4th July, 2003
 


Ministry of Railways

Railways to organise two-day national workshop on safety
The Union Minister of Railways Shri Nitish Kumar has convened a two-day workshop on railway safety involving ground staff .............................

Ministry of Water Resources

Chairman invited suggestions from the member States for an imminent revamping of Brahmaputra Board
The 39th meeting of the Brahmaputra Board which met here today, came out with proposal for imminent revamping.............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Sixty countries confirm participation in global meet on dialogue among civilizations
Sixty countries including Pakistan, China and Japan have so far confirmed their participation in the global meet on "Dialogue Among Civilizations", opening here next week.............................

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh declared World Heritage
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters in Madhya Pradesh have been declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO accepted the recommendation of Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Government of India, in this regard unanimously yesterday at Paris.............................

Ministry of Mines

NALCO shares delisted from Regional Exchanges
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a public sector undertaking of Mines Ministry has decided to delist the company's securities from the stock exchanges other than Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE).............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Sowing of oilseeds picks up
Sowing of oilseeds has picked up in Central India with the monsoon covering the region. An analysis done by the Agricultural Ministry shows that the coverage will be adequate in about two weeks.............................

Ministry of Steel

KIOCL's Q-1 performance shows growth
Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has earned a net profit of Rs. 26.69 crore during the first quarter of this financial year against Rs. 21.38 crore during the same period last year.............................

Ministry of Steel

Best ever Quarter-I performance by BSP
The Bhillai Steel Plant (BSP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited, (SAIL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has produced 9,89,732 tonnes of saleable steel during April to June 2002-03.............................

Ministry of Mines

Quarter-I performance of NALCO
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Mines produced 72,848 tonnes of Aluminium.............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

India and Tanzania to share low cost housing technology and women empowerment strategy
India has offered assistance to Tanzania for training their people in low cost building technology using locally available raw materials and in programmes relating to empowerment of women.............................

Ministry of Railways

Railway Claims Tribunals
The Railway Claims Tribunal disposed of 1968 cases of accident and untoward incident during 2002-2003.............................

Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

Steady increase in utilisation of money in MPLADS
Under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) a total amount of Rs. 11209.30 crore has been released till 30 June 2003 against which the cumulative expenditure of Rs. 8751.17 crore was done.............................