Biomass - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   National Biomass CookStove Program is implemented by -

a. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
b. Ministry of Rural Development
c. Ministry of Environment
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

Explanation:
- Under this scheme, improved biomass cookstoves will be disseminated for domestic and community cooking applications on cost sharing basis.
- It will address the problems of health, climate change and energy security.
- Biomass cookstove is basically a combustion device which burns biomass fuel more efficiently with reduced emissions and offers cleaner cooking energy solutions.
- Unnat Chulhas yojana is launched to develop and deploy improved biomass cook-stoves for providing cleaner cooking Energy solutions in rural, semi-urban and urban areas using biomass as fuel for cooking.