4th February, 2003
 


Ministry of Law & Justice

Progress of Fast Track Courts
So far, 1275 Fast Track Courts have been notified out of a total of 1734 such courts earmarked for the entire country. .....................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

National Conference on Consumer Cooperatives to begin tomorrow
The National Cooperative Consumers' Federation of India Limited (NCCF) is holding a National Conference on Consumer Cooperatives to be inaugurated by Shri Sharad Yadav, ......................

Ministry of Steel

SAIL registers growth
The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has recorded 36 per cent growth in exports and 10 per cent growth in production ......................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Centre calls for pro-active role by State Governments on adoption of children - says guidelines for in-country adoption being revised
Centre has urged the State Governments to play a proactive role in developing adoption services within the States. ......................

Ministry of Water Resources

PM to launch Freshwater Year-2003
Government of India has declared the year - 2003 as the Freshwater Year with a view to focus on creating mass awareness about the importance of freshwater. ......................

Ministry of Rural Development

Maharashtra gets Rs. 42 crore and foodgrains under SGRY
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 42 crore as second instalment to twenty one districts of Maharashtra under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) for the year 2002-03. ......................

Election Commission

More than 12 lakh voters to exercise their franchise in Meghalaya Assembly Election
Assembly Election - 2003 : Backgrounder - XV - In the forthcoming Meghalaya Assembly Election, more than 12 lakhs electors are eligible to exercise their franchise.......................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

India and World Bank sign 250 million IDA agreement for the development of Technical Education
The Government of India and the World Bank today signed an agreement for an IDA credit of SDR 180 million (US$ 250 million equivalent : approximately Rs.1200 crores) for the Technical Engineering Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP). .......................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Infoway project underway for Uttaranchal
An Infoway project is underway for the hill State of Uttaranchal. The Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), .......................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

NELP-III contracts for 23 exploration blocks signed
Government of India completed the process of awarding with the signing of 23 Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) III with various consortia/companies. .......................

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

First World Council of Elders of Ancient Tradition and Culture met at Mumbai
The first International Council of the World Council of Elders of Ancient Tradition and Culture met at Mumbai today. .......................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Profile of Smt. Jaskaur meena, MOS for Women and Child Development
Smt. Jaskaur Meena is a Member of the Lok Sabha from Sawai Madhopur constituency of Rajasthan. She was born on 3rd May, 1947. .......................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Asian Games Medals restored to athlete Sunita Rani
"It is a proud and a happy moment for the Nation as a whole". The Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Vikram Verma said this at the occasion of the Restoration of Asian Games medals to Ms. Sunita Rani here today at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. .......................

Ministry of Agriculure

State of Indian farmer being assessed
While the Indian agriculture has made rapid strides in the last 50 years, what about the Indian farmer ? .......................