Stove fumes as big a killer as AIDS

Stove fumes as big a killer as AIDS  New Delhi: Some 400,000 Indians die each year due to the toxic fumes from kitchen stoves that use firewood or biomass like cow-dung. A British NGO has now joined forces to stop this hazard by introducing improved stoves or "chulhas" in India. These stoves also use firewood, cow-dung and other biomass like the traditional chulhas, but they emit less fumes and use lesser fuel, ideal for people who cannot afford...
02:59 PM, Dec 17, 2010

Farmers use biomass, reduce carbon footprints

Farmers use biomass, reduce carbon footprints Biomass Energy For Rural India Project has transformed the lives of villagers. ...
01:29 PM, Sep 12, 2007
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