TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 29, 2021 In a first-of-its kind study, doctors from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi have found that the synergistic effect of ayurvedic formulation BGR-34 along with allopathic drug Glibenclamide (a medication used to treat diabetes mellitus type 2) can have a significant role in improving the overall quality of life of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 29, 2021 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has inked a pact with POSCO Maharashtra Steel, under which the former will supply hot rolled coils (HRC) worth Rs 5,000 crore in 2021. While AM/NS India is a 50:50 joint venture between Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal and Japan’s Nippon Steel, POSCO Maharashtra Steel is the Indian subsidiary of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 18, 2021 Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty will be appointed as the 42nd Vice Chief of the Indian Army. He will succeed Lt Gen SK Saini, who will be retiring on January 31, 2021. Jagatsinghpur-born Mohanty, who is presently serving as the General Officer Commanding in-chief of the Southern Command, will be the first Odia officer ...

The Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman held the pre-budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of States and Union Territories, here today. The meeting was held through videoconference and was attended by Chief Ministers, Deputy Chief Ministers, Finance Ministers, Ministers and senior officers from the States/Union Territories and the Union Government. Welcoming the participants to the deliberation, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 18 The Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has released the 12th weekly instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States today to meet the GST compensation shortfall. Out of this, an amount of Rs. 5,516.60 crore has been released to 23 States and an amount of Rs. 483.40 crore has been released to the ...

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, JANUARY 18, 2021 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has suggested to the corporates to consciously encourage whistle-blowing mechanism and provide adequate safeguards for the protection of whistleblowers as it was important to ensure transparency and accountability in all matters of corporate governance to enhance the confidence of all the stakeholders, including the shareholders. “We need to protect ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 17, 2021 JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal has been honored as one of the ‘Top 10 Impact Leaders of India’ during the ‘India CSR Leadership Summit-2021’, organized by India CSR Network on Saturday. She received the prestigious ‘Impact Leader Award’ for her contribution in building a Resilient India during the COVID-19 pandemic. Accepting the award, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 16, 2021 Launching the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination rollout today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said this unprecedented scale of vaccination campaign has never been attempted in history and this shows India’s capability. The Prime Minister said that in the first round itself, 3 crore people, which is more than population of at least 100 countries of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 15, 2021 Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday exhorted the steel industry leaders to focus on making the industry export-centric and fulfil global requirements too. Addressing a webinar on “New opportunities for steel in construction and infrastructure” organised by the Indian Steel Association, the Minister said, “Aatmanirbhar Bharat and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 2, 2021 Ahead of the actual vaccination drive, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare today conducted a nationwide mock drill at 285 session sites to test the end-to-end planned operations and the mechanism that has been set up to ensure smooth conduct of the COVID19 vaccination that is expected to begin soon. This dry ...