TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, MAY 31, 2021 BMW Group India on Monday launched the new BMW X7 M50d ‘Dark Shadow’ Edition. Limited units of the exclusive edition can now be booked at shop.bmw.in. The model is available in India as a completely built-up unit (CBU). Launching the new model, Vikram Pawah, President, BMW Group India said, “The BMW X7 is a ...
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Center approves procurement of 1.5 lakh units of DRDO’s ‘Oxycare’ system
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 12, 2021 The Union government on Wednesday approved the procurement of 1.5 lakh units of ‘Oxycare’ system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to help in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The ‘Oxycare’ systems will be procured at a cost of Rs 322.5 crore using the PM-Cares Fund, according to the Defence ...
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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 11, 2021 National Technology Day 2021 on May 11 celebrates the achievements and contributions of Indians to science and technology. This day serves as a reminder of India breaking into the elite group of nations with nuclear weapons. On May 11, 1998, India conducted three successful nuclear tests at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in ...
Read More »DCGI approves anti-COVID drug developed by DRDO for emergency use
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 8, 2021 An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients ...
Read More »Railways issues fresh SOPs amid rising Covid cases
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 7, 2021 The Ministry of Railways has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be strictly adhered to in the movement of passengers by trains across the country. With the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the railways decided to advise passengers to wear face masks at the time of entry and also during ...
Read More »UK to send 1,000 more ventilators ahead of Modi-Johnson virtual talks on Tuesday
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 3, 2021 The British government will send 1,000 more ventilators from its surplus supply to Indian hospitals. This will be in addition to 200 ventilators, 495 oxygen concentrators and three oxygen generation units the UK has announced as part of its assistance package last week. Apart from providing medical supplies, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty ...
Read More »Sanjay Mohanty takes over as Railway Board Member
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 Sanjay Kumar Mohanty on Saturday took over the charge of Member (Operations & Business Development), Railway Board in the Ministry of Railways and Ex Officio Secretary to the Government of India. Sanjay Kumar Mohanty Prior to the new assignment, Mohanty was General Manager, South Eastern Railway. An alumnus of Delhi School of Economics ...
Read More »Covid-19: SAIL to set up additional 2,500 beds with gaseous oxygen facilities
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 With the Covid-19 cases rising at an alarming rate in the country, state-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is planning to set up jumbo medical facilities of about 2,500 beds with gaseous oxygen (GOX) for Covid treatment. This will be in addition to the facilities currently available at SAIL’s five integrated steel ...
Read More »GST revenue collection for April hits record high of Rs 1,41,384 crore
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 The gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue collection for April 2021 hit new record high of Rs 1,41,384 crore, of which CGST was Rs 27,837 crore, SGST Rs 35,621, IGST Rs 68,481 crore (including Rs. 29,599 crore collected on import of goods), and Cess Rs. 9,445 crore (including Rs. 981 crore collected ...
Read More »Govt permits oxygen concentrator imports via post, courier for personal use under gift category
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 1, 2021 Amid increasing demand for oxygen due to rapid surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, the government has allowed imports of oxygen concentrators for personal use through post, courier or e-commerce portals under the ‘gifts’ category, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Saturday. The exemption for oxygen concentrators is allowed till ...
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