18th July, 2003
 


Ministry of Finance

Premature redemption of RPS allowed
The Government has decided to allow Indian companies to redeem existing Redeemable Preference Shares (RPS) even before completion of the minimum period of 5 years..............................

Ministry of Home Affairs

Dr. Venugopal Reddy will be the new RBI Governor
Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy will be the new Governor of Reserve Bank of India..............................

Ministry of Finance

Rs. 3.79 crore disbursed to 276 gaushalas of UP, MP and Haryana
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Jaswant Singh today distributed amounts worth Rs.3.79 crore for 202 gaushalas..............................

Ministry of Finance

FINMIN undertakes survey to elicit public response on problems of tax-payers
The Ministry of Finance is conducting a survey to ascertain the problems of taxpayers..............................

Ministry of Labour

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for July,2003 increases by three points
All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for June, 2003..............................

Ministry of Agriculture

Sowing of oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals picks up
With the Monsoon covering central India, sowing of oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals has exceeded last year's area coverage..............................

Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports meets
The Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Vikram Verma chaired the Consultative Committee meeting attached to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports here today..............................

Ministry of Textiles

Shahnawaz Hussain asks garment industry to prepare for the post quota regime
The Minister for Textiles Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain has said that the Government is taking steps to increase the competitiveness of textiles in the global market in the post quota regime..............................

Ministry of Steel

India & Angola to cooperate in pharma, health care & manufacturing sectors
India and Angola have decided to cooperate in the areas of pharmaceuticals, health care and manufacturing sector ..............................


Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

AIBD General Conference in Delhi from Monday
The 2nd General Conference of Asia-Pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is being held in New Delhi from 22nd to 25th July, 2003..............................

Ministry of Railways

Railway Recruitment Board Examinations at Port Blair
The Ministry of Railways has decided that hereafter Railway Recruitment Board, Kolkata and Chennai will conduct examinations for recruitment of various group 'C' and 'D' jobs in Indian Railways at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well..............................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Rs. 6654 crore approved under SSA
The Centre has approved Rs. 6653.7 crore to 18 states under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) for the year 2003-04..............................