Ministry of Science &
Technology
India successfully
conducts solar eclipse observations in Antarctica
The
Indian scientific team has successfully conducted for the first
time the solar eclipse observations from the icy Continent of
Antarctica.............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
President presents
National Awards for Welfare of Persons with Disabilties
The
President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam has called upon the Industrial
and Service sectors to voluntarily provide jobs to the persons
with disabilities.............................
UPSC
Written result
of Combined Medical Services Examination 2003
The
Union Public Service Commission has announced the written results
of the results of the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2003.............................
Ministry of Labour
EPFO has taken
a proactive approach with the result that there is better all
round functioning of the organisation - Dr. Sahib singh
Dr.
Sahib Singh, Union Labour Minister has said that Employees Provident
Fund Organisation (EPFO) has taken a proactive approach with the
result that there is better all-round functioning of the organization.............................
Ministry of Labour
Employees Provident Fund Organisation honours today the best employers
under the "Employers Who Care' Programme
Employees
Provident Fund Organisation is honouring the best employers under
the "Employers Who Care' programme today.............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Advanced economies should not be allowed to undermine livelihood
security of farmers in developing countries, says Rajnath Singh
India
has called upon the international community not to allow advanced
economies to undermine the livelihood security of farmers in the
developing countries under the guise of self-serving trade reforms.............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
Exports from
SEZs up by 29% during April-September 2003 and EOUs by 24%
Exports
from Special Economic Zones (SEZs) during the first six months
of the current financial year (April-September 2003) have registered
a growth of 29% in dollar terms .............................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Government committed
to encourage b'casters for self- regulation: Prasad
The
Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
has reiterated that the Government was committed to encourage
the broadcasters to exercise self-regulation in airing content
on television .............................
Ministry of Agro &
Rural Industries
States involved
in implementing REGP
A
Task Force with Secretary Industries of the States as Chairman
have been constituted under Rural Employment Generation Programme
(REGP) and Chairman of the State KVI Boards have been nominated
in the various decision making Committees .............................
Ministry of Agro &
Rural Industries
New incentives
to promote khadi industry in North East
The
Union Government has imparted exemption of excise and income tax
for all industries including agro and rural industries in the
NE Region for ten years as part of the fiscal incentives under
the New Industrial Policy for NE Region announced in 1997 .............................
Ministry of Mines
Uranium mining
in Andhra Pradesh
The
Minister of Mines, Shri Ramesh Bais has assured that all requisite
statutory clearances including environmental clearance will be
obtained before commencement of the Uranium mining project in
Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh .............................
Ministry of Mines
No mining lease
for Bauxite to any multinational company
No
Mining lease has been granted for Bauxite in favour of any multinational
company .............................
Ministry of Tourism &
Culture
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards-2003 announced
Sangeet
Natak Academi has announced its awards for the year 2003 .............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
Issue of shares against External Commercial Borrowings permitted
: Press note
Vide
Press Note No. 3 (2003 series) dated 28th July, 2003 issue of
equity shares against lumpsum free, royalty and External Commercial
Borrowings (ECBs) in convertible foreign currency .............................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Jaitley approves 15 proposals of foreign technology collaboration/franchise
agreements
The
Commerce & Industry Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley, has approved
15 proposals of foreign technology collaboration/franchise agreements
based on the recommendations .............................
Ministry of Railways
Railside warehousing scheme
Encouraged
by the success by the Whitefield (Bangalore) rail-side warehousing
scheme, with a godown capacity of 15,000 Million Tonnes built
by M/s Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) in February 2002.............................
