TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 1, 2022 Cost effective Ayush services under the National Ayush Mission (NAM) have gotten major boost in the Union Budget 2022 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman today. The total allocation of budget to Ayush Ministry in last 7 years has increased over four times from 691 crore to Rs 3050 crore. Recognizing the importance ...
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FM Sitharaman presents Union Budget for 2022-23
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 1, 2022 India’s economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, highest among all large economies. The overall, sharp rebound and recovery of the economy from the adverse effects of the pandemic is reflective of our country’s strong resilience. This was stated by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs ...
Read More »GST collection tops Rs 1.38 lakh cr in January 2022
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2022 GST collection in January crossed Rs 1.38 lakh crore in January, a growth of 15 per cent over the year-ago period. Total number of GSTR-3B returns filed up to January 30, 2022 is 1.05 crore that includes 36 lakh quarterly returns, the Finance Ministry said. “The gross GST revenue ...
Read More »Combined Index of Eight Core Industries increases by 3.8 pc in December 2021
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2022 The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 141.3 in December 2021, which is an increase of 3.8 per cent (provisional) as compared to December 2020. The production of Coal, Natural Gas, Refinery Products, Fertilizers, Cement and Electricity industries increased in December 2021 over the corresponding period of last year. The Office ...
Read More »Indian economy to grow by 9.2pc in real terms in 2021-22
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2022 India to witness GDP growth of 8.0-8.5 per cent in 2022-23, supported by widespread vaccine coverage, gains from supply-side reforms and easing of regulations, robust export growth, and availability of fiscal space to ramp up capital spending. The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2021-22 in ...
Read More »Sonowal reviews progress of green initiatives undertaken for development of Green Ports & Green Shipping in India
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 29, 2022 Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbanand Sonowal on Saturday said that initiatives are being implemented by Major Ports of India that include areas, such as increase share of renewable energy to more than 60% across major ports by 2030. MoPSW is also working on draft of a “Green Port Policy” ...
Read More »PM unveils hologram statue of Netaji at India Gate
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 23, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday unveiled a hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate. This hologram would be in place till the work of the statue of Netaji is completed. The statue would be unveiled in the same place to mark the year-long celebration of the 125th birth anniversary ...
Read More »India becomes world’s largest exporter of cucumber and gherkins
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 23, 2022 India has emerged as the largest exporter of gherkins in the world. India has exported cucumber and gherkins to the tune of 1,23,846 Metric Tonnes with a value of USD 114 million during April-October, 2021. India has crossed the USD 200 million mark of export of agricultural processed product, – pickling cucumber, which ...
Read More »Vice President calls upon youth to take up rural service as a mission
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 18, 2022 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called upon industry leaders and enterprising youth to take up rural service as a mission, with particular focus on women empowerment. He stressed that fast-tracking rural development is integral to the growth of the nation. Naidu, who is on a tour of Andhra Pradesh, interacted with ...
Read More »India Post Payments Bank’s customer base crosses 5-crore mark
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 18, 2022 What was termed as the biggest initiative of financial inclusion in the country by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its launch, the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a ‘Digital-First Bank’ built on the rails of wide physical distribution network of India Post under the Union Ministry of Communication, has announced a major milestone ...
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