Ministry of Law & Justice
Progress of Fast Track
Courts
The
States and Union Territories have notified 1234 Fast Track Courts,
so far, out of 1734 such courts to be constituted before the end
of this year...................
Ministry of Steel
Steps to boost
Iron and Steel exports
Import
and export of iron and steel items are freely allowed as per the
existing policy. The export of HR coils to USA, EU and Canada
has reduced considerably as a result of high antidumping and countervailing
duty imposed by these countries...................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Rs. 100 crore
for improving S&T infrastructure in 111 more educational institutions
The
Department of Science and Technology will fund to the tune of
Rs.100 crore in the next five years for improving the Science
and Technology infrastructure in another 238 departments of 111
universities and higher educational Institutions...................
Ministry of Home Affairs
Need
to build linkages between disaster and development stressed
India
has made positive strides in disaster risk reduction since the
Orissa Super Cyclone of 1999 and Gujarat earthquake last year...................
Election Commission
Gujarat
Elections-98, relative performance of women candidates
Ministry of Home Affairs
Swamy administers the National Integration Pledge
The
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri I.D. Swamy, administered
the National Integration Pledge to the officers and staff of the
Home Ministry, here today. The Pledge reads as follows...................
Ministry of Home Affairs
Disaster preparedness and mitigation
Government
of India, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and
the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) are jointly organizing
an International Seminar on "Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation"
from 21-23rd November 2002 in New Delhi...................
Ministry of Steel
Steel
ties with EU countries strengthened
‘Luxembourg
and Austria will continue to provide modern steel technology for
India as part of our bilateral trade relation with those countries’,
said the Union Minister for Steel, Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
on his return from a five-day visit to the two countries last
week...................
Ministry of Labour & Empowerment
National
Conference to promote indigenous system of medicine
A
National Conference to promote and popularise the Indigenous System
of Medicine and Homeopathy within the ESI Scheme is being held
at Vigyan Bhawan on November 24, 2002...................
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Indian government to send team of officers to Afghanistan
The
Indian Government will send a team, comprising officers from the
Ministries of Human Resource Development and Science & Technology,
to Afghanistan to study the grassroot requirements in the education
sector in that country...................
Ministry of Human Resources Development
Mid-Day Meal Scheme
As
per the guidelines of the Mid-day Meal Scheme, with the support
of the Central Government i.e. free of cost foodgrains and admissible
transportation charges, the local bodies have the flexibilities
to organise provision of cooked/pre-cooked food...................
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Extinction of Juang tribes
The
population of Juang Tribes in Orissa has increased from 30876
in 1981 to 35665 in 1991 as per the 1981 and 1991 the Census data
respectively of the Registrar General of India...................
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Inclusion in ST list
No
community in Koraput and Raygada districts of Orissa has been
deleted from Schedule Tribe (ST) List..................
Ministry of Railways
Nitish Kumar inaugurates Railway Women's Day Function
Railway
Minister, Shri Nitish Kumar has called uponthe members of Railway
Women's Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) to step into new
areas of activities that will helpre security of women passengers
and also empower the women fraternity of Indian Railways. ...................
Ministry of Shipping
Bilateral meeting between India and Netherland on Shipping
Union
Minister for Shipping, Shri Ved Prakash Goyal highlighted the
role and importance of ocean as well as inland water in the economy
of India and Netherland at the Conference on WATER FOR FUTURE
held in Mumbai today. ...................
Ministry of Defence
Defence Minister to visit National Integration Camp of NCC in
Assam tomorrow
The
National Integration Camps organized by National Cadet Corps (NCC)
have helped in inculcating unity and nationalism amongst the youth.
...................
Ministry of Defence
Road Transport Minister addresses the Border Roads Conference
Major
General (retd) BC Khanduri, the Union Minister for State for Road
Transport and Highways has appreciated the role played by the
Border Road task forces. ...................
