electricity also suffers the ignominy of having nearly 33,000 households without power supply. According to the socioeconomic and caste census released recently,
A report published by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on Thursday revealed a sharp 24 percentage points drop in the number of rural households using kerosene for lighting, and an equal increase
Two of every three families in villages used firewood for cooking during July, 2011 to June, 2012 period whereas in cities, only 14 per cent families were dependent on it, says a government report. At
The state food and supplies department will take strong action against ration dealers in case they violate the National Food Security Act, Jyotipriya Mallick, the state minister for food and supplies said
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Bench on 1 July 2015 directed the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) to file a report on why mechanized boats, motor boats and launches using adulterated fuel and plying in the Sunderbans should not be asked to undergo pollution tests. Read full text of this NGT order.
New official data show that the proportion of Indian households using the Public Distribution System has nearly doubled over seven years. These households are relying more on the PDS and less on open market
This paper presents findings from the first phase of an ongoing case study to identify some key influences on behaviour related to energy use and the uptake of alternative clean cookstoves in households
CANBERRA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- An Australian company lighting India's slums with solar energy is providing a solution to the problem of deadly air pollution in India's poorest areas. Pollinate Energy,
