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TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 14, 2022 As part of its CSR initiative, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi on Tuesday distributed books to children of Marwari School, here in its bid to encourage reading habits among children. On the occasion, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club President Mahua Mazumder, while interacting with the school children, enquired about the type of ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JUNE 14, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has conducted an on-site Safety Mock Drill in association with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), at its aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda. The mock drill saw the plant’s emergency management team and NDRF officials collaborate to reinforce safety awareness among all employees and business partners associated with the ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 14, 2022 Thousands of devotees from Jindal Nagar and its periphery villages thronged the Lord Jagannath Temple at Jindal Nagar Township to witness the Debasnana Purnima festival of the Trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra. JSP Chairman Naveen Jindal accompanied by his wife Shallu Jindal, performing Snana Purnima rituals at Shree Jagannath Temple ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 14, 2022 Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of primary TMT Bars launched their new TVC campaign featuring Sonu Sood. The new TVC is the extension of Shyam Steel’s “MaksadToh India Ko Banana Hai” campaign. The campaign aims to send across the brand message that Shyam Steel will assist people in achieving their dream ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, JUNE 14, 2022 Adani, India’s fastest-growing diversified business portfolio, and energy supermajor Total Energies of France, have entered into a new partnership to jointly create the world’s largest green hydrogen ecosystem. In this strategic alliance, Total Energies will acquire a 25 per cent minority interest in Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL) from Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL). The ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 14, 2022 Capri Stressed Assets Fund (Capri Fund) – managed by Capri Xponentia Managers LLP (CXM) announced its first investment in Deepak Fasteners Limited. Capri Fund has taken a significant minority stake in the company. The investment is structured in combination of debt, convertible and equity. Through the investment raised, the Ludhiana-based company provided exit to ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 13, 2022 Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL) is reiterating its commitment towards its nation-building efforts through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), by imparting skill development training to unemployed youth in Odisha. The initiative is aimed at strengthening the nation’s drive towards becoming self-reliant by addressing regional unemployment issues and helping improve the ...

National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), successfully conducted a series of educational programs titled ‘Market Ka Eklavya – Express’ specially crafted for students.  The programs conducted in 8 languages were attended by more than 4,000 students across 75+cities covering all Indian States under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. An audio-visual film on NSDL’s initiative on Market Ka Eklavya-Express was screened at ‘India’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ CUTTACK, JUNE 11, 2022 JK Tyre, one of India’s foremost tyre manufacturers today launched two new products-JET Steel JDH XM and JET Way JUC XM for truck owners and other transporters. The new products were unveiled in a customer interaction program organized by the company at a city hotel in Cuttack. For better mileage and low operational ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 11, 2022 Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) has received prestigious Kalinga Environment Excellence Award on Saturday in recognition of its effort in excellent management of healthy environment at industrial sites and for demonstrating highest level commitment in protecting the environment. On behalf of the Company, General Manager (Human Resources) Jagannath Khuntia and DGM (Environment Management) Ambikesh Mishra ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JUNE 11, 2022 The Paradeep Unit of IFFCO Unit has received prestigious Kalinga Environment Excellence Award’ Five Star on Saturday in recognition to its adherence to best environmental practices in the plant operation in the year 2021. On behalf of the Company, General Manager (Production and Environment & Safety) RK Pandey received that award from Bangladesh Deputy ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 11, 2022 Enhancing efficiency is crucial for wealth creation, said Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Director In-Charge Atanu Bhowmick while laying emphasis on the global investments, generation of large-scale employment opportunities, role of unicorn startups, etc. Speaking at a conference on “Creating Wealth through Markets” organised by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) at ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, JUNE 11, 2022         Tata Steel Long Products Senior General Manager (O&M) Manikanta Naik has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Keonjhar Chapter of Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) at its first Annual General Meeting here today. The meeting was attended by representatives from most of the metal and mineral industries and professional institutes in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 11, 2022 With the objective of ensuring better and more meaningful lives for locals, the   Aditya Birla Group flagship company Hindalco at Sambalpur, has taken a number of healthcare initiatives as part of its community engagement. In the year 2021, around 14,000 people in 12 villages of Hirakud benefited through these initiatives. Under the company’s “Health ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 10, 2022 The Jal Seva Shibirs launched at 15 strategic locations in Bhubaneswar last month by aluminium major Vedanta Aluminium to provide relief from the scorching heatwaves, have been a big hit with the local citizens. Through these outlets, cold drinking water, lemonade and buttermilk are provided free of cost to about 10,000 people daily, in ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 9, 2022 With an aim to achieve cash-free campuses, Financepeer, one of India’s leading edu-fintech startups has unveiled its latest offering – the UVA Card, powered by Visa. Financepeer UVA Card Program will be their numberless prepaid photo ID card for students, parents, and institutes to make day-to-day transactions easy and hassle-free. UVA Card, technologically backed ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 9, 2022 Brain tumors can happen in any age group, but not all cases are cancerous and timely detection and treatment can help in early cure and return to normal life, eminent neurosurgeon at KIMS Bhubaneswar Dr. Narendra Kumar Das has said. Dr Das, credited with hundreds of surgeries on brain tumors, said brain tumors could ...

TBB BUREAU SONIPAT, JUNE 9, 2022           O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has emerged as India’s No. 1 Private University for the third year in a row, according to the QS World University Rankings 2023 that was released in New York. London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has ranked a total of 41 institutions from India this year, including seven new entrants. ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 9, 2022 Maharatna steelmaking PSU Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is participating in an exhibition organized by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) to commemorate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ at Mahatma Mandir Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 9th to 12th June. DPE, with support of CPSEs and SCOPE, is organizing a number ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 9, 2022 JSW Steel, the flagship company of the multi-billion-dollar JSW Group, unveils its new campaign ‘Always Around’ to highlight the central role JSW Steel plays in our everyday lives, aligned with JSW Steel’s positioning as a Preferred Consumer Brand. The company has kicked off an unique, first of its kind communication campaign marking a transition ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 9, 2022 Company secretaries help companies grow big and strengthen the economy though they always remain in the background, Union Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday. The Union Minister was speaking at a special programme under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) here. “Though the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 8, 2022 TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd. (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, on Wednesday inaugurated a 33kV line electricity supply connection from Mania to Tangi Primary Sub-station at Tangi in Cuttack district to enhance the reliability and creating a more robust network in the area. This new 33kV line ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 8, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, sensitized communities on the need to transition from traditional chulhas (cooking stoves) to cleaner and eco-friendly cooking methods for better health and environmental preservation, on World Environment Day. Employees personally contributed funds to purchase fuel-efficient ‘smokeless’ chulhas, which were then distributed to 30 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 8, 2022 India’s coal production increased by 33.88 per cent to 71.30 Million Ton (MT) from 53.25 MT during May, 2022 as compared to the year-ago period. As per the provisional data of the Ministry of Coal, during May 2022 CIL, SCCL and captive mines/others registered a growth of 30.04 per cent, 11.01 per cent ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 8, 2022 SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) registered remarkable performance in production areas in the first two months of current financial year (FY23). The Steel Plant produced 7,48,139 tons of hot metal, 6,70,498 tons of crude steel and 6,01,337 tons of saleable steel in April-May of FY-23 to register a corresponding Year-on-Year (Y-O-Y) growth of 7.94 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 8, 2022 In a bid to to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification, the Union government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by Rs 100 to Rs 2,040 per quintal for 2022-23 crop year from Rs 1,940 per quintal in the previous year. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 8, 2022 Jindal Stainless participated in the 30th edition of chemTECH World Expo 2022 held at Jio World Centre from June 8 to 11. As the Bronze sponsor for the largest congregation of industry professionals from the global chemical and pharma processing industries, Jindal Stainless showcased its niche stainless steel products. These included critical application grades ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 8, 2022 The Monetary Policy Committee of Reserve Bank of India, which met from 6-8 June 2022, has unanimously decided to hike the Repo Rate by 50 basis points to 4.90 per cent. Consequently, Standing Deposit Facility Rate stands adjusted to 4.65 per cent and Marginal Standing Facility rate and Bank Rate to 5.15 per cent. ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 7, 2022 Continuing its spree of excellence, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Hot Strip Mill–2 has registered the record single shift HR coil production in ‘C’ Shift of June 5. The Mill achieved the best ever single shift performance by rolling out 2376 tons of slab and 2321 tons of HR coil, surpassing the previous best of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 7, 2022 Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the world would emulate the example of PM Gati Shakti in the coming years. Adding that PM Gati Shakti would be a game changer, the Minister suggested that people who want to set ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 6, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium has declared that its largest aluminium smelter has substantially reduced its GHG, or greenhouse gas emissions intensity (carbon footprint), by around 12 per cent in FY22 over theprevious fiscal, while increasing production volume by 20 per cent. On World Environment Day, Vedanta Aluminium committed to reduce ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the need of the hour is to solve the challenge faced by our planet using human-centric, collective efforts and robust action that further sustainable development. Launching a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment – LiFE Movement’ today via videoconference, the Prime Minister reminded the gathering ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 5, 2022 The Angul Unit of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) on Monday celebrated the World Environment Day-2022 by organizing a slew of programs for its employees, school students and periphery villagers. In a bid to create awareness regarding protection of environment, early in the morning “A Run for Environment” was flagged off by JSP Executive ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister was speaking at a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ at Vigyan Bhawan here. PM addressing at the ‘Save Soil’ programme organised by Isha Foundation, in New ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 India’s largest producer of iron ore, the National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., (NMDC) under Ministry of Steel celebrated the World Environment Day 2022 on the keynote of ‘Only One Earth’ at its Head Office in Hyderabad. Mukesh Khare, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi was the Chief Guest for the event ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 As World Environment Day is observed across the globe on June 5 to raise awareness and describe the importance of Mother Nature, Vedanta Aluminium CEO Rahul Sharma on Saturday said that business growth and sustainable development are two sides of the same coin. Rahul Sharma, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium “At Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Globally diversified natural resources company Vedanta Ltd on Saturday said a committee of directors has approved raising up to Rs 4,089 crore via debentures on a private placement basis. “An authorised committee of directors at its meeting held today i.e. June 4, 2022, considered and approved offering for subscription… up to 40,890 nos ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Vedanta’s mining unit Cairn Oil & Gas plans to convert a pipeline that ships crude oil from its prolific Rajasthan oilfields to Gujarat to solar power by 2025. In a bid to turn Mangala pipeline to solar, the company will install solar rooftop PVs in all the 36 Above Ground Installations (AGIs) along ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Union Tourism Ministry, in partnership with United Environment Program (UNEP) and Responsible Tourism Society of India (RTSOI) organized National Summit on Developing Sustainable & Responsible Tourist Destinations in New Delhi on Saturdau. On the occasion, the Ministry launched the ‘National Strategy for Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Traveller’ campaign. The Strategy document has identified ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 4, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, took trainee students under its Skill Training Program at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district on a field visit to Orion Hotel in Junagarh, to help them learn the finer aspects of the job role of a housekeeping attendant. Twenty-eight trainee students visited the hotel premises to gain first-hand ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 4, 2022 PSUs NTPC Ltd and MECON Ltd have joined hands and collaborated to strengthen the mines infrastructure facilities, mines development and other associated infrastructure projects of NTPC Coal Mines. In this regard, NTPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MECON, Ranchi on Thursday to utilize its expertise in the field of engineering Consultancy Services ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 4, 2022 People of Kunchupada village under Keshramal Panchayat who will be displaced in the land acquisition process for expansion of the Lanjiberna limestone mines of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited [DCBL], happily accepted the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) scheme offered by DCBL, during a public hearing held today. They also came with certain proposals which would ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Come June 5 – World Environment Day – States/Union Territories and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campaign mode, in a bid to make the country free of single use plastic (SUP), as well as contribute to improving the environment, under the overarching mandate of “Clean and Green”. This comes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 4, 2022 Not-for-profit community development organization Gram Vikas has received the 10th Earth Care Awards for exemplary stewardship of community-based Climate Action. The Award recognizes Gram Vikas’ long-standing work in empowering the village communities to address the rapidly deteriorating ecological balance.  It helps them adapt to the challenges posed by climate change to access to water, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 On the occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ at Vigyan Bhawan at 11 AM on 5th June. Prime Minister will also address the gathering during the programme.  ‘Save Soil Movement’ is a global movement to increase awareness about deteriorating soil health and ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 3, 2022 A Manimekhalai on Friday assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of Union Bank of India. Prior to the new assignment, Manimekhalai was the Executive Director at Canara Bank, wherein she oversaw strategic planning, credit & related matters, inspection, marketing and financial inclusion, State Level Lead Bank responsibilities and the functioning of Regional Rural ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JUNE 3, 2022 For the first time the Hot Strip Mill-2 of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has achieved 1 lakh tons of slab rolling in a month in May this year. The previous best of 71,485 tons was recorded in March 2022. Post pandemic, the Mill started in October 2021 with rolling of a single coil of ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 3, 2022 People of Jolodihi village under Kukuda Panchayat and Rengalbahal village of Alanda Panchayat who will be displaced in the land acquisition process for expansion of the Lanjiberna limestone mines of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited [DCBL], appreciated the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) scheme offered by DCBL, during a public hearing held today. They also came ...

PRIYADARSHI NANU PANY Just think what jobs your kids will do as they dip their feet into the future of a digital-first world. It is estimated that nearly two-thirds of today’s children will be absorbed in professions we are unversed with. And a good proportion of those jobs will populate the Metaverse. Many have billed Metaverse as the future of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 3, 2022 In recognition of its relentless commitment towards sustainability and the environment, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (KNPL) has been placed in the ‘Leadership’ category in the CRISIL Sustainability Yearbook 2022. The company is one among the only 14 companies that have been placed in this category for their ESG initiatives. Further, Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd ...