<p>“I want to say that both sides have agreed on the need of partnerships, concrete partnerships, on projects in various fields like energy efficiency, solar energy, biomass, energy-efficient buildings of the type that you are seeing here today,” said Ramesh, who was flanked by Clinton.<br /><br />“We have made a good beginning. We have taken a small step today. We will continue our engagements in multilateral forums. But we will also have bilateral engagements,” he said.<br />The minister's comments came after Clinton visited the ITC Green Building in Gurgaon, a boom business hub adjoining Delhi. The building showcases environment-friendly practices in India.<br /><br />Clinton, who began her two-day visit to the national capital after visiting Mumbai, was accompanied by US special envoy on climate change Todd Stern, US ambassador-designate to India Tim Roemer and senior US embassy officials. <br /><br />She addressed a closed-door conference on climate change that was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran.<br /><br />Ramesh said: “We discussed our common concerns and, most importantly, we will launch a number of partnerships between the US and India in various fields. I have made some specific proposals to madam the secretary of state."<br /></p>
<p>“I want to say that both sides have agreed on the need of partnerships, concrete partnerships, on projects in various fields like energy efficiency, solar energy, biomass, energy-efficient buildings of the type that you are seeing here today,” said Ramesh, who was flanked by Clinton.<br /><br />“We have made a good beginning. We have taken a small step today. We will continue our engagements in multilateral forums. But we will also have bilateral engagements,” he said.<br />The minister's comments came after Clinton visited the ITC Green Building in Gurgaon, a boom business hub adjoining Delhi. The building showcases environment-friendly practices in India.<br /><br />Clinton, who began her two-day visit to the national capital after visiting Mumbai, was accompanied by US special envoy on climate change Todd Stern, US ambassador-designate to India Tim Roemer and senior US embassy officials. <br /><br />She addressed a closed-door conference on climate change that was attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's special envoy on climate change Shyam Saran.<br /><br />Ramesh said: “We discussed our common concerns and, most importantly, we will launch a number of partnerships between the US and India in various fields. I have made some specific proposals to madam the secretary of state."<br /></p>