Farooq for encouraging renewable energy sources
PTI | 11:02 PM,Feb 04,2012Ambala, Feb 4 (PTI) Noting that the rapid use of fossil fuels has threatened exhaustion of conventional energy sources in the country, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today called for encouraging other sources of energy like solar, wind and tidal. Addressing a seminar here, he said most of the energy required in the industry, transportation and agriculture field generate from fossil fuels like coal, petroleum and natural gas. Farooq said his ministry had chalked out a detail plan to promote solar cooking. The minister also asked the doctors attending the conference to launch an awareness campaign against the female foeticide and selective abortion. He said that the shocking statistics of sex ratio were more alarming in Haryana and Punjab.
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