17th April, 2003
 


Ministry of Steel

Sponge Iron Industry shows growth
There are 53 sponge iron units in the country having a capacity of 7 million tonnes per annum...........................

Ministry of Communications & Information Technology

Electronics & IT Exposition Elitex 2003 to be held on April 28, 2003
The two day exposition ELITEX-2003 to disseminate information on technologies and products developed in the areas of IT is being organised from April 28, 2003...........................

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Consumer Price Index for Urban Non- Manual Employees for March, 2003 (Base 1984-85=100)
The All-India Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees [CPI(UNME)], on base 1984-85=100, for the month of March, 2003 ...........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Funds released to Orissa for providing safe drinking water to brackish affected habitations
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.151.97 lakhs to the five districts of Orissa for providing safe drinking water to rural habitations affected by brackishness ...........................

Prime Minister's Office

PM's Jammu and Kashmir Package -- Progress Report
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced an economic package for Jammu & Kashmir on 23rd May last ye ...........................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

HUDCO finances ten Bio-Mass/Bagasse based co-generation power projects costing Rs. 537 crore
Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. (HUDCO) has financed ten Biomass/Bagasse based co-generation power projects costing Rs. 537.49 crore in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra ...........................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Social Justice Ministry utilises fully allocation under Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment made full utilization of the funds allocated as Special Central Assistance (SCA) to Special Component Plan (SCP) for Scheduled Castes during the last three financial years ...........................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

FIPB clears 47 proposals
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.151.97 lakhs to the five districts of Orissa for providing safe drinking water to rural habitations affected by brackishness ...........................

Ministry of Home Affairs

Advani releases Census Data on Housing, Amenities and Assets and CD on CensusInfo India 2001
The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani today released Census Data on Housing, Amenities and Assets and a CD on CensusInfo India 2001 at a function, here today ...........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Six months extension to 3 Sector Reform Projects in Karnataka
Ministry of Rural Development has given extension of six months from 1.6.2003 to 31.12.2003 to three Sector Reform Projects being implemented in Karnataka ...........................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Press Communique
The President is pleased to appoint Shrimati R.Banumathi, (2) Shri S.Ashok Kumar ...........................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Press Communique
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitition of India, the President is pleased to appoint (1) Shri Justice Sujit Barman Roy ...........................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

A clarification
A news item has appeared in the Indian Express dated 16th April 2003 "Ministry of Environment stands up for miners"............................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Prime Minister to lay foundation stone of four laning of Srinagar Bypass tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be laying the foundation stone of four laning of the Srinagar bypass on National Highway 1 tomorrow...........................

Election Commission

Bye-elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assembly of West Bengal
The Commission had announced to hold bye-election to the Lok Sabha from 12- Nabadwip (SC) Parliamentary constituency vide Commission's Press Note No. ECI/PN/11/2003 dated 10-04-2003, for which the poll was to be held on 21-05-2003...........................

Ministry of Steel

PM presents 2000-01 PM's Trophy for the best Integrated Steel Plant to Tata Steel
The Prime Minister's Trophy to the best integrated steel plant in India for the year 2000-01 was bagged by the Tata Iron & Steel Company Ltd., Jamshedpur (Tata Steel). ...........................

Prime Minister's Officer

PM gives away Trophy for best Integrated Steel Plant to TISCO - PM's speech on the occasion
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave away the Prime Minister's Trophy for the best Integrated Steel Plant in India for the Year 2000-2001 to the Tata Iron & Steel Company Ltd, at New Delhi today............................

UPSC

Engineering Service Examination, 2002 Results
The results of Engineering Service Examination held by the Union Public Service Commission in June, 2002 was declared here today............................