17th July, 2003
 


Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

Hospital deliveries are a must to reduce maternal mortality - Smt. Ushma Swaraj
The Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has called for intensified efforts to ensure that all deliveries take place in hospitals so that the lives of thousands of young women are saved. ..............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

INSAT-3E in Kourou - Launch next month
INSAT-3E, the fourth satellite to be launched in the INSAT-3 series has reached the launch centre at Kourou in French Guyana..............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

India rated as foodgrains exporter by IGC
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has allocated Rs. 63.15 crore for various schemes and programmes in North Eastern Region out of its annual plan outlay of Rs. 1410 crore for 2003-04..............................

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

Social Justice Ministry makes Rs. 63.15 crore annual plan allocation for North-East
The International Grains Council (IGC) has included India in the list of exporting countries from the list of its importing members..............................

Ministry of Civil Aviation

Panel constituted to prepare roadmap for civil aviation sector
The Civil Aviation Ministry has set up a high level committee to prepare a roadmap for the civil aviation sector that will provide the basis of a new National Civil Aviation Policy..............................

Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources

Hydrogen energy meet
A meeting on Hydrogen Energy in India - Status and Prospects in the 21st Century will be held in Planning Commission tomorrow..............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

Indian team to visit US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
A team from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board of India is to visit shortly the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission for discussions on nuclear safety..............................

Ministry of Rural Development

Funds and foodgrains released to Punjab and Haryana under SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has released funds and foodgrains to the State Governments of Punjab and Haryana under Sampoorna Gramin Rojgar Yojana (SGRY) during 2003-2004..............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Centre to assist State Governments in payment of SAP to sugarcane farmers
The Centre has decided in principle to assist the State Governments in making payment of State Advisory Price (SAP) to sugarcane farmers as a one time measure..............................

Ministry of Steel

SAIL rebuilds schools-cum-cyclone shelters in Orissa
The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL),has so far constructed 156 primary schools and 7 high schools in the area ravaged by 1999 super cyclone in Orissa..............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Agricultural channel to be launched
An agricultural channel will be launched before the 2nd of October this year. This was announced by the Agriculture Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh while giving away ICAR Awards for the year 2002 here yesterday evening..............................

Ministry of Railways

Funds for manning unmanned railway level crossings
The Ministry of Railways has received proposals for manning of 50 unmanned railway level crossings under Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) from 39 Members of Parliament..............................

Ministry of Railways

Catering on Railways by IRCTC
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), a public sector undertaking of the Ministry of Railways..............................