The government proposes to formulate a new deep sea fishing policy to tap the potential for marine fisheries. It will pave way for lifting the ban on issuing licences to deep sea fishing

The joint action committee of environmentalists and trade unions has petitioned the high-powered committee of the Supreme Court on a ship which was imported for scrapping. In the petition, the

US-based Ogden Energy Asia Pacific Ltd has inked a deal with the Assam State Electricity Board(ASEB) under which Ogden will lease, rehabilitate, operate and transfer (LROT) the board's power

German development bank Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaufbau (KFW) has agreed to provide DM 120 million (about $216 million) credit to India for financing renewable energy projects. While KFW will provide

The Asian Development Bank announced a $1.3 billion loan package for India's energy sector which includes $200 million for investments in energy efficiency projects.

The first phase of the Delhi Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) had received technical clearance for gauge, loading standards and broad-guage schedule of dimensions, as per the sanctioned detailed

The government has prepared a Rs 400 crore scheme to revamp the infrastructure for cattle breeding through artificial insemination. The scheme will help enhance the country's milk production, which

The government seems to be pussyfooting on the question of banning the use of plastic carry-bags even as public opinion, in both urban and some hill areas, seems ready and willing to pay the

The leather industry will get a shot in the arm with a Rs 1,000 crore central scheme for modernisation of tanneries, which will be further boosted through a $25 million Italian line of credit being

China struggle to become clean and green enough to woo European energy investment is hampered by tight purse strings. A recent China-European Union energy coference showed Chinese delegates singing