8th January, 2003
 


Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Production of fertilizers for month of November
The estimated production of fertilizers during November, 2002 was 9.46 lakh MT of nitrogen and 3.70 lakh MT of phosphate against the target of 10.12 lakh MT and 4.11 lakh MT respectively. .....................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Contempt of Courts
The Government is considering amendment to the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 in the light of the recommendations of the National Commission to Review .....................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

Task Force to implement JPC recommendations
The Department of Company Affairs (DCA) has set up a Task Force under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary, Shri Rajiv Mehrishi to take action .....................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Additional standard input-output norms for 37 new export items notified - Press note
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued Public Notice No. 54 dated 3/1/2003 notifying additional standard input-output norms for 37 new export items .....................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

British Minister lauds reforms in Hydrocarbon Sector
Mrs. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, U.K., currently on a visit to India, met Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, here today. .....................

Ministry of Steel

RSP's 2002 production best since inception
The calendar year 2002 for the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited has been the best ever since inception in terms of production and despatches. .....................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Sponsored radio programme on consumer awareness
The Department of Consumer Affairs has sponsored a programme for All India Radio to create consumer awareness among the public and for educating consumers about their rights and responsibilities. .....................

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

'The Miracle of Human Life Gallery' at National Science Centre and picotrial transformation and art exhibition at National Gallery of Modern Art inaugurated
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri Jagmohan today inaugurated a new gallery "Human and Biology - the Miracle of Human Life" at National Science Centre, here today. .....................

Ministry of Civil Aviation

British delegation calls on Civil Aviation Minister
Mrs. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, UK met Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, Minister for Civil Aviation here today. .....................

President's Secretariat

Governors' Conference to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 11-12, 2003
The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, will preside over the Conference of Governors on Saturday the 11th January and Sunday the 12th January, 2003, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. .....................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards presented
The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ramesh Bais gave away Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards for the year 2001 here today. .....................

Ministry of Defence

Defence Minister calls for more thrust on defence exports
The Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes has called for more thrust on Defence Exports. Delivering his Presidential address at the SODET Techno-Vision 2003 seminar here today, .....................

Ministry of Agriculture

President calls for a second Green Revolution
The President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has asked the agricultural scientists to contribute their might to bring about a second green revolution and make India a developed nation. The President was Inaugurating the 2nd International Congress of Plant Physiology .....................

Prime Minister's Office

PM greets nation on Guru Gobind Singh's birthday
The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the countrymen on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday.....................

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas

Petrotech 2003 exhibition will open doors of new technology : Ram Naik
To encourage exploration and production of new sources of energy the Government has formulated a Coal Bed Methane (CBM) policy, under which it has awarded 8 blocks. This is the first time that CBM would be tapped in the country.....................