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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 12, 2022 Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. adds another innovation to its cooling ecosystem with the launch of Cool Breeze Desert Cooler Series. With superior cooling performance, advanced technology and distinctive consumer-friendly features, this latest range by Crompton promises an indulgent, cool summer filled with comfort and ease. With an aim to enhance the overall consumer ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 11, 2022 IPICOL and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) joined forces to take a vital step towards the proliferation of green energy in the state. On Monday, Bhupendra Singh Poonia, Managing Director Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL), and Amit Garg, Executive Director Renewable Energy, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), signed a Memorandum ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 11, 2022 JSW Utkal Steel Ltd (JUSL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of JSW Steel Ltd. and part of the $13 billion JSW Group, on Monday received the environmental clearance (EC) for setting up of a greenfield Integrated Steel Plant (ISP) of 13.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) crude steel from the Union Ministry of Environment & Forest ...

TBB BUREAU PURI, APRIL 11, 2022 SBI Life Insurance on Monday announced the inauguration of its new branch office in Puri, Odisha. The objective behind this is to make life insurance easily accessible to all across the state. The new branch office, located at Grand Road, will be a new touch point for the residents of the region in accessing ...

TBB BUREAU PANJIM, APRIL 11, 2022 Top B-School Goa Institute of Management (GIM) recently hosted its largest virtual convocation ceremony for all four PGDM program batches of 2020 and 2021. It was the first convocation ceremony of the Big Data Analytics program. After having completed over 22 months of academically packed intensive training with exposure to industrial projects, a total ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APRIL 11, 2022 The state-of-the-art New Hot Strip Mill-2 of SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has crossed a major milestone with its successful commissioning recently. The Mill is now gearing up for the Performance Guarantee Test in the next phase. RSP Director In-charge Atanu Bhowmick visited the Mill to congratulate the collective on successful completion of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 11, 2022 In today’s era, digital connectivity has become one of the basic needs and essential parts of everyday life for almost everyone, be it for communication, education, entertainment, or fulfilment of daily needs. The role and importance of staying digital connected assumed further greater significance during the pandemic. However, many people from remote pockets and ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 11, 2022 With the aim of scaling up its ambition in the financial services sector, Godrej Industries Limited (GIL) today announced the launch of Godrej Capital Limited (GCL). GCL is a subsidiary of Godrej Industries and is the holding entity for Godrej Housing Finance (an HFC) and Godrej Finance Limited (an NBFC). With a near-term aim ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 10, 2022 The Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ltd. (UCCIL), the apex association of large, medium, MSMEs, trade, commerce & services, has urged the Rajya Sabha Petition Committee to address the issue of emerging stress on MSME sector by recommending policy intervention by the Union Government to streamline the funding by banking sector. In a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 10, 2022 Highlighting various entrepreneurial offers Odisha offers in every sector, a senior bureaucrat of the State Government urged industry bodies to bring in enterprising spirit among youth. ???????????????????????????????????? Addressing the first meeting of FICCI Odisha State Council for FY 2022-23 here on Friday, Odisha Industries Department Principal Secretary Hemant Sharma said, “FICCI and other industry ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 9, 2022 In a bid to facilitate and implement scaling of organic and natural farming in Odisha, Jagadguru Kripalu University (JKU) on Saturday launched a pilot project, ‘The Organic Odisha’ in Bhubaneswar. This endeavor will promote natural and organic farming by the small and marginal farmers of Odisha for their sustainable livelihood and food security. It ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022        ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) organised a Blood Donation Camp in association with Central Red Cross Blood Bank, Cuttack at its pellet plant in Paradip on Wednesday and a ‘Health Camp’ at Baladia village under Nuagarh Gram Panchayat on Thursday. More than 100 employees and contract workers voluntarily participated in the Blood ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022 Creating a stunning new destination for Apple buyers in the Temple City, iDestiny opened its Apple Authorized Reseller Store at Janpath, Saheed Nagar here on Friday. The store, company’s second one in Bhubaneswar, was inaugurated by Ollywood actress and model Elina Samantaray. iDestiny offers a wide range of Apple products and third party accessories. ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APRIL 8, 2022 An in-house fabricated Sample Collection Trolley for Track Hopper–2 site of the Raw Material Handling Plant of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) was inaugurated recently by Atish Chandra Sarkar, CGM (Quality) and SS Roychoudhary, CGM (RMHP). Notably, iron ores (fines) received from various sources from SAIL mines are unloaded in Track Hopper-2 and Track Hopper-3. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022 Nine students from AIIMS Bhubaneswar have been awarded with the prestigious ICMR Postgraduate Thesis Grant for the January 2022 session. Dr. Raghavendra V Balagod from Orthopedics, Dr. Pritika Gahlot from Microbiology, Dr. Sunkoji Srujan, Dr. Anju Ashok A K, Dr. Bharath Kumar Koppisetty, Dr. Alia Tahseen from Biochemistry, Dr. Srijan Mandal from CMFM, Dr. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022 A national study by leading social scientists revealed that Indian consumers are ready for warning labels on the front of packaged foods high in nutrients of concern. A randomized control field experiment spanning six states reiterated what public health experts and top doctors have been saying for a while –simple, negative warning labels that ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022 As part of its CSR initiative focusing on strengthening healthcare facilities in rural and underserved parts of India, Bayer, a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, on Friday installed an oxygen plant with 500 LPM capacity, at Sub Divisional Hospital (SDH) Rairakhol in Sambalpur district ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 7, 2022 The tobacco-control policy should be further strengthened at the earliest to save lives of 1.3 million Indians annually who meet with untimely death due to consumption of tobacco, demanded noted economist and BJP’s national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal. Agarwal was also of the opinion that increasing the tax on such harmful products would ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 7, 2022 Contrary to popular belief, the largely unorganized and underserved MSME sector turned out to be a better bet for lending, than large corporates. At a NPA rate of 12.5% they were significantly better than large corporates who had a NPA rate of 19.7%. The total lending of Rs 64.45 lakh crore (as of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 7, 2022  Seven clubs from the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) will be joined by a team from Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) for the inaugural Reliance Foundation Development League (RFDL) in Goa from April 15 to May 12. Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa, Jamshedpur FC, Kerala Blasters FC, Mumbai City FC and Hyderabad FC ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, APRIL 7, 2022 Hombale Films, the producers of KGF today announced the opening of NFT sale of its much-anticipated digital avatars on metaverse known as “KGFverse.” This comes ahead of the release of the magnum opus KGF: Chapter 2, slated to hit the big screens on April 14, 2022. Hombale Films and Lysto have partnered with BookMyShow ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 6, 2022 The ICICI Centre for Elderly Eye Care was launched at LV Prasad Eye Institute’s Mithu Tulsi Chanrai Campus here today. Supported by ICICI Bank – CSR Initiative, the centre was inaugurated by Saurabh Singh, Head – TASC, GBG and ICICI Foundation; Jaisingh Dhumal, Head-Technology Finance group, ICICI Bank; Dr. Srikant Kumar Sahu, Campus Head, ...

TBB BUREAU SONIPAT, APRIL 6, 2022 Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has once again retained the No.1 position in India while its global ranking this year improved to 70th, a jump of six places from 2021, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject (Law) 2022 released on Wednesday. The improvement in Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APRIL 5, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, dispatched its first rake consignment of 4,000 tonnes of fly-ash from Jharsuguda plant to one of the plants of Holcim India – ACC Cement, Chaibasa Cement Works, for the production of low-carbon cement. This initiative is a part of Vedanta Jharsuguda’s waste-to-wealth imperatives and ensures gainful utilization ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 5, 2022   Jio-bp and TVS Motor Company on Tuesday announced that they would collaberate for the creation of a robust public EV charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the country, building on Jio-bp’s growing network in this space. Under this proposed partnership, the customers of TVS electric vehicles are expected to get access ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 5, 2022 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s Advisor (Legal) Manish Kharbanda has been featured in the recently published Forbes Legal Powerlist 2021 as one of the Top 50 General Counsels in India. Kharbanda received this prestigious recognition for his performance and leadership in legal advisory services. He has been selected for this prestigious honor by a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 5, 2022 A bright young student who always dreamed of skyrocketing his Olympiad dreams, has made India proud by winning the gold medal at the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Dubai this year. Rajdeep Mishra, a Class 10 student from Odisha, was among the six students who represented India and won the competition ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 5, 2022 India’s leading air conditioning brand Blue Star on Tuesday unveiled its range of ‘affordable-yet-best-in-class differentiated’ split ACs for this summer season. Overall, the Company has launched 110 models, including 50 new models across the spectrum of inverter, fixed speed, and Window air conditioners (ACs). The Company’s strategic repositioning as a mass premium brand began ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 5, 2022 Country’s largest Bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Border Security Force (BSF) to offer special benefits to the serving and retired BSF personnel and family pensioners through the Central Armed Police Salary Package (CAPSP) Scheme. The MoU will ensure extensive benefits to the security forces ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APRIL 4, 2022 The Rourkela Chapter of the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) on Sunday organised a function to celebrate the 18th Foundation Day of PRCI. PRCI Rourkela Chapter Chairperson Archana Satpathy presided over the function and cut the cake to mark the occasion. BN Mishra, Editor, Koshal Horizon & former PR Executive of Rourkela Steel ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 4, 2022 In an endeavor to improve the emergency service infrastructure in the State, the Odisha Government along with Odisha Police has deployed 106 numbers of 112 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in the first phase across the State. The aim of this new service is to address the distress calls by the citizens in a more ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 4, 2022            Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corporation Ltc. (HDFC) will merge with the country’s largest private sector lender HDFC Bank, according to a regulatory filing.            The scheme of amalgamation will be subject to various regulatory approvals, including from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APRIL 4, 2022 A series of records and benchmarks were set by SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in the Financial Year 2021-22 in varied fields of endeavour right from production and productivity to techno-economics and projects. Annual Business Plan (ABP) targets were achieved in number of areas for the first time while many old Mills too recorded ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 4, 2022 Jio Institute on Monday announced the appointment of Prof. Guruswami Ravichandran from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as the Provost to further strengthen its academic leadership. Prof. Ravichandran will join Jio Institute as its founding Provost and Professor of Engineering, on July 1, 2022. Prof. Guruswami Ravichandran Prof. Ravichandran served as the Otis Booth ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 4, 2022 Further widening its reach in the rural areas, Renault India has announced opening of 300 Renault Booking Centres across India in collaboration with CSC Grameen e-Stores, a subsidiary of CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd (CSC-SPV). Through this initiative, Renault India and CSC aim to increase accessibility in remote regions and provide rural customers ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 4, 2022 In a move to protect the bank customers against large value cheque frauds, Punjab National Bank (PNB) has made Positive Pay System (PPS) mandatory for cheque of Rs.10 lakh and above from April 4, 2022. As per the Positive Pay System (PPS) developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), a customer ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 4, 2022 The 10-day ‘Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ showcasing India’s history, art, heritage, culture, crafts and cuisine came to an end here on Sunday. The cultural extravaganza, a collaboration of the Union Culture Ministry and the Dalmia Bharat Group, which has adopted the Red Fort as its ‘Monument Mitra’, witnessed a footfall ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, APRIL 3, 2022 The 31st Foundation Day of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) was celebrated on Sunday at the Company’s Headquarters in Sambalpur.  The celebrations started early in the morning with the “Run for Excellence” wherein, former CMDs, present Board Members, President & Vice-Presidents of Jagruti Mahila Mandal, MCL employees and their families participated with great enthusiasm and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 3, 2022 Centre For Sight Group of Eye Hospitals entered Odisha with the opening of its state-of-the-art eye hospital in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Unveiling the advanced world-class eye care hospital with the latest technology backed by a trusted team of doctors, Centre for Sight group has taken yet another step towards providing better and qualitative eye ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, APRIL 2, 2022 Pinnacle Industries subsidiary and electric vehicle manufacturing & technology company, EKA, on Saturday launched its newest 9-metre pure electric & zero-emission bus, EKA E9. The E9, EKA’s first battery-electric bus, features a new streamlined vehicle design, maximized power & range due to its monocoque stainless steel chassis and complete composite structure. With a Total ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 2, 2022 This year, to uphold the occasion of the 86th Foundation Day of Odisha, Reverie Language Technologies in association with Mool Innovation Labs is organizing “JantraJuga ‘22: The Utkala Dibasa Hackathon.” So far 34 teams have registered for JantraJuga.The hackathon aims at bringing together Odisha’s young and booming student developer community to leverage technology to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022           For the financial year 2021-22, the Central GST, Central Excise & Customs, Bhubaneswar Zone has shown remarkable growth in revenue realisation. Till March 31, 2022, total revenue to the tune of Rs. 50978 crore (approx.) has been collected from various taxes, namely, GST, Customs and Central Excise registering a phenomenal growth of 27 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated a state-of-the-art cancer centre on the premises of the Apollo Hospitals Bhubaneswar on Friday. The Apollo Cancer Centre is equipped with the latest technology amid the need to treat the growing number of cancer cases. It is the first and only cancer centre in the state to be ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 In Odisha, 83.31% people live in rural areas and most of them depend on groundwater for drinking and domestic use, as per the 2011 Census report. In rural areas, water supply relied heavily on borewells and handpumps before the Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) campaign started in August 2019. But all HHs are expected ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, APRIL 1, 2022 Paradip Port Authority (PPA) registered highest cargo handling of 116.13 million metric tonnes during the financial year 2021-22 (FY22), surpassing the previous best of 114.55 million metric tonnes achieved during the year 2020-21. During FY22, the Iron Ore traffic dropped by around 30 percent due to international market conditions and poor demand for iron ...

TBB BUREAU  BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 Coal India Limited (CIL) subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) ended the financial year 2021-22 (FY22) on a high note, clocking 168 million tonne coal production with an impressive growth of about 14 percent over the previous fiscal. In the financial year 2020-21, MCL produced 146 million tonnes of coal and dispatched 146 million tonnes. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 JSW once again emerged as the single highest contributor to the total mining revenue earned by the Odisha Government with close to Rs 18,284 crore contributions in way of premium and other statutory dues during financial year 2021-22 (FY22). The revenue by means of premium and other dues from the auctioned captive mines of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) bagged Utkal B1 and B2 Coal blocks in the Angul-Talcher Coal belt. Added with the coal reserve of Utkal C, JSP has secured sufficient reserves of coal to enable the mega steel company to enhance its capacity for green steel making. JSP is the first steelmaker in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 31, 2022 Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) group of industries, has invited nominations for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar-2022, the annual sports award for outstanding young sports person of the State which carries a cash prize of Rs. five lakh. Besides the main award, two citation awards are ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MARCH 31, 2022 The Occupational Health and Safety Month which was being observed in Rajgangpur-based Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.  (DCBL) since March 1, concluded today. Employees and officers of the Company enthusiastically participated in the programme which reiterated Dalmia safety. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director (Factories & Boilers)-Rourkela Bibhu Prasad who graced the closing ceremony as chief guest, ...