One of the key proponents of renewable energy in the country, the Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday proposed a slew of measures in his maiden rail budget to make Indian railway envir
The 2015 budget must be the first truly green budget if the UK is to transition towards a sustainable low-carbon economy, says a new report from WWF-UK.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre has taken several steps for promoting a cleaner environment, adding that environmental cleara
The Union Environment Ministry will soon approve plans from various States to tackle climate change and an additional Rs.150 crore has been sought in this budget for the National Adaptation Fund.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley is likely to provide tax incentives in Budget to encourage companies to participate in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Clean Ganga campaign as part of the mandatory 2% CSR s
The ministry of environment, forests and climate change has put tax breaks and fiscal concessions for instruments that measure and help abate pollution at the top of its wish list for the upcoming
The handloom sector has been continuously denied public funds. An analysis of budgetary allocations since 1997-98 shows that the handloom sector funding has not kept up with costs of production, and inflationary increases during the period.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today hoped that the upcoming Budget will give a clear indication as to how India would "walk the talk" on climate issues while negotiating a deal on emission