29th October, 2003
 


Ministry of Finance

Facility of filing rebate claims by exporters and execution of bond or letter of undertaking extended to all commissionerates
Taking into account the growing international trade through minor ports, the Government has decided to extend the facility of filing rebate claims........................

Ministry of Law & Justice

Dr. Chaturvedi appointed Member Secretary in Law Commission
Dr. K. N. Chaturvedi, Additional Secretary in the Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, has been elevated as Member Secretary in the Law Commission of India........................

Ministry of Labour

Four special dengue diagnostic and prevention camps in four zones of Delhi will be organised from 31st October
Director General, ESI Corporation Dr. Ajay Dua disclosed today in New Delhi that four special dengue diagnostic and prevention camps will be organized in four zones of Delhi starting from 31st October, 03........................

Ministry of Steel

Steel Minister reviews Q 2 performance of HSCL
Hindustan Steel Works Construction Ltd. (HSCL), a public sector unit of the Steel Ministry has improved its performance parameters during the second quarter of this fiscal........................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Revised National Building Code to emphasise on safety & durability aspects
The revised National Building Code (NBC), which is expected to be finalised by this year-end, will emphasise more on the safety and durability aspects........................

Ministry of Defence

Brahmos test fired
The Super Sonic Cruise Missile Brahmos was test fired today from Interim Test Range, Balasore........................

Ministry of Science & Technology

India calls for gender parity in basic education
India has called upon the Commonwealth nations to evolve a joint strategy for achieving gender parity in basic education........................

Ministry of Defence

Efficient disaster management requires catering for landslides & avalanches at the initial stage for road construction
Protection against landslides and avalanches should be planned right at the time of planning and finalizing any road alignment says Director Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment Maj Gen (Retd) S S Sharma........................

Ministry of Rural Development

Kashiram Rana calls for better land and water care
Shri Kashiram Rana, Minister of Rural Development said that Land and Water Conservation is the core of all programmes aimed at developing the natural resource-poor areas........................

Vice President's Secretariat

Such books integrating the efforts of Allopathy with nature cure should be written for the benefit of holistic treatment of the patients - Shekhawat
Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat has said that such books integrating the efforts of allopathy with nature cure should be written for the benefit of holistic treatement of the patients........................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Jaitley approves 20 cases of foreign technology collaboration
Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice has approved 20 cases of foreign technology collaboration/franchise agreements based on the recommendations of the Project Approval Board (PAB)........................

Ministry of Railways

Mobile Bridge Testing Laboratories in Railways
The Ministry of Railways has approved Mobile Bridge Testing Laboratories with some Non Destructive Testing equipment for all the 16 zonal railways........................

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's Press Statement at Kohima
Following is the text of the Press Statement given by the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at Kohima today........................