PIB Press Releases


		27th January, 2003


		Ministry of Law & Justice President's assent to Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Bill The President has given his assent to the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment) Bill, 2002. With this, the Bill, passed during the Winter Session of Parliament ending December 20, 2002, has been notified in the Gazette of India as Act No. 16 of the year 2003 ....................... Ministry of Steel Modernisation benefits Durgapur Steel Plant The modernisation of Durgapur Steel Plant (DSP) of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) was approved in 1989 at an estimated cost of Rs. 2668 crore ....................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry India, Spain to step up bilateral trade India and Spain have agreed that further initiatives and better market access are necessary conditions to expand bilateral trade flows between the two countries which are at present well below their potential....................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution CWC pays rs. 7.49 crore as dividend Central Warehousing Corporation has paid a dividend of Rs. 7.49 crore during the period 2001-2002....................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Committee for foodgrains exports constituted Food Ministry has constituted a Committee to formulate a clear and comprehensive policy framework for export and import of foodgrains over a period of time, besides recommending operational guidelines....................... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare 11th April declared National Safe Motherhood Day The Government of India has decided to declare 11^th April as the National Safe Motherhood Day. This is the birthday of Kasturba Gandhi and it is appropriate that this day be dedicated to draw attention to issue of safe pregnancy and child birth....................... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Parliamentary Consultative Committee suggests setting up of a specialty hospital in each State The Consultative Committee of Parliament attached to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare met in Lakshadweep on 22-23 of January, 2003 to deliberate on various emerging challenges in the health sector and the role of people’s representatives....................... Ministry of Environment & Forests Efforts for effective environmental health Considering the degradation of health of children due to environmental factors, Environmental Health Risk Assessment Studies of children, including those living in slums and polluted areas, with respect to water borne diseases, lead contamination and respiratory ailments due to air pollution including adverse impact on nervous system....................... Ministry of Road Transport & Highways Prime Minister to inaugurate Phase-I of Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway tomorrow The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee would inaugurate Phase-I of the country’s first National Expressway tomorrow at Ahmedabad...................... Ministry of Water Resources Live storage position of 70 important reservoirs in the country The Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors storage position of 70 major and important reservoirs spread over the country of which 26 reservoirs have significant hydro-power benefit with installed capacities of more than 60 MW each...................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Focussed attention on key areas and pooling of resources needed to achieve 10th Plan targets : Pant Deputy Chairman, Shri K.C. Pant, said today that pooling of resources and focussed attention on key areas was needed to achieve the ambitious targets set for the 10^th Plan...................... Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Heavy Industries Ministry Hindi Advisory Committee meets Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has said that his Ministry was making all out efforts to increase the usage of Hindi. He was speaking at a meeting of the Hindi Advisory Committee attached to his Ministry...................... Ministry of Home Affairs Consultative Committee of the Home Ministry deliberates on modernisation of Police Force The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Union Home Ministry met here today under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani and Deliberated exclusively on the modernization of State Police Force keeping in view the maintenance of internal security in the country...................... Ministry of Rural Development Prime Minister stressed to make water conservation - A mass movement The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has stressed to make water conservation into a people’s movement...................... Prime Minister's Office PM launches 'Yojana Haryali' emphasises timely and effective implementation of rural development programmes The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee emphasised the need to conduct a comprehensive and regular review of the implementation of all rural development programmes...................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Arun Shourie clears FDI worth Rs. 2229 crore Shri Arun Shourie, Minister for Disinvestment and Commerce & Industry, has approved 50 proposals of foreign direct investment (FDI) amounting to Rs. 2229 crore, on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)...................... Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Expert Committee set up for strengthening & upgrading the Drug Regulatory Mechanism Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shatrughan Sinha has announced the setting up of a broad based expert committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Mashelkar to suggest concrete and time bound measures for strengthening and upgrading the drug regulatory infrastructure...................... Ministry of Finance & Company Affairs Central Government to repay foreign currency loan ahead of schedule The Central Government has decided to repay prematurely two ADB and IBRD loans for $ 1254 million and $ 1549 million respectively in the current financial year, ...................... Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas India and Iran sign MoU for cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector between India and Iran was signed here today by Dr. Kamal Kharrazi, Iranian Foreign Minister ......................