Ministry
of Human Resource
Development
Ramswarup Chaturvedi's
demise an irreparable loss to Hindi literature : Dr. Joshi
The
Human Resource Development Minister, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi has
expressed grief and shock at the demise of noted Hindi critic,
Shri Ramswarup Chaturvedi.............................
Ministry
of Information &
Broadcasting
Committee for
Radio Broadcasting Phase-II constituted
The
Government has constituted a Committee to make recommendations
for Radio Broadcasting for Phase-II.............................
Ministry
of Rural Development
Total Sanitation
Campaign for Tamil Nadu
Ministry
of Rural Development has released Rs. 369.14 lakh to three districts
of Tamil Nadu under the Total Sanitation Campaign of the Central
Rural Sanitation Programme.............................
Ministry
of Social Justice & Empowerment
Bill to amend
Juvenile Justice Act introduced in Lok Sabha
The
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya
introduced the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Amendment Bill, 2003 in the Lok Sabha today.............................
Ministry
of Non-conventional Energy Sources
Production of
energy from garbage
Ministry
of Non-conventional Energy Sources has been implementing a National
Programme for Energy Recovery from Urban and Industrial Wastes
since June 1995.............................
Ministry
of Non-conventional Energy Sources
Wind power potential
The
gross wind power potential in the country has been estimated at
about 45,000 MW.............................
Ministry
of Non-conventional Energy Sources
Solar power supply to villages
There
are over 80,000 unelectrified villages in the country.............................
Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Gas reserves in Rajasthan
The
Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Smt. Suumitra Mahajan
informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the Public
Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) supply LPG to the consumers
under four categories.............................
Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Supply rate of
LPG cylinders
The
Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas Smt. Suumitra Mahajan
informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply today that the Public
Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) supply LPG to the consumers
under four categories.............................
Ministry
of Human Resource Development
Major initiatives
to deal with shortage of teachers
The
National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has, in line with
the government's commitment to the Universalisation of Elementary
Education, taken a number of initiatives to bridge the huge gap
between teacher availability and teacher requirement in the country.............................
Ministry
of Power
Distribution
of electricity by NTPC
National
Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. has recently formed a company for
retail distribution of electricity.............................
Ministry
of Power
Capacity addition
of Bidadi Gas Power Station in Karnataka
Government
of Karnataka has moved to upgrade the Bidadi gas power station
as mega project with a 1400 MW capacity.............................
Ministry
of Power
Power generation
capacity of NTPC
The
present power generating capacity of NTPC is 21,249 MW (including
314 MW owned by NTPC and SAIL Joint Ventrue Companies).............................
Ministry
of Power
State Power Ministers
Conference
The
centre has impressed upon the states that they should take up
the work on all feasible Tenth Plan power projects within next
few months and in any case within the financial year so that the
Tenth Plan targets could be met.............................
Ministry
of Power
Expansion and
modernisation of Muzaffarpur and Barauni Thermal Power Plants
The
responsibility for the expansion, modernisation and renovation
of Barauni and Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Plants lies with the
Bihar State Electricity Board.............................
Department
of Development of North Eastern Region
Transfer of funds
to Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources
The
total amount accrued to the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources
(NLCPR) during the financial years 1998-1999 to 2001-2002 was
Rs. 5806.07 crore . ..............................
Ministry
of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Revival of Hindustan
Cables Unit
Hindustan
Cables Limited (HCL) established in 1952 has been regular supplier
of telecom cables of Department of Telecom (DOT), Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) as
well as to Defence organisations . ..............................
Ministry
of Science & Technology
Eight more Centres of Excellence in the offing
Eight
more Centres of Relevance and Excellence (COREs) are in the offing
. ..............................
Ministry
of Steel
Hindi Salahakar Samiti of Steel Ministry meets
Hindi
Salahakar Samiti of the Ministry of Steel met here today under
the Chairmanship of the Minister of Steel Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
to take stock of progress of the use of official language (Hindi)
in the Ministry and in its Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) .
..............................
Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Damaged stock of foodgrains with FCI
As
on 1.7.2003, there was a stock of 18,389 MT of wheat in the godowns
of the FCI which had become unfit for human consumption during
the normal course of operations . ..............................
Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Sugar mills in current crushing season
The
number of sugar mills which have started crushing/sugar production
during the current sugar season 2002-2003 so far is 454 . ..............................
Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
No distress sale
of paddy in Orissa
No
report of distress sale of paddy, conforming to Fair Average Quality
(FAQ) specifications, has been received by the Government from
Orissa during the current Kharif Marketing Season 2002-2003...............................
Ministry
of Information &
Broadcasting
Committee to
look into Programme Code violations
The
Central Government has constituted an inter-ministerial committee
under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation)
Act . ..............................
Ministry
of Information & Broadcasting
DD earns RS.
1806 crores
Doordarshan
earned a commercial revenue of Rs. 637.51 crores for 2000-2001,
Rs. 615.21 crores for 2001-2002 and Rs. 553.81 crores for 2002-2003.
..............................
Ministry
of Road Transport &Highways
Completion of
NHDP works
The
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has estimated completion
of 45 per cent of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP)
works by December, 2003. ..............................
Ministry
of Road Transport &Highways
Collection ot
toll tax
Use
of fee is being levied under the provisions of National Highway
Act, 1956 as amended by Parliament. ..............................
Ministry
of Steel
NMDC makes Nano-Crystalline Powder from blue dust
National
Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), a public sector unit of
the Steel Ministry has entered into technical collaborations with
Moscow State Institute of Steel and Alloys (MISA). ..............................
Ministry
of Rural Development
Additional central assistance to Karnataka for rural drinking
water
Ministry
of Rural Development has released Rs.600 lakh to the State Government
of Karnataka towards additional Central assistance to meet the
rural drinking water supply ..............................
Ministry
of Railways
CRS report on train accidents
As
per Section 114 of the Railways Act-1989, Commissioner of Railway
Safety conducts a statutory inquiry into a train accident involving
grievous injuries to any passenger or serious damage to Railway
property. ..............................
Ministry
of Railways
150 Years of Railways
Indian
Railways spent a sum of Rs. 790.27 lakhs for celebrations of its
150th year..............................
Ministry
of Railways
High Speed Coaches
Coaches
of a new Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) (German) type design, capable
of 160 kilometre per hour manufactured by Rail Coach Factory,
Kapurthala ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Modernisation
of Railway Bridges
As
a new initiative, Special Railway Safety Fund (SRSF) was created
during the year 2001 for repair/rehabilitation of old assets.
...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Withdrawal of Jan Shatabdi trains
Train No. 2071/2072 Tata-Ranchi Jan Shatabdi Express has been
replaced by MEMU service from February 10, 2003, ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Rail Neer
Rail
Neer is being made available at important Railway stations of
Northern and North Central Railways, from the Rail Neer plant
at Nangloi, Delhi. ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Earnings through advertisements
The
Railways earned Rs. 41.76 crores from display advertisements on
their sites including coaches in 2001-2002. ...............................
Ministry
of Railways
Implementation
of Railway Budget announcements
In the Railway Budget it has been proposed to increase the frequency
of 13 pairs of existing trains and to introduce 50 pairs of new
trains. ..............................
