PIB Press Releases


		13th December, 2002


		Ministry of Environment & Forests Yamuna Action Plan - II to cost Rs. 637 crore The Second phase of Yamuna Action Plan (YAP) for control of pollution has been fixed at Rs. 637 crore. ..................... Ministry of Environment & Forests Air quality of Agra city improves The air quality of Agra city has improved as a result of the implementation of various schemes for the protection of Taj Mahal. ..................... Ministry of Law & Justice President's assent to three Bills The President has given his assent to the Petroleum (Berar Extension) Repeal Bill, 2002, the Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2002 and the Indian Medicine Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2002. ..................... Ministry of Law & Justice Law Commission establishes downloadable website for accessing its reports The Law Commission of India has established its website http://lawcommissionofindia,nic,in , containing a comprehensive information about the Commission, the list of its reports including downloadable reports. ..................... Ministry of Steel Vizag Steel gets National Energy Conservation Award Vizag Steel Plant (VSP) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has been selected by the Union Ministry of Power for the National Energy Conservation Award 2002 - first prize in the Integrated Steel Plants sector. ..................... Ministry of Steel Steps to increase steel production The Government has taken a number of steps to increase the production of steel in the country, i.e. modernization and expansion of public sector steel plants and various policy measures to encourage creation of additional production capacity in the private sector. ..................... Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Bids for fact Government has invited Expression of Interests (EOI) for the sale of 51 per cent stake in Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. (FACT). ..................... Ministry of Environment & Forests Bt Cotton performance satisfactory The performance of the genetically modified Bt Cotton has been found to be satisfactory. This was stated by the Environment and Forests Mister, Shri T R. Baalu in a written reply to a question raised by Shri A Vijayaraghavan in the Rajya Sabha today. ..................... Ministry of Railways Study of Railway Bridges Upgradation of technology and modernization of various systems is a continuous process on Indian Railways. ..................... Ministry of Railways Bridges on Indian Railways There are 51340 bridges on Indian Railways which are over 100 years old. None of them are over-aged and dangerous and unfit for traffic. ..................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Yash Chopra to receive Dada Saheb Phalke Award The noted film Director/Producer, Shri Yash Chopra has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2001. ..................... Ministry of Communications & IT One Model District to be created in each State to replicate "Bhoomi" project of Karnataka In a major move to take "IT to the masses", the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Communications & Information Technology, Shri Pramod Mahajan today announced, the initiation of a model district programme in each state to replicate the "Bhoomi" project of Karnataka. ..................... Ministry of Agriculture Tomatoes with enhanced cancer-fighting content Researchers from Purdue University and United States Department of Agriculture have claimed development of tomatoes containing cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene content. ..................... Ministry of Food Processing Industry Foreign investment in Food Processing Industries During last three years i.e. 1999, 2000 and 2001, 124 foreign investment proposals entailing foreign investment of Rs. 779 crores approx. have been approved for setting up of food processing units in the country. ..................... Ministry of Textiles Silk export target to be achieved Silk exports from the country up to August 2002 touched US$ 181 million. However, the Government is hopeful of achieving this year's export target of US$ 450 million, in spite of global recession. ..................... Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Orphanages for children The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment is implementing various schemes for destitute children including children being brought up in orphanages rendered helpless because of natural calamities such as floods, earthquake and devastating cyclones and communal riots etc. for their rehabilitation and bringing them into the mainstream of society. ..................... Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Welfare Board for physically challenged The National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disabilities has come into being in July 2000. ..................... Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Visit of SC/ST Commission to Jhajjar The Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes Commission visited the Dulina Police Chowki in Jhajjar District of Gurgaon where some Dalits were murdered while they were in Police custody. ..................... Ministry of Defence Implementation of medical scheme for ex-servicemen to be expedited The Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes has said that all out efforts will be made to expedite the implementation of the new medical scheme for ex-Servicemen. ..................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Construction of storage facilities in Bihar The State Government of Bihar had requested for 3 lakh MT of additional storage capacity under the 7-years guarantee scheme in April 2002 and the same was approved by the Government of India. ..................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution MRP computers Under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 1977, the retail sale price of a product has to be mentioned on their package in the form MRP…(Inclusive of all taxes). ..................... Ministry of Power Greater thrust on Hydel Power Development Power Minister, Shri Anant Geete has said that Government is proposing a greater thrust on hydro power development by CPSUs and increased outlay in the public sector in the tenth plan. ..................... Ministry of Home Affairs National Police Memorial foundation laid The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani has declared that Pakistan's proxy war will be crushed with a firm hand. ..................... Prime Minister's Office PM's speech at the inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of FICCI The following is the text of the speech of the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of FICCI here today: .....................