More than half of the people in the world rely on coal, wood, crop wastes or dung for their energy needs, according to the World Health Organization.

The World Bank said it was planning "aggressive action" to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change, in a shift also meant to protect

The World Bank said on Tuesday it was planning "aggressive action" to help developing nations cut emissions of soot and other air pollutants blamed for causing climate change, in a shift also meant

The district administration has decided to introduce smokeless chullahs (burners) in school kitchens to make the premises hygienic and ensure safety of students.

Over 10 lakh persons in the country can be saved from dying each year if they do away with the traditional way of cooking food.

Minister for Science, Technology and Environment Uma Kant Jha has stressed on the need to provide clean cookstoves to every household in the country so that traditional stoves could be replaced as

Bangalore: A team of professors from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, is set to unveil Oorja, a smokeless gasified stove, for bigger markets.