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TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 The gross Goods and Services Tax  (GST) revenue collection for April 2021 hit new record high of Rs 1,41,384 crore, of which CGST was Rs 27,837 crore, SGST Rs 35,621,  IGST Rs 68,481 crore (including Rs. 29,599 crore collected on import of goods), and Cess Rs. 9,445 crore (including Rs. 981 crore collected ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 Amid increasing demand for oxygen due to rapid surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the government has allowed imports of oxygen concentrators for personal use through post, courier or e-commerce portals under the ‘gifts’ category, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Saturday. The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed till ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, MAY 1, 2021 As India grapples with an unprecedented new wave of the Covid Pandemic, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has scaled up its production of medical grade liquid oxygen, thus becoming the country’s largest producer of this life-saving resource from a single location in just over a year’s time. Traditionally, Reliance is not a manufacturer of medical ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 As a special dispensation, the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance at the recommendation of Ministry of Home Affairs has released in advance of the normal schedule the first instalment of the central share of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) of Rs 8873.6 crore for the year 2021-22 to all the States, ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 30, 2021 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Friday reported a 108 per cent growth in its consolidated net profit for the January-March quarter (Q4) of financial year 2020-21 (FY21) at Rs 13,227 crore as against a net profit of Rs 6,348 crore in Q4FY20. The oil-to-telecom giant reported a revenue from operations of nearly Rs 1.55 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 30, 2021 SOS Children’s Villages India has announced that it is ready to provide short or long-term care to vulnerable children across the country whose safety, security, and well-being have been severely affected because of losing parental care due to the Covid-19 pandemic and have no caregivers left to provide parental for them. “In these ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 30, 2021 Chennai-based pharmaceutical company Apex Laboratories Private Limited on Friday launched its antiviral herbal formulation ‘Clevira’ that got the Central government’s approval as a supporting measure for mild to moderate condition of Covid-19, a senior official of the company said. Apex Laboratories said it has got the approval from the Ministry of Ayush for Clevira ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 30, 2021 Cement maker Dalmia Bharat Ltd on Friday reported a sharp uptick in consolidated profit at Rs 640 crore for the fourth quarter (Q4) ended March 31, 2021, on account of higher revenue from operations and tax credit. Dalmia Bharat had reported a profit of Rs 24 crore in the corresponding period a year ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 29, 2021                     Following widespread criticism of its pricing policy, Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced a cut in price of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ it plans to sell to the States to Rs 400 per dose from the earlier Rs 600.            To recall Bharat Biotech sold Covaxin to the central government at Rs ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 29, 2021 At a time when India is facing an acute shortage of oxygen supply amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, the United Kingdom has sent more vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country’s fight against COVID-19. Three oxygen generation units have been sent from surplus stocks in Northern Ireland to support India ...