Environment
UK announces Rs3-lakh subsidy for electric cars
03 Jan 2011
Although electric cars are more expensive to buy than petrol-run cars, they are cheaper in the long run
Final call on Posco by Jan-end, says Ramesh
30 Dec 2010
UK firm proposes to generate electricity from Bangalore’s waste
23 Dec 2010
The UK firm expects to generate 65 MW from 3,000 MT of garbage, and simultaneously eliminate the need for a landfill as the bulk of the garbage would be used as power feedstock
Some relief for Lavasa after slight nod from HC
17 Dec 2010
A greener way to your little black dress
14 Dec 2010
No luck for Lavasa as MoEF takes tough stand
14 Dec 2010
Kyoto Protocol buried, new deal on emission cuts emerges
11 Dec 2010
The draft, however, is vague on financing, monitoring and oversight and the compromise plan requires still further negotiation
Hope at Cancun after crucial breakthroughs
11 Dec 2010
Climate talks: Ramesh does volte face on India’s stand
09 Dec 2010
Ramesh said the move came in response to pressure from industrialised countries, applied through the poorest of the developing countries and those most vulnerable to climate change effects
Jairam continues war against diesel-guzzlers
01 Dec 2010
Minister of state for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh says that SUV owners should pay the full market price of diesel rather than the subsidised price