TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11, 2022 The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Ministry proposal for continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) up to 31st December 2024 wherein financial assistance is to be provided for the completion of already sanctioned 122.69 lakh houses till 31st ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 6, 2022 To facilitate the sales and distribution of National Flags under Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign, all Post Offices will function on holidays, falling before Independence Day 2022. All delivery Post Offices and other important post offices, across the country will be functional to the extent for supporting this public campaign. Special arrangements will be ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 6, 2022 Continuing with the trend from the previous year, the exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 31 percent in the first three months of the current Financial Year 2022-23 (April-June) in comparison to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22. According to the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 1, 2022 Auguste Tano Kouamé on Monday took over as World Bank’s Country Director for India. He replaced Junaid Kamal Ahmad who recently completed a five-year term.  Prior to the new assignment, Kouamé served as the World Bank’s Country Director for the Republic of Türkiye – where he led the expansion of the Bank’s country ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 1, 2022 The gross goods and service tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of July 2022 stood at Rs 1,48,995 crore, registering a growth of 28 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y). It is also the second highest ever collection since the introduction of GST in 2017, the Finance Ministry said in a press release on ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 31, 2022 Undiagnosed and untreated hypertension is the main risk factor for stroke which is the second leading cause of death and disability after ischaemic heart disease across the world. Studies show that at least 64% stroke patients have hypertension which is the most prevalent risk factor for this deadly cardiovascular event. With stroke burden increasing ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 30, 2022 Energy sector, power sector will play a significant role in accelerating India’s progress in the next 25 years, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while dedicating two of NTPC’s green projects to the nation on Saturday. Dedicating NTPC Ramagundam Floating Solar Project (100 MW) in Telangana and NTPC Kayamkulam Floating Solar Project (92 MW) ...

Amit Shah The election of Droupadi Murmu ji as the President of India is historic for Indian democracy. Her remarkable journey from Odisha’s extremely poor tribal background, that too from the most backward Santhali community, to the highest constitutional position is marked by her struggles, grit and determination. Her elevation as the ‘First Citizen’ is the matter of great joy and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 23, 2022 “Ye Akashvani Hai”, the immortal words that every Indian can identify, resonated in the Rang Bhawan auditorium at Akashvani Bhawan today as Union Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur uttered them, appending it with “aur aaj aap soochana prasaran mantri ko sunn rahe hain”. These opening ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 20, 2022 NTPC and Masen (Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy) today signed an MoU for cooperation in the renewable energy sector during the 17th CII EXIM conclave on India-Africa growth partnership held in New Delhi from 19th- 20th July 2022. The MoU was signed by Rachid Bayed, Executive Director of Operations and Acting Director of ...