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  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.

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  Maharashtra CM Fadnavis rides Bullet to Vidhan Bhavan amid PM Modi's fuel-saving push

  Maharashtra | May 14, 2026 13:40 IST

  Chief Minister Fadnavis informed that directives have been issued to reduce the number of vehicles in ministerial convoys. Additionally, all government departments have been instructed to curtail their consumption of petrol and diesel, as well as to implement budgetary cuts.

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  PM Modi orders cut in his convoy size: Several CMs and ministers follow suit, check details

  India | May 13, 2026 17:31 IST

  Following PM Modi's appeal, Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states have implemented the austerity measures and reduced the size of their respective convoys.

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  Austerity drive: No first class air travel for bureaucrats

  India | October 30, 2014 20:13 IST

  New Delhi: Unveiling an austerity drive to trim fiscal deficit, the government has banned first class air travel for bureaucrats, meetings in five-star hotels and purchase of cars while freezing new appointments.The measures that are

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  Tens of thousands protest government austerity measures in London

  World | October 20, 2012 23:06 IST

  London, Oct 20: Tens of thousands of people from across Britain gathered in central London on Saturday to protest against the government's austerity policy, Xinhua reported.Gathering following a call from the Trade Union Congress (TUC),

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  Protesters march in Spain amid anger over austerity measures

  World | July 14, 2012 17:10 IST

  Madrid, Jul 14: Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets into the early hours of Saturday morning in Madrid as anger grew over sweeping new austerity measures that include wage cuts and tax increases for