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HCL Foundation announces Rs. 16.5 crore grant to NGOs in 6th edition of HCL Grant

TBB BUREAU NOIDA, FEB 16, 2021 HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of HCL Technologies Ltd., today announced the winners of the sixth round of the HCL Grant, a flagship program dedicated to strengthening India’s “fifth estate” of NGOs working towards nation building. The three NGOs, one each in the development areas of environment, health, and education, will each ...

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2021 Jawa 42 launched at Rs. 1.84 lakh

TBB BUREAU PUNE, FEB 12, 2021 Classic Legends’ Jawa 42 has received an update to its line-up in the form of three new colours and some mechanical changes. The new Jawa 42 2.1 version has been priced at Rs 1,83,942 (ex-showroom Delhi). Along with the current range of colours, the new Jawa 42 will be available in three new colours ...

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham launches UGC-approved online full degree programs

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 9, 2021 Making quality higher education accessible to all citizens in India, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham today announced the launch of its online full-degree programs in alignment with the New Education Policy. The programs offered include BBA, MBA, BCA, MCA, MCA in Artificial Intelligence and MCA in Cybersecurity. A six-week certificate program on Mahabharata is also offered. ...

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Sensex closes above 50,000-mark for first time

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 3, 2021 Riding on the post-Budget euphoria and positive global cues the BSE Sensex closed above the historic 50,000-mark for the first time ever today. After touching a record intra-day high of 50,526.39, the 30-share BSE benchmark ended at 50,255.75, up 458.03 points. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty surged 142.10 points to its fresh closing record ...

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ICSI welcomes Union Budget-2021

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 1, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has welcomed Budget 2021, unveiled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. Budget 2021 proposed a boost for the healthcare sector with a significant increase of 137% in the outlay. The decision of a total spend of around Rs.2 lakh crore on healthcare with Rs.35,000 ...

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Summary of the Union Budget 2021-22

PART-A Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Parliament today which is the first budget of this new decade and also a digital one in the backdrop of unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Laying a vision for AatmaNirbhar Bharat, she said this is an expression of 130 crore Indians who have full confidence in ...

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Lt. Gen CP Mohanty takes over as Vice Chief of the Army Staff

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 1, 2021    Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty today assumed the charge of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. An alumnus of Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Lieutenant General CP Mohanty was commissioned into the Rajput Regiment on 12 June 1982. In a career spanning ...

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National Polio Immunization Drive: About 89 lakh children administered polio drops

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2021 President Ram Nath Kovind launched the National Polio Immunisation Day for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at Rashtrapati Bhawan yesterday.   Today is the Polio National Immunization Day, also known as ‘’Polio Ravivar”. As per provisional report on Day 1, close to 89 lakh children under five ...

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Cinema halls can operate with full capacity: Javadekar

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 31, 2021 Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today released a standard operating procedure (SOP) on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19 for cinema halls and theatres. Announcing the decision the Minister said now cinema halls can operate with full capacity. Sanitisation and COVID protocols will have to be adhered to but people ...

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