• 

  Kamal Hassan supports PM Modi's call to save energy: 'National responsibility above party politics'

  May 22, 2026 13:34 IST

  Saying that more than 60 countries have already imposed energy-saving rules, Kamal Hassan said PM Modi has also asked all to save energy over the next year. He said under the PM Modi’s leadership, India's solar and wind energy capacity has increased over the last decade.

• 

  MP textbook corporation chief gets show-cause notice over 200-vehicle rally amid PM's austerity call

  Madhya Pradesh | May 14, 2026 21:22 IST

  Notably, several BJP-ruled states have reduced the size of ministerial convoys following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity amid global energy concerns linked to tensions in the Middle East.

• 

  Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy announces austerity drive, instructs all officials to cut down expenditures

  India | June 03, 2018 14:32 IST

  Kumaraswamy has also asked authorities to review proposals submitted by various government departments, offices and agencies to buy new cars.

• 

  Goa CM reduces security cover as part of austerity drive

  Politics | June 09, 2012 14:49 IST

  Panaji, Jun 9: Goa's Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has decided to scale down his security as part of measures to control government expenses.“The first austerity measure was through security. I have refused the huge, unnecessary