This Simple Salt and Soap Trick Cuts Kitchen Grease Fast – No Harsh Chemicals NeededAmerican kitchens are embracing a simple, effective grease-cleaning method: dish soap and salt. This combination leverages the science of s...
15 Apr, 2026, 12.58 PM IST
Cooking with gas stoves could cause Asthma, says study. How to avoid the risksCooking with gas or propane stoves can release harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxide (NO2), increasing the risk of respiratory problems,...
17 Oct, 2024, 06.31 PM IST
Ujjwala burning bright?On the face of it, the scheme reflects an incomprehension of rural India's political economy. The countryside is littered with unused LPG s...
14 Mar, 2024, 11.31 PM IST
India Energy Week 2023: Minister Hardeep Singh Puri gives thumbs up to Chef Ranveer Brar’s "millet khichdi" cooked on solar stoveMinister Hardeep Singh Puri praised Chef Ranveer Brar's millet "khichdi," which he made in line with the International Year of Millets 2023...
09 Feb, 2023, 12.26 PM IST
Gas Stove ban: Here’s an explainer to controversial ‘hidden hazard’US Consumer Product Safety Commission head labels it as “a hidden hazard.”
02 Feb, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gasThe authors of the study said their findings suggested that around 650,000 US children would not have developed asthma if their homes had e...
12 Jan, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
Indian Oil unveils indoor solar cooking stove, Surya NutanSurya Nutan, which has been developed by IOC's research and development division at Faridabad, always stays in the kitchen and a cable carr...
22 Jun, 2022, 08.50 PM IST
EKI Energy Service floats new co for carbon offset through green cookingIn the first phase, it will manage the manufacturing and distribution of improved cook stoves. Over the subsequent phases, the associate wi...
07 Jan, 2022, 12.54 PM IST
World Health Organisation stresses on improving indoor air qualityOver 60 per cent of homes in WHO South-East Asia Region still use solid fuel for cooking. In India, this amounts to some 700 million people.
11 Dec, 2014, 06.30 PM IST
- Experts for adoption of improved cookstoves in households
The number of deaths is is second only to tuberculosis (TB) which takes about 5.5 lakh lives every year in the country, they said.
11 Nov, 2014, 11.21 PM 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
JSL, TERI come out with 'green' gas stoveThis stove ensures high reduction in toxic emissions during cooking and has better corrosion resistance in adverse village environment.
23 May, 2014, 04.06 PM IST
- Air pollution biggest health risk, says WHO
Air pollution has emerged as the world’s single largest environmental health risk, having caused seven million deaths in 2012 — 80% of whic...
26 Mar, 2014, 05.32 AM IST
SootSwap: An app that enables remote verification of stove usageSwitching to clean-burning cook stoves can reduce the amount of firewood used in open fires, as well as the amount of smoke indoors and out...
20 Jul, 2013, 04.33 AM IST
- WHO warnings on air pollution are a wake-up call
India should brace itself against indoor air pollution with the WHO predicting that it is the leading risk for diseases.
09 Apr, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
- Indoor pollution kills one person every 20 sec!
The world only worries about outdoor smog and emissions. In reality, however, indoor pollution kills 1.6 m persons every year.
11 Jan, 2008, 06.54 PM IST