Ministry of Law &
Justice
Rate of disposal and institution of cases in Supreme Court and
High Courts
The
average annual disposal of cases in the Supreme Court has increased
as compared to the average annual number of institution of cases.....................
Election Commission
Party position
- Gujarat last three Assembly Elections (1990-98)
Ministry of Defence
Indo-US Air Force
joint exercise at Agra
Indian
Air Force (IAF) and US Air Force held joint exercises at Agra.....................
Ministry of Defence
Vacating Loonda
Post in LoC, Kashmir
It is not factually
correct that the Pakistan troops had occupied a strategic post
on our side of the Line of Control which necessitated a massive
attack by Indian troops & air force on Loonda post in Machal
sector.....................
Ministry of Defence
Persons killed
during encounter with terrorists
Of the total 288
Army personnel killed in encounters with terrorists during last
one year (November 01, 2001 to November 13, 2002), 25 were officers,
24 were Junior Commissioned Officers and 239 belonged to other
ranks.....................
Ministry of Defence
Export of Defence
equipments
India
has been in a position to export defence equipments and fighters
and supply aircraft. Ordnance Factory Board and Defence Public
Sector Undertakings have been exporting some of their products
for several years after meeting domestic requirements.....................
Ministry of Defence
Coordinated patrolling by Indian and Indonesian Navies
The
first cycle of coordinated patrol by Indian and Indonesia Navies
took place from Sep 02, 2002 to Sep 30, 2002. In future, the joint
patrolling will be undertaken depending upon the need and mutual
convenience.....................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
National Policy on dissemination of statistical data
The
National Policy on Dissemination of Statistical Data came into
effect in 1999....................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Quality of works under MPLAD Scheme
The
Government has received many complaints from Members of Parliament
that quality of works undertaken by District Heads under the Members
of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) are not up
to the mark....................
Ministry of Steel
VSP's April-November steel production up 9 per cent
Visakhapatnam
Steel Plant produced more than 1.95 million tonnes of saleable
steel during April-November 2002, nine per cent more than the
target of 1.78 million tonnes....................
Ministry of Science
& Technology
India-Russia set IPR terms for smooth execution of scientific
projects
India
and Russia signed here today a crucial protocol on the protection
and the uses of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in pursuance
of an agreement signed between the two sides in June 1994 on scientific
and technological cooperation....................
Ministry of Small Scale
Industries
Rs.
2200 crore allocated for SSI Sector during Tenth Five Year Plan
An
outlay of Rs. 2200 crore has been made for the Tenth Five Year
Plan for the implementation of the schemes/programmmes relating
to development of small-scale industries in the country....................
Ministry of Petroleum
& Natural Gas
Recent discoveries
to make NELP-IV attractive for investors: Ram Naik
Shri
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas has said that
the significant discoveries of Hydrocarbon made recently in India
have greatly enhanced the prospects of finding oil and gas in
India....................
Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways
Repair and maintenance
of National Highways in North - Eastern States
National
Highways in North Eastern States are being developed and maintained
by three agencies viz. State Works Departments, Border Roads Organization
and National Highways Authority of India....................
Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways
Road construction by multinational companies
Under
the National Highways Development Project, 12 contracts are being
executed by foreign companies exclusively and 35 contracts as
Joint Venture partners with Indian companies....................
Ministry of Labour &
Empowerment
Outstanding arrears worth over Rs.593 crore recovered by Employees
Provident Fund Organisation
The
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has recovered Rs.593.30
crore through recovery action out of the outstanding arrear demand
Rs.1546.34 crore in the un-exempted sector during 2001-2002....................
Ministry of Labour &
Empowerment
About 53 thousand
new establishments brought within coverage of the Employees Provident
Fund
The
Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has brought 52,830
new establishments under its coverage during the last three years....................
Ministry of Food, Consumer
Affairs & Public Distribution
Centre
to create addl. storage capacity in Bihar
Food
Corporation Of India will be creating additional storage capacity
of about 17500 MTs. in Bihar immediately....................
Ministry of Agriculture
National
Watershed Development Project restructured for greater productivity
Union
Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh has said that country’s agriculture
has now entered a post green revolution stage of development that
requires new strategies to enhance agricultural growth and reduce
rural poverty....................
Ministry of Tourism
& Culture
The
first lady of Russia inaugurated Nicholas Roerich's Exhibition
The
first lady of Russia H.E. Mrs. Lyudmila a. Putina is inaugurated
a special exhibition of paintings entitled ‘Nicholas Roerich:
A Himalayan Saga’ being organised by National Museum here today....................
Ministry of Defence
Corrigendum
In
the news item titled INDO-US AIR FORCE JOINT
EXERCISE AT AGRA issued today, please read It would not
be in the national interest to give details of number of Aircraft
and Air Force personnel of both services....................
Ministry of Rural Development
National
Conference on rural drinking water supply
Ministry
of Rural Development is holding a Conference of State Ministers
in-charge of Rural Drinking Water Supply on 5th December,
2002....................
Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare
Vitamin-a Administration
The
Committee of Experts constituted to go into various aspects relating
to Vitamin-A Administration has submitted the report. Its salient
findings/recommendations are as under....................
Ministry of Power
Power generation
capacity
The
generation capacity of thermal, hydel and nuclear power sectors
have gone up during Nineties....................
Ministry of Shipping
Joint Venture
of Sci-Dabhol Project
The
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is involved in the joint venture
company, M/s Greenfield Holding Company Ltd (GHCL) for transportation
of LNG to Dabhol Power Company....................
Ministry of Power
Renovation
of Indraprastha Power Plant in Delhi
Indraprastha Power Generation
Company Ltd. (IPGCL) has planned to carry out the Renovation &
Modernization (R&M) work in all the four units of Indraprastha
Power Plant (3x62.5 MW + 1x60 MW)...................
Ministry of Power
Loans of Financial
Institutions to Dabhol Power Project
The
Dabhol power project was constructed using a mix of equity and
loan funds....................
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy
Allocation
of fund under Solar Village Electrification Scheme to Madhya Pradesh
The
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources initiated a programme
during 2001-02 for the electrification of village in remote and
difficult areas in the entire country including the state of Madhya
Pradesh....................
Ministry of Power
Energy Parks
in Karnataka
A
total of eleven Energy Parks have so far been sanctioned in Karnataka
till 2001-2002....................
Ministry of Communications
& Information Technology
India to
bid for ITU Telecom Asia at New Delhi in 2004
India
has been assured of a positive response with regard to the hosting
of ITU Telecom Asia in 2004 at New Delhi....................
Ministry of Science
& Technology
India and
Russia sign protocol on IPR to smoothen scientific cooperation
India
and Russia signed here today a crucial protocol on the protection
and the uses of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in pursuance
of an agreement signed between the two sides in June 1994 on scientific
and technological cooperation. ...................
