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Nashik tea-sellers become unlikely heroes battling indoor air pollutio

Nashik tea-sellers become unlikely heroes battling indoor air pollution

By Nita Bhalla

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Armed with clean energy biomass stoves, tea-sellers in Nashik are becoming unlikely heroes…Read more

A stove to go with some tea

Tea-sellers in Nashik are becoming unlikely heroes in the country’s battle against indoor air pollution by not only using wood-fuelled stoves but also selling them
Armed with clean energy biomass stoves, tea-sellers in India’s western city of Nashik are becoming unlikely heroes in…Read more

With over 400 million people across India affected by indoor air pollu

With over 400 million people across India affected by indoor air pollution and deforestation becoming a critical environmental problem, a lack of access to clean cook stove is a major health and energy problem affecting much of rural India. To address this, Swami Samarth…Read more

Sankalp Global Enterprise Showcase & Awards Ceremony 2015

Speakers

Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon. Minister of State, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

  Sonam Kalra, Founder, The Sufi Gospel Project

  Shikha Devi Uberoi, Founder & President, SDU Seva…Read more

Kitchens in Sidlaghatta switch to healthier option with Agni Sakhi

Something new is cooking in the kitchens of Sidlaghatta, the heart of Karnataka's mulberry belt in Chikkaballapura, 70km from Bengaluru.

In a pilot, about 100 households have switched from traditional modes of cooking — using biomass and firewood in ill-ventilated kitchens — to a portable stove…Read more