Rehman, Ibrahim HafeezurMalhotra, PreetiRehman, Ibrahim HafeezurMalhotra, Preeti2013-08-012013-08-01200481-7993-041-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14756A 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL EXPANSIONAGRICULTURAL LABORAGRICULTURAL LANDAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONALTERNATIVE METHODSAMOUNT OF BIOMASSAMOUNT OF LANDBIOMASSBIOMASS AVAILABILITYBIOMASS DISTRIBUTIONBIOMASS USEBURNINGBUSH MEATCANOPYCAPITA CONSUMPTIONCHARCOALCHARCOAL PRODUCTIONCHRONIC ILLNESSCOLLECTED DATACONSUMPTION OF ENERGYCOOKINGCULTIVATIONDEAD WOODDEFORESTATIONDETERMINANTDETERMINANTSDRY SEASONENERGY DEMANDENERGY RESOURCESENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONEQUILIBRIUMEVERGREEN FORESTEVERGREEN FORESTSFAOFARMERSFIRE MANAGEMENTFISHERFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST BIOMASSFOREST CANOPIESFOREST CANOPYFOREST COVERFOREST DEGRADATIONFOREST HEALTHFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST RESOURCESFOREST STRUCTUREFORESTRYFORESTSFUELFUEL WOODFUELSFUELWOODGAS STOVEGEOLOGICAL SURVEYGRASSESGROWING SEASONHARVESTINGIFPRIINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTEKEROSENELABOR DEMANDLABOR FORCELAND COVERLANDSCAPEMAIZEMEATNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCESNATUREPLANTPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOPULATION GROWTHRAINY SEASONREMOTE SENSINGREMOTE SENSING DATARURAL AREASRURAL HOUSEHOLDSSATELLITE DATASPACINGTIMBERTOBACCOTREETREE DENSITYTREESURBAN CENTERSUSE OF BIOMASSVEGETATIONVILLAGESWET SEASONWOODWOOD USEWOODLANDYIELDSAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYAPPROACHASBESTOSAVAILABILITYAVERAGE FAMILY SIZEBALANCEBIOGASBIOGAS DEVELOPMENTBIOGAS PLANTSBIOMASS COMBUSTIONBIOMASS FUELBIOMASS FUELSBIOMASS IN ENERGYBULLETINBURNING STOVESCEMENTCHRONIC BRONCHITISCLEAN TECHNOLOGIESCOALCOMBUSTIONCOMBUSTION AIRCOMBUSTION OF BIOMASSCONVENTIONAL ENERGYDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDISEASEDISSEMINATIONDRINKING WATEREMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEVELOPMENTENERGY EFFICIENCIESENERGY PLANTATIONSENERGY REQUIREMENTSENERGY SECTORENERGY SOURCESENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHEPIDEMIOLOGYFAMILIESFAMILY SIZEFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFUEL CONSERVATIONFUEL CONSUMPTIONGRASS-ROOTSHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTHY LIFEHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTIONHUMAN HEALTHHUSBANDSHYGIENEILLNESSINDOOR AIR POLLUTIONINSPECTIONINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGYINTERVENTIONIRONLARGE FAMILIESMARKETINGMODERN FUELSNATIONAL PROJECTOLDER WOMENOPEN PITSPARTICULATEPARTICULATE MATTERPEAK TIMESPETROLEUMPETROLEUM GASPOTENTIAL USERSPOWERPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHRAW MATERIALRESPIRATORY DISEASESROADRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ENERGYRURAL WOMENSANDSANITATIONSMOKESMOKINGSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETHERMAL PERFORMANCETRADITIONAL BIOMASSTRADITIONAL PRACTICETRAINSTRANSPORTTRANSPORTATIONTUNNELURBAN HOUSEHOLDSURBAN SLUMSVEHICLEWINDWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONWorld Bank10.1596/81-7993-041-6