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HOME AFFAIRS

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  Infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir come down by 61 per cent and number of violent incidents by 24 per cent.
  

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  High-powered Task Force constituted to implement the Reconstruction Plan for Jammu and Kashmir.
  

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  Bus service from Srinagar to Muzaffarabad begun.
  

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  Terrorist violence in North-East went down by 19 per cent.
  

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  Committee to review Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 constituted.
  

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  POTA repealed.
  

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  Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 amended to incorporate necessary provisions for fighting terrorism.
  

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  Standing Committee of Chief Ministers of Naxal affected States headed by Union Home Minister to be set up to initiate and pursue a coordinated approach to curb Naxal violence.
  

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  Comprehensive revision of Security Related Expenditure Scheme to help Naxal-affected States.
  

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  Action initiated on the report of the Committee on police reforms.
  

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  Special packages of Rs.2822.17 crore sanctioned for relief and rehabilitation work in Tsunami-hit Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and of Rs.821.88 crore for A&N Islands.
  

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  Disaster Management Bill passed in Parliament & Disaster Management authority being created through an executive order.
  

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  A Centrally funded coastal security scheme approved.
  

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  Action plan prepared for activating the Inter-State Council.
  

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  A new Commission on Centre-State relations being set up.
  

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  National Integration Council reconstituted.
  

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  Action Plan on Good Governance prepared.
  

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  Bill to deal with communal violence drafted and getting refined.
  

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  Tamil declared a classical language.
  

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  Visa regime for some categories of Pak nationals liberalized.
  

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  Overseas Citizenship of India to be granted to all overseas Indians who migrated from India after January 26,1950.
  

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  The Direct-to-Home TV channels became a reality with the launch of the Ku band transmission of “DD Direct plus” and30 free-to-air TV channels, 14 channels of private broadcasters and 12 AIR channels.
  
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  A total of 10,000 dish receive units being provided in the uncovered villages of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttaranchal, Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh & North Eastern States.
  
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  Doordarshan launched two new-dedicated channels in collaboration with Lok Sabha Secretariat to telecast Live the whole Parliamentary proceedings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
  
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  A dedicated educational channel EDUSAT for education in collaboration with ISRO launched.
  
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  Seven major studio centres at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata & CPC (Delhi) made fully digital whereas eight small studio centres at Jammu, Daltonganj, Gangtok, Panaji, Raipur, Gulbarga, Pondicherry & Port Blair partially digitalized.
  
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  Agriculture broadcast received a shot in the arm with the launch of dedicatd agricultural channel. Presently ‘Kisan Vani’ is being broadcast from 96 AIR stations.
  
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  Digital uplink capabilities provided at AIR Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhopal and Ahmedabad.
  
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  A meeting of the stakeholders on Broadcast content held to decide a quasi-Judicial autonomous body for regulating content on television channels.
  
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  The State Information Ministers Conference SIMCON-XXV was organized after a gap of four years to decide on core issues like rationalization of Entertainment Tax, issues related to piracy sensitization of State on contents of Television Channels, registration of cable operators and promotion of DTH services.
  
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  Special attention was given towards reaching out to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the North East during the year e.g., film festivals in Jammu and Kashmir and Tripura.
  
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  Indian Institute of Mass Communication in collaboration with Nagaland University started a PG diploma course in mass communication.
  

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  The second SAARC Editors Conference organised in New Delhi.
  
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  A meeting of the Group of Experts on the establishment of the SAARC Media Development Fund, the first of its type, organized.
  

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  An agreement was signed between the Chandigarh Press Club and the Lahore Press Club for initiation of a regular interaction process.
  
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  India and Afghanistan signed an to cooperate and expand ties in areas covering radio and television broadcasting, films and exchange of journalists.
  
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  The Ministry and its media units played a key role in disseminating critical information in the affected areas.
  
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  PIB launched intra-PIB, intranet on a highly interactive platform, for better communication with field offices and to serve as a tool for professional activities. The Chennai and Aizawl offices have already launched their own sites in Tamil and Mizo respectively.
  
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  PIB issued 54,338 press releases and 4,077 features including illustrated features. Over one-lakh photo prints were distributed to the Press.
  
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  A total of 914 press conferences and workshops on various issues ranging from female foeticide and rural development to internet organised.
  
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  An Economic Editors’ Conference held after three years besides the Fifth Editors’ Conference on Social Sector Issues attended by over 350 economic editors and financial writers and 200 editors/senior journalists respectively, from different parts of the country.
  
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  As part of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the historic Dandi March, the Films Division released a DVD of the film on Dandi Yatra entitled “The Great Salt March”. The Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity put up an exhibition on the freedom struggle.
  
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  The Publications Division brought out books like the World of Ezra Mir, Indian Railways-Glorious 150 years, Guru Nanak Se Guru Granth Sahib Tak, Gandhi-A Pictorial Biography in its endeavour to preserve the history and culture of India besides four multimedia interactive CDs on subjects of culture and heritage monuments and three CDs on world heritage monuments.
  

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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  National Biotechnology Development strategy finalised.
  

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  Roadmap for research in agricultural biotechnology for next ten years and for development of bio-informatics preapred.
  

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  A new therapeutic anti-tuberculosis molecule “Sudoterb” developed. This will clear the infection in two months in comparison to the current level of 6 to 8 months.
  

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  A common man’s computer with an entry level price of Rs. 10,000 unveiled. The computer holds the promise of providing IT solution to many problems faced by people especially in rural areas.
  

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  A leading Indian IT company in collaboration with 18 of the best of acedemic and R&D institutions launched globally a portable, versatile and cost effective bio-information package-bio suite for genomic and rational drug design.
  

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  Three facilities of clinical proteomics being established in Delhi focusing on screening and identification of individual/group for most of the chronic diseases.
  

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  Establishment of two interdisciplinary centres for stem cell research and tissue engineering-one each at Delhi and Pune taken up.
  

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  Nano-Science and Technology Mission ready for launching.
  

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  Saras-the first Indian civilian aircraft for the future test flown.
  

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  Department of Ocean Development is poised to install Tsunami warning system for Indian coasts.
  
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  National Institute of Ocean Technology establishing a one lakh litre per day capacity desalination plant in Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
  

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  The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad started generating and disseminating potentional Fishing Zone advisories using satellite data for cholorophyll and sea surface temperature.
  

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  Indigenously developed data buoys to improve capabilities of short and long term weather forecasting, launched.
  

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  Mapping the Neighbourhood Programme at present being implemented in 20 schools in Almora and Nanital districts to be expanded to cover 30,000 schools.
  

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  In the area of health care new vaccines and diagnostics developed indigenously are under different stages of trial.
  

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  Under the societal programme of the Department of Biotechnology more than 12,000 women benefited through training and income generating activities.
  

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  Specific S&T Programme for empowerment of women initiated with a view to promote development and adaption of appropriate technology, transfer of proven technologies and demostration of live technology models to benefit women.
  

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  A Women Scientists Scheme instituted to provide opportunities to women scientists to work as bench-level scientists including those who had to suffer breaks in their career.
  

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  Supports given to programmes relating to Science and Technology Application for weaker sections on floriculture and nursery training for income generation and demonstration of pearl culture technology to create scientific and technical expert manpower. 34 new projects sanctioned under Tribal Sub-Plan.
  

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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

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  The 13^th All India Whips Conference held on 4-6 February 2005 in Hyderabad after a gap of 7 years.
  

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  Client’s Charter of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs brought out.
  

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  Three Sports events for Members of Parliament organised.
  

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  Manual for Handling Parliament Work in Ministries revised.
  

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  A Handbook of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs prepared.
  

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  Brochure on Transaction of Business in Parliament updated.
  

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PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

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  The 13^th All India Whips Conference held on 4-6 February 2005 in Hyderabad after a gap of 7 years.
  

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  Client’s Charter of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs brought out.
  

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  Three Sports events for Members of Parliament organised.
  

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  Manual for Handling Parliament Work in Ministries revised.
  

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  A Handbook of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs prepared.
  

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  Brochure on Transaction of Business in Parliament updated.
  

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STEEL

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  The apparent consumption of finished steel during 2004-05 stood at 334.00 lakh tonnes, which is higher by 7.2 per cent as compared to 311.69 lakh tonnes for the corresponding period last year.
  

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  The export of steel during 2004-05 estimated to be 42.00 lakh tonnes.
  

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  A new National Steel Policy formulated which target production of over 100 million tonnes of steel by 2020.
  

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  Initiative to merge IISCO with SAIL taken.
  

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  Initiatives also taken to rationalize iron ore prices by the Public Sector Iron Ore Companies.
  

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  An expert group constituted to suggest guidelines to be followed by State Governments in recommending to the Government of India mining lease for iron ore, chrome ore and manganese ore.
  

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  In the year 2004-05, SAIL’s profit before tax expected to be Rs. 5739 crore in comparison to 2628 crore during 2003-04.
  

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  Several steps taken to ensure availability of steel and stabilize the price in the domestic market.
  

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SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

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  National dialogue initiated with trade & industry on affirmative action and reservation in Private Sector for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  

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  National Commission constituted for economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities.
  

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  Two Bills introduced in Parliament to grant constitutional status to National Commission for Minorities.
  

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  Tenure of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis extended upto December 2007.
  

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  25 successful women entrepreneurs belonging to SCs, OBCs and Minorities honoured.
  

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  Over Rs. 111 crore spent on implementation of Act to prevent atrocities against SCs.
  

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  Emphasis on promotion of quality education among Scheduled Castes students.
  

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  National Scholarship Scheme for SC students extended upto 2007.
  

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  2,800 meritorious girl students belonging to minorities granted scholarship of Rs. 10,000 each.
  

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  Authorised share capital of National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation enhanced for Rs. 500 crore to Rs. 650 crore.
  

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  Rs. 1.47 crore provided for development of Wakf properties.
  

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  Scheme for providing assistive devices for persons with disabilities extended to uncovered and inaccessible areas.
  

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  Around 15.93 lakh children with disabilities identified and 10.7 lakh among them enrolled in schools.
  

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  Special camp for disabled organised in Tanzania during the President’s visit.
  

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  Child help-line service for children in distress extended to 11 more cities.
  

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  Swift relief organised for victims of Tsunami in affected States/UTs.
  

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