PIB Press Releases


		13th October, 2003


		Ministry of Textiles Textile exporters concern over rising rupee The Textiles Minister Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain today received the performance of various export promotion councils relating to the textiles sector............................ Ministry of Food Procurement of Bajra and Maize in Rajasthan The Government procurement agencies including FCI will procure bajra in Rajasthan with 7.5 per cent slightly damaged/discoloured grain instead of 2.5 per cent provided in the uniform............................ Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Increase in Financial assistance by NSFDC There is an increasing trend in the sanctions and disbursements by the National Scheduled Castes Finance and............................ Ministry of Urban Development 1.17 Lakh Scavengers to be liberated under Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme (ILCS) More than 1.17 lakh scavengers will be liberated from manual scavenging after completion of sanctioned schemes under the Integrated Low Cost Sanitation Scheme (ILCS). So far 861 schemes in 1514 towns have been sanctioned............................ Ministry of Science & Technology New GM Potato offers rich nutrition The new genetically modified potato offers rich nutritional quality with improved yields. The field testing of the GM variety by the National Centre for Plants Genome Research............................. Ministry of Textiles Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair opens The Indian Handicrafts and Gifts Fair - Autumn 2003 opened at Pragati Maidan here today. It was inaugurated by the Secretary Textiles Shri S.B. Mohapatra............................ Prime Minister's Office PM condoles death of Baburao Paldhikar The Prime Minister, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has expressed deep grief on the demise of veteran social worker and RSS pracharak Shri Baburao Paldhikar who breathed his last at Cuttack early this morning after the prolonged illness............................. Ministry of Human Resource Development India to host high level group meeting on Education for all in November The third high-level group meeting on the global campaign for Education For All is taking place in New Delhi on 10-12 November 2003. Presidents of Finland, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka, besides Education Ministers of a number of countries are likely to participate. The meeting will be co-chaired by the Director-General UNESCO............................ Ministry of Railways India - Austria sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in Sky Bus technology Head of M/s ELIN EBG TRACTION of Austria, Mr. Christian Serjannis and Managing Director, Konkan Railway Corporation, Shri B. Rajaram signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here today............................. Ministry of Mines GSI updates earthquake studies Geological Survey of India (GSI) of the Ministry of Mines has updated its all India earthquake data base and a total of 16,136 events have been registered. Active fault zones have been delineated in two selected............................ Ministry of Railways Major initiatives of Railways The Ministry of Railways have taken major initiatives during the last four years of the Government since October 13, 1999 to improve rail infrastructure and augment rail services............................. Election Commission Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections- Highlights Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections- Highlights............................