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Government of India
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Clarification
New Delhi: November 10, 2009
A section of media has quoted the Union Home Secretary, Shri G.K. Pillai as saying that China has been supplying small arms to Maoist groups in the country. In this connection, it is clarified that the Union Home Secretary has not been quoted correctly. While speaking to newsmen here last Sunday, he simply conveyed that small arms made in China had been illegally brought by arms smugglers to India and supplied to Maoist groups. This observation was based on facts. At no point did the Union Home Secretary say that the Chinese Government was involved in the supply of arms to Maoists.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways carry 501.28 million tonnes of freight during April-October 2009
New Delhi: November 10, 2009
Indian Railways have carried 501.28 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic during April-October 2009. The freight carried shows an increase of 33.31 million tonnes over the freight traffic of 467.97 million tonnes actually carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 7.12 per cent.
During the month of October 2009, the revenue earning freight traffic carried by Indian Railways was 73.46 million tonnes. There is an increase of 7.38 million tonnes over the actual freight traffic of 66.08 million tonnes carried by the Indian Railways during the same period last year, showing an increase of 11.17 per cent.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Women and Child Development
Anganwadis to serve more than one meal
COMMON MOTHER AND CHILD PROTECTION CARD FOR MONITORING NUTRITIONAL STATUS
CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT MEETS
New Delhi: November 10, 2009
The Ministry of Women & Child Development has advised the States to serve more than one meal to the children at Anganwadi Centers which should include a morning snack in the form of milk, banana/egg/seasonal fruit followed by a hot cooked meal. States have also been advised to give additional food items in the form of micro-nutrient fortified food or energy dense food to severally underweight children in the age group of 3-6 years. This was informed by Smt.Krishna Tirath, Minister of Women & Child Development to the Members of Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to her ministry, here today. She said that the Ministry has also decided to strengthen the mechanism to monitor the growth of children and lactating mothers and very soon a common Mother and Child Protection Card would be introduced for Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and National Rural Health Services (NRHS).
Stressing the need of multi pronged strategy to tackle malnutrition of children, she said that the Government has decided sanction Anganwadi on demand to provide supplementary nutrition, growth monitoring, nutrition education, immunization, pre-school education to every child under the age of six, all pregnant women and lactating mothers and all adolescent girls. She said that her ministry has requested to Health Ministry and other concerned ministries to ensure convergence in all the services being provided at Anganwadis. Similarly, intervention of the Department of Drinking Water Supply has been sought for the supply of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities at Anganwadis. The Ministry has also a proposal to bring ICDS in mission mode in order to put decision making and transfer of funds on a fast track and to bring down levels of malnutrition in a targeted manner.
Replying the suggestions of Members of Parliament regarding reliable data base on nutrition status of children, the Minister said that her ministry has requested the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to carry out health and family welfare survey every year in at least 11 high-burdened States from the angle of malnutrition. The Ministry has also suggested to include the indicators related to nutrition such as under weight in children, anemia in children, adolescent girls and pregnant women as well as consumption of iodized salt in their annual health surveys. Beside this, the Ministry of Women & Child Development has proposed to carry out a baseline survey of ICDS through an independent agency to assess the impact of the programme on the nutritional status of the children.
Participating in the discussion, Members of Parliament raised the issue of monitoring of ICDS programmes. They said public representatives should also be involved in the monitoring mechanism. Members suggested that Government should consider providing funds for construction of buildings for Anganwadis and involve women organization and punchyats in the functioning of Anganwadis. Members of Parliament participated the discussions are - Smt. Susmita Bauri, Shri Eknath M.Gaikwad, Smt. Jaishreeben Patel, Smt. Jhansi Laxmi Botcha, Shri Ananth Kumar Hedge, Smt. Kamla Devi Patle, Shri Nikhil Kumar Choudhary.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Earth Science
Deep depression over Arabian Sea-cyclone alert for South Gujarat and North Maharastra Coast
New Delhi: November 10, 2009
A depression formed over southeast and adjoining east central Arabian Sea lay centred 470 km. Southwest of Mangalore and about 700 km. South-southwest of Mumbai. According to Indian Meteorological Department, it is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move in a northerly direction for some more time and then north-northeastwards and cross south Gujarat and north Maharashtra coast by early hours of 12th November 2009. Under its influence heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and isolated heavy rainfalls at most places is likely to occur over south Gujarat from tomorrow.
Squally winds having speed up to 75 km per hour are likely along and off Karnataka, Goa and Maharastra coasts during next 48 hours and over Lakshadweep area and Kerala coasts during next 24 hours. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into sea along and off these coasts.
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Government of India
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
70th Annual Session of the Indian Roads Congress to be held at Patna (Bihar) from 14th to 17th November, 2009
New Delhi: November 10, 2009
The Indian Roads Congress will held its 70th Annual Session at Patna, Bihar from 14th to 17th November, 2009.More than 1500 delegates from all over India and foreign experts are expected to attend the Session. The programme includes the discussion on Technical Papers on Roads, Bridges & Transportation which are of topical interest, discussion on Report of the work done in the Road Research Laboratories of the country during 2008-2009, Panel discussion on "Use of Non Conventional Material in Road Construction", Expert Talks, Technical Presentation and Presentation on important Research Topics. Besides the above, there will be meetings of the Council, General Body and Highway Research Board of the Indian Roads Congress. A Technical Exhibition on this Occasion will also be organized from 14th to 17th November, 2009. The Annual Session will be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Bihar Shri Nitish Kumar .
The Indian Roads Congress (IRC) set up by the Government of India in consultation with the State Governments in November 1934, is the premier body of Highway Engineers in India. It examines draft standards and design codes on various aspects of Roads for being issued as finalized standards of the Indian Roads Congress for use by the Highway Engineers of the country. Some of the important draft documents which would be discussed at the Congress includes: Guidelines for Variable Message Signs ; Road Safety Audit Manual ;Revision of IRC:67-2001 "Code of Practice for Road Signs"; Revision of IRC:24-2001 "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice or Road Bridges, Steel Road Bridges (Limit State Method); Amendment to IRC:SP:65-2005 "Guidelines for Design and Construction of Segmental Bridges"; Guidelines for Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Paver Finisher; and Guidelines on Requirements for Environmental Clearances for Road Projects.
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