PIB Press Releases


		5th February, 2003


		Ministry of Law & Justice President's assent to Offshore Areas Mineral (Developmetn And Regulation) Bill The President has given his assent to the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2002. ..................... Ministry of Rural Development Rs. 697 lakh released for rural housing to Madhya Pradesh The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs.697.35 lakh as centre's share under Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) for rural housing to Madhya Pradesh. ...................... Ministry of Tourism & Culture Prime Minister to launch National Manuscripts Mission The Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, will launch National Manuscripts Mission to preserve and unlock precious treasure in our manuscripts here at Vigyan Bhawan on 6th February, 2003. ...................... Ministry of Disinvestment Fresh bid for disinvestment of 'FACT' invited The Ministry of Disinvestment has called for fresh Expression of Interest (EoI) for disinvestment of 51 per cent shareholding in the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT). FACT, incorporated in 1943, ...................... Election Commission Performance of Political Parties in the 1998 Assembly Election of Tripura Assembly Election - 2003 : Backgrounder - XIV ...................... Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas Revision in rate of royalty on indigenous crude oil Shri Ram Naik, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, informed Media in a Press Conference here today that the Cabinet, in its meeting held yesterday, ...................... Ministry of Environment & Forest India ratifies Biosafety Protocol Amidst the growing worldwide interest in the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) India has ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, ...................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Alleged inadequacies in packaged drinking water Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has ordered an enquiry into the alleged inadequacies in packaged drinking water/natural mineral water ...................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Protection of consumer interests essential while digitalisation of broadcasting The Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that while adopting new technologies like digitalisation in broadcasting, ...................... Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister launches 'Freshwater Year-2003' The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has launched the 'Freshwater Year-2003' at Vighyan Bhawan, here today. ...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Push in Bangladeshi Nationals by Bangladesh Rifles On 31st January 2003 at about 0745 hrs, patrol party of the Border Security Force from Border Out Post Satgachi, District Cooch Behar, ...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Workshop to Develop National Strategy and Finalising Centrally Sponsored Scheme for e-Governance begins A two-day Workshop to Develop a National Strategy and Finalizing Centrally Sponsored Schemes for e-Governance opened here today. ...................... Ministry of Communications & IT New Member of Postal Services Board appointed Smt. Padma Balasubramanian, an officer of 1967 batch of Indian Postal Service, has been appointed as Member, Postal Services Board with effect from February 1, 2003. ...................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Government to strengthen Consumer Cooperatives Consumer Cooperatives will be given all possible assistance to strengthen its functioning, said Shri Sharad Yadav, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution here today. ...................... Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs India and France sign protocol for loan assistance to improve land management in Bangalore India and France have signed a Financial Protocol under which the French Government would extend loan on concessional terms for the project ...................... Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister condoles demise of Shri Inder Mohan Bhardwaj The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the demise of veteran leader, Shri Inder Mohan Bhardwaj, here today. ...................... Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister greets Nation on Basant Panchmi The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Basant Panchami. ...................... President's Secretariat PM meets President The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee met the President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. ......................