TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 09, 2022           India’s rice production could fall by 10-12 million tonnes during the Kharif season this year due to a fall in paddy sowing area, the government said on Friday.            At a press conference to explain rationale behind the imposition of ban on exports of broken rice, Union Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey pointed ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 09, 2022 Launching the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan virtually on Friday, President of India Droupadi Murmu said that it is the duty of all citizens to give high priority to the campaign and make it a mass movement as TB causes the largest number of deaths among all other infectious diseases in our ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 08, 2022 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Thursday said while the Indian Diaspora in the US has been very professional and innovative in their approach, they have simultaneously maintained the strong connect with Indian culture and value system, thus keeping the soul of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 06, 2022 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that India today provides the best investment opportunity to the investors across the world, while calling upon investors in the US to avail the opportunities that India offers. He said this while addressing the US ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 06, 2022 Following recommendation of the 15th Finance Commission, the Union Finance Ministry on Tuesday released the sixth monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states. The Commission has recommended a total PDRD grant of Rs 86,201 crore to 14 states for 2022-23., which is released by ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 05, 2022            On the occasion of Teacher’s Day on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new scheme — PM-SHRI Yojana — to develop 14,500 schools as model schools that will be equipped with modern infrastructure, including labs, smart classrooms, libraries, and sports facility. Announcing the scheme, the Prime Minister said the schools developed ...

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, SEPT 02, 2022 “INS Vikrant is a unique reflection of India becoming self-reliant,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while commissioning the first indigenous aircraft carrier at the Cochin Shipyard in Kerala today. “Vikrant is huge, massive, and vast. Vikrant is distinguished, Vikrant is also special. Vikrant is not just a warship. This is a testament to the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 01, 2022 The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) registered a record 657 crore transactions worth Rs 10.72 lakh crore in August 2022, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) data showed on Thursday. The year-on-year (YoY) growth in UPI volumes is up almost 100 per cent and amounts transacted grew by 75 per cent YoY in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 01, 2022             Riding on rising demand, higher rates, and greater compliance, India’s tax collection from the sale of goods and services increased by 28 per cent to Rs 1.43 lakh crore in August 2022.            The GST collection remained above the Rs 1.4-lakh-crore mark for the sixth straight month in August and the ensuing ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 29, 2022 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday and they discussed about deepening of bilateral ties between India and the Netherlands. The two leaders also discussed in detail several aspects of universal financial inclusion which has been one of the main agenda of the Government ...