TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 5, 2023 To mark the International Day of the Girl Child on October 11, the British High Commission is offering young Indian women a chance to spend a day as one of the UK’s top diplomats. The annual ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition, with focus on Sustainable Development Goals, will provide an opportunity to Indian ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 3, 2023 The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2023 which seeks to make amendments to the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002 (‘OAMDR Act’). The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 01.08.2023. The Bill will now be sent to the President of India ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 3, 2023 Union Minister of Steel and Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Thursday unveiled the new logo of NMDC here in the presence of Union Steel Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha, NMDC CMD Amitava Mukherjee and other officials of Ministry of Steel and NMDC. Congratulating Team NMDC on their dynamic new logo, the Minister said ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 3, 2023 The Study in India Portal (SII) is a one-stop platform that will simplify international students’ academic journey in India, said Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan while launching the portal, here today. “Guided by the NEP, the SII Portal reflects our commitment to make India a preferred education destination ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 20, 2023 As it seems impossible to achieve the target of reducing road accidents in India by 50 per cent by 2024 due to many shortcomings, Road Safety Network – a coalition of organizations working together for improvement of road safety in India – urged Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari to implement measures ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 03, 2023 The President of India, Droupadi Murmu,  on Monday called upon the youth to learn from the teaching of the Buddha, to enrich themselves and immensely contribute to building a peaceful society, a nation, and a world. The President in a recorded message on Ashadha Purnima, said that following the three teachings of Lord ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 03, 2023 In furthering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Universal and Affordable connectivity and taking lead in 6G Technology, Union Communications and Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday unveiled the Bharat 6G Alliance, a new initiative to launch the next-generation technology in India after a successful roll-out of 5G. Bharat 6G ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 03, 2023 Taking another step of strengthening marketing support for products made by women of Self-help Groups (SHGs), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) on Monday launched eSARAS mobile App which will add to e-Commerce initiatives for products made by the SHGs. The App was launched by Shailesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Union Ministry ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 01, 2023               The gross GST collections registered year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of 12 per cent to over Rs 1.61 lakh crore in June 2023, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. The gross GST collection has crossed Rs 1.60 lakh crore mark for the fourth time since the roll-out of the indirect tax regime six years ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 20, 2023 Underlining the need to move to Net Zero and not a low-carbon future, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy RK Singh on Tuesday said that “we cannot afford to add any more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere”. Addressing “The Economic Times” Energy Leadership Summit & Awards event in New ...