'Ab Shadi Niptengi Salad me?' Akhilesh Yadav shares video of people cooking on a wooden chulha amid LPG gas cylinder shortageSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav highlighted the widespread frustration over LPG cylinder shortages in North India with a satirical cou...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
Transition to LPG for rural India could save over 150,000 lives a year: StudySwitching rural Indian households from wood, dung, and coal to LPG for cooking could save over 150,000 lives annually by reducing air pollu...
28 Aug, 2024, 06.12 PM IST
Best 4 burner gas stove for multitasking with ease and spacious cookingWe've compiled a list of the best 4-burner gas stoves available, catering to a range of needs and preferences. Whether you’re looking for a...
02 Aug, 2024, 11.54 PM IST
India chases clean energy, but economic goals put coal firstIndia's pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070 leaves ample space for coal-powered generation to increase even as cleaner energy sourc...
12 Dec, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
Why not start discussion on freebies with ending pensions, perks of MPs: Varun GandhiReferring to his party leader Sushil Modi's notice in the Rajya Sabha demanding a discussion on "ending the culture of freebies", Gandhi in...
03 Aug, 2022, 01.37 PM IST
Congress slams govt over hike in prices of LPG cylindersCongress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate urged the government to bring down prices of LPG cylinders to provide relief to the common people in...
18 Aug, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
Boiled dishes are easy to reheat, leftovers taste great & other reasons why Indian cooking is ideal for lockdown daysThere are several reasons why Indian food is considered forgiving to cook.
20 Apr, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
92% promises fulfilled in Jharkhand: Think TankThe think tank flagged schemes, largely related to women, such as Bank sakhi, Pashu sakhi, ujjwala didi, and said they have been exemplary ...
29 Nov, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
ONGC investing Rs 83,000 cr in 25 projects; cumulative oil, gas gain over 180 MTThe firm produced 24.23 million tonne of crude oil in the 2018-19 fiscal year and 25.81 billion cubic metres of natural gas from its domest...
15 Aug, 2019, 03.43 PM IST
Why Ujjwala scheme is losing battle against traditional fuels in rural IndiaThe govt claims, on average, the rate of refill is high, but a ground-level assessment speaks differently.
01 May, 2019, 09.42 PM IST
Congress angry with me for fighting corruption: PM Narendra ModiPM Modi spoke about surgical strike, one rank one pension, and increase in minimum support price (MSP), or procurement price, of food grain...
29 Nov, 2018, 07.40 AM IST
In poll-bound Chhattisgarh, women stick to chulhas despite LPG schemeThe scheme was rolled out on May 1, 2016 in Balia with an aim to replace unclean cooking fuels with LPG.
23 Aug, 2018, 04.31 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
LPG-related accident raises questions over government initiative to provide clean cooking gas to poorAccording to eyewitness accounts to the police and on TV channels, there was no blast in Munni's household – the cylinder was found intact.
29 Oct, 2016, 01.03 AM IST
Safety concerns loom over LPG scheme for BPL homesThe protest has been triggered by a recent incident in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where an entire Ujjwala beneficiary family perished after...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.53 AM IST
Dung-fuelled chulha causes more hazardous air pollutionYet a village woman who cooks over a dung-fuelled chulha for several hours a day could be more exposed to hazardous pollutants than a Delhi...
09 Jan, 2016, 11.51 AM IST
Now warranty for renewable energy products: Piyush GoyalGovernment will put in place a warranty clause in renewable energy projects to ensure that the infrastructure is maintained and repaired.
13 Aug, 2015, 04.38 PM IST