Immense pollution pool over Bihar: NASA

A NASA research team, examining air pollution levels over the Indian subcontinent, has found an immense pollution pool over Bihar, about five times larger than those typically found over Los......

Prez's I-Day eve speech to nation

Energy IndependenceMy Dear Citizens of India, On the eve of the 59th Independence Day, I extend to you my best wishes for your happiness and prosperity. My greetings to all our people at home and......

Full text: What Modi, Obama agreed on

This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama assessed the......

What Obama said in his State of the Union speech

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday delivered his State of the Union speech in the US Congress. Here's the transcript:Tonight I want to begin by congratulating the men and women of the 112th......

Hurdles in biofuel use: Few vehicles, weak ethanol-blended petrol rollout

The limited availability of flexible (flex)-fuel vehicles in the Indian market and the slow rollout of ethanol-blended petrol by oil-marketing companies (OMCs) remain major obstacles to achieving......

IOC wants 50,000 acres for biofuel in UP

New government policy on biofuels may consider financial incentives. Indian Oil Corporation, the country's biggest oil marketing company, is looking to acquire 50,000 hectares of wasteland in Uttar......

Exporters demand fiscal incentives, credit at affordable rates in Budget

Exporters on Thursday demanded fiscal incentives, tweaking in customs duties on certain products and credit at affordable rates in the forthcoming Budget to boost exports and create jobs.......

Biofuels policy gets govt nod

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of the national policy on biofuels. It also approved setting up a national biofuel coordination committee, to be headed by the prime......