Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Shri Pramod Mahajan to release a Commemorative Postage Stamp on Dhirubhai H. Ambani
The Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information Technology, Shri Pramod Mahajan will release a commemorative postage stamp on Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani, Industrialist and Corporate Icon, at a function in Mumbai tomorrow.......................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Six more Bills get President's assent
The President has given his assent to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2002, the Countess of Dufferin’s Fund (Repeal) Bill, 2002,.......................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Concern at rising cesarean births
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Single Room Maternity Care Service at the Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and Research, here today.......................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

Freedom of Informantion Bill passed
With the Parliament passing the Freedom of Information Bill, which enables statutory right to the citizens to access information from the Government, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions achieved an important landmark not only for the year but in the history of Indian democracy.......................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Diversion of 6,145 hectares of forest land permitted
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has approved proposals for diversion of 6,145.01 hectares of forest land in Maharashtra for conversion of forest villages into revenue villages, regularisation of agrisilvi plots and rehabilitation of people settled in a wildlife sanctuary.......................

Ministry of Agriculture

Relief for drought-hit farmers - Year-End Review
A number of steps were initiated during the year to mitigate the suffering of farmers affected by drought. Ministry also launched farmer friendly schemes particularly for the benefit of small and marginal farmers.......................

Ministry of Steel

2002 - Year of resurgence of Steel Sector - Year-End Review
The Indian Iron and Steel Industry, during the year 2002, has started emerging out of the shadows of a long-haul downswing. With emerging buoyancy in the steel market, both public and private sector units have started increasing their profits.......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Government notifies conversion of four EPZs into SEZs from January 1, 2003
The Government has issued notifications for conversion of the four Export Processing Zones (EPZs) at Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Falta (West Bengal), Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) into Special Economic Zones (SEZs) with effect from 1.1.2003.......................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Comprehensive Auto Fuel Policy - The only way to future road map of fuel quality: Ram Naik - Year-End Review
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas discussed the "Auto Fuel Policy" in its meeting here late evening yesterday.......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Auto Policy announced - Year-End Review
The first ever an Auto Policy was announced in March, 2002 with a vision to establish a globally competitive Automotive Industry in India and to double its contribution to the economy by 2010.......................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Dr. Joshi announces major schemes for upgradation of technical education
The Human Resource Development Minister Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi today announced three major schemes that would lead to a quantum jump in the quality of technical education in the country. .......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Automatic clearance of export import consignments from March 31
In a major initiative to ensure hassle-free environment for exports, the Customs will allow export & import consignments to go through on the basis of self-assessment from March 31, 2003 under the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system. ......................

Ministry of Science & Technology

2002- The year that was Sci-Tech accomplishments
Development of cheap 20 rupee diagnostic kit for HIV/AIDS, cost-effective leprosy vaccine, 8 nuclear reactors under construction, first 500/1000 MW reactors......................