Minigrids are evolving to be reliable sources of access to renewable energy in rural India

Small systems can be sized to cater to rural energy needs

For cleaner air

Burning cheaper

The introduction of new models of stoves in Burkina Faso may reduce the pressure on forests

Energy management needs top priority

How true were PM Modi’s claims made during Independence Day speech?

A probing look into his claims reveals that not all that he said is in sync with the official data

Decentralised renewable energy solutions may be the answer to Tanzania’s energy gap

Only 23 percent of rural population have access to electricity in the country

Tapping the Sun

Uganda's solar electrification programme for rural areas

Championing charcoal

Over wood as cooking fuel

News for cooks

Frying meat on gas stove frees compounds that damage genes

Fuelling a crisis

A recent, innocuous check-and-tally exercise by the Delhi administration unearthed a giant racket diverting to the transport sector heavily-…

Dung magic

An investment of Rs 300 can bring electricity to every household in rural India. Humble cow dung can do this and more

What's cooking?

Methanol can become a low-cost, housewife-friendly fuel

Unexpected relief

Nobody expected farm forestry and exotics to become a major source of firewood

Lack of energy access affecting women’s prosperity in India

A recent report shows how energy requirement of women differ in various states and in different occupations and how limiting the current scenarios are

Fuelling a crisis

A recent, innocuous check-and-tally exercise by the Delhi administration unearthed a giant racket diverting to the transport sector heavily-…

The poor and the environment: lessons from energy crisis

Budget 2023-24: Climate goals? Renewable energy ministry gets just over 2% of total allocation

MNRE budget is equivalent to just 26% of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas’s allocation

False predictions

For years, energy experts and foresters have believed that the poor will eat away the forests of the developing world like locusts in order to …

According to report

How does the Budget score on energy front?

The government has approved Rs 2,000 crore as initial outlay for providing LPG connections to poor women 

Cooking on toxic fumes

Burning biomass causes TB

Contours of inequality

Global estimates of the unmet energy needs in India have been available for some time. These only indicate whether the shoe pinches, if at all. …

Pure warmth

Pinewood smoke: Cause of lung problems

Search for a good hearth

While cook stoves in India are becoming fuel-efficient, they are not improving air quality, finds study