TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 In a historic decision, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, repealing the colonial era law of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.  The Bill has already been passed by Rajya Sabha in the Monsoon Session. The new statute – The Press and Registration ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on Thursday informed Lok Sabha that Indian Civil Aviation sector which had only 400 aircraft in 2014, has increased to almost 644 aircrafts today. “The number of Aircraft on Ground roughly stands at 140 from the point of view of the scheduled commercial airlines. 95% ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that by 2025 coal import for power sector will come down to 2 per cent since domestic coal production has increased substantially. Addressing the launch function of the 9th round of commercial coal mine auction here on Wednesday, Joshi complemented Coal India ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 25, 2023 Internationally renowned flautist and music director Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Puraskar’ for his contributions to music. The Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK) President Rajashree Birla conferred the honour on Pandit Chaurasia at a glittering function late on Thursday, while describing him as the “doyen of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 15, 2023 The Ministry of Mines has decided to promote Research and Innovation in Start-ups and MSMEs and has brought out guidelines for “Promotion of Research and Innovation in Start-ups and MSMEs in mining, mineral processing, metallurgy and recycling sector (S&T-PRISM)”.  Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Center, Nagpur, an autonomous body under the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 08, 2023 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched the ‘Bharat Organics’ brand of the newly created National Cooperative Organics Ltd (NCOL) at a function here, and asserted that it would emerge as the most trusted brand in India and abroad. The Union Minister also launched the NCOL’s logo, website and brochure; ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 28, 2023 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal on Saturday urged the governments to collaborate on a regulatory framework to ease the movement of supply chains and facilitate cross border trade. He also recalled the Generic Framework for Mapping of GVCs mentioned in the New ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 28, 2023 The Ministry of Coal (MoC) has undertaken a significant initiative to liberalize the coal sector in India. This initiative introduced Commercial Coal Mining, removing restrictions on the sale and utilization of coal. It also introduced provisions for financing coal mines and flexible auction terms to encourage wider participation. Pursuant to the launch of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2023 With the continued efforts of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India has registered a significant growth in the export of mangoes in the first five months (April-August) of the current fiscal (FY2023-24) by exporting mangoes to the tune of USD 47.98 million, which ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2023 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, the world’s largest private mobile data network, on Friday successfully demonstrated India’s first satellite-based giga fiber service to provide high speed broadband services to previously inaccessible geographies within India. Jio demonstrated its new satellite broadband, called JioSpaceFiber, at India Mobile Congress on Friday. The service will be available across ...