17th February, 2003
 


Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Stable legal and policy frameworks advocated to match convergence
The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that appropriate and stable legal and policy frameworks have to be put in place to match the pace of technology which is fastly overtaking us ......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India's exports to Australia grows by over 19%
Indian exports to Australia have registered an impressive growth of 19.37% during April-October 2002-03 as compared to the same period last year......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Rudy inaugurates Indian Trade Exhibition in Moscow
Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, today inaugurated "Indian Trade Exhibition 2003", which is being organised by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), in Moscow......................

Ministry of Railways

Jurisdiction of new Railway Divisions revised
The Ministry of Railways has issued a Notification revising the jurisdiction of 23 Railway Divisions and fixing the jurisdiction of eight newly created Divisions with immediate effect.......................

President's Secretariat

President's address to Parliament
The President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, addressed the joint session of Parliament, here today. Following is the full text of the President’s address: ......................

Ministry of Food Processing Industry

Aahar International Exhibition 2003
The 18th Aahar International Exhibition for food, food processing, Hotel and Restaurant Equipment and supplies will be held in Delhi by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) in March 2003.......................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Engineering exports to NAFTA Region grows by 75%
NAFTA Region (North American Free Trade Area) accounted for more than 20% share and registered a growth of nearly 75% in engineering exports from India during 2001-02.......................

Ministry of Steel

Luxembourg shows interest to expand business in Indian Steel Sector
India and Luxembourg have shown interest to expand mutual business cooperation in the steel sector and strengthen their long standing friendly ties.......................

Ministry of Water Resources

A website on Freshwater Year 2003 launched today
A website on "Freshwater Year – 2003" was launched here today by the Union Minister for Water Resources, Shri Arjun Charan Sethi.......................

Ministry of Defence

Best marching contingent trophies presented
The Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes presented the best marching contingent’s trophy for this year’s Republic Day Parade to Madras Engineering Group here today.......................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Dy. Prime Minister inaugirates Dr. Ambedkar National Scholarship Scheme for meritorious SC/ST students
The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L. K. Advani inaugurated the Dr. Ambedkar National Scholarship Scheme by giving away scholarships to a number of awardees at a function at Vigyan Bhawan here this evening.......................