Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Draft of patents rules notified - suggestions and comments invited
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has notified a draft of the patents rules which have been published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section III, Sub-Section (ii) vide S.O. No. 1018 (E) dated 20/9/2002..................

Ministry of Defence

BEL declares 50 % dividend
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) the Premier Defence Public Sector Undertaking and pioneers of the Professional Electronics, has declared an all time high dividend of 50 per cent for the fiscal year 2001-02..................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Computerization of Subordinate Courts
The Department of Justice has taken initiative in getting plans prepared for a model scheme of computerization and networking of subordinate courts in consultation with the subordinate courts and the High Courts under whose supervision the subordinate courts function..................

Ministry of Water Resources

Live storage position of 70 important reservoirs in the country
The Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors storage position of 70 major and important reservoirs spread over the country of which 26 reservoirs have significant hydro-power benefit with installed capacities of more than 60 MW..................

Prime Minister's Office

Note on agreements to be signed during the visit
Prime Minister’s visit to Cyprus from 7-9^th October is likely to result in the signing of important Agreements and Memorandum of Understanding in diverse fields, between India and Cyprus..................

Ministry of Human Resources Development

NITs to be the fulcrum of quality technical education throughout the country
The country will soon have 17 National Institutes of Technology to impart quality engineering education on the lines of the IITs. Twelve NITs* have already been established and five are in the pipeline..................

Ministry of Human Resources Development

'Mission' approach to tackle mal-nutrition in 51 districts
Mal-nutrition, which has till now been targetted by various programmes of the Central and State governments, is now sought to be attacked on a ‘mission’ mode by a multi-pronged strategy, converging the existing programmes, giving impetus to programme implementation, and proper monitoring...............

Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

BHEL pays rs. 66.3 crore dividend
Shri K.G. Ramachandran, CMD, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) today presented a dividend cheque for Rs. 66.3 crore to Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, Minister for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises...............

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Orissa deaths not due to starvation: enquiry report
According to the findings of the Team deputed by the Ministry of Food for enquiring into the reported starvation deaths in Orissa, the deaths occurred not due to starvation...............

Ministry of Statistic and Programme Implementation

Unpaid works of women & children must be accounted
"There can be a lot of debate on the methodology for valuation of unpaid activities carried out by women and children...............

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's remarks to the media after talks with the President of Cyprus
Following is the text of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s remarks to the media after talks with the President of Cyprus at Nicosia today...............

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

Inflation rate falls but Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers rises
The rate of inflation based upon the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers continued to witness a downward trend with a marginal fall of 0.03 percentage point during August, 2002...............

Ministry of Labour & Empowerment

All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers in 70 centres
The All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) for August, 2002 (base 1982-100) increased In 53 centres, between 1 to 19 points and in 7 centres it remained constant whereas in another 10 centres it recorded a decrease of 1 to 7 points when compared to the previous month...............

Ministry of Finance

World Bank credit of Rs.531 crore for Andhra Community Forest Management Project
Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management Project was signed today with World Bank for an IDA Credit of US $ 108.0 m (equivalent to Rs.531.36 crores)...............

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension

New appointments
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following appointments:...............

Ministry of Shipping

Maharshi Parashuram dedicated to the nation
93,000 DWT Double Hull Tanker, "Maharshi Parashuram", was dedicated to the nation today at Cochin by Hon’ble Shri Ved Prakash P. Goyal, Union Minister of Shipping:...............

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's speech at the banquet hosted by President Clerides
Following is the text of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s speech at the banquet hosted by President Clerides of Cyprus in Nicosia today:...............