Vice President's Secretariate
Four pillars of Democracy should be strengthened to promote people-oriented
government - Shekhawat
Vice
President, Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has said that in order
to provide people-oriented Government, the four pillars of Democracy
should be strengthened. He was inaugurating the book on Jaya Prakash
Narayan written by Shri Sachidanand.
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Ministry of Defence
NCC Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Jogin Peak III flagged in
The All India Boys Mountaineering Expedition to Jogin Peak III
was flagged in by Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs
Shri Vijay Goel here today. ..............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Varieties of pulses, oilseeds, rice, maize, smalll millets and
rice bean identified for release
One variety of pigeonpea and two of black-gram have been identified
for release. The pigeonpea variety, BANAS 2, is an early maturing
variety, suitable for Gujarat, Maharashtra and part of Madhya
Pradesh. ..............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Government to provide all help to Cooperatives, says Rajnath Singh
The Agriculture Ministry will continue to provide all possible
help to the cooperative movement to enable it to march ahead with
other sectors of the economy. ..............................
Ministry of Rural Development
Additional central assistance to Gujarat for rural drinking water
The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 12.68 crore
to the State Government of Gujarat towards additional central
assistance ..............................
Ministry of Rural
Development
Funds released to Meghalaya and Tripura under SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs. 10.79 crore as
first instalment of Central Funds under Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar
Yojana (1st stream) to four districts of Tripura during 2003-04.
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Ministry of Rural
Development
Allocation of foodgrains to Orissa under special component of
SGRY
Ministry of Rural Development has released 1.11 lakh MTs of foodgrains
(rice) to the state Government of Orissa under the special component
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Ministry of Rural
Development
Funds released to Jammu & Kashmir under SGRY and for total sanitation
campaign
Ministry of Rural Development has released an amount of Rs. 6.05
crore as first instalment of central funds under Sampoorna Gramin
Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) (1st stream) to the 11 districts of Jammu
& Kashmir. ..............................
Ministry of Rural
Development
Kashiram Rana leaves for Geneva to address Plenary Session of
UN Economic and Social Council
A high level delegation headed by Union Minister of Rural Development,
Shri Kashiram Rana is leaving for Geneva today. ..............................
Ministry of Railway
Railway Minister inaugurates Cyber Express Café at New Delhi Station
The Union Minister of Railways Shri Nitish Kumar inaugurated a
Cyber Express Café at Platform 12 of New Delhi Station at a function
here today. ..............................
Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy
Two grid interactive solar power projects set up
Two diesel grid interactive solar power projects were commissioned
last year: a 50 KW project at Neil Island in Andaman and Nicobar
and another at village Khatkar Kalan ..............................
Ministry of Mines
Zinc and lead production in April & May 2003
The total production of Zinc in the months of April and May 2003
has been 42,822 tonnes against the target of 41,654 tonnes. ..............................
Ministry of Science &
Technology
Survey of India goes high-tech in mapping
The Survey of India has gone high-tech introducing Digital camera
integrated, Airborne Laser Terrain Mapping Technology. ..............................
Prime Minister's Office
Statement by Prime Minister at the conclusion of his visit to
People's Republic of China
In a statement at the conclusion of the Prime Minister's six-day
visit to the People's Republic of China, Shri Vajpayee reiterated
the importance ..............................