Environment Ministry’s new green building inaugurated

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today inaugurated Environment Ministry's new office - a green building which has adopted several measures to save energy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cuts a ribbon to dedicate the Indira Paryavaran Bhawan to the Nation in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Environment & Forests, M. Veerappa Moily and Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh are also seen. (PTI)

The Prime Minister was briefed about the various energy saving and energy generating features of the building, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, by Environment Minister Veerappa Moily and Ministry officials. (IE Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

Speaking on the building, the Minister said, "This is a very unique structure and it has five blocks named after the five elements of nature namely earth, air, sky, water and fire. This also corresponds to our senses.". (PTI)

Veerappa Moily said the logo of the building has been designed by the National Institute of Design which captures "the concept of the green building. The motif is of tiger, which is our national animal along with the national aquatic animal gangetic dolphin." (PTI)

Veerappa Moily credited his predecessor and Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh for the idea behind setting up of the building. (PTI)

Speaking on the occasion, Jairam Ramesh said the "new building has been able to cut down on air conditioning load from 1,000 tonnes to 500 tonnes. If all buildings are built like this, we would be able to meet our greenhouse gas emission targets." (IE Photo: Prem Nath Pandey)

Party workers are busy sorting and folding bundles of AAP merchandise including flags and caps to be used during the election campaign in Mumbai on Tuesday. (IE Photo: Amit Chakravarty)

Effigies of senior IPS officer SSP Naunihal Singh during the protest against rape and life threatening assault on Jagjit Kaur on Tuesday in New Delhi. (IE Photo: Deepak Shijagurumayum)