Ministry of Railways
Railways electrify 495 route kilometres this year
Indian
railways have further electrified 495 route kilometers spread
across different Zonal Railways during this calendar year. With
this the total electrified route length comes to 16109 kms....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Status of High Court Benches
The
permanent Benches of High Courts, away from their principal seats,
have been established in eleven States so far....................
Ministry of Non Conventional
Energy Sources
Comprehensive Policy
on renewable energy on the anvil
The
Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) is formulating
a comprehensive policy on renewable energy, which will provide
a framework for various fiscal, institutional, regulatory and
legislative interventions.....................
Ministry of Science
& Technoloy
India offers technology/vaccines
to third-world nations
India
has offered to the third-world nations, supply of vaccines and
diagnostic kits to combat diseases like hepatitis, leprosy, tuberculosis,
cholera and malaria, affecting millions of people.....................
Ministry of Steel
Steel Consultative
Committee discusses KIOCL issues
The
Members of the Consultative Committee of Parliament attached to
the Steel Ministry, while reviewing the activities of the Kudremukh
Iron Ore Company Ltd. (KIOCL) here today, hailed its achievements
during 2001-02 and first half of this fiscal.....................
Ministry of Urban Development
Indian investors
should think of direct domestic investment instead of resources
from financial institutions-Ananth Kumar
Union
Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation has urged
state governments to slash down stamp duty to 5% and reform property
tax so that it becomes an important source of government revenue
and also an incentive to real estate investorsl.....................
Ministry of Communications
& Information Technology
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan
underlines the need for regular upgradation of information and
communication technology
The
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology,
Smt. Sumitra Mahajan has said that the Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) demands a regular change aimed at upgradation
and value addition for raising the standard of living of the people.....................
Ministry of Agriculture
Central
Insecticides Board begins computerized registration of pesticides:
Website on registration launched
The
Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Shri J.N.L.
Srivastava inaugurated the computerized registration of pesticides
in the Secretariat of Central Insecticides Board & Registration
Committee at Faridabad today.....................
Ministry of Communications
and Information Technology
Dr.
Sanjay Paswan to release commemorative postage stamp on the Bihar
Chamber of Commerce on 28th October
The
Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology,
Dr. Sanjay Paswan will release a commemorative postage stamp on
the Bihar Chamber of Commerce (BCC) at a function at Patna.....................
Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment
India's
efforts at Rehabilitation and Relief for its Disabled Persons
highlighted
Shri
C. Gopal Reddy, Secretary, Union Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, is leading an eight-member Indian delegation to the
high level Inter-Governmental Meet to mark the conclusion of Asia
and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons.....................
Ministry of Labour
National
floor level minimum wage increased
The
minimum floor level wage has been raised by five rupees at the
national level to Rs. 50 per day. The Labour Minister Dr. Sahib
Singh has written to all state governments to ensure that no worker
is paid less than Rs. 50 per day as the minimum wage.....................
Ministry of Finance
and Company Affairs
Task
Force on Indirect Taxes finalises consultation paper
The
Task Force on Indirect Taxes, constituted by the Government, in
September, 2002 has completed its deliberations and finalized
a Consultation Paper as a prelude to its Report due for submission
by end November, 2002....................
