Union Budget 2011: Rs.600 Cr For Green Initiatives, Climate Change

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 3, March 2011

 

Presenting the union budget 2011-12, Mukherjee said protection and regeneration of forests has great ecological, economic and social value.

 

"Our government has launched an ambitious 10-year Green India mission. I propose to allocate Rs.200 crore from the National Clean Energy Fund to begin its implementation in 2011-12," he said. Read the full report here.

 

Source: Economic Times, New Delhi.

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