11.   An agreed statement issued by the Indian government at the end of the talks made no mention of Kashmir.

12.   The Indian government has made its final decision to sign the protocol dependent on the industrialized countries meeting their commitments on the transfer of technology in full.

13.   The Indian government has been strongly criticized for its slow response, but a bill has now been introduced in parliament which should speed up the processing of claims.

14.   They called on the Indian government to draft a population resettlement plan and to apply stricter environmental standards.

15.   The Indian government has announced that it is to refuse further World Bank funding for the highly controversial Narmada Dam project.

16.   Local and international campaigning forced the World Bank to stop funding the dam project but the Indian government appears determined to continue with it.

17.   The use of solar heating is to become mandatory for Indian government departments as part of a drive towards the use of renewable energy resources.

18.   Under growing local and worldwide pressure, the Indian government has announced it will review the controversial Narmada dam project.

19.   THE Indian government defeated an opposition censure motion in parliament yesterday and said it had vital evidence to identify those responsible for a series of bomb explosions in Bombay.

20.   Already Suzuki has complained the Indian government failed to consult the Japanese automaker over the appointment of a managing director, whom Suzuki claims is incompetent.