Ministry of Youth Affairs
& Sports
Resurgence in
Indian Sports - Year End Review 2002
It
was a spectacular show for India in 2002 with its best ever performance
at any international event having secured the 4th position
at the 17th Commonwealth Games at Manchester.....................
Ministry of Law &
Justice
Law Minister addresses Indian Legal Service officials
The
Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri K. Jana Krishnamurthi
has said that officials of the Indian Legal Service should put
in more hard work and efforts to maximize the productivity of
his Ministry to regulate efficiently the business of the Government
of India. Addressing 125 member strong Indian Legal Service cadre
officials in a New Year get together here this morning, the Law
Minister complimented the officials for their excellent performance
during the year 2002.....................
Ministry of Environment
& forests
Use of fly ash
to be made mandatory
Use
of fly ash in construction, laying of roads, reclamation of low-lying
areas etc. is proposed to be made mandatory under the amended
Fly Ash Rules to be notified soon by the Ministry of Environment
and Forests.....................
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Exports clock
over 15% growth - Export surge continues
India’s
exports during April-November, 2002-2003 are valued at US $ 32865.10
million which is 15.65% higher than the level of US $ 28418.08
million during April- November, 2001-2002.....................
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Shri Santosh Nautiyal takes over as Chairman National Highways
Authority of India
Shri
Santosh Nautiyal took over as the Chairman of the National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI), here today.....................
Ministry of Information
& Broadcasting
Screenings
of films for children at Bal Chitra Manch begin
With
an objective to provide healthy entertainment to children, the
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated
the BAL CHITRA MANCH (Siri Fort Auditorium-III) with the screening
of children film ‘Katt Katt Kad Kaddu’ at a function here today.....................
Ministry of Home Affairs
Tenure
of Liberhan Commission of inquiry extended
The
tenure of the Liberhan Ayodhya Commission of Inquiry has been
further extended upto June 30, 2003.....................
Ministry of Home Affairs
India
Reference Annual to be published in Regional languages
The
Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has
asked the Publications Division to see that the Reference Annual
‘India’ published by the Publications Division, Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting every year is also published in eleven Indian
languages other than English and Hindi.....................
Ministry of Steel
SAIL produces 8.77 lakh tonnes saleable Steel in November
The
Steel Plants of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a
public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry have produced
8.77 lakh tonnes of saleable steel in November 2002, achieving
97 per cent of the target.....................
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
Disinvestment gains further momentum
The
process of disinvestment witnessed further acceleration this year
with 25 PSUs / units disinvested with realization touching Rs.8661.33
crores which includes dividend and dividend tax etc.....................
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
NICD investigations on occurrence of disease in Gumbli Village
in Tamil Nadu
There
were reports in a section of press describing occurrence of an
unknown disease in human beings and goats of Gumbli village, Thiruvellur
district of Tamil Nadu.....................
Ministry of Defence
Secretary Kendriya
Sainik Board retires
Commodore
Lokesh K Batra retired as Secretary Kendriya Sainik Board. Commodore
Batra, an officer of the Indian Navy had joined the Kendriya Sainik
Board on Oct 31, 2001.....................
Ministry of Power
MoU for two Hydro
Projects in Uttaranchal
A
MoU for taking up execution of Lohari Nagpala Hydro Project (520
MW) and Tapoban, Vishnugad Hydro project (360 MW) was signed between
the National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. and the Government
of Uttaranchal yesterday at Dehradun.....................
