India and Republic of Korea review progress of CEPA during visit of Commerce and Industry Minister, Shri Suresh Prabhu to Seoul

The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhu visited the Republic of Korea from September 21-23, to participate in the 7th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Economic Ministers meeting and the 3rd Joint Ministerial

Shri Rajnath Singh to launch PENCIL Portal at the National Conference on Child Labour tomorrow

Children are valuable assets for any country who need to be nurtured for the better future of the country. The census 2011 showed a substantial decline in child labour as compared to the data of Census 2001

Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of ‘Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2024’, Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of ‘6.79 per cent Government Stock, 2027’, Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of ‘7.73 per cent Government Stock, 2034’ and Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of ‘7.72 per cent Government Stock, 2055’.

The Government of India has announced the Sale (re-issue) of (i) “Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2024” for a notified amount of Rs.3000 crore (nominal) through price based auction,

Shri Gadkari to inaugurate/lay foundation stone for NH projects worth Rs 4468 Crore in Andhra Pradesh on 3<sup>rd</sup> Oct 2017

The Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate National Highways projects worth Rs 1928.46 crores and lay the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 2539.08 crores in Andhra Pradesh on 3rd October 2017. In addition to this he will also lay the foundation stone for the development of Muktyala to Vijaywada stretch of Krishna River ( National Waterways – 4. )Shri Gadkari is scheduled to visit Vijaywada on 3rd October, 2017.

Mineral Production during July 2017 (Provisional)

The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector for the month of July (new Series 2011-12=100) 2017 at 92.6, was 4.8% higher as compared to the level in the month of July 2016.