Ministry of Law & Justice

President's assent to two Bills
The President has given his assent to the Delhi University (Amendment) Bill, 2002 and the Coast Guard (Amendment) Bill, 2001. ..................

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Consumer price index for urban non-manual employees for July, 2002; base 1984-85=100
The All India Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees (CPI(UNME)), on base 1984-85=100, for the month of July, 2002 has been released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation; together with the indices for 59 selected urban centres in India. ..................

Ministry of Rural Development

Legislation on resettlement and rehabilitation of project affected families is under active consideration: Shanta Kumar
The Minister for Rural Development Shri Shanta Kumar has urged the states to expedite the distribution of Pattadar Pass Book to the landowners. Delivering the inaugural address at the Conference of State Revenue Ministers here today, Shri Shanta Kumar said that given legal sanction, the Pattadar Kisan Pass Book Scheme can be of great help to the farmers. ..................

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Variation in inflation rate depicted by the W.P.I. and the C.P.I. for industrial workers
The Whole Sale Price Index: 1993-94 (WPI) and the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 1982=100 (CPI-IW) are the widely used indices for measuring inflation in the country. ..................

Ministry of Science & Technology

NMITLI emerges as the biggest Indian Knowledge network in short span
The New Millennium Indian Technology Leadership Initiative (NMITLI) has emerged as the biggest Indian Knowledge network with private sector participation, in a short span of two years since its launch. ..................

Ministry of Science & Technology

NRDC to commercialise energy efficient devices of IOC
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) is to commercialise energy-efficient devices developed by the Research and Development Centre of the Indian Oil Corporation. ..................

Ministry of Textiles

Textiles production maintains positive trend
The production of textiles has maintained a positive trend in the current financial year 2002-03 during April and May as compared to the corresponding period last year. ..................

Ministry of Agriculture

Uttranchal submits memorandum on Central assistance for drought and flood affected areas
The Chief Minister of Uttranchal, Shri N.D. Tiwari today met the Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh here and submitted a memorandum seeking central assistance for the drought & flood-affected areas of his State. ..................

Ministry of Steel

Steps to enhance efficiency of Vizag Steel Plant
The Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has improved its production from 2.25 million tonnes in 1997-98 to 2.757 million tonnes of saleable steel in 2001-02. ..................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Lata to be the Chief Guest at IFFI-2002
Lata Mangeshkar will be the Chief Guest at the 33rd International Film Festival of India, (IFFI-2002) scheduled to be held in Delhi from October 1 to 10 this year. ..................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee meeting concludes
The India-Nepal Inter Governmental Committee (IGC) Meeting on Trade Transit and Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade was held in New Delhi from August 15-18,2002. ..................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

High Level Committee to look into company accounts and auditor-company relationship
The Minister for Finance & Company Affairs has constituted a high level Committee to look into certain issues pertaining to company accounts and auditor-company relationship. ..................