TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021      India’s future growth depends on science driven economy, said Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Jitendra Singh while addressing the interactive session on “Role of Research Technology & Start-ups in Blue Economy” at the inaugural session of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav week organised by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, here ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021 Over 56.62 LMT (lakh metric ton) of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2021-22 up to 17th October, 2021. The procurement took place in states and UTs of Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. The KMS 2021-22 at MSP commenced recently and has ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 15, 2021 India recognises that universal vaccination is the key to stemming the spread of the virus, said Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman while asserting that the stark difference in vaccination coverage of low-income countries and advanced countries is of concern and it is critical that we need to address vaccine ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 14, 2021 The e-filing portal of the Income Tax Department (www.incometax.gov.in) has marked receipt of more than 2 crore Income Tax returns as on 13th October 2021. Over 13.44 crore unique taxpayers have logged in till 13th October, 2021.  Approximately 54.70 lakh taxpayers have availed of ‘forgot password’ facility to obtain their passwords. The new ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 14, 2021 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday announced that the increased prices of Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers approved earlier shall be rolled over for the whole year 2021-22. The increased prices, vide notification dated May 20, 2021, would be applicable from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, the CCEA, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 13, 2021 Launching the PM Gati Shakti – National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity here today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Master Plan not only brings together the government process and its various stakeholders but also helps to integrate different modes of transportation. “This is an extension of holistic governance,” he said. The ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 12, 2021 In a historic event for the infrastructure landscape of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch PM GatiShakti – National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Infrastructure creation in India had suffered for decades from multiple issues. There was lack of coordination between different Departments, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 12, 2021 After successful auction of 28 coal mines in the first two tranches, Ministry of Coal has today launched the auction process of 40 new coal mines (21new mines under CM (SP) Act and 19 new mines under the Tranche 3 of MMDR Act). With coal mines rolling over from previous tranche, there shall ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 11, 2021 “There has never been such a decisive government in India as it is today. The major reforms that are happening in India today in the Space Sector and Space Tech are an example of this,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching Indian Space Association (ISpA) today via videoconferencing. The Prime Minister said ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 11, 2021 The ambitious Rs 100-trillion national master plan for multimodal connectivity, also known as Gati Shakti, aimed at facilitating multi-modal connectivity to more than 1,200 industrial clusters including two defence corridors across the country, will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13. On India’s 75th Independence Day, the Prime Minister had announced ...