TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 1, 2022 In line with the continued commitment and resolve to empower grassroot level farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 10th instalment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme on Saturday via videoconferencing. This enabled the transfer of an amount of more than Rs. 20,000 crore to more than 10 ...
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Pradhan launched ‘Padhe Bharat’ reading campaign
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 1, 2022 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched a 100-day reading campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’. The launch of 100 Days Reading Campaign is in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 which emphasises on promotion of joyful reading culture for children by ensuring availability of age appropriate reading books for children in local/mother ...
Read More »Dec YoY GST collection rises 13pc to over Rs 1.29 lakh crore
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 1, 2022 India’s GST collection rose 13 per cent in December 2021 on a year-on-year (YoY) basis to Rs 1,29,780 crore. “The revenues for the month of December 2021 are 13 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year and 26 per cent higher than the GST revenues in December ...
Read More »Rs 1,31,526 crore gross GST revenue collected in November
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 1, 2021 The gross GST revenue collected in the month of November 2021 is Rs 1,31,526 crore of which CGST is Rs 23,978 crore, SGST is Rs 31,127 crore, IGST is Rs 66,815 crore (including Rs 32,165 crore collected on import of goods) and Cess is Rs 9,606 crore (including Rs 653 crore collected on ...
Read More »UNESCO-ABU Peace Media Awards 2021 – Doordarshan and All India Radio win big
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 22, 2021 In yet another remarkable feat which has showcased the world Prasar Bharati’s excellence in quality content creation, TV and Radio shows produced by Doordarshan and All India Radio respectively got multiple awards at the recently held ABU – UNESCO Peace Media Awards 2021 at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Doordarshan’s programme ‘DEAFinitely Leading the Way’ ...
Read More »Shipping Minister Sonowal inaugurates simultaneous launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the simultaneous launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The vessels were launched by five senior most women employees of CSL The Minister inaugurated the launching function of three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force ...
Read More »Udaan scheme brings about democratization of aviation sector: Civil Aviation Minister Scindia
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 “Prime Minister’s historic and farsighted approach led to the launch of Udaan scheme, which enabled the common citizen also to fly, and brought about democratization of the sector,” said Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. Inaugurating the IndiGo flight between Kanpur and Bengaluru today, the Minister said that the airfares have dipped ...
Read More »India, World Bank join hands to strengthen health systems in Meghalaya
TBB BUREAU NEW DDELHI, NOV 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the quality of health services and strengthen Meghalaya’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India, the State Government and the World Bank signed a USD40 million health project for the state on October 28. The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will ...
Read More »Power Ministry proposes amendment to Energy Conservation Act to promote clean energy consumption
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 30, 2021 Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of renewable energy by proposing certain amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as ...
Read More »Govt to take proactive measures to enhance financial viability of Fair Price Shops
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2021 Union Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey today stressed on the need of taking proactive measures for enhancing financial viability of Fair Price Shops (FPS). The CEO, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC) gave a presentation about the various service offerings provided by CSC. Subsequently, an update on the activities ...
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