Ministry of Labour
All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural
Labourers
As compared to the month of September 2003, the all-India Consumer
Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers
on base 1986-87=100 for October, 2003 increased by one point each.............................
Ministry of Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation
Shri L.M. Mehta to continue to hold additional charge as CMD of
HUDCO
Shri L.M. Mehta, Secretary, Department of Urban Employment & Poverty
Alleviation will continue to hold the additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing
Director of HUDCO.............................
Ministry of Home Affairs
High Powered Coordination Centre to review Left-Wing Extremism
in some States to meet in Bhubaneswar
The High Powered Coordination Centre under the Chairmanship of
the Union Home Secretary to review the Left-Wing Extremism is
to meet in Bhubaneswar (Orissa), tomorrow.............................
Ministry of Law & Justice
Press communique
The President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Maddy Narayana
Reddy, Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.............................
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution
Working Group on Food Safety constituted
A Working Group on Food Safety has been constituted by the Ministry
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution with Director
General of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as its chairman.............................
Ministry of Agriculture
Sowing of rabi
oilseeds and pulses gains momentum
Reports of accelerated sowing of rabi oilseeds and rabi pulses,
particularly rapeseed and mustard in northern India continues
to pour in.............................
Ministry of Chemicals
& Fertilizers
Performance of
fertilizer sector for the month of October
The estimated production of major fertilizers during October,
2003 was 16.90 lakh MT of urea and 5.03 lakh MT of DAP as against
the target of 16.55 lakh MT and 5.56 lakh MT respectively.............................
Ministry of Water Resources
Centre to find
permanent long term solution to problems faced by drought prone
areas
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to the Ministry
of Water Resources was informed today that the Centre is making
concerted effort to find permanent long term solution to problems
faced by drought prone areas in the country.............................
Ministry of Home Affairs
Centre to provide more Para Military Forces for deployment in
Tinsukia and Dibrugarh of Assam
The Centre has agreed to provide six Coys. Of BSF for deployment
in Tinsukia and Dibrugarh areas of Assam to deal with the ongoing
ethnic violence.............................
Ministry of Science &
Technology
Insulin from fish in the offing
The possibility of deriving insulin from Fish is on the anvil.
At the Bose Institute, Kolkata, studies undertaken in this regard
revealed that insulin was released from the Carp adipocyte cells.............................
Ministry of Defence
NCC delegation returns from Bhutan
A fourteen Member NCC delegation including two officers and twelve
cadets visited Bhutan from Nov 10 to Nov 16, 2003.............................
Election Commission
Madhya Pradesh
Elections - Partywise contestants - Backgrounder
After last date of withdrawal of nominations, number of contestants
for the State Assembly Elections to be held on 1st December, 2003
is 2171.............................
Ministry of Railways
Production of
65 to 78 metre long rails for safe train services
Indian Railways and Steel Authority of India have decided to produce
65 to 78 metre long rails.............................
