TBB BUREAU DEHRADUN / BHUBANESWAR, MAY 29, 2022 Reliance Jio has become the first operator to give mobile and data connectivity on the trek route between Gaurikund and Kedarnath Temple. For the first time, pilgrims shall now stay connected with their loved ones through voice or video calls on this trek route also. Looking at the possibility of huge inflow ...
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RBI to pay Rs 30,307 crore dividend to govt for FY22
TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAY 20, 2022 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board in its 596th meeting held on Friday, approved a dividend payment of Rs 30,307 crore to the government for the financial ended March 2022. The Central Board of Directors of RBI, headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das, approved the transfer of Rs 30,307 crore as surplus ...
Read More »Vande Bharat Express to connect all regions: Vaishnaw
TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, MAY 20 The Indian Railways will connect the country’s different regions with Vande Bharat Express trains, informed Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw here on Friday. Congratulating the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) team for designing and rolling out the modern train Vande Bharat Express, Vaishnaw said it is a proud project for Indian Railways. “All regions of India ...
Read More »Wheat stocks comfortable, export curbs to combat market speculation: Govt
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 14, 2022 The Union government has said that the decision to restrict wheat exports will control food prices, strengthen the food security of India and countries facing a deficit, and that India remains a reliable supplier as it is honouring all contracts. Speaking at a press conference with Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary Department of Food and ...
Read More »Indian cruise market can grow tenfold in a decade: Sonowal
TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAY 14, 2022 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal has asserted that Indian cruise market has the potential to grow 10 folds over the next decade, driven by rising demand and disposable incomes. “The government of India realizes this potential and is determined to position India as a global cruise hub with state-of-art infrastructure ...
Read More »Dalmia Cement, FLSmidth join hands to develop more sustainability solutions
TBB BUREAU COPENHAGEN, MAY 3, 2022 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, a leading Indian cement major and subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, one of India’s leading cement manufacturers and FLSmidth & Co. A/S, a major supplier of engineering, equipment and service solutions to the global mining and cement industries, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the ...
Read More »Net direct tax collections rise 49pc to Rs. 1409640.83 crore in FY 2021-22
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 26, 2022 The Net Direct taxes collection touched Rs. 14,09,640.83 crorein Financial Year 2021-22 (FY22). Collection jumped 49.02 per cent over that of the previous fiscal (FY21), mainly due to a low base effect, informed Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman J B Mohapatra at a press conference here today. In FY21, the net collection ...
Read More »Indian Railway deploys additional rakes to transport coal to power plants
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, PRIL 25, 2022 To ensure swift supply of coal across power plants, additional trains and rakes by Indian Railway have been initiated to augment transportation of coal through its network. Indian Railways has ramped up the coal transportation resulting in 32 per cent more coal freight loading between September 2021 and March 2022. There has also ...
Read More »Lt Gen Manoj Pande next Chief of Army Staff
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 18, 2022 Government has appointed Lieutenant General Manoj C Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from April 30, 2022. Born on May 06, 1962, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande was commissioned on December 24, 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) ...
Read More »Govt launches portals for export/import of agricultural commodities, pesticides registration
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 18, 2022 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar today lauched two portals, one for the Computerized Registration of pesticide (CROP) and the other for Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS). Speaking on the occasion the Minister said, keeping in mind Prime Minister’s vision for the Agriculture sector these two portals have been ...
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