PIB Press Releases


		16th December, 2002


		Ministry of Law & Justice President's assent to Constitution (86th Amendment) Bill The President has given his assent to the Constitution (93rd Amendment) Bill, 2002. With this, the Bill has been notified and renumbered in the Gazette of India as the Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, 2002. ...................... Ministry of Law & Justice Removal of Judges on ground of misbehaviour and incapacity There is no proposal to amend the Constitution for removal of judges of higher judiciary on grounds of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. ...................... Ministry of Law & Justice Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property) Bill The 166th Report of the Law Commission on 'The Corrupt Public Servants (Forfeiture of Property) Bill', which also contained a draft Bill on the subject as well as its main features, was laid on the Table of the House on October 27, 1999. ...................... Ministry of Law & Justice Karnataka Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999 The Centre has sought certain clarifications from the State Government of Karnataka over Karnataka Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, 1999 after obtaining necessary comments from the Ministries of Information and Broadcasting, Environment and Forests, Textiles and Finance. ...................... Ministry of Law & Justice Contesting elections on fake caste certificates The Election Commission of India, which has been vested with the responsibilities of superintendence, direction and control of preparation of the electoral rolls as well as conduct of elections as per Article 324 of the Constitution, has informed that it does not have any information in this regard. ...................... Ministry of Steel Import of coke form China The Steel Ministry has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Chinese counterpart for import of metallurgical coke. According to this agreement only 7 Chinese companies are authorized to export coke of Chinese origin to India. ...................... Ministry of Communications Commemorative Postage Stamps on Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar The Department of Posts (DoP) is issuing a set of two commemorative postage stamps on Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar. ...................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Shri Yadav to give away BIS Quality Awards The Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards, 2001, which have been instituted by the Bureau of Indian Standards to promote quality in the country, shall be presented by Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, at Vigyan Bhawan, tomorrow. ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting India likely to be Asian Printing Hub The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Sushma Swaraj has said that India is likely to become a printing hub for Asia for printing Asian editions of technical and speciality magazines. . ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards - 2001 announced The Bharatendu Harishchandra Awards for the year 2001 have been announced. For Journalism and Mass Communication the first prize is being awarded to Shri Ajay Kumar Singh for his manuscript "Media Itihas Aur Hashiye Ke Log". ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting DD committed to spread health awareness The Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ramesh Bais reiterated Doordarshan's commitment to spread health awareness among masses. ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting More ads to small and medium newspapers The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) has planned to step up the advertisements in a year to small and medium newspapers from the level of 3 to 9. ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Steps to improve DD/Air programmes Doordarshan/AIR have been improving programming structure and policies to counter the competition, while discharging their mandate as a Public Service Broadcaster. ...................... Ministry of Science & Technology Indian Science Congress - 90 years young The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) is the pioneer most organisation of the country, promoting science and inculcating the spirit of science through its multifaceted activities. ...................... UPSC Revised final result of Combined Defence Services Examination (I) 2002 The Union Public Service Commission has released the REVISED Final list of successful candidates for the Combined Defence Services Examination (I)-2002, for admission to the 114th Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; Naval Academy, Goa and Air Force Station, Begumpet, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course i.e. No.173rd F(P) Course. ...................... Vice President's House Turkish Parliamentary delegation called on Vice President Vice President Shri Bhairon Singh Shekhawat welcomed the Turkish Parliamentary delegation and said that both the countries share well-established Parliamentary systems and have faith in secularism and democracy. ...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Home Ministry's Consultative Committee deliberates on Border Management The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs met here today under the Chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Shri L.K. Advani and exclusively deliberated on Border Management. ...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Home Ministry's Consultative Committee deliberates on Border Management The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs met here today under the Chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Shri L.K. Advani and exclusively deliberated on Border Management. ...................... Ministry of Shipping Financial assistance for development of waterways navigation Proposal were received from the Government of Karnataka for financial assistance of 50% by way of loan under Centrally Sponsored Scheme for development of their six waterways system which included dredging, berthing jetties and wharf, break waters, procurement of dredgers etc. ...................... Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers Fertilizer Industry urged to become competitive Shri S.S. Dhindsa, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers has said that the biggest challenge facing the Fertilizer industry is to cope with the situation arising outside the protected environment of the retention price scheme. ...................... Ministry of Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation Data regarding poverty ratio Poverty estimates of minor states like Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Andaman & Nikobar, Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Pondicherry and Chandigarh are derived by considering physical contiguity of areas and similarity of economic profile as indicated by other economic parameters. ...................... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Control on sale of spurious drugs Under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act and Rules thereunder, Section 27 of the said Act prescribes penalty for manufacture, sale etc. of drugs. ...................... Ministry of Labour Registration of 39 manpower export agencies suspended or cancelled The Registration Certificates of 39 recruiting agencies engaged in export of manpower were either suspended or cancelled from January 2000 to November 2002. ...................... Ministry of Labour Over 60% workers engaged in Agricultural Sector Estimates of employment, unemployment and labour force are obtained from quinquennial National Sample Survey Organisation. ...................... Ministry of Labour Iron Mining Industry to continue as public utility service for another six months The services in the Iron Mining Industry, have been declared as public utility service under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for another six months with effect from December 13, 2002. ...................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Arun Shourie clears FDI worth Rs. 92 crore Shri Arun Shourie, Minister for Commerce & Industry and Disinvestment, has approved 23 proposals of foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to Rs.92 crore, on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). ...................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Project monitoring : An overview Project Monitoring Division (PMD) of Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation monitors all Central sectors projects costing Rs. 20 crore and above. ...................... Election Commission Gujarat Assembly Results - Party Position Gujarat Assembly Election - 2002. ...................... Ministry of Labour Parliament passes Freedom of Information Bill The Parliament today passed the Freedom of Information Bill, 2000. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on December 03, 2002 after receiving the views of the Standing Committee, which gave several suggestions for its improvement. ...................... Ministry of Labour DRDO Establishment receives ISO 9001:2000 certificate The Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at Chandipur was presented the ISO 9001:2000 certificate at a colourful function in Chandipur today. ...................... Prime Minister's Office PM condoles death of Shri Krishna Kumar Mishra The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the death of octogenarian journalist, Shri Krishna Kumar Mishra, in Lucknow today. ...................... Ministry of Human Resource Development NCERT to support States in reaching educational goals The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been assigned a new responsibility of capacity building of states to help them universalise education. ......................