Income Tax Department conducted a Search and Seizure operation on a Pune and Thane based unicorn start-up group, primarily engaged in the business of wholesale and retail of construction material, on March 9. The group has Pan-India presence having annual turnover exceeding Rs. 6,000 crore. A total of 23 premises were covered in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, in the search operation.A large number of incriminating evidences in the form of hard copy documents and digital data have been found & seized during the search operations. These evidences revealed that the group has booked bogus purchases,…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
The export of maize has touched USD 816.31 million in the first ten months of current fiscal 2021-22 (April-January), already exceeding the USD 634.85 million achieved during the last financial year. From an exports realization of USD 142.8 million in 2019-20, the export of maize increased nearly six fold, taking the total value of shipment to USD 1593.73 million in the last three years despite logistical challenges posed by the COVID19 pandemic outbreak. Neighbouring countries like Bangladesh and Nepal are the major importers of maize from India. Bangladesh has imported maize worth USD 345.5 million in the current fiscal (April-January),…
In a move to further strengthen Indo- Israel ties, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be visiting India in the first week of April, incidentally to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He will be visiting from April 2 to 4. Stating that ties between these two nations are based on mutual “appreciation and meaningful collaboration, Bennett said the visit also aims to expand the cooperation between the two countries in the areas of innovation and technology, security and cyber, and agriculture and climate change. “Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will pay his…
Even as Ukraine conflict entered fourth week,there is no clue that what is his war aim and is there a way out? After three weeks of futile attempts of a break-through in the war, a clear shift in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s voice is evident. The goals he set at the start of Russia’s invasion appear to have been watered down during the course of a war that he assumed would be swiftly won. He could not even admit it was an invasion or a war, preferring the fiction of a “special military operation”. But what is clear is that…
National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), Country’s largest Iron Ore producer, a CPSE under Ministry of Steel became the first company in the country to cross 40 million tonnes (MT) iron ore production in a year. From a production of 4 MTPA in the late 1960s to 40 million tonnes now, the growth trajectory of the largest iron ore producer of the country has been exceptional. Starting from 4 million tonnes in 1969-70, NMDC crossed10 million tonnes in 1977-78, added another ten million by 2004-05, crossed 30 million tonnes within a decade and has now breached the 40 million mark.…
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya and Chief Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the 35th Surajkund International Crafts Mela today in the august presence of Kanwar Pal, Minister of Tourism Forests, Hospitality and Art, Education, asParliamentary Affairs, Haryana and Dilshod Akhatov, Ambsador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan Embassy. During the inauguration session, Bandaru Dattatraya pointed out the importance of art and crafts in the development of civilization and culture. He also praised the Ministries of Central Government & State Government of Haryana for organising the Crafts Mela as this gives an opportunity to the artisan from India and as well…
Japan announced an investment target of five trillion yen (Rs 3,20,000 crore) in India in the next five years following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida, on Saturday in New Delhi. The two sides inked six agreements providing for the expansion of bilateral cooperation in a range of areas, besides firming a separate clean energy partnership. It was Kishida’s first visit to India as the Japan PM. Prime Minister Kishida Fumio made an official two-day visit to India, as his first bilateral visit, for the 14th India-Japan Annual Summit with Narendra Modi. The Prime…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Security forces have achieved a big success by securing a decisive control over terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Attending the 83rd Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Jammu as the Chief Guest, he said that since the raising of the CRPF, till date 2,340 of its personnel have made the supreme sacrifice. This is the first time that the CRPF is celebrating its Raising Day outside Delhi. Amit Shah said that said that CRPF has established the tradition of considering the security of the country and its countrymen…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu called for restoring India’s glorious tradition in the education sector by revisiting ancient teaching-learning systems and traditional knowledge to make them relevant to the present times.. Addressing the gathering after inaugurating the South Asia Institute of Peace and Reconciliation (SAIPR) in Haridwar, he lamented that India’s famed, age-old education system was severely dented by centuries of foreign rule. He said that prolonged colonial rule deprived large sections, including women of education and only a small elite class had access to formal education. “It is necessary to provide quality education to all, only then can our…
Russia’s horrific, terrifying invasion of Ukraine has focused attention on Russia’s role as one of the world’s top three suppliers of fossil fuels. The United States, Saudi Arabia and Russia are among the top nations in the greenhouse gas sales business. As our economy has become more and more dependent on energy as a necessity of daily life, the need for a reliable and affordable source of energy has become ever more obvious. For all the problems with fossil fuels, they remain our main source of energy. Although the fossil fuel industry would like us to increase our dependence on their product,…