TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 20, 2023 Senior IAS officer Amit Agrawal assumed charge as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday. Prior to joining UIDAI as CEO, Agarwal, the 1993 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Chhattisgarh cadre, was Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Before ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 20, 2023 The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has added 17.20 lakh net members in the month of April, 2023 as compared to the net addition of 13.40 lakh during March, 2023. Year-on-year, an increasing trend has been observed in net payroll addition for the month of April, 2023, EPFO’s provisional payroll data released on ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 19, 2023 The provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 17.88 lakh new employees have been added in the month of April, 2023.Around 30,249 new establishments have been registered and brought under the social security umbrella of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation in the month of April, 2023, thus ensuring more coverage. Data evidently reveals ...

TBB BUREAU DHUBRI, JUNE 12, 2023 Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said that the Centre was committed to invest in the infrastructure related to inland waterways to ensure smooth conduit for transportation and unlock the economic potential of the interior parts of the country. Participating in the stakeholders meeting aimed at unlocking the Export Import ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 12, 2023 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday signed a $130 million loan to increase agricultural productivity, improve access to irrigation and promote horticulture agribusinesses to raise farmers’ income in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The signatories to the Himachal Pradesh Subtropical Horticulture, Irrigation, and Value Addition Project were ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 12, 2023 The Centre has released Rs 1,18,280 crore as the third instalment of tax devolution to States in June, as against normal monthly devolution of Rs 59,140 crore. ”The Union Government has released 3rd instalment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs 1,18,280 crore on 12th June 2023, as against normal monthly ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, JUNE 05, 2023 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday  flagged off the maiden International Cruise Vessel – MV Empress, India’s first international cruise vessel – from Chennai to Sri Lanka in Chennai. This marks the beginning of the international cruise tourism terminal at Chennai, built at a cost of Rs ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 05, 2023 With Government of India’s focus to accelerate E&P activities across the Country, the Ministry pf Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG) recently launched Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Bid Round-VIII, offering 10 blocks, for International Competitive Bidding. For ensuring ease to bidders, the bids can now be submitted through a dedicated online e-bidding portal ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2023 “It is a moment of pride for all of us…Bhaderwah has emerged as the Lavender capital of India and Agri StartUp destination,” said Union Minister of State for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh while inaugurating the 2-day Lavender Festival at Bhaderwah in Jammu on Sunday. CSIR- Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu ...