A COMMUNITY in Kwale which has been living in the dark has every reason to smile after an NGO introduced solar powered lantern and lighting kits to the village.

Advocating the use of renewable energy in day-to-day life, eminent environmentalist R K Pachauri on Tuesday urged the government to cut the subsidy on kerosene and instead subsidise solar lanterns.

A global agency, International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), has disclosed that 93,000 Nigerians die annually as a result of smoke inhaled while cooking with firewood.

With Chandigarh Transport Undertaking running buses which have outlived their life, and incidences of extensive adulteration of fuel, vehicular pollution is becoming a serious problem in the city.

Per capita consumption has decreased from 1.3MT in 2013 to 1.17MT in 2014

The government has declared the Capital free of blue kerosene, and many have switched over to cooking gas.

Delhi government has claimed that it has successfully implemented its scheme to make the city kerosene-free.

Bhubaneswar: The State Government has decided to launch a massive programme, ‘Tikiye Aluo’ to distribute 50 lakh solar lanterns and study lamps among the households that depend on kerosene and othe