Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Unprecedented
development in the Road Transport Sector
Since
Independence, road transport, the very backbone of trade and commerce
and, consequently, the economic growth of the country, has been
under-utilized..................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Performance of
Government during 1999-2002
The
Government has taken several milestone steps to improve the lot
of people during the first three years since October 13, 1999
through adjustment of laws and enactment of new laws..................
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Restricted Phase III clinical trial of RISUG extended
The
Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare took a review meeting
of the recommendations of the Monitoring Committee of ICMR that
has been constituted to oversee the progress of trials of injectable
male contraceptive, RISUG..................
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
One-year extension for Dr. Kasturirangan
The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved a further extension
in service of Dr. K. Kasturirangan as Secretary, Department of
Space by one year beyond 31.10.2002..................
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Smt. Swaraj condoles the death of Kwatra
The
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has
condoled the death of former Editor of Indian Express Shri R.D.Kwatra,
who passed away here last night..................
Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Production of fertilizers
for month of August
The
estimated production of fertilizers during August 2002 was 9.06
lakh MT of nitrogen and that of phosphate was 3.24 lakh MT. Production
in the corresponding month of last year was 10.26 lakh MT of nitrogen
and that of phosphate was 3.42 lakh MT..................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Hindustan Diamond
declares 20% dividend
Hindustan
Diamond Company Private Limited (HDC), the largest supplier of
rough diamonds to small and medium manufacturers-exporters of
polished diamonds in India, has reported a turnover of Rs. 551
crore in 2001-02..................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Major breakthrough
in Indo-Libyan trade and economic relations - Libya lifts
In
a major breakthrough in Indo-Libyan trade ties, Libya has agreed
to lift a ban on import of Indian tea, with the Libyan purchasing
agency – NASCO – now registering Indian companies who have applied
for registration with them for all commodities including tea and
are willing to register more Indian companies to participate in
the new tenders to be issued by Libya..................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Import of 300 sensitive
items - data for April-August 2002
The
total import of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-August
2002 has been Rs. 5440 crore against Rs. 4733 crore for the corresponding
period of last year thereby showing a growth of 14.9%..................
Ministry of Tourism
Lok Nayak Jayaprakash
Narayan did not aspire any post despite all competence-Shri Shekhawat
Vice
President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has said that Jayaprakash
Narayan did not aspire for any post despite all competence, selfness
and taking the people always with him were his main principles..................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Sweden for strengthening
scientific cooperation with India
Sweden
has expressed keen interest in expanding and strengthening scientific
and technological cooperation with India..................
Ministry of Rural Development
Rs. 18.79 crore
released to Rajasthan under Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana
The
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 1879.38 lakh and
21.29 thousand tonnes of wheat as the 2nd installment
to 21 districts of Rajasthan under Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana
(SGRY) for the financial year 2002-03..................
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways
- improved passenger amenities
Indian
Railways, the premier transport organisation of the country and
the second largest network of its kind in the world under single
management, has initiated a number of passenger-friendly steps
during the last three years that has brought about considerable
improvement in the areas related to safety..................
Ministry of Agriculture
Ajit Singh asks
NDDB to procure additional 2 lakh litres of milk from drought-hit
Rajasthan
Union
Agriculture Minister, Shri Ajit Singh has asked the National Dairy
Development Board (NDBD) to increase procurement of milk from
the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Development Federation though
the Board’s subsidiary, Mother Dairy by two lakh litres in view
of the severe drought conditions affecting a large number of poor
dairy farmers in that State..................
Prime Minister's Office
PM's speech at
the meeting with speaker of the Danish Parliament (Folketing)
Following
is the text of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s
speech at the meeting with Speaker of the Danish Parliament (Folketing)
at Copenhagen today..................
Ministry of Planning & Programme Implementation
Quick estimates
of Index of Industrial Production and Use-Based Index (Base 1993-94=100)
for the month of August 2002
The
Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base
1993-94 for the month of August 2002 have been released by the
Central Statistical Organisation. The General Index stands at
171.5 which is higher by 5.7% as compared to the month of August
2001..................
Ministry of Communications & Information Technology
Stamp
on Bhagwan Baba to be released on October
Union
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Communications and Information
Technology Shri Pramod Mahajan will release a commemorative postage
stamp on Bhagwan Baba at a function at Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
on Tuesday, 15th October 2002..................
Prime Minister's Office
Prime
Minister's visit to Denmark
Following
is the text of a Press Statement by the Prime Minister, Shri Atal
Bihari Vajpayee at Copenhagen today..................
Ministry of Urban Development
Foundation stone
for flyover connecting Dwarka with South Delhi unveiled
Defence
Minister Sh. George Fernandes today unveiled the foundation stone
of the flyover connecting Dwarka with South Delhi..................
Ministry of Steel
Steel
Industry Milestones 1999-2002
The
iron and steel industry contributes about Rs.8,000 crore to the
national exchequer in the form of excise and custom duties apart
from earning foreign exchange of approximately Rs.3,000 crore
through exports..................
Ministry of Textiles
Textiles Ministry- On modernisation path
The
textile industry’s predominant presence in the Indian economy
manifests in its contribution to the industrial production, employment
generation, and foreign exchange earnings..................
Ministry of Finance
Revenue collection for the period ending September 2002
The following are
the revenue collection figures for the period ending September
2002..................
