TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 25, 2022 The better digital future can only be built on pervasive digital infrastructure, developing digital platforms for delivery of government services to every citizen and ensuring access to digital services to all, said Union Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan, while addressing the Ministerial Roundtable, which is part of Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 of ...
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India to lead the way towards a sustainable palm oil industry: RSPO
TBB BUREAU AGRA, SEPT 23, 2022 The recent announcement by the Government of India on increasing the domestic production of palm oil towards ensuring atmanirbharta (self-reliance) is a great opportunity for the country to demonstrate the economic and social value of sustainable palm oil production, said Joseph D’Cruz, CEO, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in his virtual keynote address ...
Read More »‘Maharatna’ status for REC
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 22, 2022 REC has been accorded with the status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector Enterprise, thus getting greater operational and financial autonomy. An order to this effect was issued yesterday by the Department of Public Enterprises, under the Ministry of Finance. Incorporated in 1969, REC is an NBFC focusing on Power Sector Financing and ...
Read More »Union Cabinet approves National Logistics Policy
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 21, 2022 The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the National Logistics Policy. The Policy lays down an overarching interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, multi-jurisdictional and comprehensive policy framework for the logistics sector. The policy complements the PM GatiShakti National Master Plan. While PM GatiShakti National Master Plan is aimed at integrated infrastructure development, ...
Read More »Union Cabinet approves modifications in PLI scheme for semiconductors manufacturing
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 21, 2021 Keeping in view the growing demand for semiconductors across the globe, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved certain modifications in the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for its manufacturing. Under the modified programme, a uniform fiscal support of 50 per cent of project cost shall be provided across all technology nodes for setting up ...
Read More »Govt approves Rs 19,500-crore PLI scheme for manufacturing solar PV modules
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 21, 2021 The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (Tranche II) on ‘National programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules’, with an outlay of Rs.19,500 crore for achieving manufacturing capacity of Giga Watt (GW) scale in ...
Read More »Flag Foundation of India extends call for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga, Har Din Tiranga’
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 21, 2022 Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) is remembering the historic day of 22nd September 1995 as a milestone day in the struggle to democratize the Indian Tricolour, our beloved Tiranga. On this day in 1995, present FFoI President, Naveen Jindal filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court seeking to amend the Flag code ...
Read More »Automotive Industry at inflection point, poised to grow significantly: Piyush Goyal
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 14, 2022 The Automotive Industry is at the inflection point and is poised to grow fast, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, while addressing the 62nd Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Annual Session in New Delhi today. Touching upon the theme of session, ‘Future of ...
Read More »Civil servants must learn to work with anonymity and dedication: Vice President to IAS Officers
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 14, 2022 Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday called upon IAS Officers to work with dedication for improvement in delivery of services and grievance redressal to citizens, while maintaining the principle of anonymity. As many as 175 IAS officers of the 2020 batch posted as Assistant Secretaries in various Ministries called on the Vice President ...
Read More »Vedanta signs MoUs with Government of Gujarat to set up semiconductors and display fab units
TBB BUREAU DELHI/AHMEDABAD, SEPT 13, 2022 In a major step towards making India self-sufficient in the critical area of semiconductors and displays in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bold vision to make India Aatmnirbhar (self-sufficient) in key futuristic technologies, Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta today signed two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with the Government of Gujarat to set up a semiconductor ...
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