Addressing indoor pollution and climate change with fuel-efficient cook stoves
A simple measure carried out by our organisation has helped to kill two birds with one stone
Too cold for comfort!
Managing our cooling and heating needs would go a long way to reduce electricity demand and carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to climate …
Clean cook stoves and climate mitigation: Tara Ramnathan explains
Down To Earth is at COP 22 in Marrakech, Morocco. We speak to Tara Ramnathan, prgramme director at Nexleaf Analytics, a company making clean …
Almost half a billion men, women suffered from lower respiratory infections globally in 2019: Report
The leading risk factors for LRI mortality, however, varied across age groups and sex
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 …
Getting Indore's roads to play a double role
An Indore engineer has solved the problem of waterlogging in the city's slums by building sloping roads that lead excess water to the nearest nullah.
The central problem
Callous unconcern, pollution, encroachment and politics is finishing off the lakes in Bhopal and Indore
Planter of Indore
A zoology professor motivates people to plant trees in memory of the deceased
Tunnel vision
Indore banks solely on rainwater harvesting, lands in a hole
India, own the agenda for clean air
After all, clean air is a public good and the adverse health effects of polluted air affect everyone
Cool roofs: episode 3 New Vastu with Ashok B Lall
Top floors can be excruciating during the Indian summers. But there are ways to stay comfortable on top floor houses. Ashok B Lall gives his tips …
How indoor pollution affects women & children
One statistic says that children have carbon monoxide levels similar to those that would result from smoking about seven cigarettes per day
Air pollution is not letting the world sleep well
American researchers find that increasing pollutants in ambient air causes sleep apnea
Particulate matter from cigarettes, mosquito coils makes indoor air toxic
A study reveals that aluminum, chromium and tin are higher in mosquito coil smoke, and copper, zinc, manganese, nickel and lead are higher in …
Clean(er) cooking in India: We need a transition to better solutions along with smarter policies
Lack of access to cylinder distribution networks means that schemes such as PMUY have not succeeded as expected
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
Indoor air pollution can slow down brain development in infants: Study
Very small particulate matter can move from respiratory tract to brain
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
Double burden of indoor and outdoor air pollution in developing world: Report
A quarter of global deaths due to particulate air pollution occur in India. Globally air pollution is the 4th largest killer
If you are in Patna, there's no respite from "very high levels" of PM2.5 concentration
The CSE study found that PM 2.5 levels even inside anganwadis were more than 42 times higher than the permissible safe standards for ambient air …
Remembering Kirk R Smith (1947-2020)
Kirk leaves us with the power of imagining change and hope
Are catnip and treats like it safe for cats? Here’s how they affect their minds and moods
Provided they can walk away at any time, it seems reasonable to let them opt in to a fun time
Air pollution kills our children; and it isn’t even acknowledged
Lack of political will and intent and not making an explicit linkage with health means that Indian children die preventable deaths
WHO sets emissions standards for reducing indoor air pollution
4.3 million global premature deaths around each year attributed to illnesses caused by household air pollution
Catching raindrops