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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 15, 2022 The Government, through the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will issue two tranches of Sovereign Gold Bonds, which will open for public subscription in December 2022 and March 2023. Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) 2022-23-Series-III will open for subscription during December 19- 23, 2022 and 2022-23-Series-IV during March 06-10, 2023, the finance ministry said ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 15, 2022 NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNDP India on Thursday launched the fifth edition of ‘Youth Co:Lab’ to support young social entrepreneurs. According to an official statement, the applications for this edition were launched by AIM mission director Chintan Vaishnav and UNDP India Resident Representative Dennis Curry. Launched in partnership with AIM ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 7, 2022 Lok Sabha Member from Kandhamal, Achyuta Samanta, on Wednesday urged the Centre and the GST Council Chairperson to withdraw Goods & Services Tax (GST) from Kendu leaves, saying the imposition of such tax is affecting the trade and livelihood of eight lakh pluckers. BJD MP Samanta raised the issue during the Zero Hour ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 25, 2022 The Central Government on Friday released an amount of Rs. 17,000 crore to States/UTs on 24.11.2022 towards the balance GST compensation for the period April to June, 2022 (State-wise details as per Table below). The total amount of compensation released to the States/UTs so far, including the aforesaid amount, during the year 2022-23 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 8, 2022 Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said, there has been significant changes in the domestic tourism circuit which is pivoting more towards wellness, healthcare and other activities like adventure or sports and thereby triggering a demand for diverse skills and opportunities while ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 8 The Centre has given accreditation to 13 private agencies for engaging in mineral exploration. With this, there are now a total of 22 private agencies which are engaged in mineral exploration. With the amendment of Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) MMDR Act in 2021, private agencies can also participate in exploration for the ...