Efficient energy access key to controlling emissions in India
India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions
India must stop treating electricity as a right as it undermines the aim of universal access to reliable power and leads to inefficient use and higher emissions
Although the government says electricity has reached every village in India, the poorest homes in most villages are still not connected to the grid, a problem compounded in the remote parts of the country
Moyna is in class six and has to study by the light of a kerosene lamp or candles to finish her homework. Her village, Buraburi, has no electricity. Located in Assam’s Goalpara district…Read More
Around 304 million people are still living without electricity in various parts of India
Sulphur dioxide forms a large part of the current air pollution emergencies in Indian cities, including the capital
While the world has been preoccupied with reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is generated by burning fossil fuels, sulphur dioxide emissions have not received the same attention. Produced by burning coal, wood, petrol…Read more