Action plan on climate change to be out in June India's national action plan on climate change, which may include creating a venture capital fund for green technologies, is expected to be out in June.
India, US ink billion-dollar aircraft purchase deal India and the US have signed a billion-dollar (about Rs 3,900 crore) deal for purchase of six Super Hercules military transport planes from Lockheed Martin, which Pentagon feels breaks the "psychological barrier" in bilateral defence cooperation.
Left prepares budjet wish list Reduction of interest rate on farm loans, increasing food subsidy and raising of resources through withdrawing tax concessions to the corporates are the top priorities of the Left parties in their wish list for the forthcoming 2008-09 budget.
State shines on e-Readiness map Karnataka has emerged as the best performing state in the latest report on e-Readiness of the states and Union Territories of India leaving its south-Indian peers way behind in the race for deploying and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among the major stakeholders constituting the government, business and citizens.
Pawan Hans asks govt for 20 new choppers Public sector Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) has moved the government for purchase of 20 new choppers at a cost of Rs 500 crore.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presents TERI award to the president of Maldives, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom , at the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI
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