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TBB BUREAU GOA, MARCH 19, 2022 A sea of yellow will welcome both Hyderabad FC and Kerala Blasters FC when the two teams donning similar colours will take the PJN Stadium in Fatorda aspiring to crown their respective seasons with a Hero Indian Super League trophy, in the final here on Sunday. It has been a season to remember for ...

TBB BUREAUMUMBAI, MARCH 19, 2022The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah’s term as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was on Saturday unanimously extended by a year — till the 2024 AGM.The decision was taken at the ACC AGM in Colombo today.Shah had taken over the reins of the ACC last year in January ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 19, 2022 Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) would democratize e-commerce and will protect small businesses by granting them equal opportunity. He was virtually addressing the fifth edition of the annual Launchpad-The Entrepreneurship Summit organized ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 19, 2022 India’s largest Iron Ore producer National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), a CPSE under Ministry of Steel, on Wednesday signed a MoU with IIT Kharagpur for drone-based mineral exploration. NMDC has been exploring minerals for six decades for a wide range of minerals such as Copper, Rock phosphate, Limestone, magnesite, Diamond, Tungsten and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 18, 2022 Department of Telecommunications, Government of India and the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) organized an online event – ‘Digital Transformation Center Stage (DTCS) – India’ to showcase and highlight successes of India in effective Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) adoption to encourage CTO member countries for adopting transformative digital solutions. India is a member ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, MARCH 17, 2022 JSW Paradip East Quay Coal Terminal (EQCT) commenced its commercial operations of 30 MTPA fully mechanized coal loading facility at Paradip Port on Tuesday. The terminal was inaugurated by Paradip Port Trust Chairman PL Harnath and JSW Infrastructure Ltd JMD Arun Maheshwari in presence of senior officials from APGENCO, NTECL, Sembcorp Energy India Limited, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 17, 2022 With a vision to fuel the entrepreneurial aspirations of India’s homemakers, Britannia Industries announced the top 10 winners of its renowned Marie Gold My Startup Initiative season 3. Under this initiative, the 10 winners were felicitated and awarded Rs 10 lakh each to kick-start their business ventures. Britannia Marie Gold My Startup initiative is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 17, 2022 J B Pany J B Pany, Director, Javastra Technology Private Limited, has been re-elected as the Chairman of the Odisha State Council of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for the year 2022-23 at the council’s AGM held here on March 15. Gupta Power Infrastructure Limited Managing Director M K Gupta, MD has been ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, MARCH 17, 2022 Country’s leading smartphone and smart TV brand Xiaomi India today expanded its Electric Air Compressor lineup with the launch of Xiaomi Portable Electric Air Compressor 1S. A premium, pocket-sized travel companion, Xiaomi Portable Electric Air Compressor 1S has been designed to cater to all travel requirements without any need for an external power supply. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 16, 2022 GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir), on Wednesday announced the resumption of direct international connection and direct international cargo operations from Srinagar to Sharjah,thus reinforcing its gulf operations. GO FIRST was the first airline to introduce direct service from Srinagar to Sharjah last year, under the Air Bubble agreement. GO FIRST flight G8 1595 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 16, 2022 EdIndia Foundation, the strategic CSR arm of Sterlite Power, has announced its partnership with the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (UNESCO MGIEP), to train more than 10,000 teachers in India. This partnership will enable government teachers across India to leverage digital tools and integrate socio-emotional context while ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 16, 2022 India’s leading green cement company JSW Cement has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt. Ltd (PRESPL) to use agricultural waste as biomass energy in its cement-manufacturing operations. Punjab Renewable Energy Systems is India’s largest biomass aggregation and densification company.  According to the MoU, Punjab Renewable Energy Systems will ...

Kamlesh Patel Holi – a festival that brings vibrancy, joy, hope, aspiration, togetherness, generosity and a chance for change and transformation. This eclectic gamut has made us refer to it as the ‘Festival of Love’ or the ‘Festival of Colors’ or the ‘Festival of Spring’. Do you know how the festival of Holi originated? According to ancient Indian scriptures, it ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 16, 2022 OPPO, the leading global smart-device brand, will launch its K Series of smartphones in India on 23rd March 2022. With this series, OPPO looks to initiate an online-focused strategy and build a direct relationship with its online consumers via e-commerce platforms. K10 will be available on Flipkart, OPPO online store and select retail ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, MARCH 15, 2022 Kerala Blasters FC split honours with Jamshedpur FC on the night playing out a 1-1 draw, but rode on two top-draw defensive displays to pip the League Shield winners 2-1 on aggregate over two legs and qualify for their first final since 2016, in the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 15, 2022 Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML), together with the Adani Foundation and the MOHAN Foundation, has launched ‘Jeevan Amrut – The Sweetest Gift of Life’, a program to create widespread awareness about the importance of organ donation. The ‘Jeevan Amrut’ awareness program encourages people to pledge to donate their organs to save others’ lives. Compared ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 15, 2022 India’s largest power producer, NTPC Ltd, is striving to elevate fuel supply for pit head plants to reduce cost for electricity generation. In a step towards making NTPC a more cost-conscious organization and making electricity generation more affordable and sustainable, NTPC Darlipali Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) has signed a pact with NTPC Dulanga ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 15, 2022 Van Heusen, India’s leading power dressing brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL), has announced the launch of a new sub-brand “Flex”. Van Heusen Flex is new age clothing crafted for modern-day professionals who seamlessly shift between work and play. The brand has also launched a distinctivecampaign ‘Fashion meets performance’ to announce ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 13, 2022 State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd has declared a second interim dividend of 50 per cent (Rs 5 per share) for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. The total dividend payout will be Rs 2,220.19 crore with a record date of March 22, the company said in a statement. “The decision ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MARCH 13, 2022 Coal India Limited subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Saturday crossed 157 Million Tonne (MT) in coal production in the current fiscal (FY22) surpassing the previous high achieved by every other company, to become the leading coal producing company in the country. On 12th March 2022, the company produced 7.62 Lakh Tonne of dry ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/PURI, MARCH 13, 2022 The British Deputy High Commission in Kolkata commemorated the Commonwealth Day 2022 with a friendly Beach Volleyball Match between a joint team of ‘UK in Kolkata’ and Team ‘Odisha Sports’ at the Blue Flag Beach, Puri in a joint collaboration with the Sports & Youth Services Department of Odisha and the Puri District Administration ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, MARCH 11, 2022 NTPC Talcher Kaniha has won an International Safety Award from the British Safety Council in recognition of its commitment to keeping its workers and workplaces healthy and safe during the 2021 calendar year. NTPC Kaniha is one of the 135 organisations to win a Distinction in the International Safety Awards 2022. Now in their ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 11, 2022 The Odisha Regional Office of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) under FIDF with the Odisha Government. The MoA was signed between State Principal Secretary (Finance) Vishal Kumar Dev and NABARD Odisha RO Chief General Manager C Udayabhaskar Chief General Manager in presence of ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, MARCH 11, 2022 The state-of-the-art New Plate Mill of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has surpassed the 5 Million Tonnes (MT) production mark on Thursday. The ultra-modern Mill began its journey with commencement of rolling in the year 2014. It produced the last one million tonnes of Plates in a record 13 months which signifies its high rate ...

TBB BUREAU JAGATSINGHPUR, MARCH 10, 2022 Country’s leading steel makerJSW Steel contributed an advanced oxygen plant and machinery to adequately cover the needs of people at Jagatsinghpur.  The Oxygen Plant has been installed at the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) amid the third wave of Covid-19 outbreak. “At JSW we believe in inclusive industrialization and we are consistently taking people along ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 10, 2022 As World Kidney Day 2022 was observed across the globe on the second Thursday of March with the theme ‘Kidney Health for All’, experts said that time-tested Ayurvedic herbs like ‘Punarnava’, ‘Gokhuru’ and ‘Varuna’ can be saviour for patients with chronic kidney disease, which has seen a rise due to various reasons. Vouching for ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MARCH 9, 2022 The much awaited public hearing for expansion of FRP Hindalco Hirakud, a unit of Aditya Birla group, was completed on Wednesday. People supported the expansion programme in hope of getting local employment and other benefits. “Hindalco has given local employment to the people of Hirakud and western Odisha. Hence, we are hopeful that it ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MARCH 9, 2022 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), one of India’s leading cement manufacturers is reiterating its focus to encourage an inclusive environment, foster a fair and diverse workforce, and promote gender equality through its multiple initiatives at the company’s Rajgangpur facility and its surrounding communities. Birajini Ekka, working at cement mill section proudly hoisted the National ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 9, 2022 City-based L V Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) every year observes the World Glaucoma Week (March 6-12) to bring public focus on this eye disease that can affect both adults and children. Glaucoma is an eye problem associated with increase in the eye pressure, and is characterized by damage to the optic nerve leading to ...

PBD BUREAU ANGUL/BARBIL, MARCH 9, 2022      Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) and its social arm JSPL Foundation celebrated the birthday of JSP’s Chairman Shri Naveen Jindal as ‘Fitness Day’ here on Wednesday. To commemorate the day, a host of programmes were organised at Barbil pellet plant, Kasia and Tensa mines.   To mark the occasion, a Health Clinic was organised ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 9, 2022 NTPC Pakri Barwadih Coal Mining Project bagged runners-up prize at National Safety Award (Mines) ceremony held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister for Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav gave away the award in presence of Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment Rameswar Teli, Union Labour & Employment Secretary ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 9, 2022 In line with the International Women’s Day 2022 theme #BreakTheBias, leading FMCG direct selling company Amway India continued its commitment to an equal future for all. The company is undertaking a slew of women-centric programs leading to the International Women’s Day celebrations across the country. In its bid to provide an inclusive platform to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 9, 2022 The employees of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) made an impressive mark in the ceremony of Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar (VRP) given for the performance year 2018. SAIL Chairman with the VRP award winners of SAIL for the performance year 2018 The prestigious national awards were given away by Union Minister for Labour ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 8, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has launched a ‘Vedanta#BreakTheBias Augmented Reality (AR) campaign on Instagram on the eve of International Women’s Day. The campaign is aimed at gamifying the message that female students and professionals should actively consider a career in the manufacturing industry, which is ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 8, 2022 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) and its Corporate Social Responsibility arm JSPL Foundation celebrated the International Women’s Day-2022 with a series of events. While JSP organised programmes within its campus for working women, JSPL Foundation conducted programs and honoured girls and women for their outstanding contribution and becoming role models for the society. Extending ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 8, 2022 The Odisha Regional Office of NABARD on Tuesday celebrated the International Women’s Day. The event was organised at Bhubaneswar and in 15 districts of Odisha. The programme at Bhubaneswar was graced by Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha as Chief Guest and Poly Pattnaik, Principal, Mothers’ Public School ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 8, 2022 Sanctions imposed by the United States and European nations on Russia and, consequently, on Alrosa, Russia’s biggest diamond miner, will have a bearing on the growth of India’s diamond polishing industry. Alrosa supplies 30% of the rough diamonds globally and is a critical source for India, which imports, cuts and polishes 80-90% of the ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, MARCH 7, 2022 Ritwik Das helped Jamshedpur FC and himself gallop into the history books with a second-half winner to down ATK Mohun Bagan by a 1-0 margin and bag the  League Shield for the first time creating history, in the Hero Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Monday. Jamshedpur needed to draw ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 While celebrating International Women’s Day on Tuesday, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) will also cheer its large number of women employees who have not only excelled in various fields of endeavours but have also forayed into many a field earlier known as ‘male bastions’. Women can now be seen on Shop floors, operating cranes and pulpits ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 On the eve of the International Women’s Day, JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power launched a special programme ‘Jindal SwayamSampanna Nari’ on Women’s Skill & Education in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Under this programme, underprivileged girls and women can avail of financial assistance towards the course fee for pursuing vocational training ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 7, 2022         In its continuous endeavor to promote women empowerment, India’s largest integrated energy company NTPC Ltd. has introduced multiple initiatives to promote work-life balance, inclusiveness, diversity and develop leadership among its female employees. In a bid to enhance women representation, NTPC had launched a special recruitment drive only for women executives across its areas ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 With an aim to provide specialized care for people suffering from Arthritis and various immunological disorders like SLE, Scleroderma etc, a Rheumatology special clinic has been started under the Department of General Medicine at AIIMS Bhubaneswar. The clinic which started functioning from Friday, will run by a team of doctors headed by Dr Anupam ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 7, 2022 Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, the Ladies Welfare Wing of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, has been conducting various CSR and welfare activities for the welfare of needy local communities including support in promoting the efforts of self-dependent Ladies. As part of celebrating “Spirit of Women” on the eve of International Women’s Day 2022, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 The Health and Family Welfare Department of the Odisha Government in collaboration with Global Health Strategies flagged off the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) rounds in 7 districts of Odisha on Monday with the commitment to leaving no stone unturned in achieving the elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Trained health workers will visit every household between ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 The biggest five-a-side football tournament in India and Globally, Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five returns for its sixth year in India with qualifiers across the country. The 2022 edition of the championship will have qualifiers in 19 cities across India. The qualifiers will take place through the months of March and April, with a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 7, 2022 In commemoration of International Women’s Day, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, one of India’s largest networks of eye hospitals, is conducting free eye check-up camp for women of all age groups across all branches in Odisha till March 31, 2022. For registration, contact 9619320971. The hospital has made special arrangements for screening for certain eye ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 6, 2022 TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and Government of Odisha, has been conferred with Gold level award at the India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) Innovations Awards 2022 during International Smart Utility Week held at New Delhi. ISGF is a Public Private Partnership initiative of the Union Power Ministry ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, MARCH 6, 2022 Less than 24 hours after Kerala Blasters FC qualified for the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) Semi-Finals, without kicking a ball, the Yellow Army played out an exciting 4-4 draw with FC Goa, here at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. Hat-trick hero Airam Cabrera (49′, 63′ Pen., 82′) and Aibanbha Dohling (79′) both ...

TBB BUREAU PURI, MARCH 6, 2022 India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, announced the launch of its new store in Nimapada town of Puri district in Odisha. Trends is truly democratizing fashion in India, by strengthening its reach & connect with consumers in India – right from Metros, mini metros, to Tier ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, MARCH 5, 2022  Mumbai City FC was sealed with a shock as the double defending Champion failed to qualify for the semi-finals after a 2-1 defeat to Hyderabad FC in the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the PJN Stadium, Fatorda. The result confirmed all four semifinalists as Mumbai’s loss cleared the road ahead for Kerala Blasters. ...