Access to electricity improves across states, urban-rural divide remains: NFHS-5

At least 99% household population in Goa, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka had electricity  

These miniature brinjals can be cooked in myriad ways

Khamen akhaba is grown extensively across the northeast and used in indigenous medicines to treat asthma, allergic rhinitis, nasal catarrh, skin …

Clean(er) cooking in India: Country should explore e-cooking but address these challenges before switching

Lack of a reliable power supply is a major challenge to e-cooking adoption

Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)

Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope 

State of Energy: We still use unclean cooking fuel

One out of three—or 33.8%—households in India continue to use firewood, chips and crop residue as their primary cooking fuel. The use …

Restaurants turn to indigenous foods for lucrative business

Serving local cuisines comes with major operational challenges too

Clean cooking fuel, urban mobility find place in Union Budget 2021-22

Rs 18,000 crore to support public bus transport services; experts believe move could bring down pollution

Africa’s energy poverty: Grid expansion, stronger financing, balancing renewable ambitions with gas solution for Nigeria

Nigerians unable to afford clean energy as prices soar and demand remains unmet

COVID-19 widened the gap in universal access to energy, clean cooking fuel: UN report

In 2030, an estimated 2.4 billion will be without clean cooking fuel and 660 million people will still not have access to electricity

Ujjwala scheme successful in terms of number, but is it the same in its intent?

Distributing LPG connection is a job half done as ensuring its sustained usage is a bigger challenge that the government is currently facing

Africa needs to double energy investments to achieve energy, climate goals by 2030: IEA

Full access to modern energy by 2030 will require investment of $25 billion per year

Cooking with ‘dirty’ fuels affects women’s mental health

Providing women in Nairobi, Kenya with stoves fuelled with bottled gas reduced their stress levels, study finds

Swalia Bibi: Ujjwala's beneficiary number 2 crore can no longer afford LPG

The family of six has to take a loan every time they want to get their cylinder refilled

580 million Indians will use solid fuel to cook in 2030

India, South East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa will not meet Sustainable Development Goal 7.1, thus preventing the world from moving towards …

Burning wood, coal for cooking can cause blindness: Study

The very small particles released with the fumes can penetrate the eyes and cause physical interior damage

Women’s perceptions of cooking fuel hamper transition to clean energy: Study

Policies that promoted improved fuels targeted women as the primary beneficiaries, who mostly believed fuelwood contributed to their well-being more

India’s air 'toxic': WHO

Fourteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in India, says the new WHO database

Africa’s energy poverty: Dwindling forests, high power costs worsening energy security in Sierra Leone

Russia-Ukraine conflict driving up electricity rates; huge renewable potential needs investment

Clean cooking: Can we think beyond LPG?

Availability of LPG is largely dependent on imports and may not be a sustainable alternative for a clean cooking fuel

Fund crunch continues to hinder growth of clean cooking industry

With just 10 years left and funding gap of $3,960 million, a tough road lies ahead for the industry

In LPG age, cow dung cake makers are still painting the town brown

While the government claims it has made several people from Odisha’s rural areas switch to clean fuel, people still depend on animal waste …

Since 62% Sub-Saharan Africans have no access to power, the area is uniquely suited to renewables

Since Sub-Saharan Africa is largely off grid, it has great opportunity to skip installing fossil fuel-based power generation infrastructure and …

Ground report: Stiff LPG rates take clean cooking fuel out of reach for the poor

East Delhi, Ghaziabad slum dwellers say unable to keep up with rising prices   

Africa’s energy poverty: How energy crisis is gripping Malawi

Country still dependent on unclean fuel like firewood, charcoal that is estimated to cause 13,000 deaths a year

Why indoor pollution is as deadly as its outdoor counterpart

With the continual improvement in our quality of life, indoor air quality has become an important area of concern in the 21st century