PIB Press Releases


		17th January, 2003


		Election Commission Tripura Assembly Elections - 1998 - At a glance Assembly Elections-2003 : Backgrounder-V ..................... Election Commission Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections-98 Assembly Elections-2003 : Backgrounder-VII ..................... Election Commission Meghalaya Assembly Elections-98 Assembly Elections-2003 : Backgrounder-VIII ..................... Ministry of Law & Justice President's assent to two Bills The President has given his assent to the Companies (Second Amendment) Bill, 2002 and the Competition Bill, 2002. ..................... Ministry of Steel KIOCL's net up during April-December 2002 Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has recorded a net profit of Rs. 61.14 crore during the period April to December 2002 ..................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Import of 300 sensitive items - Data for April-November 2002 - Press Note The total import of 300 sensitive tariff lines for the period April-November 2002 has been Rs. 8605 crore against Rs. 7663 crore for the corresponding period of last year thereby showing a growth of 12%..................... Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources 37 Potential Wind Farm sites identified Thirty-seven new potential wind energy farm locations have been identified in nine States. This brings the total number of identified locations for wind energy farms to 201...................... Prime Minister's Office PM reconstitutes the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has reconstituted the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) for the year 2003-2004..................... Prime Minister's Office PM inaugurates Securities Market Awareness Campaign The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee launched the Securities Market Awareness Campaign, organised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, here today..................... Ministry of Science & Technology IRGSP to undertake phase-III of rice genome sequencing The International Rice Genome Sequencing Project i.e. the IRGSP is to undertake phase III of rice genome sequencing..................... Ministry of Law & Justice Committee on Civil Case Management formula releases consultation papers The Committee, headed by the Chairman, Law Commission of India, Shri Justice M. Jagannadha Rao, constituted by the Supreme Court of India on Case Management Formula and Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) and Mediation Rules following its judgement on the recent amendments in the Civil Procedure Code, has prepared two Consultation papers on Case Management and ADR and Mediation Rules..................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry QRs on import of garlic removed The Government has decided to remove Quantitative Restrictions (QRs) on import of Garlic with immediate effect as per Notification No. 25/2002-07 dated 17.01.2003 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry..................... Ministry of Food, Consumer Affairs & Public Distribution BIS product certification Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) will decentralise the powers of granting licences (ISI Mark) to its branch offices which are currently discharged at regional offices level..................... Ministry of Railways Railway Tableau for Republic Day Parade Indian Railways, the primer transport organization of the country which carries 13 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of freight every day to the nook and corner of this vast sub-continent, will be celebrating this Republic Day by presenting the tableau of Freight Trains on the Republic Day Parade..................... Ministry of Civil Aviation Training Academy for Civil Aviation Security to be set up in Delhi A specialised academy for the training of personnel responsible for civil aviation security is to be set up in New Delhi. This was announced by the Civil Aviation Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain here today.................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Understanding of food safety mechanisms overseas vital for multiplying India's agro and food exports India has a potential for multiplying her food exports manifold provided the exporters understand the complexity of food safety mechanisms put in place by India’s trading partners like USA................... Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs Transparency in the capital market will promote investor confidence and awareness : Jaswant Singh The Union Minister of Finance and Company Affairs, Shri Jaswant Singh has said that the Government is committed to promoting better investor awareness and bringing about greater investor confidence in the capital market.................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Insurance Scheme for Journalists on the anvil The Government is formulating a scheme for providing insurance cover and pension to the journalists. The Information and Broadcasting Minister, Smt. Sushma Swaraj announced this while inaugurating the 5^th National Conference of Regional Newsmedia.................... Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatia announces new schemes for Empowerment of Safai Karamcharis The Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Satyanarayan Jatiya today announced two new Schemes for empowerment of Safai Karamcharis. These are the Micro Credit Finance Scheme for Safai Karamchari/ Scavenger Women and their Daughters and the Interest Free Loan Scheme to NGOs....................