Green honour for MEA building

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs' Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan here on Tuesday became the first government building in the country to bag a Gold Rating Certificate for being energy efficient and sticking to green building norms.

The certificate was handed over to outgoing foreign secretary Ranjan Mathai.

Addressing the gathering, which included his successor Sujatha Singh, Mathai said the process to turn Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan into a green building had been both an "interesting and challenging" task.