24th July , 2002
 


Ministry of Coal

Recoverable reserves and production of Bauxite and Bentonite
As per the National Mineral Inventory prepared by Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), a subordinate office under the Department of Mines, the quantity of recoverable reserves of bauxite in India as assessed on April 1, 1995 is about 2462431.03 thousand tonnes..................

Ministry of Coal

Approval for Greenfield Projects by CIL
CIL Board has approved six large Greenfield Projects for future costing Rs. 100 crores and above, which are now in different stages of approval by the Government..................

Ministry of Steel

Q1 Steel production performance of main producers
During the first quarter of this fiscal, main steel producers of the country have produced 40.13 lakh tonnes of saleable steel, which is 6.4 per cent more than the production during the first quarter of last year..................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

"Speed" -- The New Generation Fuel - Launched in Delhi
Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, launched the BPCL's "SPEED" - the New General Fuel - in Delhi today making it only the second city in the country after Mumbai where the fuel was launched on 9.7.2002..................

Ministry of Textiles

Implementation of various schemes
The inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in textile industry including garment during the three years..................

Ministry of Textiles

Schemes for the development of weavers
The Government of India has been providing assistance through the following schemes for the overall development of the handloom sector and welfare of weavers in the country.................

Ministry of Textiles

Raising funds to settle VRS dues by NTC
An amount of Rs 1600 crores (apprx.) will be needed for giving VRS to surplus workers in NTC.................

Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizers

NPPA revises/fixes prices of 3 formulation packs
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has revised/fixed the prices of 3 formulation packs on July 22, 2002.................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Smt. Swaraj condoles death of M.K.Sundararaman
The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has condoled the death of Shri M.K.Sundararaman.................

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pension

Shri P.M. Nair appointed as Secretary to the President
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Shri P.M. Nair, IAS (AGMU: 67), Secretary, Department of Defence Production and Supplies, as Secretary to the President of India.................

Ministry of Defence

Report of the Review Committee on war history submitted
The report of the Review Committee on publication of official war histories has been submitted.................

Ministry of Agriculture

Centre announces several measures to tackle the dry spell in the country
The meeting of the Agriculture and Relief Ministers of twelve States with Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh here today reviewed the situation arising out of weak monsoon and its implications on agriculture and allied sectors.................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Cable operators' threat to MPs undesirable : Sushma
The meeting of the Agriculture and Relief Ministers of twelve States with Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh here today reviewed the situation arising out of weak monsoon and its implications on agriculture and allied sectors.................

President's Secretariat

President's farewell address to the Nation
The meeting of the Agriculture and Relief Ministers of twelve States with Union Agriculture Minister Shri Ajit Singh here today reviewed the situation arising out of weak monsoon and its implications on agriculture and allied sectors.................

Prime Minister's Office

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam
Born on 15th October, 1931 at Rameshwaram in Tamilnadu, Bharat Ratna Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam assumes the office of the President of the Republic of India on July 25, 2002.................