Sci&Tech, Medical and Envirnoment:

The Union Government proposes to set up a Rs 10,000-crore Electronic Development Fund next year, to promote electronic hardware manufacturing.
EDF will float several other funds under its umbrella to identify “deserving” R&D projects in different hardware manufacturing verticals and fund them.

Calling for adoption of super critical and ultra-super critical technologies for power generation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said India should improve the energy consumption pattern in order to achieve the 12{+t}{+h}Plan (2012-17) growth target of nine per cent.
Increased use of public transport in our cities, shift in freight movement from road to rail, use of new technologies like an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle and energy efficient use of gas plants should be encouraged.
The National Solar Mission aims to generate 20,000 MW by 2020.
Successful implementation of the National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency... would lead to an annual fuel saving of about 23 million tonnes oil equivalent — in coal, gas and petroleum products
The National Energy Conservation Awards were presented on the occasion.