Tackling household pollution with a Smart Cookstove Program

In an initiative to address the problem of household air pollution is India, Tata Communications proposed a set of voluntary activities. The main purpose of this initiative was to collaborate with local implementation partners and provide improved cooking solutions for marginalized households living in rural/semi urban areas in India. The proposed program of activities consisted of using a combination of smart cooking technologies which could help to reduce emissions significantly and lead to reduction in cooking times. The initiative was proposed to, and assessed by all stakeholders.