The Tala Energy Research Institute (TERI) has strongly criticised the government for backtracking on the issue of urea price hike and said this would further aggravate fertilizer consumption ration

India has expressed concern over new trade barriers being imposed by developed countries and said it would raise the issue in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Commerce minister Ramakrishna Hegde

The power ministry has proposed to constitute a Power Development Fund (PDF) with an initial corpus of Rs 750 crore for speedy implementation and execution of projects. The nodal ministry has already

Shell International of USA has dicided to drill two oil wells in the Sanchor basin of Rajasthan following the encouraging results of its siesmic surveys in the Barmar-Sanchor region of the state.

The World Bank on Tuesday resumed lending to Indonesia with a $225-million loan to reduce poverty, despite political and social uncertainties in Asia's hardest-hit crisis economy. The announcement

The budget has generated a lot of hope in the power sector but the key lies in implementation of policies and concepts. "Increase in the plan outlay from Rs 6,738 crore to Rs 9,500 crore is a step

The first BJP budget which has a Swadesh flavour is very friendly towards farmers and environment. The most important among the schemes for the farmers and the rural sector, which will have impact on

In a unique initiative , as many as 180 hotels led by the Taj, Obneroi, ITC, Park and Leela have decided to launch a two-week campaign to create environmental awarness among the industry. Dubbed as

The Kerala Government is likely to abandon the Rs 75-crore Kuwait-aided "Kerala Fisheries Development Project for Prawn Culture", following steep rise in the project cost caused by the delay in its

Eight new power projects will be taken up in the north-eastern region and Sikkim, which after completion will augment the generation capacity of the region by 2845 mw.