India to buy U.S. oil and gas

India has committed to purchase $5 billion worth of oil and gas from the U.S. annually, and $18 billion worth of defence equipment that are under implementation.

Data interception

Petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the Home Ministry’s order authorising 10 Central agencies for the purposes of “interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer”.

Global Housing Technology Challenge

To make the construction of houses cost-effective and innovative, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC).

Desalination plants harm environment: UN

A UN backed study says that Almost 16,000 desalination plants worldwide produce bigger-than-expected flows of highly salty waste water and toxic chemicals that are damaging the environment.