TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

Modi slams developed nations for questioning India's green norms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hit out at the developed countries for questioning India's credentials in curbing environmental pollution and said those who ‘lecture’ the country......

Clean energy cess to hike cost for power sector

Allotment of 5 UMPP on plug and play mode is a welcome announcement in Union Budget 2015-16, the increase in clean energy cess (effective rate) by Rs 100/ tonne on coal/lignite is a negative for......

Govt wants telecom towers to run on solar power

With diesel generators that power 300,000 telecom towers in the country guzzling fuel worth over Rs 6,400 crore (Rs 64 billion) every year, government has set up a panel to promote renewable energy......

Guidelines for Solar Mission to be ready by May 15

The government said on Thursday it would come out with guidelines for Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission by May 15. "We have listened to all the people and now the guidelines are being worked......