Ministry
of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation
NBCC plans for quantum
jump in turnover
NBCC
(National Buildings Construction Corporation), an undertaking
of the Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation has
committed to increase its turnover significantly, but importantly,
it has given 60% weightage to bottomline and 300 % increase in
profits than compared to 2000-01...................
Ministry
of Coal
Gold deposits in Chhattisgarh
Mineral
Resource Department, Government of Chhattisgarh has informed that
Directorate of Geology and Mining has estimated 2780 kilograms
of gold reserves in Sonakhan area of Raipur district and 25 kilograms
of placer gold in Tapkara Barjor area of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
Indian Bureau of Mines have in their Indian Minerals Yearbook,
2001, categorized these deposits as possible and probable reserves
only...................
Ministry
of Coal
Steps taken to increase
production of Zinc
To
increase the production of zinc in the country HZL has expanded
the installed capacity of Vizag and Debari Smelters by 10,000
tonnes each. Further Reconnaissance Permits/Prospecting Licences
have been granted for exploration of zinc which may result in
find of new zinc deposits and eventual extraction of zinc from
the ore....................
Ministry
of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
Centre for Corporate
Excellence
The
Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has planned to set up a Centre
for Corporate Excellence to ensure better corporate governance.....................
Ministry
of Law, Justice & Company Affairs
Disposal of cases by
Company Law Board
The
Company Law Board (CLB) is proposed to be replaced by National
Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) as envisaged in the Companies (Amendment)
Bill, 2001.....................
Ministry
of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Hydrocarbon discoveries
brighten prosepectivity of Indian Sedimentary Basins: Ram Naik
Shri
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has said that there
are now better prospects of finding oil and gas in India.....................
Ministry
of Youth Affairs & Sports
Draft new National Youth
Policy formulated annual report of the Ministry of Youth Affairs
and Sports
According
to the Annual Report of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,
a draft new National Youth Policy has been formulated.....................
Ministry
of Labour & Empowerment
ESIC embarks on setting
up model hospitals
The
Labour Minister Shri Sharad Yadav initiated the process of setting
up model hospitals by the Employees State Insurance Corporation
with the laying of the foundation stone of a new ESI Hospital
at Gurgaon in Haryana this morning.....................
Ministry
of Defence
Chief of army staff
unit citations for outstanding performance in counter insurgency
operations presented
General
S Padmanabhan, Chief of the Army Staff presented the CHIF OF THE
ARMY STAFF (COAS) CITATIONS for outstanding performance in Counter
Insurgency (CI) to 14 Units of the Army....................
Ministry
of Steel
RSP gets Rs.16.82 Crore
by selling slag
Rourkela
Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)
has earned 16.82 crore from the sale of granulated slag in 2000-01
against Rs.6.6 crore in 1995-96.....................
Ministry
of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Shri Venkaiah Naidu
calls for a collective approach to tackle hygiene problem
The
Rural Development Minister Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for
a collective approach to help solve the health and hygiene problem
in the country.....................
Ministry
of Defence
Clarification on alleged
failure of Air Force to dispose off surplus stores
This
is with reference to recent media reports on the so-called failure
of Air Force to Dispose off surplus stores.....................
Ministry
of Planning Commission
Quarterly performance
review of projects
Review
of Central Sector Projects on quarterly basis is being done in
the concerned administrative Ministry.....................
Ministry
of Planning Commission
Consumption expenditure
data of food
The
estimates of Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) in the
national accounts are compiled by commodity flow approach which
is not feasible to be adopted at the State level due to open state
boundaries.....................
Ministry
of Commerce & Industry
Handicraft exports
likely to touch US $ 1.6 billion in 2002-2003
Export
of handicrafts from India during the year 2002-03 is likely to
touch US $ 1.6 billion ($ 1600 million), as targetted......................
Ministry
of Defence
International Defence
Exhibition in New Delhi
The
Second Land and Naval Systems Exhibition DEFEXPO India 2002 was
held from 19th to 23rd February 2002 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.......................
Ministry
of Defence
Modernisation of Ordnance
Depots
Government
of India have decided to modernize all the seven Central Ordnance
Depots located at Agra, Mumbai, Chheoki, Delhi Cantonment, Dehu
Road, Jabalpur and Kanpur in a phased manner......................
Ministry
of Defence
Production of Sukhoi
30 MK-1 aircraft by HAL with Russian collaboration
The
General Contract has been signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) with Russian agency – Rosoboronexport on December 28, 2000
for licence manufacture of 140 SU 30 MK-1 aircraft.......................
Ministry
of Defence
Special Cooling Suit
designed by Defence Scientists
A
prototype of solid state cooling suit has been designed by Defence
Scientists for use by the tank crew operating in high temperature
zones.......................
Ministry
of Defence
Accidents of MiG Aircraft
The
MiG 21 aircraft was inducted in the Indian Air Force from the
year 1963 to 1976.......................
Ministry
of Defemce
Casualties of Jawans
due to explosions of IED
The
figures of Jawans who have died or have sustained injuries as
a result of mine explosions or explosion of Improvised Explosive
Devices (IED) are not maintained on a state-wise basis.......................
Ministry
of Commerce & Industry
Handicraft exports
likely to touch US $ 1.6 billion in 2002-2003
Export
of handicrafts from India during the year 2002-03 is likely to
touch US $ 1.6 billion ($ 1600 million), as targetted......................
Ministry
of Defence
Submarine Building
Programme for Indian Navy
Government
has approved a long term perspective plan for indigenous construction
of submarines and acquisition of national competence in submarine
building.......................
Ministry
of Defence
Complaints regarding
separation of widows of soldiers from their in-laws after taking
deceased benefits
There
have been complaints regarding separation of widows of soldiers
from their in-laws after taking deceased benefits.......................
Ministry
of Defence
Inquiry ordered on
Khamaria incident
Yesterday
around 15:35 hrs there was an accident in Building No. 967 of
F- 2 Section of Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.......................
Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
India to export seven
lakh tonnes of onion
The
Department of Consumer Affairs in the Ministry of consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution reviewed the availability and price
of onion in the country and has recommended the release of the
entire quota of seven lakh tonnes of onion permitted for export
during 2002-2003 with immediate effect.......................
