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Mandaviya unveils world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 26, 2023 Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNNCOVACC in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. Developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance (BIRAC), iNNCOVACC is the ...

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FM participates in ‘Halwa’ ceremony to mark final stage of budget preparations

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 26, 2023 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr. Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad along with senior officials of the Finance Ministry as well as members of budget press on Thursday participated in the ‘Halwa’ ceremony, which marks the final stage of budget preparations. The ceremony was held in the ...

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Govt to sell 30 LMT of wheat under Open Market Sale Scheme

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 25, 2023 The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will offload 30 LMT wheat from the Central pool stock to the market through various routes under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic). Offloading of 30 LMT wheat in the market through OMSS (D) scheme within a span of two months through multiple channels will have wider ...

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December 2022 GST collections stand at Rs 1,49,507 crore

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Driven by increase in retail prices of consumption items, high inflation, and action taken to ensure compliance, the gross goods and services tax (GST) collection for December 2022 stood at Rs 1,49,507 crore, registering a  year-on-year surge of 15 per cent, the data released by the Finance Ministry showed. The GST revenue collection ...

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Anil Kumar Lahoti takes over as Railway Board Chairman & CEO

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Anil Kumar Lahoti has taken over the charge of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railways. The appointments committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of. Prior to this new assignment, Lahoti was working as Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board. Anil Kumar Lahoti 1984 batch Indian ...

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Govt lines up millet-centric activities as International Year of Millets kicks in

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Recognising the enormous potential of Millets which also aligns with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Union Government on Sunday announced it has lined up a series of millet-centric promotional activities across the country as the International Year of Millets (IYM) kicks in, while noting that millets are also integral part of ...

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Centre to roll out new integrated food security scheme on Jan 1

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 31, 2022 The roll out of center’s new integrated food security Scheme is set to begin on 1 January 2023, officials said on Saturday. As per the decision made by cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Scheme would provide free food grains to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under NFSA, for the year 2023. ...

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December 20, 2005: A historic day in democratizing Indian Tricolor

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 20, 2022 December 20, 2005 leaves an imprint in the history of the democratization of the Indian National Flag. On this day, the Government of India amended the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act-1971, which enables every citizen to display the national flag (Tiranga) on clothes above waist with due respect. Democratization of the ...

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