Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice

India's FDI Policy framework most liberal, says Jaitley
Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice has said that India has one of the most liberal policy frameworks for foreign direct investment (FDI)................................

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's address at 58th Session of UN General Assembly
The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the 58th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, today................................

Ministry of Law & Justice

"Ensure credibility of the system" - Shri Jaitley
The Minister of Law & Justice, Shri Arun Jaitley, has called upon the Members of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal to ensure that the Income Tax assessees are not made to suffer while not losing focus on revenue collection................................

Ministry of Environment & Forests

Shri Pradipto Ghosh takes over as Secretary of Ministry of Environment & Forests
Shri Pradipto Ghosh, an IAS Officer of 1969 batch today took over as the new Secretary of Ministry of Environment & Forests................................

Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

Bhoomipujan for access controlled 8/6 laning of Delhi-Gurgaon Section of NH-8 performed
The construction work for the access controlled 8/6 laning of Delhi-Gurgaon Section of NH-8 took off today with the performing of Bhoomipujan ceremony by the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Sushma Swaraj................................

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Need for industry-institution collaboration to make education relevant : Dr. Kathiria
Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ballabhbhai Kathiria today strongly emphasised the need for industry-institution collaboration to make education relevant to the needs of the economy................................

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

India's FDI policy framework most liberal, says Jaitley
Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice has said that India has one of the most liberal policy frameworks for foreign direct investment (FDI) and foreign technology transfer................................

Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation

Workshop on Municipal Accounting Reforms switchover from cash based to accrual based accounting by the year end
A one day National Workshop on Municipal Accounting Reforms is being organized here tomorrow jointly by the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, National Institute of Urban Affairs and USAID to discuss the progress on implementation of accounting & budget formats................................

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

Comprehensive National Media Policy on the anvil
The Government of India would soon formulate a Comprehensive Media Policy after having wide ranging consultations with the media stakeholders................................

Ministry of Science & Technology

INSAT-3E now all set for launch on Sunday
INSAT-3E is all set for launch on Sunday (September 28, 2003) between 4.32 a.m. and 4.50 a.m. IST................................

Ministry of Agriculture

Steps suggested for increasing production of pulses
The Agriculture Ministry has suggested some steps to the States for achieving a quantum jump in the production of pulses................................

Ministry of Railways

New marketing strategy of Railways
Indian Railways have introduced a Mini-Rake scheme to attract traffic transported on short distances from road to rail................................

Ministry of Railways

Enhancing passenger amenities on Railways
The Railways have set up 13 multi-cuisine Food Plazas at important stations, so far. Thirty four more Food Plazas are underway................................

Prime Minister's Office

Prime Minister's speech at Columbia University
Following is the full text of the speech delivered by the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at the Columbia University, at New York, yesterday................................