4th July , 2002
 


Ministry of Steel

RSP's first quarter sales up 39 per cent
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), has produced 4,08,752 tonnes of Hot Metal, 3,54,030 tonnes of Crude Steel and 3,74,750 tonnes of Saleable Steel during the first quarter of the present fiscal.....................

Ministry of Tourism

India is completely safe and secure destination - Foreign Tourists
The Results of the Snap Survey conducted by Hotel Association of India (HAI) at the instance of the Department of Tourism in a number of leading hotels spread across the country indicate that the foreign tourists in India.....................

Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs

Grants-In-Aid to Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
The Government has provided Rs.40 lakhs grants-in-aid to the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies during the current financial year 2002-2003 as against Rs.15 lakh grants-in-aid provided...................

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Registration of Indian students with foreign medical qualifications
National Board of Examinations has been entrusted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to conduct the Screening Test for Indian Nationals with foreign medical qualifications. ....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Maran clears FDI proposals worth Rs. 218 crore
Shri Murasoli Maran, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, has cleared 42 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals involving FDI worth Rs. 218 Crore. .....................

Ministry of Small Scale Industries

Govt. proposes new comprehensive legislation for SSI Sector
The Government has proposed to bring out a new comprehensive legislation for the Small Scale Industries sector which will help address many of the concerns of the sector like credit, marketing and administrative bottlenecks. .....................

Ministry of Textiles

Minimum Support Prize for Jute
Jute Corporation of India Ltd. is presently undertaking Minimum Support Operation in raw jute and mesta through its 171 jute purchase centres distributed in 7 jute growing States. .....................

Ministry of Railways

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya takes over as Minister of State for Railways
Shri Bandaru Dattatreya has taken over as Minister of State for Railways, here today. Shri Dattatreya called on the Railway Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar also discussed various issues of Railways functioning and the ongoing efforts to revive the financial health of the system. .....................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

20 Auto LPG Dispensing Stations commissioned: Gangwar
A Special Workshop was held here today on Down Stream Petroleum Industry for familiarisation of the Members of Consultative Committee, attached to the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas......................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Three Directors to NFDC appointed
The Government has appointed S/Shri John Mathew Matthan, Harish Shah and Rupinder Singh Suri as non-official part-time Directors on the Board of Directors of National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (NFDC Ltd.) for a period of three years or until further orders, whichever is earlier......................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Anuradha Mansingh to be Chairperson of NACWC
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Mrs. Anuradha Mansingh, IAS (GJ: 70), presently in the cadre as Chairperson, National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat......................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Tapan Sikdar takes over as Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers
Shri Tapan Sikdar today took over as the Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers. .....................

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Labour Ministry to launch Award Scheme for its employees to encourage a new wok culture
The Labour Ministry proposes to launch an Award Scheme for encouraging punctuality and a new work culture among its employees from this year......................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Help open more schools in backward areas, dr. Joshi to industry
The Minister for Human Resource Development and Science and Technology Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has urged the industry, private sector and NGOs to help open more schools in backward and semi-urban areas .....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Input-Output Norms for 59 new export items notified
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Public Notice No. 20 dated 01/07/2002 notifying additional standard input-output norms for 59 new export items.....................

Ministry of Steel

Performance of the Steel Sector in April & May
The total production of finished steel from April & May 2002 has been provisionally estimated at 5.12 million tonnes as against 4.81 million tonnes during the same period last year, showing an increase of 6 per cent.....................