18th June , 2002
 


Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs

Companies general rules and forms amended
The Government in the Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has issued a notification amending the Companies (Central Government's) General Rules and Forms........................

Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs

President's assent to three more bills
The President has given his assent to the Haj Committee Bill, 2002, the Foreign Aircraft (Duties on Fuel and Lubricants) Bill, 2002 and the Legal Services Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2002. With this, these three Bills, as passed by the Parliament during the Budget Session ending ........................

Ministry of Rural Development

RD Ministry issued fresh guidelines for the benefit of Hill/Smaller states
Union Rural Development Minister Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu informed Shri N.D Tewari, Chief Minister of Uttranchal that new guidelines have been........................

Ministry of Commerce

Export target set at US$ 48.79 billion for 2002_03,envisaging growth rate of 12 percent
The Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Murosali Maran, has announced an export target of US $48.79 billion envisaging a growth rate of 12 percent for the financial year 2002_03. This target for India's merchandise exports ........................

Ministry of Commerce

FDI inflows cross US$ 4 billion in 2001-2002
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows amounting to US$4.06 billion were received during the financial year 2001-2002, the highest received so far, as against ........................

Ministry of Steel

FDI inflows cross US$ 4 billion in 2001-2002
Hindi Salahkar Samiti of the Ministry of Steel met here today under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy. The members urged........................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution

Issue price for export of rice
The issue price for rice for export from the Central Pool has been revised w.e.f. August 1, 2002. Accordingly, the issue price for export .......................

Ministry of Defence

Firing continues in LoC
Heavy exchange of Artillery and Mortar continued in Kargil and Drass Sectors between Indian and Pak troops on 17 Jun 2002. .......................

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Consumer Price Index for urban non-manual employees for May, 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 April, 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 Home Affairs

Home Minister visits Spain
Union Home Minister, Shri L.K. Advani is leaving New Delhi for Spain late tonight on a 5-day visit to that country. .......................

Ministry of Defence

Harin Pathak visits Vishnu Prayag bus accident site
The Minister of State of Defence Production & Supplies Shri Harin Pathak visited Joshimath today where a tourist bus carrying 32 people met with a tragic accident near Vishnu Prayag on June 15, 2002. .......................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Seismology to be introduced in engineering courses
The Govt. proposes to introduce Seismology or earthquake Science as a subject in engineering colleges and some technical institutions, in view of lack of understanding of earthquakes and absence of techniques for its prediction. .......................

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