Ministry of Steel
Rs.
181.5 crore for R&D in iron and Steel Sector
The
Government of India in July 1997 decided to spend upto Rs. 150
crore per annum from Steel Development Fund (SDF) to supplement
Research and Development activities in the iron and steel sector.....................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Expediting corruption cases
The
Minister of State for Law, Justice, Coal and Mines, Shri Ravi
Shankar Prasad has called for a synergy between the investigation,
prosecution and judiciary to expedite corruption cases in the
country
.....................
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Siri Fort III to show children films
The
Siri Fort Auditorium III, has been renamed "Bal Chitra Manch"
and would be screening only children films round the year.....................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shekhawat
asks Indian industries to strive for excellence to surge ahead
in global competition
Vice
President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat inaugurated 22nd
edition of the India International Trade Fair (November 14-27)
2002 here today.....................
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
High
Level Committee constituted to probe Sunita Rani Episode
Ministry
of Youth Affairs & Sports, Government of India has appointed
a high-level committee to inquire into the incident of Sunita
Rani doping case during Busan Asain Games 2002.....................
Ministry of Rural Development
Expand
marketing facility for rural Artisans : Vice President
The
Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has urged the Government
to expand the marketing opportunities for rural products in order
to support rural artisans and craftsmen.....................
Ministry of Textiles
Apparel
parks at Tirupur and Kancheepuram
The
Ministry of Textiles is considering modifications in the Textile
Infrastructure Development Scheme for speedily addressing the
need for rejuvenating infrastructure facilities at major textile
production centres.....................
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Smt.
Swaraj condoles Manohar Singh's death
The
Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has
condoled the death of veteran film and stage actor, Manohar Singh
who passed away, here this morning.....................
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Commemorative
Postage Stamp on handicrafts of India to be released
The
President of India, Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will release a commemorative
postage stamp on Handicrafts of India at a function in New Delhi
tomorrow.....................
Ministry of Science & Technology
WIPO
grants recognition to IMT Chandigarh as International Depository
Authority for Microorganims
The
World Intellectual Property Organisation has granted global recognition
to the Microbial Type Culture Collection Centre at the Institute
of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh as an International Depository
Authority for the deposition of microorganisms.....................
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
Central Government committed to improving states' finances
The
Union Minister for Finance and Company Affairs, Shri Jaswant Singh
has stated that the Central Government is committed to improving
the fiscal situation of the states.....................
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Air India and Indian Airlines have finalised hub and spoke arrangement
: Shahnawaz Hussain
Air
India and Indian Airlines have finalized hub and spoke arrangement
between them.....................
Ministry of Defence
Troops for UNIFIL
Indian Army contingent
earmarked for United Nations Mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was addressed
by Lt Gen J B S Yadav, Deputy chief of Army Staff (Training &
Coordination) here today.....................
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister expresses grief over the demise of Shri Sreedharan
The
Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep grief
over the demise of Shri E.M. Sreedharan, a well known CPI (M)
leader of Kerala and son of late Shri E.M.S. Namboodiripad.....................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Press Communique
In
exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224
of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint
(1) Shri Amareshwar Sahay and (2) Shri Ramesh Kumar Merathia,
to be Additional Judges of the Jharkhand High Court.....................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Arun Shourie calls for negotiations on a broad front to fully
take on board the interests of developing countries
Shri
Arun Shourie, Minister for Disinvestment, Development of North
Eastern Region and Commerce and Industry, who is heading the Indian
delegation to the Informal WTO Trade Ministers Meeting at Sydney,
has underlined the need to ensure that the process of ongoing
multilateral negotiations is carried forward on a broad front
so that the interests of developing countries like India are fully
taken on board and the credibility of the multilateral trading
system is re-established.....................
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Central training facility for statistics personnel
The Minister of
State for Statistics and Programme Implementation, Shri Vijay
Goel, has said that the Government will set up a Central Training
Facility for training the statistics personnel in the country.....................
Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs
Government
puts off Nov. borowing due to good liquidity
The
Central Government has decided not to raise borrowings through
the scheduled auction for November 18-23, 2002 in view of the
comfortable liquidity position.....................
