Ministry of Tourism
New Chairman of Lalit Kala
Akademy
The President of
India has appointed Shri R.B. Bhaskaran, eminent artist and former
Principal, College of Art, Chennai as Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
Born in 1942, Shri Bhaskaran studied PrintMaking, Lithography
and Ceramics at Ein Hod Israel with a scholarship from IAPA (UNESCO)......................
Ministry of Tourism
Gandhi Smriti launching series
of programmes during Gandhi Jayanti Week
To commemorate the 133rd
birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Gandhi Smriti and
Darshan Samiti is launching and organising a series of programmes
during the Gandhi Jayanti week......................
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Quarterly estimate of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter
(April-June) of 2002-03
The Central Statistical
Organisation (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
has released the quarterly estimate of Gross Domestic Product
(GDP)......................
Ministry of Steel
Steel
production shows growth
The total production
of finished steel from April to August, 2002 has been provisionally
estimated at 12.90 million tonnes as against the production of
12 million tonnes during the same period last year......................
Prime Minister's Office
PM's speech at the DGPs/IGPs Conference
The Prime Minister, Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee has called for keeping up the efforts of
security forces to get the better of the militancy.....................
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Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs
Enhanced access to markets is important to sustain reforms in
developing countries : Jaswant Singh
The
Union Minister for Finance and Company Affairs, Mr. Jaswant Singh
said that enhanced access to markets is important to sustain the
process of reform in developing countries particularly in the
sectors of agriculture, textiles, clothing and footwear.......................
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Steady rise in number and circulation of newspapers
The number of registered
newspapers and periodicals in India rose from 49,145 to 51,960
in 2001, registering a growth of 5.73 per cent......................
Ministry of Environment & Forest
India proposes
framework of action to tackle climate change
India
has urged the countries which are Parties to the United Nations
Convention on Climate Change to evolve a framework of global action
for implementation of measures required to contain global warming
and mitigate the adverse consequences of climate change......................
Ministry of Law & Justice
National Law University
The Centre has planned
to set up a National Law University with its three National Law
Centres in Eastern, Western and Northern Regions of the country
on the pattern of the National Law School at Bangalore......................
UPSC
Final results
of the Combined Defence Services
The Union Public Service
Commission has clarified that the name of Shri Vaibhav Vishal
, Roll Number 11370 at Sl. No.423 in the Combined Defence Services
Examination (II), 2001, final results has inadvertently being
shown as qualified......................
Ministry of Shipping
Light House Tender Vessel completed by HDPE handed over
Union Minister for
Shipping, Shri Ved Prakesh Goyal handed over the Light House Tender
Vessel (Sagar Deep-II) yesterday at Kolkata which has been completed
by Hooghly Dock and Port Engineers Ltd......................
UPSC
Combined Medical Services Examination 2002 on schedule
The Union Public
Service Commission will hold the Combined Medical Services Examination,
2002......................
Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution
Free sale sugar quota for October, November and December released
The Government have decided
to release 11.50 lakh tonnes of quota of indigenous free sale
sugar for the month of October, 2002, 10.50 lakh tonnes for the
month of November, 2002 and 10.00 lakh tonnes for the month of
December, 2002......................
UPSC
SOs/Stenos Limited Department Competitive Examination, 2001 results
The
Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of the
SO’s/Stenographer’s (Gr.’B’/Gr.’I’) Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination 2001 held in December, 2001......................
Ministry of Science & Technology
S S Bhatnagar Awards - 2002 announced
The Shanti Swarup
Bhatnagar Prizes-2002, awarded annually by the CSIR to outstanding
Indian research workers in seven disciplines of science and technology
were announced here today at the CSIR Diamond Jubilee celebrations......................
Ministry of Science & Technology
Prof. Goverdhan
Mehta elected President of ICSU
Professor Goverdhan
Mehta, a leading organic chemist and Director, Indian Institute
of Science, Bangalore has been elected President of the International
Council for Science (ICSU)......................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Press Communique
The President is pleased
to appoint Shri Shridhar Tryambak Kharche, to be an Additional
Judge of the Bombay High Court......................
