Prime Minister's Office

PM condoles death of Smt. Annamma Mathew
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the death of Smt. Annamma Mathew, the chief editor of a Malayalam fortnightly -"Vanitha". .............................

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's appeal on World Population Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has made an appeal on the occasion of World Population Day on July 11. In his appeal, the Prime Minister has emphasized the need to achieve population stabilization. .............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Panel discussion on adolescent empowerment organised
On the eve of World Population Day, a nation-wide programme of dialogue between policy makers, specialists and adolescents started at a FACE-TO-FACE meet at India International Centre, New Delhi. .............................

Ministry of Rural Development

Release of funds to Tamil Nadu under total sanitation campaign
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.438.03 lakh to the six district of Tamil Nadu towards the first instalment under the Total Sanitation Campaign of the Central Rural Sanitation Programme. .............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Term Loan assistance by NSKFDC doubles during last two years
The Term Loan assistance by the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) has doubled during the last two years. .............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

Statewise number of scavengers and their dependents, beneficiaries and central assistance released
Fact sheet .............................

Ministry of Rural Development

Rs. 1343 Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation Project for Maharashtra negotiated with World Bank
A High Level Indian Team negotiated US$ 268.65 million (Rs.1343 crore) Rural Drinking Water Supply Project from Maharashtra with the World Bank from 3^rd to 8^th July, 2003 .............................

Ministry of Steel

RDCIS developes light steel prop for coal mines
Research and Development Centre for Iron and Steel (RDCIS), Ranchi of the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), .............................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Media asked to uphold Indian values and traditions
The Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said Indian media has great responsibility to inform and educate the masses on our march to development importance, level and quality of reforms. .............................

President's Secretariat

Envoys present credentials to President
The envoys of Eritrea, Croatia and Pakistan presented their credentials to the President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here today. .............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Sowing of oilseeds and pulses gains momentum
Sowing of oilseeds and pulses has gained momentum and is progressing well. The area reported to be covered under Kharif oilseeds this year is 57.57 lakh hectares so far, .............................

Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers

Fixation/Revision of prices of bulk drugs
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has revised the prices of seven bulk drugs Frusemide, Ranitidine Hydrochloride, Trimethoprim, Ephedrine Hcl, Pseudo-Ephedrine Hcl, Cephazoline Sodium (Sterile), and Famotidine under the provision of DPCO, 1995. .............................

Ministry of Railways

Progress of Jammu-Udhampur rail link work
The 53.6 kilometre long Jammu Tawi-Udhampur broad gauge rail link project is progressing as per the schedule and is targeted for completion in March 2004. .............................

Ministry of Railways

Railways to rebuild 2700 bridges
Indian Railways have rebuilt 1000 bridges during the financial year 2002-03 as against 611 bridges for the year 2001-02. .............................