PIB Press Releases


		7th November, 2003


		Election Commission Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections - Performance of political parties in 1998 Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections - Performance of political parties in 1998............................. Prime Minister's Office Prime Minister greets people on Guru Nanak's Birth Anniversary The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has greeted the people on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti............................. Ministry of Communications & Information Technology Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100 years of Kalka-Shimla Railway The Department of Posts (DoP) will be releasing a commemorative postage stamp on 100 years of Kalka-Shimla Railway on November 9, 2003............................. Ministry of Rural Development Shri Kashiram Rana calls upon States to learn from each other's experience The Rural Development Minister Shri. Kashiram Rana has called upon the states to learn from each other's experience in watershed management so that mistakes can be avoided and funds saved for more productive activities............................. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Observance of Vigilance Awareness Week in Food Ministry The Department of Food and Public Distribution has cleared 576 major penalty cases and 1968 minor penalty cases arising out of vigilance complaints in the Department and Public Sector Undertakings during the last one year............................. Ministry of Science & Technology NCCS programme to immortalize cell lines The National Centre for Cell Sciences has initiated programmes to develop, immortalize and characterise, cell lines from different tissue and tumour types............................. Ministry of Law & Justice Press communique In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Madan Mohan Das............................. Ministry of Mines NALCO bags Highest Export Award National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO), a public sector unit of the Mines Ministry received the highest export award of CAPEXIL for the year 2002-03............................. Ministry of Environment & Forests Technology Bazaar to showcase climate friendly - Backgrounder About 100 Exhibitors from twelve countries will showcase state of the art climate friendly technologies at the Climate Technology Bazaar to be held in New Delhi from November 10-13, 2003............................. Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Foodgrain exports from central pool Export of foodgrains from the central pool touched 50 lakh metric tonnes during the current financial year upto September 2003............................. Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation Implementation Report of Central Sector Projects for September According to the Flash Report for the month of September 2003 on central sector projects, 10 of the 278 projects have reported additional delays over the completion dates reported in the preceding month............................. Ministry of Agriculture Sowing of rabi pulses and oilseeds gaining momemtum Sowing of Rabi pulses is gaining momentum............................. Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government to focus on making exports more competitive: Arun Jaitley Shri Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Law & Justice, has said that the government will provide all incentives to make Indian exports more competitive globally............................. Prime Minister's Office ISRO scientists call on PM A team of scientists, technicians and officers from ISRO involved in the successful launching of INSAT 3E and RESOURCESAT recently, called on the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, here today............................. Ministry of Environment & Forests Financial sector's role crucial for success of climate change abatement initiatives : T.R.Baalu The Minister for Environment and Forests, Shri. T.R. Baalu has stressed the need for strengthening the capacity of Indian stakeholders for benefiting from opportunities offered by Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects............................. Ministry of Agriculture Centre seeks co-operation of States in implementing Farm Income Insurance Programme The Centre has sought the co-operation of the States in implementing the proposed Farm Income Insurance Programme (FIIP)............................. President's Secretariat President's greetings on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has sent his greetings to fellow countrymen on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti which is being celebrated tomorrow............................. Ministry of Steel Use more sponge iron in Electric Steel Industry-Shri Tripathy The Steel Minister Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy has asked the Electric Steel Industry Sector to use more sponge iron to supplement import of steel melting scrap............................. Ministry of Steel Steel Minister launches NISST website The Minister for Steel Shri B.K.Tripathy today launched the website of the National Institute of Secondary Steel Technology (NISST) established by the Ministry of Steel............................. Ministry of Railways Measures for prevention of leakages of revenues in Railways Indian Railways have identified traffic undercharges, scrap disposal and fraudulent payment to staff as thrust areas for intensive vigilance scrutiny to prevent leakages of revenue............................. Ministry of Railways Kalka Simla Railway completes 100 years on November 9 The Kalka-Simla Railway (KSR), built to connect the then summer capital of India at an altitude of 2076 metres, completes 100 years on November 9, 2003.............................