Ministry of Defence
High power taskforce appointed to assess the capability and requirements
of Kerala State PSU and Defence PSU
The Ministry of Defence, Government of India has appointed a high
power task force to make a study and report on long term agreements
and contracts ..............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Further amendment of Constitution to give fillip to empower Panchayat
Raj : Kashiram Rana
The Union Minister of Rural Development Shri Kashiram Rana has
underlined the need to further amend the Constitution to give
fillip to the task of empowering the Panchayati Raj Institutions
(PRIs). ..............................
Ministry of Petroleum &
Natural Gas
61 hydrocarbon discoveries in India during last 3 years : Shri
Ram Naik
The fifth and final Road Show at Perth for promoting investment
in the fourth round of offering oil and gas exploration blocks
under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP-IV) received an impressive
response. ..............................
Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment
India observes International Day Against Drug Abuse
The country is today observing the International Day Against Drug
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in order to focus the attention
of the communities against this serious problem. ..............................
Ministry of Commerce &
Industry
WTO negotiations in services - India emphasises need for removal
of barriers in modes 4 & 1
Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law
& Justice, has said that Mode 4 (i.e., movement of natural persons)
is India's main area of interest in the ongoing WTO . ..............................
Ministry of Mines
Aluminium production in May 2003
The National Aluminum Company Ltd. (NALCO ) a public sector unit
of the Ministry of Mines produced 24,653 tonnes of aluminum in
the month of May 2003 against a target of 23,800 tonnes. ..............................
Ministry of Railway
Performance of Railway Production Units in April 2003
All the six Railway Production Units performed well during April
2003, the first month of the current financial year 2003-2004,
by meeting the target. ..............................
Ministry of Railway
Railways to introduce running train vacant berth information system
The Ministry of Railways has directed all the 16 Zonal Railways
to introduce running train vacant berth information system and
improve customer satisfaction and revenue of railways. ..............................
Ministry of Science &
Technology
First hot-test of cryogenic stage by year-end
The first hot-test of the crucial cryogenic stage is now programmed
to be held by the year-end. ..............................
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister's speech at a Seminar on Challenges and Opportunities
in IT Sector
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee underlined the need
for India and China to share their experiences in the field of
information technology ..............................