THEBUSINESSBYTES.COM Fast. Focused. Future-ready

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the expansion of the existing Alumina refinery of Utkal Alumina located at Kashipur in Rayagada district. Situated at the tribal hinterland of Odisha, the expansion unit by the Aditya Birla group is built with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore which will improve the refinery’s annual ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, SEPT 16, 2021 On the occasion of the World Ozone Day on Thursday, Dalmia Cement (India) Limited in association with the Regional Office of Odisha State Pollution Control Board Rourkela (SPCB) organised an awareness programme related to ozone layer protection, and mass tree plantation in Dalmia Vidya Mandir premises, here. SPCB Environmental Engineer Babita Singh graced the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 NALCO’s Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine has been awarded the prestigious Pollution Control Excellence Award 2021 by the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, for effective pollution control measures and sound environment management practices. In a function held at the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha in Bhubaneswar, Minister for Forest & Environment Bikram KeshariArukha handed over the ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 Many patients with Vitiligo or Leucoderma are now turning towards ayurvedic remedies like Lukoskin, developed by government’s premier research agency Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO). Till now, more than one lakh patients suffering from Vitiligo or white patches, have been treated with ‘Lukoskin’ with an average success rate of 70 per cent, said Dr ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 15, 2021  Jio heartily welcomes the reforms and relief package announced by the Government of India, as these are a timely step towards strengthening India’s telecom sector.  These will accelerate realisation of Hon. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India vision and enable India’s transformation into the world’s leading Digital Society. The Union Cabinet today approved a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 As part of its strategy to expand offerings in the B2C segment, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd. (DBSIL) on Wednesday announced the launch of its pure, healthy and unadulterated honey under the brand name “Dalmia Utsav.” This is the company’s second retail offering after it launched packaged sugar under the same brand ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 15, 2021 Neem is an omnipotent tree and a sacred gift of nature. It is an incredible plant that has been declared the ‘Tree of the 21st century’ by the United Nations. Old Indian literature like Vedas, Upanishads etc., refers to Neem as ‘Sarva Roga Nivarini’ which means it’s a medicine to cure all diseases. Neem ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 Punjab National Bank (PNB), India’s leading public sector bank, won the ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for the fourth time in a row. The Ministry of Home Affairs confers this award every year to banks for promoting the official language Hindi. The award was presented by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to PNB MD & ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, SEPT 15, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has launched a safety mobile application called ‘V-Safe’ at its largest aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda in Odisha to bolster its safety culture. V-Safe is the latest digital intervention in a long line of technology-led augmentations that Vedanta Aluminium has deployed to ensure heightened safety ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Union Ministry of Rural Development provided Community Enterprise Fund (CEF) loan to the tune of Rs. 8.60 crore to 2614 SHG (self help group) entrepreneurs in a week, for starting their micro-enterprises in their villages across 19 States under the Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme. During ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 Taking steps forward towards the vision of an ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government has approved the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) Scheme for Automobile Industry and Drone Industry with a budgetary outlay of Rs 26,058 crore. The PLI scheme for the auto sector will incentivize high value Advanced Automotive Technology vehicles and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 NITI Aayog will launch a report on ‘Reforms in Urban Planning Capacity in India’ on Thursay. The report will be released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar and Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan, in the presence of NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and Special Secretary Dr K. Rajeswara Rao, and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPt 15, 2021 Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.(RINL) – Vishakhapatnam Steel plant (VSP) has been bestowed with ‘Rajbhasha Keerti Puraskar’ – First Prize for effective implementation of Official Language Hindi for the year 2020-21. DK Mohanty, D(C) & D (P) Addl. Charge, RINL, received the award from Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021 India’s infrastructure development has witnessed growing private sector participation in 2020-21 according to Infomerics Valuation and Rating Pvt Ltd, the noted SEBI-registered and RBI-accredited financial services credit rating company. However, requirements of infrastructure have surged because of inadequate coverage and service level, poor service quality, institutional delinquencies and high administrative costs, among other ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 15, 2021  Union Bank of India has received the prestigious ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar’ for excellent implementation of Hindi during the year 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 at a glittering function held at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Bank of India Managing Director & CEO Rajkiran Rai G received the award at the hands of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 15, 2021 Ecom Express, a new-age technology-driven end-to-end logistics solutions provider to the e-commerce industry, today announced the launch of its delivery partner program called ‘Ecom Sanjeev Program (ESP)’ aimed at creating part time work opportunities where individuals can work in flexible timings to maximize their earnings by delivering ecommerce packages to customers.  This flagship program ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Reliance Jewels has launched new designs in their exclusive jewellery collection, “Bella- Make Every Day Special” that celebrates the essence of modern women. The brand has carved a niche for itself in the fashion jewellery market. From exclusive and dazzling designs to premium quality, the new collection highlights each precious piece uniformly. Bella is ...

TBB BUREAU JAMSHEDPUR, SEPT 14, 2021 Tata Steel on Tuesday commissioned a 5-tonne per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works, making it the country’s first steel company to adopt such a carbon capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas. Tata Steel will reuse the captured CO2 on site to promote circular carbon economy. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 14, 2021 Union Bank of India through its international banking division today announced that it has secured a Sustainability-linked Loan aggregating to total syndicated facility of USD 1.5 billion with one of the leading trading corporates globally. Under the facility, Union Bank of India will include three Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to a reduction in ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, SEPT 14, 2021 Mother’s Recipe, the leading brand of FMCG, has strengthened its Chutney range with the launch of the new Dhaniya Pudina Chutney. Chutney is an important aspect of the chaat, and Mother’s Recipe has specifically curated this chutney with the finest quality ingredients such as fresh coriander and mint leaves along with green chillies, cumin ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, SEPT 14, 2021 India’s leading toy manufacturer Funskool India Ltd. has launched 15 new products ahead of the festive season. Conceived and designed by their in-house toy developers, the launches include games, puzzles, role-play toys and DIY kits. The new range from the acclaimed Funskool brands like Giggles, Fundough, Handycrafts and Play n Learn, will help the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 14, 2021     Speed Force outplayed Outlaws and won the final match 1-0 to grab a place and represent Bhubaneswar in the national finals of the Red Bull Neymar Jr.’s Five, a globally established five-on-five football tournament which kicked off its Bhubaneswar qualifiers at KIIT, here on September 11. Red Bull Neymar Jr’s Five 2021 city ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR/TALCHER, SEPT 13, 2021 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) would be the top performing company in the coal sector by the end of the current financial year, said M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary in the Union Coal Ministry. Reviewing the performance of coal production and dispatch during his visit to Talcher Coalfields today, Nagaraju lauded MCL for ensuring growth in ...

TBB BUREAUBHUBANESWAR, SEPT 13, 2021East Coast Railway (ECoR) has earned the distinction of becoming the first railway to achieve 100 MT freight loading in the current financial year. ECoR loaded 100.30 MT of freight during April 1-September 10, 2021 period as against 77.58 MT carried in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal, registering a growth of 29.3 percent.It has ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, SEPT 13, 2021 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organized Hindi elocution and Quiz competitions for its employees and their families in virtual mode as part of the ‘Hindi Pakhwada’ which commenced on September 1. All the employees and their families enthusiastically participated in the competitions. The theme of the Hindi speech competition was “Hindi is our national language” ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 13, 2021 As part of the ongoing 10th anniversary celebrations, Renault India launched the all-new Kiger RXT(O) and KWID MY21, here on Monday. Priced at Rs 7.37 lakh (ex-showroom Bhubaneswar),the new RXT (O) variant of the newly launched Renault KIGER is available in 1.0L Energy Engine in both MT and AMT transmissions. The RXT(O) variant gets ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, SEPT 12, 2021 Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Power, and Independent Director of NTPC Ltd, Vivek Kumar Dewangan, visited NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters at Ranchi and reviewed the activities of coal mining projects of NTPC on Saturday. Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining) Partha Mazumder welcomed Dewangan and made a presentation on the activities of the coal mining. ...

TBB BUREAUBHUBANESWAR, SEPT 12, 2021The Odisha Government has urged the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry for sanction of Rs 1300 crore for the development of 31 road projects in the State.In a letter to the Under Secretary in the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, State Works Secretary Dr Krishan Kumar has sought approval of the road projects ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, SEPT 12, 2021 Under Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) initiative, a Mobile X-Ray Container Scanning System (MXCS) has been installed by Paradip Port near the PICT Terminal at an investment of Rs. 30 crore for the purpose of reducing physical examination and dwell time of containers at the Port. After a successful trial run of the MXCS, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 11, 2021 As part of the observance of Teachers’ Week by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) across the country, its Bhubaneswar Chapter organised a teachers’ conference with the theme “Empowering Educators” through virtual platform, on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address, Prof. (Dr.) A K Das Mohapatra, Vice Chancellor, Odisha State Open University, spoke ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, SEPT 11, 2021 The Cuttack Mahanagar Shanti Committee and Puja Committees on Saturday have decided to urge the State government to reconsider their demands for relaxation of restriction on the height of idols of Goddess Durga and conduct of the rituals behind the curtain. Members of both the committees unanimously decided to request Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 11, 2021          With the central grants and share from central taxes diminishing, the Odisha Government has chalked out a robust Resource Mobilization Plan, and its implementation has resulted in high growth in Own Revenue Collection. State Principal Secretary (Finance) Vishal Dev is continuously monitoring the resource mobilization measures as more funds are required for social, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, SEPT 11, 2021 An in-house technological intervention by a team of employees of Continuous Casting Shop-I (CCM-1), the casting shop of Steel Melting Shop-I, has helped Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) accrue huge savings and optimize operational efficiency. The team has successfully developed and installed a Propane Gas fuelled Sub-Entry Nozzle (SEN) Preheating Assembly at Tundish Car of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 11, 2021 India’s leading express logistics service provider Blue Dart Express has successfully commenced Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) drone delivery trials under the Blue Dart Med-Express Consortium in Vikarabad, Hyderabad on Thursday. The event was graced by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Telangana Minister for ITE&C, I&C and MAUD KT Rama Rao, Union ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 11, 2021 Judge and E-Committee Chairperson of Supreme Court of India, Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, on Saturday went on an inauguration spree launching a total of five services for the benefit of advocates and judicial officers in Odisha. Justice Chandrachud inaugurated the e-filing stations in the Orissa High Court for advocates of the High Court Bar ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, SEPT 11, 2021 As a part of the safety awareness and skill development initiative under “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, to celebrate and commemorate the 75th year of progressive India and its achievements, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi under the guidance and supervision of Partha Mazumder, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining), NTPC, started a chain of Safety programmes ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 11, 2021 FIFA 22, the most authentic football experience available, is adding even more realism with the Hero Indian Super League now being featured in this year’s game. Hero Indian Super League in its eighth season (2021-22) and all the eleven ISL participating clubs, with their kits and other associated marks will feature in the latest edition ...

TBB BUREAU DELHI, SEPT 11, 2021 With an objective of encouraging a culture of fitness and a healthy lifestyle, Punjab National Bank (PNB) organised the ‘Fit India Freedom Run 2.0’. The freedom run was organised to commemorate the Central government’s initiative, ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. The nationwide virtual launch of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 exhorts all citizens to incorporate ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 10, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a high level meeting to review the Covid-19 situation and the vaccination. The topics covered included a review of the prevailing Covid-19 scenario, preparedness of the health systems to respond, availability of medical oxygen and matters relating to production, supply and distribution of Covid-19 vaccine. The ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 10, 2021 Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday flagged off the new modern Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) rake of 08445/08446 Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar, Hirakhand Express, through videoconferencing from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Vaishnaw said, “Hon’ble Prime Minister has been stressing upon the need for bringing about reforms in Railways. ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, SEPT 10, 2021 “Mushroom cultivation is interesting and will help me in earning my pocket money,” said Vidyakant, a student of Bisra High School. Vidyakant along with other students of the school had heard about the benefits of mushroom cultivation and hence came to the Institute for Peripheral Development of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in the year ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 10, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated ace shuttler Pramod Bhagat, badminton gold medallist at Tokyo Paralympics, with cash award of Rs 6 crore  at a function held at Kalinga Stadium here today. The reigning world champion para shuttler, who has left an indelible mark in the Sports history of India as the first Gold ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 10, 2021 Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) successfully launched the ATL Space Challenge 2021 for all school students across the country. The challenge has been designed for all the school students, mentors and teachers across the country who ...

TBB BUREAU SUNDERGARH, SEPT 10, 2021 The Sundergarh district administration has decided to open 81 Millet Shakti Kiosks at different places of the district to popularise ragi and other nutritious crops and provide nutritious food to people. The kiosks would be opened jointly by the Odisha Millet Mission (OMM) and Mission Shakti with assistance from the District Mineral Fund (DMF). ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 9, 2021     The much-awaited affordable smartphone ‘JioPhone Next’ is in advanced trials and its festive season roll-out will commence before Diwali, Jio said in a statement on Thursday. Jio and Google announced today that they have made considerable progress towards launching JioPhone Next, the made-for-India smartphone being jointly designed by the companies          Reliance Industries ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 9, 2021 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India), a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel, on Thursday announced the commencement of operations at the Ghoraburhani-Sagasahi iron ore mine in Sundargarh district of Odisha. Spread across 139.165 hectares, the iron ore block has estimated resources of around 98.61 million tonnes and is the first to be auctioned in India under ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKWELA, SEPT 9, 2021  An overhauled Turbo Blower-I was commissioned at Power Blowing Station (PBS) of CPP-I of Rourkela Steel Plant on Tuesday in presence of S R Suryawanshi, ED (Works). A manual on overhauling with photographs of different stages of overhauling was also released on the occasion by the ED (Works). The major overhaul of Turbo Blower-I ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 9, 2021 Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will flag off of the new LHB Rake of Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express on Friday through videoconferencing from Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. Indian Railways has decided to run Bhubaneswar-Jagadalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express with modern Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) coaches by replacing conventional coaches, in its bid ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 9, 2021  Odisha FC is thrilled to announce the signing of experienced Brazilian centre-forward Jonathas Cristian de Jesus ahead of the upcoming Hero Indian Super League 2021-22 (Hero ISL 2021-22) scheduled to be played in Goa. 32-year-old Jonathas has played in various top-notch football leagues in many countries including Brazil, Netherlands, Spain, Italy and Germany. He ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 9, 2021 Jio-bp, the fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited and bp announced a partnership with BluSmart, India’s first and largest all-electric ride-hailing platform to set up a network of commercial large scale EV charging stations. As part of the partnership, Jio-bp will set up these stations for passenger electric vehicles and fleets ...