Ministry of Defence
The Defence Minister laid the foundation stone for new DRDO building
Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes laid the foundation of
new DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) building
here today. ..............................
Ministry of Defence
Coast Guard to acquire three pollution control vessels
The Coast Guard has ordered three indigenously made special pollution
control vessels, which would be available in the next two to three
years. ..............................
Ministry of Statistics
& Programme Implementation
Quick estimates of Index of Industrial Production and use-based
index for July 2003 (base 1993-94=100)
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with
base 1993-94 for the month of July 2003 have been released by
the Central Statistical Organisation. ..............................
Ministry of Petroleum
& Natural Gas
No increase in LPG and kerosene prices this year
The Cabinet, in its meeting of 11-09-2003, deliberated upon the
issue of pricing of PDS Kerosene and Domestic LPG and decided
that the selling prices ..............................
Ministry of Communications
Special postage stamps on Temple Architecture
The Department of Posts (DoP) is releasing a set of four special
postage stamps on Temple Architecture on 15th September, 2003.
..............................
Ministry of Social
Jusitce & Empowerment
CARA gives Rs. 90 lakh to three States for promting adoptions
The Central Adoption Resources Agency, CARA has provided about
ninety lakh rupees as grant-in-aid to three states for promotion
of in-country adoptions of children during the current financial
year so far..............................
Ministry of Science
& Technology
Programmes on HRD in IT, Quality Text Books, Technical Education
soon
The government has proposed to launch a new national programme
for "Human Resource Development in Information Technology" and
another on "Quality Text Books" and "Technical Education"..............................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Jaitley says no to negotiations on Singapore issues - clarificatory
process must continue
Mr. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Commerce & Industry, has reiterated
that the time is not yet ripe for commencing negotiations in the
WTO on the Singapore issues ..............................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Media Statement by a Group of Developing Countries on Singapore
issues
Ministers and representatives from 16 developing countries namely,
Bangladesh (on behalf of the Group of Least Developed Countries),
Botswana, China ..............................
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
Price Stabilisation
Fund Trust to help plantation sector growers becomes functional
The Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF) set up by the government to
alleviate the hardship faced by the growers of coffee, tea, rubber
and tobacco due to continued low prices of these commodities..............................
Ministry of Mines
July mineral production
up 2.7 per cent
The total value of mineral production (excluding atomic and minor
minerals) in the country during July 2003 was Rs. 4784 crore as
compared to Rs. 4711 crore in June 2003 ..............................
Ministry of Railways
Railways revenue
freight exceeds target in April-August 2003
The Railways carried 223.20 Million Tonnes (MTs) of revenue freight
during the first five months of the current financial year from
April to August 2003 ..............................
Ministry of Railways
Cooking free railway stations
The
Ministry of Railways has issued guidelines to the Zonal Railways
asking them to discourage cooking and deep frying on the platforms
of non-suburban stations ..............................
