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
Fuelling problems: India’s poor are being forced to return to unclean cooking fuels; here’s why
With LPG prices crossing the Rs 1,000-mark, the poor now have to make unfair choices about their basic standard of life
Ujjwala: Over 9 million beneficiaries did not refill cylinder last year, Centre admits
The prices of LPG are skyrocketing even as there has been a sharp reduction in the subsidy given for it
India’s gas push: Import dependency is growing. Are we on the right track?
For millions of people living in poverty, however, the recent LPG price hike makes access to clean cooking fuel more difficult
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
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
Lack of modern energy sources increase health risk for Nagaland's rural women
Depending on traditional fuel means increased risk of respiratory, musculo-skeletal disorders
Sloppy govt attitude stands in way of toilet-linked biogas plants in Gujarat
The administration is dragging its feet over the project and technology that can manage faecal waste as well as generate clean fuel
As told to Parliament (April 3, 2023): Over Rs 7,400 crore disbursed in 2022-23 for natural gas infrastructure
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As told to Parliament (March 13, 2023): 19% PM2.5 emissions in Indo-Gangetic Plains come from households
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chandigarh and Delhi emit 437 gigagrams PM2.5 per year through household cooking
The dispensable India: Data shows how DNTs, Adivasis, Dalits, Muslims bore lockdown brunt
These communities have suffered on most social indicators due to a mix of poor logistics as well as prejudice and ostracisation
Post-COVID clean cooking schemes: Beyond financial barriers in rural households
Beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana availed 1.62 refills in the first 5 months of COVID-19 pandemic against 3 free refills …
Post-COVID clean cooking schemes: By and for women
Clean cooking schemes designed with women at their centre will help India maintain its progress towards abatement of indoor air quality and help …
Will India officially be poverty free in 2023?
National Statistical Office rolling out consumption expenditure sample survey; may note impact of central schemes adding to people’s income