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TBB BUREAU KANIHA, NOV 7, 2021 The 47th Raising Day of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) was celebrated with great enthusiasm at NTPC Talcher Kaniha today while adhering to Covid-19 guidelines. NTPC Talcher Kaniha ED K Srinivasa Rao unfurled the NTPC flag to mark the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Rao threw light on the glorious journey of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 7, 2021 Manu Patricio has joined Odisha FC as the Club’s new Goalkeeping Coach ahead of the upcoming Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) 2021-22. Manu, who was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, comes in with a good experience of being a Goalkeeping Coach of various teams in Spain including Espanyol de Barcelona. He had also ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 6, 2021 Tata Steel Chess India comes back with Edition 3, with top international Grandmasters, top Indian men and women Grandmasters, young Indian talents and Viswanathan Anand as the ambassador and advisor of the tournament. The tournament will be taking place in Kolkata at the iconic National Library from 17th November – 21st November 2021. The ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 5, 2021 Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo on Friday opened the first Millet Shakti outlet of Odisha at the Krushi Bhavan premise here. Shaktimayee SHG Federation supported by the Department of Mission Shakti will manage the outlet and serve many millets-based snacks and dry items for officers and visitors of Krushi Bhavan. Ragi ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 5, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, joins First Movers Coalition (FMC) as a founding member, thereby solidifying its commitment to raise global climate ambition and green product demand. Recognizing the urgent need for green technologies and products to confront the world’s climate crisis, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, NOV 5, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna Company SAIL, has registered the best ever performance in key areas in the first seven months i.e. April-October period of the Financial Year 2021-22. The Steel Plant produced 24,63,448 tonnes of hot metal, 22,96,815 tonnes of crude steel and 20,90,372 tonnes of saleable steel to clock ...

TBB BUREAU DHENKANAL, NOV 5, 2021 Tata Steel BSL has become the first Indian steel manufacturer to export LD slag to Bangladesh from its unit located in Dhenkanal district of Odisha. The company has exported 9,000 tons (KT) of LD slag of through Dhamra Port Company Limited to Bangladesh market for cement manufacturing. This endeavour is another milestone in the ...

TBB BUREAU GLASGOW, NEW DELHI, NOV 4, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has urged global corporations to prudently incorporate green solutions and work with respective governments to bring down their carbon footprint even as they strive to meet growth compulsions. Speaking at the high-level panel discussion, co-hosted by ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 3, 2021 Odisha FC has announced its official squad for the Hero Indian Super League 2021-22. The Bhubaneswar-based team is gearing up for the opening match against Bengaluru FC on November 24 at Tilak Maidan, Vasco. The Kalinga Warriors had already announced the three captains for the season – Vinit Rai, Victor Mongil, and Hector Rodas ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 2, 2021 State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with NCDEX e Markets Ltd to become a “Clearing Bank” for handling financial transactions for NeML market place and procurement/auction platform. The MoU was signed by NeML MD & CEO Mrugank Paranjape and BoB Mumbai Zone Head Jagdish Tungaria. NCDEX e Markets ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 1, 2021 Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd., the fifth-largest cement player in India in terms of capacity, has launched Zero M Water Shield 2K and Zero M Speedex Tile Grout in a virtual event. Developed at the Nuvoco Construction Development and Innovation Centre (CDIC), the products are ready to use and are designed to provide excellent resistance ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 1, 2021 The observance of Vigilance Awareness Week concluded today at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters. On the occasion, a workshop on Preventive Vigilance was conducted for the employees. The workshop was inaugurated by Partha Mazumder, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining). Mazumder welcomed faculty of the workshop, Supriyo Bose, AGM (Vigilance), NTPC North Karanpura and Patratu with ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, NOV 1, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has deployed ‘Baaz’, a newly constituted all-women Quick Reaction Team (QRT) for stepping up plant and people’s security. This special task force consists of women security professionals who are trained in martial arts to serve as the first responders in case of any unforeseen ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 1, 2021 Gram Vikas is developing a specialised cadre of community professionals, Village Lekha Mitra (VLM), under its Community Cadre Management programme. It is an entrepreneurial approach to developing accounting and auditing skills and service providers in the rural areas. The VLMs are identified and trained for supporting Village Development Committees to maintain their records and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants, Paytm has announced the launch of its #YehDiwaliGoldWali offer to celebrate the festival of lights. Till 5th of November, 5,000 lucky users will win Goldback or additional gold worth up to Rs 5,000 everyday, for the digital gold that they buy on Paytm. This offer ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 1, 2021 OP Jindal School, Angul observed the National Unity Day-2021 on Sunday with floral tributes offered before the portrait of the “Iron Man of India” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. To mark the occasion, the School organised Cyclothon, Brisk-walking, Jogging and other activities for the students, parents and JSPL employees residing in the Jindal Nagar Township. Swati ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 1, 2021 Team Josh comprising players from CGP, RMHS, Logistics, Coal Washery, etc. beat Team Royal Dynamos 1-0 in the final on Sunday to win the championship title of the interdepartmental football tournament Futsal-2021, organised by Jindal Officers’ Club (JOC) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), Angul The final match was held adhering to all ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the simultaneous launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The vessels were launched by five senior most women employees of CSL The Minister inaugurated the launching function of three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 “Prime Minister’s historic and farsighted approach led to the launch of Udaan scheme, which enabled the common citizen also to fly, and brought about democratization of the sector,” said Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. Inaugurating the IndiGo flight between Kanpur and Bengaluru today, the Minister said that the airfares have dipped ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 1, 2021 Odisha has recorded 49 per cent increase in the gross GST collection during the month of October 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year. The State has collected Rs 3,593 crore in October 2021 as against Rs 2,419 crore collected in the same period in the year 2020, mopping up Rs.1,174 ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, NOV 1, 2021 Mother’s Recipe, the leading brands of Indian Food, has tied up with Paytm and offers up to Rs. 20 cashback across its pickle range. The association between Mother’s Recipe and Paytm eases the availability of purchase for customers to buy their favourite pickles across India. The offer is applicable in select variants of its ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 With the aim to exploring contemporary themes in the broader domain of community psychology, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) in collaboration with Community Psychology Association of India (CPAI) organised the first International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) at OP Jindal Global University. The three-day conference brought together distinguished professors, experts, psychologists and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DDELHI, NOV 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the quality of health services and strengthen Meghalaya’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India, the State Government and the World Bank signed a USD40 million health project for the state on October 28.  The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 31, 2021 RBL Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, organized a 100-km Cyclothon under its flagship CSR initiative, UMEED1000 Cyclothon. The event saw the participation from 70cyclists of the Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club which included senior bureaucrats, along with RBL Bank employees, cyclists from the Indian Armed Forces and Sainik School. The Swarnim ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 30, 2021 Sanjay Sahoo, Deputy General Manager (Corporate Communications) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. has been honoured with ‘Outstanding Young Professional Award’ for his contribution in the field of corporate communications.  He received the award from Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro during the Odisha CSR Meet-2021 organised by Odisha CSR Forum, here today.

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 30, 2021 Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of renewable energy by proposing certain amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as ...

TBB BUREAU CHANDIGARH, OCT 29, 2021 Observing Vigilance Awareness Week, Vijay Kumar Tyagi – Chief Vigilance Officer of Punjab National Bank (PNB) administered integrity pledge to more than 5000 people with the Bank’s employees at Wagha Border in Amritsar. In line with the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, OCT 29, 2021 The Adani Group on Friday announced that it is investing in online travel aggregator and part of the Flipkart Group, Cleartrip Private Limited. As part of this investment, the Adani Group will acquire a significant minority stake in Cleartrip. Through this investment, the Adani Group and the Flipkart Group will benefit from synergies that ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 29, 2021 State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Friday reported an over 10-fold jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 4,338.75 crore for the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30, 2021 as compared Rs 436.52 crore net profit in the year-ago period. During the July-September period (Q2FY22), the company’s total consolidated income ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd on Friday reported a multifold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,615 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (Q2FY2021-22) on the back of strong aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 838 crore in the year-ago period, the ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 29, 2021 As part of the ongoing observance of Vigilance Awareness Week from October 26, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organised elocution and quiz competitions in DPS School, Kairali School, Marwari School, Balika Shiksha Bhawan and Amity University, Ranchi to promote Vigilance Awareness Week among the youth. On the occasion, pledges of integrity were administered among the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Telecom major Jio and Google on Friday said that their much-anticipated affordable smartphone ‘JioPhone Next’ will be available in stores from Diwali, adding to the festival cheer in the country. The made-for-India smartphone, jointly designed by the two companies, will be available at an entry price of only Rs 1,999 and the rest amount ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Tata Steel and Tata Power, the two flagship companies of the Tata Group, have come together to develop a grid-connected solar project in Jharkhand and Odisha. The two companies have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a duration of 25 years to set up 41MW solar project, which will be a combination of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 29, 2021 SOS Children’s Villages of India, the largest self-implementing childcare NGO in the country, conducted an awareness drive on handwashing in Bhubaneswar.  Around 275 children of the ‘Balpanchayat’ organised a handwashing awareness drive in 11 communities including Daspur, Mahimangar, Pitagadia BhoiSahi, Kujimahal, Bhola, Dalua, Jamujhari, Binjhagiri, Chhatabar, Krushnanagar and Chudang. Awareness was created on washing ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 29, 2021 Cinema, in all its forms, continues to be a powerful medium, which binds us, helps us to stand united, beyond all borders. It provides a medium to share our feelings, our fears as well as our hopes, a window into our innermost selves. Providing a “Window To Europe”, the much-awaited 26th edition of ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER, OCT 28, 2021 “Coal India Limited has successfully stepped up fuel supply to meet the increased power demand and arrest shortage of fuel at thermal power plants which has happened due to increased cost of imported coal,” said Union Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday, while reviewing the mining and dispatch operations at Mahanadi Coalfields ...

TBB BUREAU RENGALI, OCT 28, 2021 As a responsible corporate citizen, Hindalco’s Aditya Aluminium has launched Project Vision Care to help people in addressing eye ailments. In association with Trilochan Netralaya Eye Hospital in Sambalpur, Aditya Aluminium has opened a Vision Centre on hub and spoke model with an objective to make eye care affordable and available at doorstep.  It’s ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 28, 2021 Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration maker Blue Star on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 31.45 crore for the second quarter (Q2FY22) ended September 30, 2021. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 15.40 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Blue Star said in a statement. Its revenue from ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 28, 2021 As part of the ongoing observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters from October 26, a Vendor Meet was organized virtually on Wednesday. The meet was attended by senior officials, vigilance department officials and vendors from NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters and Projects. Welcoming the participants, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 28, 2021 Qalara, India’s largest cross border B2B platform for artisanal goods, backed by Reliance, has set on motion plethora of initiatives to take Indian artisanal products to new global consumers across the world. In a significant success on Qalara platform, the traditional Sabai Grass placemats from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj and Raghurajpur Pattachitra serve-ware find market in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 28, 2021          Isha Ambani has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, based in the USA. The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents approved the appointment of Ambani and two others – Carolyn Brehm ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2021 Cement maker Dalmia Bharat Ltd. has reported 9.91 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 209 crore for the second quarter (Q2FY22) ended September 30, 2021 as against Rs 232 crore recorded during the corresponding period a year ago, the Company said in a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations was ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 27, 2021 Amway India today announced the appointment of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador. As a part of this momentous association, the veteran actor will endorse the brand Amway and the Nutrilite range of products across all platforms, encourage women and youth empowerment through guided entrepreneurship, thereby reinforcing Amway’s vision of helping people ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 27, 2021 Xiaomi India today announced that it has sold over 7 million Smart TVs across Redmi and Xiaomi portfolio, since its inception in 2018. Driving growth for high-quality Smart TVs that come packed with high-end features and top-of-the-line software,  Xiaomi continues to be the best-selling Smart TV brand in the market. Known for providing a revolutionary ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 27, 2021 Union Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Sudhanshu Pandey today stressed on the need of taking proactive measures for enhancing financial viability of Fair Price Shops (FPS). The CEO, CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC)   gave a presentation about the various service offerings provided by CSC. Subsequently, an update on the activities ...

TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, OCT 27, 2021 Occupiers are increasingly renewing their office spaces since April 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic started, a Colliers’ and Propstack’s joint report “Evolving office space trends in a post-pandemic world” says. Renewals for office spaces accounted for 23 percent of the total leasing during the 15-month period starting April 2020 which is up 8 percentage ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 26, 2021 Union Bank of India today announced reduction in its Home Loan interest rates with minimum rate of interest now starting at 6.40 per cent. The reduced rate will be effective from 27th October, 2021. The new rates will be applicable to customers applying for new loans or those who wish to transfer their existing ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 26, 2021 Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi from October 26 to November 1, 2021 with the theme “Independent India @75: Self Reliance with Integrity”. ???????????????????????????????????? On the inaugural day of the Vigilance Awareness Week, Regional Executive Director (Coal mining), Partha Mazumder administered the pledge to the employees in presence ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 26, 021 Public sector Central Bank of India reported an over 55 percent jump in net profit at Rs 250 crore for the quarter ended September. The lender had posted a net profit of Rs 161 crore during the same quarter of the previous fiscal. However, total income of the bank during July-September period of 2021-22 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 26, 2021 Punjab National Bank (PNB) today announced the appointment of Kalyan Kumar as Executive Director. He is appointed on the Board of the Bank under Banking Companies Act, 1970 for a period of three years with effect from the date of assumption of office, or until further orders, whichever is earlier. He has over ...