12th February, 2003
 


President's Secretariat

Press Communique
The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Shri Harin Pathak, Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs......................

Ministry of Textiles

Central Duties to be structured to facilitate growth and modernisation of textile industry - Shri Rana
The Minister of Textiles, Shri Kashiram Rana, has said that the Central Duties will be so structured as to facilitate the growth and modernisation of all segments of textiles......................

Ministry of Railways

Indian Railways to use bio-diesel fuel
Indian Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for an important pilot project for production of bio-diesel for railways......................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Film industry urged to be globally competitive
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has called upon the film industry to be globally competitive in order to establish its class......................

Ministry of Steel

Steel Minister reviews performance of NMDC
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has registered a profit of Rs. 282 crore during April-December 2002-03 and has reduced its operating expenses to 67 per cent from 77 per cent during the same period last year......................

Ministry of Water Resources

A workshop on use of silica-fume based high performance concrete in hydraulic structures begins tomorrow
Silica fume plays a vital role in improving the performance characteristics of concrete/shotcrete and is, therefore, used worldwide as mineral additive......................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Prime Minister to inaugurate cable-stayed bridge near Bangalore tomorrow
The country’s first cable-stayed rail over bridge is being inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee near Bangalore tomorrow. The bridge is situated at Krishnarajapuram on NH 4......................