Love hills to escape pollution? Study finds smoke from plains is now reaching the HimalayasAir pollution across eastern India and the Indo-Gangetic Plain has worsened sharply over two decades. Bihar and West Bengal are now highly ...
26 May, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Fishermen are being pushed to the brink by fuel costs in Southeast AsiaRising energy, freight, and supply chain expenses are escalating seafood prices globally. Governments offer aid, but it's stretched thin, i...
22 May, 2026, 11.11 AM IST
India's indigenous cooking gas alternative takes shape in Pune labPune scientists are developing Dimethyl Ether, or DME, a clean fuel that can replace LPG. This homegrown alternative can be produced using ...
18 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
How China is helping Cuba survive crippling blackouts as years of US sanctions leave the country with ‘absolutely no fuel’Cuba faces a severe energy crisis with widespread blackouts. China is significantly boosting Cuba's solar power infrastructure. Imports of ...
14 May, 2026, 11.30 AM IST
Rising energy bills: How EVs, rooftop solar, induction cooking can protect your household budget and how much they actually costFuel prices are volatile, electricity tariffs are rising, and your LPG cylinder is at the mercy of global events. Here’s how switching to a...
11 May, 2026, 11.49 AM IST
Rs 1,600-1,700 cr a day, Rs 1 lakh cr in 10 weeks: Cost of insulating India from global energy shockState-owned oil firms are incurring massive daily losses, estimated at Rs 1,600-1,700 crore, to shield Indian consumers from global energy ...
10 May, 2026, 02.36 PM IST
PM Modi’s Ujjwala at 10 marks shift from access to empowerment, says education minister Dharmendra PradhanTen years on, the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has provided clean cooking fuel to over 10 crore women. This initiative has significantly i...
01 May, 2026, 12.24 AM IST
Oil shock will hit Asia harder than the 1970sAsia is experiencing energy shocks similar to the 1970s oil crises, with rising fossil fuel costs impacting consumers and industries. This ...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
India weighs induction cooktop subsidy amid Iran war energy crisisIndia is exploring incentives for induction cooktops. This move aims to transition households from LPG to solar electricity. The government...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.35 PM IST
No LPG, no worry: This village in Kolhapur cooks food without cylinders, wood or coalIn Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, families are cooking with biogas, a clean fuel derived from local waste like cattle dung and kitchen sc...
28 Apr, 2026, 04.33 PM IST
Women face higher risk of cognitive decline from polluting cooking fuels: IISc brain scan studyA study by the Indian Institute of Science reveals a concerning link. Women using polluting cooking fuels face higher cognitive impairment ...
30 Jun, 2025, 05.24 PM IST
India's clean fuel transition slowed by belief linking firewood to well-being, say scientists"Despite India's aim of switching to clean fuels, the scale of solid fuel use in rural areas signals that widespread uptake and sustained u...
10 Nov, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Why a clean cooking campaigner chooses the kitchen to save the planetThe urgent need to tackle the deadly effects of household air pollution was not even on the agenda of the international community until two...
12 Nov, 2017, 12.00 AM IST
Under Ujjwala, BPL families will get LPG stoves at Rs 990The BPL families had to pay Rs 250 for connecting pipe, installation and consumer booklet. In addition, they had to spend as much as Rs 2,0...
06 May, 2016, 12.50 PM IST
One in three Indians in 2040 will depend on firewood for cooking: IEA ReportPrime Minister Narendra Modi has been leading the effort to enhance the access and use of clean fuel, mainly in rural and eastern India.
30 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Over 2/3rd Indian population still rely on dung-based fuel: UNMore than two-third of India's one billion strong population continue to rely on carbon-emitting biomass and dung-based fuel to meet energy...
02 Jul, 2014, 03.43 PM IST
Over 2/3rd Indian population still rely on dung-based fuel: UNIt says that India faces a significant challenge in providing access to adequate, affordable and clean sources of energy.
29 Jun, 2014, 01.40 PM IST