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TBB BUREAU KOCHI, JUNE 24, 2022 Strengthening the vision to expand its footprints internationally as well as in the Southern India, Go First, formerly GoAir, is all set to commence tri-weekly flights from Kochi to Abu Dhabi starting from June 28, airline officials said. The flights will operate every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. The inaugural flight G8 063 will depart ...

TBB BUREAU SONIPAT, JUNE 24, 2022 The O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has been honoured with the prestigious World Congress on Disaster Management – Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDM-DRR) Award 2022 for its significant contribution in the field of Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction through research and academic excellence towards strengthening capacity of various stakeholders and innovative practices. The awards ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 23, 2022 The MSME Department of the Odisha Government has been awarded the first prize in the category “National MSME Award 2022 to States/UTs for outstanding contribution in the promotion and Development of MSME Sector” for the developmental initiatives taken up by it for development of MSMEs. Kalahandi has been awarded third prize in the category ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 23, 2022 Foxconn Chairman Young Liu called on Vedanta Group’s Global Managing Director of Display & Semiconductor Business, Akarsh Hebbar in New Delhi today to discuss next steps for their proposed partnership to manufacture semiconductor chips in India, the company said in a statement. The two companies had signed a MoU in February this year ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, JUNE 23, 2022 On the year of the centenary birth anniversary of Gautam Adani’s father Shri Shantilal Adani, and Gautam Adani’s 60th birthday, the Adani Family has committed a donation of Rs 60,000 crore to a range of social causes. This corpus will be administered by the Adani Foundation. To utilize the potential of India’s demographic advantage, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 23, 2022 Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), as the Chairman’s Office for Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC) constituted under the directions of the Department of Official Language, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, organized a quiz competition to promote the usage of Hindi language and as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. NALCO always ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 23, 2022 In a first of its kind initiative, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters has developed Safety Reflective Jackets with LED lights through MSME vendor for distribution in its coal mines, to ensure improved visibility for personnel deployed in mines and siding during night hours. Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining) Partha Mazumder handed over these jackets to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 23, 2022 India’s entertainment and media (E&M) industry is expected to reach Rs 4,30,401 crore by the year 2026 at 8.8 per cent CAGR, according to the PwC’s Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022-2026 Report released on Thursday. The PwC report has shown substantial growth across India’s E&M industry segments such as OTT video, newspaper, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 23, 2022 The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $245 million loan to support India’s efforts to modernize rail freight and logistics infrastructure. The Rail Logistics project will help India shift more traffic from road to rail, making transport—both freight and passenger—more efficient and, reduce millions of tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 23, 2022 ICICI Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a digital platform to address the needs of the students aspiring to pursue higher education in India and abroad. Christened ‘Campus Power’, the one-stop platform caters to varied needs of the entire student ecosystem comprising students, parents and institutes. It offers both banking and value-added solutions ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2022 Homegrown wearable and audio brand Fire-Boltt which surpassed the front-runners by being adjudged as the undisputed leader in the wearable watches market, aims to expand its outlets from 30,000 at present to 1 lakh in the next six months with a target to ship a million units every month, said a company official while ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2022 Kanya Express, an innovative mobile health van, was launched by the Bansidhar & Ila Panda Foundation with the aim of addressing anaemia amongst adolescent girls and to supplement the government initiative of Anemia Mukta Bharat (AMB). Inaugurated by Sandeep Bapuraoji Narade, Vice President-Head Mining Business Unit & Executive In-charge Mines today, the Kanya Express ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 22, 2022 AU Small Finance Bank on Wednesday announced the launch of AU Bank LIT (Live-It-Today) credit card which allows customers to choose the features they want in their card and also decide the time period they want those features for. This type of offering is for the first time in the industry, claimed the bank. ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 22, 2022 The foundation stone for the fourth Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace with associated facilities of Steel Melting Shop-II (SMS-II) at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was laid by RSP Director In-Charge Atanu Bhowmick on Tuesday. A modern, technologically upgraded, energy efficient and environment friendly 4th Slab Caster and Ladle Furnace will be constructed near Slab ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 21, 2022 Union Bank of India on Tuesday announced a unique initiative, first of its kind in the cyber security domain by creating and adopting the concept of cyber security Mascots to promote Cyber Security awareness amongst its staff and customers towards building robust cyber safe Bank. The Cyber Security Mascots, named ‘U SuरKsha’ (Female Mascot) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Yoga is an invaluable gift of our country to the outside world and it symbolizes the unity of mind and body, said NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sridhar Patra, while participating in an exclusive Yoga session organised by the aluminium major to mark the 8th edition of International Day of Yoga, here on Tuesday. Patra said ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 India has more than 30 million children in need of care and protection, compromising the rights of a child, and enhancing the child’s vulnerability​, said Sumanta Kar, Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages of India,​ ​during a media workshop on “Strengthening families – Preventing Child Abandonment” on Tuesday ahead of SOS Day.  SOS Day is ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 21, 2022 State-owned SAIL on Tuesday said that Anil Kumar Tulsiani has taken over the charge of Director (Finance) from Monday. In his last role as Executive Director at SAIL, Tulsiani has been working towards improving the topline and the bottom line for the company and ensuring efficient fund management and resource allocation, Steel Authority ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 21, 2022 The 8th International Yoga Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi today with the theme “Yoga for Humanity”. The mass yoga session organised on the occasion was conducted by Yoga Guru Gopal Ghosh as per the yoga protocols to celebrate the day. On this special day, NTPC Regional Executive Director ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022  The 8th International Day of Yoga has been celebrated in grandeur at 75 Iconic Places across the country including three from Odisha on Tuesday. Three central ministers led the grand celebrations in the state with mass demonstration of yoga following the common yoga protocol. Union Minister for Railways, Communication, Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw ...

TBB BUREAU KOIRA, JUNE 21, 2022 During a public hearing on Monday, most of the villagers from Kolmong extended their wholehearted support to JSW Utkal Steel for setting up a plant. The public hearing was conducted jointly by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) and Sundergarh District Administration to receive environment clearance for the iron ore beneficiation plant at Kolmong ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 21, 2022 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) and its social arm JSPL Foundation joined the Nation in observing the 8th International Day of Yoga at its Plant premises and periphery villages on Tuesday. A large number of Yoga enthusiasts participated in the yoga camps held at different places and observed the event by doing yogic exercises ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in association with Bhaktivedanta Institute and AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar organized the yoga camp on the occasion of International Yoga Day. A large number of officers, employees and members of Vedanta Aluminium, AMRI Hospitals and Bhaktivedanta Institute participated in the yoga practice programme organized at AMRI Hospital premises. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Nyumi, a leading wellness brand, has launched its first-ever brand campaign, #BiteMe with Kriti Sanon. With this campaign, Nyumi encourages women to not get used to their everyday problems, but to take them on, with a delicious comeback! It brings to the forefront the spirit of the unstoppable, energetic, and independent women who are ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Reiterating its commitment to prioritizing health, fitness, and nutrition to helping people live better, healthier lives, Amway India, one of the country’s leading FMCG Direct Selling companies, launched health & fitness community-building programs across India. Amway India’s brand ambassador and wrestler Sangram Singhwill be spearheading the awareness around reiterating fitness and health community building ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 Scented (Basmati) rice, a unique product of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, is known for its aromatic quality and high economic value. It generates about three times higher prices than coarse rice. Approximately 20% of the land used to cultivate rice grows scented rice in India, and northwest states account for more than 90% of its ...

TBB BUREAU SECUNDERABAD, JUNE 21, 2022     The ancient science of Yoga is India’s invaluable gift to the world, said Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu while urging people to make Yoga part of their daily lives and reap its benefits. He also emphasized the need for undertaking further research on Yoga as a wellness solution. Joining the International Yoga Day ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 20, 2022 Odisha FC on Sunday announced that Australian player Osama Malik has signed a year-long deal with the Club. Osama is a versatile player, who can operate as a central defender, full-back, and holding midfielder. He has had previous spells in the Hyundai A-League with Adelaide United, North Queensland Fury, Melbourne City, and most recently, ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JUNE 20, 2022 On the eve of World Music Day, India’s first K-Pop star and Jharsuguda’s pride, Sriya Lenka, was felicitated by the Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Limited. On behalf of the Company, Vedanta Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta felicitated the 18-year-old K-Pop sensation at a function held at its plant premises. Speaking on the occasion, Gupta said, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 20, 2022 The Hot Strip Mill-2 (HSM-2) of SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has registered best ever single-day production by rolling 6,689 tons of hot rolled coils on Sunday. The previous best single-day production of 6,542 tons was achieved on March 30 this year. The state-of-the-art HSM-2 has been setting records ever since it started rolling ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 20, 2022 LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC HFL), a leading Housing Finance company in India, has increased the LIC Housing Prime Lending Rate (LHPLR) by 60 basis points. LHPLR is the benchmark rate to which the interest rate on LIC HFL’s loans arelinked. The new interest rates on home loan now start from 7.50%. The new ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 20, 2022 The eighth edition of the International Yoga Day on the theme “Yoga for Humanity” will be organized in India and across the globe on Tuesday with a focus on how yoga is serving humanity. This ethos is in line with Ishan Shivanand’s innovative and powerful ‘Yoga of Immortals’ Wellness Programs which help people with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 19, 2022 Before planning for pregnancy, parents carrying the traits of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) should always go for tests to know whether their future child would be suffering from SCD or not. They must also consult a genetic counsellor or their physician as there are chances that in 50 percent of cases the child could ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 18, 2022 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), Bhubaneswar Chapter has received the ICSI Best Chapter Award for the year 2020 in Gold Grade. The award was presented to the Bhubaneswar Chapter Team during the inaugural session of the 23rd National Conference of Practising Company Secretaries, at Lonavala in Maharashtra ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 18, 2022 Further consolidating its number one position in Odisha as the most preferred digital service provider, Reliance Jio added around 71,000 new mobile subscribers and over 8,100 JioFiber high-speed broadband subscribers in the month of April 2022, as per the latest telecom subscriber data released by TRAI. With this, total mobile subscriber base of Jio ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 17, 2022 In a move to protect the bank customers from high-value cheque frauds, Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Friday urged them to submit the details about such cheques at least a day before clearance under the Positive Pay System (PPS) framework. Punjab National Bank (PNB) implemented the Positive Pay Confirmation from April 4, 2022 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 17, 2022 As Tata Power Odisha Discoms strongly believe in the safety and security of their employees and customers, they have a robust safety governance structure in place, which includes nodal safety officers in each location. The discoms have implemented a number of safety measures, including safety training to over 12,000 employees and 20,000 Business Associates ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 17, 2022 Union Bank of India on friday announced increase in interest rates on term deposits across all maturity buckets. The revised rates would be applicable across various tenures for Domestic Term Deposits, Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) and Non-Resident External (NRE) Term Deposits. Interest rates on Domestic/NRO Term Deposits (below Rs 2 crore) of 46-90 days tenure ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 17, 2022 HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, is conducting a walk-in drive across six cities – Bhubaneswar, Currack, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur and Koraput – of Odisha between June 18 and July 23 as part of its efforts to enroll at least 1,000 freshers under its flagship early-career programme ‘TechBee’. The drive would be conducted ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 17, 2022 Raja Mahotsav was joyfully celebrated at Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited, Rajgangpur. During the three-day festival which kicked off on Tuesday, varieties of cultural events and sports activities for children, girls and women of all age groups were organised with the aim to reli​​ve traditional Odia ways of celebration and promote Odisha’s  rich tradition and ...

TBB BUREAU BASEL (Switzerland), JUNE 17, 2022 Syngenta Group on Friday announced succession plans for its leadership team. Jeff Rowe, currently President, Global Seeds, will take over the leadership of Syngenta Crop Protection, effective July 1, 2022. His former role will be assumed by Justin Wolfe, currently Regional Director North America Seeds. As members of the Group Leadership Team, the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 16, 2022             The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state counterparts, will meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar.           “The 47th meeting of the GST Council will be held on June 28-29, 2022 (Tuesday & Wednesday) in Srinagar,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s office tweeted.           The council ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 16, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), celebrated the festival of ‘Raja’ known as the ‘Festival of Swings’ with the villagers  of its plant periphery here. To make the festival more exciting and entertaining for the local community, JSPL Foundation arranged decorated swings and specially designed sporting events for the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 16, 2022 Brainly, India’s number 1 doubt-solving platform conducted a nationwide online survey of students to mark the birth month of Rabindranath Tagore, an iconic figure in the Indian cultural renaissance. The survey sought to gauge how much students today know about the revered polymath, poet, philosopher, musician, writer, and educationist. According to the findings, 55.9% ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 16, 2022 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will inaugurate the Kalahandi branch of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) KISS-Kalahandi Residential School on Friday. The sprawling eco-friendly and Wi-Fi green campus has come up at Badli under Bhawanipatna Block in the Kalahandi District. Kalahandi MP Basanta Kumar Panda, Rajyasabha MP Sujit Kumar, Lanjigarh MLA Pradeep ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 16, 2022 The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) has prepared draft of “Guidelines for Operationalization of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry service along the coast of India” after incorporating the preliminary inputs received from the stakeholders. The guidelines encompass the two aspects of ferry operation namely; concessions for terminal operation and license for operation ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 15, 2022 Jio-bp – a fuels and mobility joint venture between RIL and bp – and Zomato, today announced that they have entered an agreement to support Zomato’s commitment towards The Climate Group’s EV100 initiative of 100% EV fleet by 2030. Towards the same, Jio-bp will provide EV mobility services to Zomato along with access to ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 15, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP), on Wednesday observed the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2022 in different plant periphery villages and at a few Senior Citizen Homes of Angul district. To mark the day, several awareness sessions were organised to educate the participants regarding the scenario where ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2022           Devangini Behera was crowned Lifestyle Miss Raja 2022 at a function held at Nexus Esplanade Mall, here on Wednesday. Ollywood actress Bhoomika Dash felicitated the winner in presence of Lifestyle Assistant Vice President – Marketing Rohini Haldea.           Devangini was awarded with a Lifestyle voucher worth Rs.50,000. The Lifestyle Miss Raja 2022 contest ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2022 Multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers India (PwC) on Wednesday said it would create 10,000 additional employment opportunities in India over the next five years as part of its new strategy, as it set foot in Odisha for the first time with an office in Bhubaneswar. It plans to hire around 500 people in the state ...