Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas

A major section of over 720 million rural poor in India continue to depend on biomass sources for meeting their energy requirements. Most of these poor people continue to burn biomass in energy-inefficient devices, locally called Chulhas. This stud...

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Main Authors: Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur, Malhotra, Preeti
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Language:English
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Published: New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute and the World Bank 2013
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FAO
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/7259051/fire-without-smoke-learning-national-program-improved-chulhas
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topic AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL LABOR
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
AMOUNT OF BIOMASS
AMOUNT OF LAND
BIOMASS
BIOMASS AVAILABILITY
BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION
BIOMASS USE
BURNING
BUSH MEAT
CANOPY
CAPITA CONSUMPTION
CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL PRODUCTION
CHRONIC ILLNESS
COLLECTED DATA
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
COOKING
CULTIVATION
DEAD WOOD
DEFORESTATION
DETERMINANT
DETERMINANTS
DRY SEASON
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EQUILIBRIUM
EVERGREEN FOREST
EVERGREEN FORESTS
FAO
FARMERS
FIRE MANAGEMENT
FISHER
FOREST
FOREST AREA
FOREST BIOMASS
FOREST CANOPIES
FOREST CANOPY
FOREST COVER
FOREST DEGRADATION
FOREST HEALTH
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST STRUCTURE
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FUEL
FUEL WOOD
FUELS
FUELWOOD
GAS STOVE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GRASSES
GROWING SEASON
HARVESTING
IFPRI
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
KEROSENE
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LAND COVER
LANDSCAPE
MAIZE
MEAT
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
PLANT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION GROWTH
RAINY SEASON
REMOTE SENSING
REMOTE SENSING DATA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SATELLITE DATA
SPACING
TIMBER
TOBACCO
TREE
TREE DENSITY
TREES
URBAN CENTERS
USE OF BIOMASS
VEGETATION
VILLAGES
WET SEASON
WOOD
WOOD USE
WOODLAND
YIELDS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
APPROACH
ASBESTOS
AVAILABILITY
AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE
BALANCE
BIOGAS
BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT
BIOGAS PLANTS
BIOMASS COMBUSTION
BIOMASS FUEL
BIOMASS FUELS
BIOMASS IN ENERGY
BULLETIN
BURNING STOVES
CEMENT
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
COAL
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION AIR
COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISEASE
DISSEMINATION
DRINKING WATER
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCIES
ENERGY PLANTATIONS
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FAMILIES
FAMILY SIZE
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FUEL CONSERVATION
FUEL CONSUMPTION
GRASS-ROOTS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTHY LIFE
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HUMAN HEALTH
HUSBANDS
HYGIENE
ILLNESS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERVENTION
IRON
LARGE FAMILIES
MARKETING
MODERN FUELS
NATIONAL PROJECT
OLDER WOMEN
OPEN PITS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PEAK TIMES
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
POTENTIAL USERS
POWER
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RAW MATERIAL
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
ROAD
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ENERGY
RURAL WOMEN
SAND
SANITATION
SMOKE
SMOKING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
THERMAL PERFORMANCE
TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
TRAINS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TUNNEL
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN SLUMS
VEHICLE
WIND
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION
AGRICULTURAL LABOR
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
AMOUNT OF BIOMASS
AMOUNT OF LAND
BIOMASS
BIOMASS AVAILABILITY
BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION
BIOMASS USE
BURNING
BUSH MEAT
CANOPY
CAPITA CONSUMPTION
CHARCOAL
CHARCOAL PRODUCTION
CHRONIC ILLNESS
COLLECTED DATA
CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY
COOKING
CULTIVATION
DEAD WOOD
DEFORESTATION
DETERMINANT
DETERMINANTS
DRY SEASON
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
EQUILIBRIUM
EVERGREEN FOREST
EVERGREEN FORESTS
FAO
FARMERS
FIRE MANAGEMENT
FISHER
FOREST
FOREST AREA
FOREST BIOMASS
FOREST CANOPIES
FOREST CANOPY
FOREST COVER
FOREST DEGRADATION
FOREST HEALTH
FOREST PRODUCTS
FOREST RESOURCES
FOREST STRUCTURE
FORESTRY
FORESTS
FUEL
FUEL WOOD
FUELS
FUELWOOD
GAS STOVE
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GRASSES
GROWING SEASON
HARVESTING
IFPRI
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
KEROSENE
LABOR DEMAND
LABOR FORCE
LAND COVER
LANDSCAPE
MAIZE
MEAT
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NATURE
PLANT
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
POPULATION GROWTH
RAINY SEASON
REMOTE SENSING
REMOTE SENSING DATA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
SATELLITE DATA
SPACING
TIMBER
TOBACCO
TREE
TREE DENSITY
TREES
URBAN CENTERS
USE OF BIOMASS
VEGETATION
VILLAGES
WET SEASON
WOOD
WOOD USE
WOODLAND
YIELDS
AIR POLLUTION
AIR QUALITY
APPROACH
ASBESTOS
AVAILABILITY
AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE
BALANCE
BIOGAS
BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT
BIOGAS PLANTS
BIOMASS COMBUSTION
BIOMASS FUEL
BIOMASS FUELS
BIOMASS IN ENERGY
BULLETIN
BURNING STOVES
CEMENT
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES
COAL
COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION AIR
COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISEASE
DISSEMINATION
DRINKING WATER
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
ENERGY EFFICIENCIES
ENERGY PLANTATIONS
ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
ENERGY SECTOR
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
EPIDEMIOLOGY
FAMILIES
FAMILY SIZE
FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
FUEL CONSERVATION
FUEL CONSUMPTION
GRASS-ROOTS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTHY LIFE
HOSPITALS
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION
HUMAN HEALTH
HUSBANDS
HYGIENE
ILLNESS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INSPECTION
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
INTERVENTION
IRON
LARGE FAMILIES
MARKETING
MODERN FUELS
NATIONAL PROJECT
OLDER WOMEN
OPEN PITS
PARTICULATE
PARTICULATE MATTER
PEAK TIMES
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM GAS
POTENTIAL USERS
POWER
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN
PROGRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH
RAW MATERIAL
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
ROAD
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ENERGY
RURAL WOMEN
SAND
SANITATION
SMOKE
SMOKING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
THERMAL PERFORMANCE
TRADITIONAL BIOMASS
TRADITIONAL PRACTICE
TRAINS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION
TUNNEL
URBAN HOUSEHOLDS
URBAN SLUMS
VEHICLE
WIND
WORKERS
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
Malhotra, Preeti
Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
geographic_facet South Asia
India
description A major section of over 720 million rural poor in India continue to depend on biomass sources for meeting their energy requirements. Most of these poor people continue to burn biomass in energy-inefficient devices, locally called Chulhas. This study report is based on an evaluation of the National Program for Improved Chulhas (NPIC) conducted as part of a larger Bank study entitled India : household energy, indoor air pollution and health (World Bank 2002). This book synthesizes learning and insights from various programs implementation across different socio-economic and geographic regions of the country. The critical issues related to dissemination of improves cook-stoves discussed in the book will find wide application not only in India but in other developing countries as well. It is imperative that we take forward the initiatives undertaken in the past to provide energy-efficient option for meeting the cooking needs of rural communities, yet underserved by modern energy options.
author2 Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
author_facet Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
Malhotra, Preeti
format Publications & Research :: Publication
author Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
Malhotra, Preeti
author_sort Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur
title Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
title_short Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
title_full Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
title_fullStr Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
title_full_unstemmed Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas
title_sort fire without smoke : learning from the national program on improved chulhas
publisher New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute and the World Bank
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/7259051/fire-without-smoke-learning-national-program-improved-chulhas
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14756
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spelling okr-10986-147562021-04-23T14:03:13Z Fire without Smoke : Learning from the National Program on Improved Chulhas Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur Malhotra, Preeti Rehman, Ibrahim Hafeezur Malhotra, Preeti AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION AGRICULTURAL LABOR AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVE METHODS AMOUNT OF BIOMASS AMOUNT OF LAND BIOMASS BIOMASS AVAILABILITY BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION BIOMASS USE BURNING BUSH MEAT CANOPY CAPITA CONSUMPTION CHARCOAL CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CHRONIC ILLNESS COLLECTED DATA CONSUMPTION OF ENERGY COOKING CULTIVATION DEAD WOOD DEFORESTATION DETERMINANT DETERMINANTS DRY SEASON ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EQUILIBRIUM EVERGREEN FOREST EVERGREEN FORESTS FAO FARMERS FIRE MANAGEMENT FISHER FOREST FOREST AREA FOREST BIOMASS FOREST CANOPIES FOREST CANOPY FOREST COVER FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST HEALTH FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST RESOURCES FOREST STRUCTURE FORESTRY FORESTS FUEL FUEL WOOD FUELS FUELWOOD GAS STOVE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GRASSES GROWING SEASON HARVESTING IFPRI INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE KEROSENE LABOR DEMAND LABOR FORCE LAND COVER LANDSCAPE MAIZE MEAT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE PLANT POOR HOUSEHOLDS POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION GROWTH RAINY SEASON REMOTE SENSING REMOTE SENSING DATA RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS SATELLITE DATA SPACING TIMBER TOBACCO TREE TREE DENSITY TREES URBAN CENTERS USE OF BIOMASS VEGETATION VILLAGES WET SEASON WOOD WOOD USE WOODLAND YIELDS AIR POLLUTION AIR QUALITY APPROACH ASBESTOS AVAILABILITY AVERAGE FAMILY SIZE BALANCE BIOGAS BIOGAS DEVELOPMENT BIOGAS PLANTS BIOMASS COMBUSTION BIOMASS FUEL BIOMASS FUELS BIOMASS IN ENERGY BULLETIN BURNING STOVES CEMENT CHRONIC BRONCHITIS CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES COAL COMBUSTION COMBUSTION AIR COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS CONVENTIONAL ENERGY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISEASE DISSEMINATION DRINKING WATER EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCIES ENERGY PLANTATIONS ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY SOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES FAMILY SIZE FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS FUEL CONSERVATION FUEL CONSUMPTION GRASS-ROOTS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTHY LIFE HOSPITALS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION HUMAN HEALTH HUSBANDS HYGIENE ILLNESS INDOOR AIR POLLUTION INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERVENTION IRON LARGE FAMILIES MARKETING MODERN FUELS NATIONAL PROJECT OLDER WOMEN OPEN PITS PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PEAK TIMES PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POTENTIAL USERS POWER PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PROGRESS PUBLIC HEALTH RAW MATERIAL RESPIRATORY DISEASES ROAD RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ENERGY RURAL WOMEN SAND SANITATION SMOKE SMOKING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THERMAL PERFORMANCE TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRADITIONAL PRACTICE TRAINS TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TUNNEL URBAN HOUSEHOLDS URBAN SLUMS VEHICLE WIND WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION A major section of over 720 million rural poor in India continue to depend on biomass sources for meeting their energy requirements. Most of these poor people continue to burn biomass in energy-inefficient devices, locally called Chulhas. This study report is based on an evaluation of the National Program for Improved Chulhas (NPIC) conducted as part of a larger Bank study entitled India : household energy, indoor air pollution and health (World Bank 2002). This book synthesizes learning and insights from various programs implementation across different socio-economic and geographic regions of the country. The critical issues related to dissemination of improves cook-stoves discussed in the book will find wide application not only in India but in other developing countries as well. It is imperative that we take forward the initiatives undertaken in the past to provide energy-efficient option for meeting the cooking needs of rural communities, yet underserved by modern energy options. 2013-08-01T20:43:38Z 2013-08-01T20:43:38Z 2004 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/7259051/fire-without-smoke-learning-national-program-improved-chulhas 81-7993-041-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14756 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank New Delhi: The Energy and Resources Institute and the World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication South Asia India