2nd June, 2003
 


Prime Minister's Office

PM's statement to the Indian Media
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee issued a statement to the Indian media at Lausanne, Switzerland today. .............................

President's Secretariat

Press communique
The President of India has been pleased to appoint Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Ajai Singh, PVSM, AVSM as Governor of Assam .............................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

GASAB issues Accounting Standards on Government Guarantees
Government Accounting Standards Advisory Board (GASAB) has issued first Exposure Draft on the proposed Government Accounting Standard on "Guarantees given by Governments". .............................

Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs

India to discontinue receiving small aid packages
The Union Finance Ministry has decided to discontinue receiving aid from certain bilateral partners with smaller assistance packages .............................

Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources

Enhanced cooperation and investments in Renewable Energy Sector from Germany and USA
A 13-member official-cum-business Indian Renewable Energy delegation, led by Shri M. Kannappan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Non-conventional Energy Sources, .............................

Ministry of Shipping

New Shipping Secretary assumes charge today
Shri D.T. Joseph, IAS (MH:68) took over today as Secretary in the Ministry of Shipping..............................

Ministry of Labour

All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for industrial workers on Base 1982=100 for the month of April, 2003
All India Consumer Price Index Number for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) on base 1982=100 for the month of April, 2003 .............................

Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

10th plan allocation doubled for welfare of disabiled
There has been a quantum jump in the budgetary allocation for the welfare of the persons with disabilities during the 10th Plan.............................

President's Secretariat

Press Communique
The President of India has been pleased to appoint Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Ajai Singh, PVSM, AVSM as Governor of Assam.............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

Shri L.M. Mehta to hold additional charge of CMD, HUDCO
Shri L.M. Mehta, Secretary, Department of Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation has been appointed as Official Director on the Board of Housing & Urban Development Corporation Ltd.............................

Ministry of Home Affairs

SSB to guard Indo-Bhutan border also
The Central Government has designated SSB as the Border Guarding Force for the Indo-Bhutan Border for ensuring that anti-national elements are not able to use Bhutanese territory as a base or sanctuary.............................

Ministry of Science & Technology

BARC Seminar to mark "World Environment Day"
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai is organising a national seminar on Thursday i.e. June 5, 2003 to mark the "World Environment Day".............................

Ministry of Steel

National Conference on Global Steel initiatives tomorrow
A National Conference on Global Steel initiatives is being jointly organised by the Ministry of Steel, Department of Commerce, UNCTAD and CII in New Delhi tomorrow.............................

Ministry of Rural Development

Foodgrains released under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
Ministry of Rural Development has released first instalment of foodgrains under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) (1st Stream) to the State Governments of Tamil Nadu, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Nagaland, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala during 2003-2004.............................

Ministry of Railways

Rail Neer now available in Delhi
The packaged drinking water, Rail Neer, is now available at Delhi Main, New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations.............................

Ministry of Railways

Campaign for sensitising rail users on safety and cleanliness
The Railways have launched multi-media campaign for sensitizing rail users on safety and cleanliness.............................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

Pooled Finance Development Fund to improve credit flow to small & medium towns
Government is planning to launch Pooled Finance Development Scheme to enable smaller municipalities to look for alternative sources of funding for their bankable infrastructure projects/schemes.............................

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Conference of Commercial Representatives of India from West Asian & North African (WANA) countries on June 3-7
A Conference of the Commercial Representatives (CRs) of India from Amman (Jordan), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Algiers (Algeria), Cairo (Egypt), Khartoum (Sudan), Kuwait, Muscat (Oman), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Sana'a (Yemen), Tehran (Iran) and Tel Aviv (Israel) is being held from 3rd to 7th June 2003.............................