Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Shri Pramod Mahajan to release a commemorative postage stamp on
Nagpur Tercentenary
Union
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information
Technology, Shri Pramod Mahajan will release a commemorative postage
stamp on Nagpur Tercentenary (1702-2002) at Nagpur on November
11, 2002.....................
Ministry of Steel
VSP's
April-October net profit Rs. 99 crore
The
Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) a public sector unit of the Steel
Ministry has produced 2.25 million tonnes (MT) of hot metal, 1,94
MT of liquid steel and 1.71 MT of saleable steel during April-October,
2002, thus recording a growth of 18, 16 and 11 per cent respectively
over the same period last year.....................
Ministry of Steel
RSP keeps up momentum of growth
The
Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd.
(SAIL) has broken all previous April-October records by producing
930944 tonnes of hot metal, 820412 tonnes of continuous cast slabs
and 812922 tonnes of saleable steel during the first seven months
of this fiscal.....................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Legal Services Day on November 9
Legal
Services Day will be observed all over the country on November
9, 2002.....................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Justice G.B. Pattanaik takes over as Chief Justice of India
The
President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam administered the oath of office
of the Chief Justice of India to Shri Justice Gopal Ballav Pattanaik,
the senior most judge of the Supreme Court of India, at the Rashtrapati
Bhavan here today.....................
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Industry needs to spend 2% of turnover on R & D to catchup with
global technological advancements-Dhindsa
Union
minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri.S.S.Dhindsa has emphasized
the need to evolve appropriate strategy to consolidate the gains
& put the Chemical Industry once again on the high growth
path.....................
Ministry of Tourism
Integrated approach must to boost mountain tourism - Jagmohana
Minister
of Tourism and Culture, Shri Jagmohan has called for integrated
approach for the development of mountain tourism as it would not
only boost culture and tourism of the area but also pave the way
for sustainable economic development......................
Ministry of Defence
CEMILAC
approves castings for JFS
Centre
for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Bangalore,
has formally approved castings for Jet Fuel Starter (JFS) and
those casting which had performed successfully in TD1 and TD2
of the LCA prototype.....................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
National
Seminar on evolving social security protection for all Indo-Russian
ILTP
Social
security in India is increasingly seen as an integral part of
the development process.....................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Joint Council Meeting opens
The
11th meeting of the Indo-Russian Joint Council’s Integrated
Long-Term Programme of Cooperation (ILTP) began in Bangalore today
with both the sides expressing complete satisfaction over successful
implementation of projects identified in the first phase, as also
with great optimism over projects identified for implementation
under phase II of ILTP extended upto the end of the decade.....................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Dr.
Joshi to address European Research Congress - special honour
The
European Commission has invited the Minister for Human Resource
Development and Science and Technology Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi
as a special guest to deliver an address on Technology and Fundamental
Science at the European Research Congress – 2002 beginning
in Brussels on Monday.....................
Ministry of Science & Technology
First
ever National Orchid Show
A
colourful, first ever three-day national orchid show opened here
today with a call by Dr. Panjab Singh, Director General, Indian
Council of Agricultural Research for the protection of these beautiful
plants as part of conservation programme of flora and fauna of
the country.....................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Special fund earmarked for promoting exports from States - Rudy
A
Special Fund has been earmarked by the government for providing
financial assistance to the States towards infrastructural development
for promoting their exports.....................
Ministry of Agriculture
1000 MT capacity Onion Storage Complex in Najafgarh
A
new 1000 MT capacity onion storage complex has been constructed
by the National Horticultural Research and Development foundation
Ltd. at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ujwa, Najafgarh.....................
Ministry of Textiles
Golden Jubilee of Handicrafts Resurgence in India
The
President, Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the commemorative
function of the Golden Jubilee of "Handicrafts Resurgence
in India" on November 15, 2002.....................
President's Secretariat
Shri Pattanaik sworn in as the Chief Justice
Shri
Justice Gopal Ballav Pattanaik was sworn in as the Chief Justice
of India at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.....................
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Progress towards first phase ethanol-petrol blending programme
reviwed
Shri
Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas along with Shri
Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
and Shri Hukum Deo Narayan Yadav, Minister of State for Agriculture
reviewed here today.....................
Ministry of Agriculture
Infant Foods Act to be amended to promote breastfeeding and check
deleterious advertisements
An
official delegation led by Shri Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav, Minister
of State for Agriculture leaves for Amsterdam on Sunday the 10th
November, 2002.....................
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Shri Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav to lead an official delegation to
Holland
Union
Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa
has said that the recent gas find in the Krishna-Godawari basin
would supplement the feedstock availability for the Chemicals
and Fertilizers industry and help fresh spurt of investment, both
from within the country and abroad.....................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
Expert groups setup to prepare blue-print on modernisation and
R&D activities in Chemical Sector
The
National Seminar on Unorganised Labour has said that the Umbrella
Legislation should provide for regulating the conditions of service
of workers in the unorganised sector.....................
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Umbrella legislation should provide for better working conditions
in unorganised sector
The
Government is considering amendment of the Infant Milk Substitutes,
feeding bottles and infant foods Regulation Act 1992, primarily
to effectively check advertising and promotion of milk substitutes
and related items, which discourage breastfeeding.....................
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
DD Bangalore's hindi magazine adjudged best
The
Bangalore Station of Doordarshan was awarded the First Prize for
its Hindi magazine ‘Aditya’. All India Radio, Itanagar’s ‘Arunvani’
was awarded Second Prize, while Doordarshan Bhopal’s ‘Drishti’
got the Third Prize.....................
Ministry of Rural Development
States must follow guidelines on rural development schemes: Shanta
Kumar
The
Rural Development Minister Shri Shanta Kumar has said, that the
States will have to strictly follow the guidelines issued on various
schemes and cannot change the name of the schemes.....................
Ministry of Agriculture
Conclusions of the National Seminar on fixation of minimum support
prices
Main
conclusions of the National Seminar on Methodological Issues in
the Fixation of Minimum Support Prices organized by Commission
for Agricultural Costs & Prices on November 6-7, 2002.....................
