10th February, 2003
 


Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Performance of Non-ferrous metal sector improves
Performance of Non-ferrous metal sector has shown overall improvement during the period April-December, 2002 with cumulative production of Aluminium being 4,98,625 tonnes against 466234 tonnes during the same period in 2001......................

Ministry of Rural Development

Rs. 13.82 crore and foodgrains released to West Bengal & Kerala under SGRY
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 13.82 crore as second instalment of central fund to the state governments of Kerala and West Bengal under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) for the year 2002-03......................

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister inaugurates International Youth Conference on Terrorism
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has urged youth organisations to play a vital supportive role to supplement government’s efforts in the fight against international terrorism and to carry out an awareness campaign to expose justification or condoning of terrorism anywhere and under whatever pretext......................

Ministry of Science & Technology

A significant breakthrough in nano-tech
A significant breakthrough has been achieved in nano-technology, which converted into applications can influence many areas......................

Ministry of Agriculture

Central team to assess pest attack on sugarcane
A Central team will soon visit Maharashtra for an assessment of the white wooly aphid pest attack on the sugarcane crop in the state......................

Ministry of Railways

Prime Minister to lay foundation for New Railway Zone Complex at Hubli
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be laying the foundation stone for the new South Western Railway Zone Headquarters at Hubli on February 14, 2003......................

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

National Advisory Committee on Tourism meets
National Advisory Council constituted to review issues related with tourism and advised to the Government on various policy matters related to the sector had its first Meeting here today......................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Forest area under peoples' management has doubled
The forest land under participatory management has doubled during the last four years signifying the popularity of this approach......................

Prime Minister's Office

Opening remarks of the Prime Minister at the 6th Meeting of the Cauvery River Authority
Following is the text of the Opening Remarks of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the 6th Meeting of the Cauvery River Authority here today:......................

Ministry of Defence

Modernisation of the Army stressed
The Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes has said that modernization of the army will be given top priority......................

Ministry of Home Affairs

Tripartite talks between Government of India, Government of Assam and the Bodo Liberation Tigers result Memorandum of Settlement
The Centre, Government of Assam and the BLT today signed a Memorandum of Settlement for resolving the Bodo problem......................

Ministry of North-Eastern Affairs & SSI

Conclave on opportunities for North East Youth in Service Industry
Human skills need to be optimally utilised as the largest number of jobs will be created in the service sector......................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Professional competence and creativity to be top priority on DD/AIR
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has stated that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry would give priority to encourage creativity, professionalism and competition on Doordarshan and All India Radio as compared to other private channels......................

Prime Minister's Office

Concluding remarks of the Prime Minister at the 6th Meeting of the Cauvery River Authority
Following are the concluding remarks of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the 6th Meeting of the Cauvery River Authority here today:......................