PIB Press Releases


		21st March, 2003


		Ministry of Railways Free food for infants in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains The Ministry of Railways has directed the Zonal Railways to ensure provision of baby food free of charge to infants below five years in Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains. ....................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry Rudy felicitates students of Footwear Design and Development Institute Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, felicitated the students of the Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), ....................... Ministry of Law & Justice Press Communique The President is pleased to appoint Shrimati Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre, Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court ....................... Ministry of Railways Railways rename three Express Trains The Ministry of Railways, as proposed by the Central Railway, has decided to rename 9315/9316 Indore-Nagpur Weekly Express as Trishatabdi Express ....................... Ministry of Railways Railway Minister inaugurates Artways Exhibition The Union Minister of Railways Shri Nitish Kumar inaugurated a fortnight long exhibition of railway paintings titled "Artways 2002" at Lalit Kala Academy here today ....................... Ministry of Home Affairs Advani calls for improving and enriching ones own language The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani today called upon the people to develop love and affection to ones own language ....................... Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Sanjay Kumbkarni wins National Photo Award Shri Sanjay Kumbkarni of Panchkula and Shri Suman Chatterjee of Kolkata have been awarded the first prize in the Colour and Black and White Section respectively of the 15th National Photo Contest on the theme of "Life in Mountains" organized by Photo Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ....................... Ministry of Water Resources National Water Policy -2002 provides a launching pad for reforms in conservation of water in agriculture and industrial sector Conservation of water in agriculture and industrial sector deals in considerable details with various conservation measures, which should form part of our overall water management strategies and programmes ....................... Ministry of Home Affairs Advani calls for more involvement of people in activities of Civil Defence The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani has called for more & more involvement of general public in the activities of Civil Defence and Home Guard ....................... Ministry of Home Affairs Advani condoles the death of Hindi Novelist Gaura Pant 'Shivani' The Deputy Prime Minister, Shri L.K. Advani has deeply condoled the death of eminent Hindi Writer, Gaura Pant 'Shivani' who passed away here, today ....................... Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Most transparent survey organization must also take new challenges: S.B. Mookherjee The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has become the most transparent survey organisation in the world, by releasing the unit level data sets along with the survey results ....................... Ministry of Science & Technology Initiative to preserve endangered species The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) of the Ministry of Science and Technology has embarked on an ambitious programme for the preservation of endangered species ....................... Ministry of Science & Technology Safety Award to Narora Atomic Power Station The Narora Atomic Power Station has bagged the Industrial Safety Award for 2002, in the case of nuclear power plants ....................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Supply of wheat to wheat product exporters Exporters of wheat products will be given wheat from the existing wheat stocks within the States of Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Gujarat etc ....................... Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Enforcement of Essential Commodities Act and Regulations According to the Annual Report of the Department of Consumer Affairs, 126 persons were convicted under various provisions of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 during 2002 ....................... Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Chemical Industry surges ahead In the Post - Reform period, the Chemical Industry has emerged as the most desirable industrial investment opportunity among all manufacturing sectors ....................... Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries India exports coir geotextiles worth Rs. 8.65 crores The Minister of State for Agro and Rural Industries, Shri Sangh Priya Gautam said that as the world is shifting to natural geotextiles to prevent soil erosion, India has much to gain by using its own coir geotextiles for meeting domestic as well as global demand ....................... Ministry of Shipping Phenomenal growth of Shipping Sector in five years Shipping being a major sector, a new Ministry of Shipping was created in November, 2001 for rapid overall development of Shipping and Ports ....................... Ministry of Water Resources Water for future discussed threadbare at the World Water Day function 22nd March is observed annually as World Water Day. The observance of these days aims at promoting awareness of the extent to which water resource development contributes to economic productivity and social well-being ....................... Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Resources Solar Power Plant at Nawan Shahar The President, Shri A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will dedicate to the Nation a 200 KW grid interactive Solar Photovoltaic Power project at village Khatkar kalan in Punjab ....................... Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice Cargo complex for perishables to give big boost to Agro Exports - Jaitley Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister for Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice, has said that the Cargo Complex for Perishables inaugurated at Mumbai this morning reflects the government’s commitment ....................... Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Prime Minister gives message for Indian Cricket Team to Shri Vikram Verma The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, handed over a Good Luck message for the Indian Cricket Team to Shri Vikram Verma, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports ...................... Election Commission Modified arrangement for carrying out the delimitation exercise The Delimitation Commission has proposed that while carrying out the delimitation exercise, .......................