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TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 31, 2022 The Centre has cleared the entire amount of Goods and Service Tax (GST) compensation payable to States up to May 31, 2022 by releasing an amount of Rs 86,912 crore, an official statement said on Tuesday. The payment was made to assist the states in managing their resources and ensuring that their programmes, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 31, 2022 The government on Tuesday raised the premium for its flagship insurance schemes — Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) in order to make them economically viable. The premium rate of PMJJBY has been revised upward to Rs 1.25 per day, translating into an increase from ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAY 31, 2022 BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda that issues and manages Bank of Baroda Credit Cards, has crossed the 1 million credit cards mark. As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, Bank of Baroda credit cards have grown 9-fold over the last four years – from 0.12 million ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 31, 2022 Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has witnessed a paradigm shift towards people-centric governance. The last 8 years of the Government have been based on the Prime Minister’s mantra of ‘Reform, Perform, Transform’. Across sectors, landmark policies and initiatives have been implemented to improve last mile delivery of benefits and enhance ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 31, 2022 KiiT International School founder Achyuta Samanta has always inspired and encouraged the youth to think outside the box. This motivation has led to an immense achievement for the school. A game, ‘Untold Stories’, designed by Shree Roy, a 10th Grade student of KiiT International School, has been selected as one of the top 7 ...

TBB BUREAU SINGAPORE, MAY 30, 2022 Singapore Airlines (SIA) today unveiled its all-new flagship SilverKris and KrisFlyer Gold lounges at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3, following a S$50 million re-design, upgrade, and expansion project. This will further enhance the on-ground customer experience at the Airline’s main hub, and comes as the demand for international air travel from and through Singapore ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 31, 2022 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi on Monday distributed cotton bags among vegetables and fruits vendors around its office campus to create awareness on “no use of plastic bags” as part of the observance of Swachhata Pakhwada (Cleanliness fortnight) from 16th to 31st May, 2022. On the occasion, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters HR Head Wilson ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 30, 2022 As tobacco companies menacingly lure youth and children to their products through advertisements and entertainment ploys, Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on advertisement of tobacco products. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 30, 2022 Charchit Mishra, the young and dynamic Director of Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) Group, has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Times Dynamic Entrepreneur of the Year’ Times Business Award 2021-22 at a spectacular function organised here on Saturday. On behalf of the OSL Group, Senior Manager (Marketing) Dinesh Kumar Parida received the award from Bollywood ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 30, 2022 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) on Sunday felicitated JSW Steel with several prestigious awards in multiple categories for promoting sustainability at Odisha Mines. JSW Narayanposhi Mines bagged an award in reclamation and rehabilitation category while Jajang iron ore mine received awards for publicity and propaganda linked to sustainability initiatives. ...