JAIRAM RAMESH, 57, is perhaps the most visible Minister of Environment and Forests India has ever had. His decisions in project after project have had industry and activists play a ‘he-loves-me, he-loves-me-not’ game. In a brief interview at his New Delhi office, a visibly tired Ramesh talked of why India needs green accounting for strong environmental governance. Excerpts from an interview.

THE juxtaposition of “gas” and “boom” conjures misfortune: mining disasters, Zeppelins in flame and the like. But the gas boom that the world is currently experiencing is a conflagration to be celebrated. The development of previously unexploitable shale gas as a resource in America and other countries, and the growth in the liquefied-natural-gas (LNG) market, between them promise a future in which more gas is traded more freely, to the benefit of the world at large.

US voters support increased use of renewable power but would pay only about $10 per month extra for it, according to an opinion poll that highlights the difficulties facing many forms of lower-carbon energy.

The poll also identifies reduced US dependence on foreign oil as a top priority for energy policy and shows support for greater use of natural gas, in spite of concerns about possible pollu

New Delhi A non-descript washery to clean coal of its ash content near Raigarh, the centre of the coal belt in Chattisgarh state has recently fenced itself around for reasons of security.

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Much to the relief of power consumers of different categories, the hike in the revised electricity rates for 2011-12 announced by MP Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), were not as steep as expected here on Monday.

Rs. 200 crore each allocated to Green India Mission and environmental remediation programmes

The cess slapped on coal in last year's budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forests and clean up polluted sites announced in this year's Budget.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has allocated Rs.

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