The British Government department responsible for formulating and putting into effect the UK Government's financial and economic policy.

Department of Trade & Industry
http://www.dti.gov.uk

The Department of Trade and Industry works in partnership with businesses and the scientific community to achieve excellence in science and to support the endeavours of business to become as competitive as possible, generating the wealth which the nation needs, as well as good jobs and opportunities for all our people.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport
http://www.culture.gov.uk

The Department for Culture, Media and Sports is the central UK Government Department responsible for Government policy on the arts, sports and recreation, the National Lottery, libraries, museums and galleries, export licensing of cultural goods, broadcasting, film, press freedom and regulation, the built heritage, the royal estate and tourism.

Department of Health
http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/dhhome.htm

The department responsible for matters of health and social services, including the National Health Service.

Central Office of Information
http://www.coi.gov.uk/coi

The UK Government press release service, operated by COI's News Distribution Service. Texts are posted on the site after a 24 hour delay.

British Council
http://www.britcoun.org

UK in Asia
http://www.asia.planet-britain.org

Media in Britain
Links to British Newspaper sites

The official London residence of Her Majesty The Queen
Buckingham Palace

British Tourist Authority
http://www.visitbritain.com

The British Tourist Authority (BTA) promotes tourism to Britain from overseas.
BTA Office in India:

306 Commercial Plaza,
Phase-I, DLF Qutab Enclave,
Gurgaon - 122002.
Tel: 0124-350828
Fax 0124 350829

British Library
http://www.bl.uk

The British Library's collections may be regarded as among the world's finest; the range and effectiveness of the services it provides on the basis of these collections are of very high quality.

Every working day services are offered in seventeen reading rooms and study areas; there are more than half a million reader visits each year. It sends out approximately five million documents each year to remote users. It adds more than half a million items to its collection and its catalogue records are made available worldwide. It funds research and run a varied programme in publishing, education and public events. The British Library Oriental and India Office Collections (OIOC) :The India Office Records are the documentary archives of the administration in London of the pre-1947 Government of India.

Planet Britain
Brought out by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Planet Britain has no pretensions to be a comprehensive directory but it sets out to provide information of subjects on Britain ranging from fashion to science and technology. 
http://www.planet-britain.org/

A directory of sites in or about UK.