Ministry of Law & Justice
Handing over of ancillary
functions of Courts to private parties
The
Bombay High Court, as part of the Pilot Project of Computerisation
and Networking of city courts in Mumbai, which is funded by the
Department of Justice, Government of India, is contemplating to
enlist the participation of private vendors in certain ancillary
functions connected with courts...................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Corruption in Judiciary
The
Supreme Court has informed the Government following its consultation
over the Chief Jusitce of India’s observations on judicial corruption...................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Protest against implementation of Legal Services Authorities (Amendment)
Act, 2002
The
Government are aware of the threat by the Bar Council of India
to boycott Lok Adalats under the Legal Services Authorities (Amendment)
Act, 2002, as it considers the provisions of the said Act as ‘anti-litigant’...................
Ministry of Law & Justice
No voting rights to Indians living abroad
Owing
to practical and administrative difficulties the proposal for
grant of voting rights to non-resident Indians (that is those
who are not ordinarily resident in India) has not been found feasible...................
Ministry of Steel
RSP to adopt EMS ISO-14001 in Sinter
Rourkela
Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)
has adopted Environment Management System (EMS)-ISO 14001 in Silicon
Steel Mill and Environment Laboratory...................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Emissions from Indian Nuclear Power Plants well below international
limit
Radioactivity
releases from the nuclear power stations in the country have been
far less than the limits laid down by the Atomic Energy Regulatory
Board...................
Ministry of Railways
No diversion of money from Railway Safety Fund
The
Ministry of Railways has not diverted any money from the Special
Railway Fund for other purposes, including development of newly
created railway zones...................
Ministry of Railways
Railways constitutes
Disaster Management Committee
The
Ministry of Railways has constituted a high-level five-member
Committee to review the disaster management system...................
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Development of
Auto Industries
The
Government has been encouraging strengthening of ‘Made in India’
brand globally through the Indian Auto Industry which is fully
delicensed and is now operating in a WTO compatible environment...................
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister
announces Cash Awards for the medal winners of the Busan Games
for the Physically Challenged Athletes
The
Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has announced cash awards
of Rs.5 lakhs, Rs.3 lakhs, & Rs.2 lakhs respectively to the
gold, silver and bronze medal winners of the 8th FESPIC
Games for the physically challenged athletes...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
No significant
change in employment scenario since 1996
Employment
in Public and Private organised sector has not registered any
significant change over the years since 1996...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
All India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural and Rural Labourers
in twenty States
West
Bengal in respect of Agricultural Labourers experienced sharpest
increase of 5 points whereas Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
and West Bengal in respect of Rural Labourers experienced sharpest
increase of 4 points each during October 2002...................
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Non-completion of projects
As
per latest available figures, 541 projects costing Rs.20 crore
and above are on the monitor of Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation...................
Ministry of Defence
Infiltration
Infiltration
is an ongoing feature of the proxy war being waged by Pakistan
in Jammu and Kashmir...................
Ministry of Defence
Procurement of
advance Jet trainers
Various
options for acquisition of an Advance Jet Trainer (AJT) are under
examination by the Government. No contract for the AJT has been
finalized...................
Ministry of Defence
Occupation of
strategic post by Pak Troops
Pakistan
troops had not occupied any strategic post on the Indian side
of Line of Control during July 2002...................
Ministry of Defence
Private Sector
participation in Defence Sector
The
Defence Industry Sector was opened in May 2001 for participation
by Indian Private Sector upto 100 % equity, with Foreign Direct
Investment, component of it being permissible upto 26 %, both
being subject to licensing permission...................
Ministry of Defence
Completion of
projects by BRO
The Border Road
Organisation (BRO) executed road projects of 1574 Km, 1421 Km
and 1271 Km during 1999-2000, 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 respectively...................
Ministry of Defence
Facilities to
Coast Guard
The
augmentation of facilities in Coast Guard is an on-going process.
A proposal to set up 10 new Boat Stations in a phased manner is
being processed...................
Ministry of Defence
Procurement of
Submarines from France
There is no proposal
for outright purchase of Scorpene Submarines from France....................
Ministry of Defence
Encroachment
of Defence Land
Approximately,
an area of 10617 acres of Defence land is under encroachment...................
Ministry of Defence
Defence Acquisition
Council
The
Government has set up a Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired
by Defence Minister with senior level representation of all departments
and service headquarters of the Defence Ministry...................
Ministry of Defence
Border Roads
Team visits Iran and Afghanistan
A
team of experts from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has recently
visited Iran and Afghanistan to assess the work involved on roads
and bridges in both the countries...................
Ministry of Finance
India hosts G-20
Meeting
India
is hosting the next Ministerial meeting of the Group of 20 under
the chairmanship of India's Minister of Finance and Companies
Affairs, Shri Jaswant Singh on November 23 in New Delhi...................
Ministry of Finance
Media plan for G-20 Meeting
The
Media Plan for the G-20 Meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central
Bank Governors being held in New Delhi on November 22 & 23,
2002 is as under:...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
Tripartite Committee to study feasibility of housing scheme for
EPF subscribers
The
Government has constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship
of former Union Labour Secretary Shri S. Gopalan to study the
feasibility aspects of the implementation of the Housing Scheme
announced recently for the subscribers of the Employees Provident
Fund....................
Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pension
Additional Secretary
level appointments
The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following
appointments...................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
FDI in Print
Media Guidelines for news and current affairs publications
The
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued guidelines
for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Indian entities publishing
newspapers and periodicals dealing with news and current affairs...................
Ministry of Environment
& Forests
Revision of Pollution
Control Norms called for Conference on Environmental Health focuses
on Children and Women
The
two-day conference on environmental health of scientists from
India and abroad and officials from the central and state governments
has called for revision of pollution control norms besides stricter
enforcement machinery to ensure protection of public...................
Ministry of Power
Construction
of Transmission Lines in Bihar
The
Powergrid in consultation with BSEB has submitted a proposal for
strengthening of sub-transmission system in Bihar State at an
estimated cost of Rs.365.79 crore which includes Rs.49.77 crore
towards charges for establishment, construction and commissioning...................
Ministry of Power
Power purchased
by India from Nepal
The
power exchange between India and Nepal, at present, is of the
order of about 100 MW with Nepal as net importer of power from
India. However, with the commissioning of the Kaligandaki project
(144 MW), Nepal has offered to sell...................
Ministry of Power
Hydel Power Projects
Government
has introduced a three stage clearance process for development
of new hydro electric projects in the Central Sector, with the
object of reducing the time and cost over-run of hydro projects
so far as they relate to inadequate investigation...................
Ministry of Power
Setting up of
500 MW Power Project in North-East Region
The
Tripura Gas Based Power Project (500 MW) figures in the capacity
addition programme of the Ministry of Power for Tenth Five Year
Plan. This project has already been accorded Techno-Economic Clearance...................
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources
Setting up of
Wind Farms
The
levelised cost of wind power generation compares favourably with
cost of conventional power, taking into account various fiscal
and promotional incentives available for wind power projects.
Moreover, the generation of power from wind...................
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources
Development of
Solar Air Conditioning System
Research
and development has been pursued for many years in several countries
to develop reliable and cost effective solar cooling systems for
airconditioning and refrigeration. The systems developed so far
include – vapour absorption/absorption refrigeration...................
President's
Secretariat
President to
deliver Convocation Address at Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher
Learning tomorrow
The
President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam leaves tomorrow morning
to deliver the 21st Convocation Address at the Sri
Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (SSSIHL) at Prasanthi
Nilayam, Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh...................
Prime Minister's Office
IFFCO, Kribcho
present Rs. 123 crore Dividend Cheques to PM
Indian
Farmers Fertiliser Co-operative Limited (IFFCO) and Krishak Bharati
Cooperative Ltd (KRIBHCO) presented two separate dividend cheques
totalling Rs. 123.52 crore to the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari
Vajpayee...................
