Biomass is a major source of households energy in India. Biomass meets the cooking energy needs of most rural households and half of the urban households in India. More than half of the world's population, three billion people cook their food indoors using open fires or traditional stoves. But most of these stoves are inefficient and it leads to increased health hazards, drudgery in fuel collection, greater fuel requirement and ultimately deforestation. Improved cook stoves are safer and they provide more efficient combustion of alternative fuels in comparison with traditional stoves.The...