Nagpur: Using ‘chullah’ is as harmful as smoking cigarette, said, Prof Irfan Rahman, director of department of environmental medicine, environment health sciences centre, University of Rochester ...

While smoking is a common cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among men in Goa, exposure to chullah smoke for a long gestation period is a major reason for women suffering from the ...

The smokeless chullah facilitates the complete combustion of conventional solid fuel like coal or firewood to cut down emissions by 70 per cent to 90 per cent, reducing indoor pollution. The ...

Such stoves are not unique as research models. But Greenway Grameen Infra Pvt Ltd, founded by them, aims to reach to a larger number of rural households its Greenway smart stove, priced at Rs 1,299.

Smokeless cookstoves in Talkharka village near India-Bhutan border have improved the lives of village women by tackling indoor air pollution, reducing firewood consumption and providing livelihoods.