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.
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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 ? .......................