TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 29, 2022 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved computerization of Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) with the objective of increasing efficiency of PACS, bringing transparency and accountability in their operations; facilitating PACS to diversify their business and undertake multiple activities/ services. This project proposes computerization of about ...
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GO FIRST inaugurates direct flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi
TBB BUREAU KOCHI, JUNE 29, 2022 GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) on Tuesday achieved a milestone by introducing triweekly to and fro direct flights from Kochi to Abu Dhabi. The inaugural flight, G8 063 to Abu Dhabi, was flagged off from Kochi last evening at 20:05 hours. GO FIRST will operate three direct flight services per week between Kochi ...
Read More »India’s marine product exports grow by over 30pc to Rs 57,586.48 Cr
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 29, 2022 India shipped 13,69,264 MT of seafood worth Rs 57,586.48 crore (USD 7.76 billion) during FY 2021-22, despite heavy odds. During the FY 2021-22, the export improved in rupee term by 31.71%, in USD terms by 30.26% and in quantity terms by 19.12%. In 2020-21, India had exported 11,49,510 MT of seafood worth Rs ...
Read More »Coal Ministry approaches Environment Ministry for inclusion of five coal mine pit lakes in Ramsar list, seeks World Bank assistance in re-purposing abandoned coal mines
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 29, 2022 India’s coal sector is making sustained efforts to fulfil the fast escalating energy demands by further augmenting coal production. At the same time, the coal sector is also taking various initiatives towards adopting the path of sustainable development with emphasis on care for environment and host of measures to protect forests and biodiversity. ...
Read More »Jio, DigiBoxx to develop innovative data storage solutions
TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, JUNE 28, 2022 Jio Platforms Ltd, the digital services arm of Reliance Industries Ltd, and DigiBoxx, an Indian file storage and sharing platform, on Tuesday announced a collaboration with an aim to develop innovative storage solutions and further meet the cloud consolidation needs of Jio’s existing and future consumer base. With this collaboration, in addition to the ...
Read More »Vedanta Lanjigarh bags Kalinga Environment Excellence Award for sustainability initiatives
TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 28, 2022 Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has been honoured with the prestigious ‘Kalinga Environment Excellence Award 2021’ for its unwavering commitment and contribution towards environmental sustainability. Vedanta Lanjigarh is the Alumina Refinery unit of Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium. The award is a true testament of the ...
Read More »Akash Ambani named chairman of Reliance Jio
TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, June 28, 2022 Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited Board on Tuesday approved Akash Ambani’s appointment as the Chairman of the company as Mukesh Ambani resigned as a Director of the telecom company. In regulatory filing, Reliance Jio said the Board of Directors at its meeting held on Monday “approved the appointment of Akash Ambani, Non-executive Director, as the ...
Read More »31 companies submit bids for commercial coal mining auction
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 29, 2022 A total of 31 companies have submitted 38 online and offline bids for commercial coal mining auction and now the technical evaluation will be carried out by a committee of senior officers, Union Coal Ministry announced on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the bids were received under three tranches of commercial coal ...
Read More »NTPC ER-II provides sanitary pad vending machines to college for hearng impaired
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 28, 2022 Manjari Goswami, President Vasuda Mahila Mandal NTPC ER-II on Tuesday handed over sanitary pad vending machines and other essential items to Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired. This includes Aquaguards, food serving trays, refrigerator, sanitary napkin incinerator, etc. This was carried out as a part of NTPC -ER-II HQ CSR initiative and as gesture ...
Read More »POCO F4 5G becomes the highest selling flagship model on first day sales
TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, JUNE 28, 2022 India’s third-largest online smartphone brand POCO registered record-breaking sales with POCO F4 5G. The latest entrant in the F-series lineup, POCO F4 5G, has become the highest selling flagship model in first sale on Flipkart in less than 24 hours. With sale going live on 27th June at 12 noon on the platform, POCO ...
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