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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 8, 2021 Continuing its efforts in the fight against COVID-19, Reliance Foundation has initiated community vaccination in Odisha, this week. Aiming to ensure COVID-19 vaccination of the excluded community as well as people having any sort of hesitation for vaccine, Reliance Foundation has partnered with local NGOs and voluntary organisations in this initiative. As part of ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, SEPT 7, 2021 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi is celebrating ‘Hindi Pakhwada’ from September 1 to 14.  As part of the celebration, Hindi Poetry recitation was held for employees’ children for Junior (Class 1 to 6) and Senior (Class 7 to 12) classes. Hindi Elocution competition was also organised for senior class children. The competitions were organised ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 7, 2021 In a first of its kind campaign, concerned citizens across Odisha have joined hands to demand that the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) mandatorily issue timely health advisories publicly, to alert citizens on ‘bad air’ days, which will help save vulnerable groups from severe health impacts of air pollution. Bad air days are when the ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, SEPT 7, 2021 As part of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. has been planting saplings in Lanjiberna and its surrounding areas besides creating awareness on the importance of afforestation for the protection of the environment. As part of this initiative, Dalmia Cement has planted trees in some peripheral villages. The programme was attended ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 5, 2021 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), celebrated Teachers’ Day on Sunday in a unique way by launching ‘Project Utkarsh’ to provide free online interactive pre-recruitment coaching for youths of socially and economically weaker sections in the Angul district of Odisha. The project has been started in collaboration with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, SEPT 5, 2021 Five years ago, on this day Reliance Jio commercially launched its pan India telecom service. This marked the beginning of a new era of 4G mobile network and data revolution. The affordable high-speed data pushed internet penetration in the country by 312 percent from 192.30 million broadband subscribers in September 2016 to 792.78 million ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, SEPT 4, 2021 In line with the National Steel Policy, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) plans to increase its annual Hot Metal production capacity from the current level of 4.5 Million Tonnes per Annum (MTPA) to 4.855 MTPA. Simultaneously, Crude Steel Production of RSP, a unit of Maharatna company SAIL, will go up from 4.2 MTPA to 4.85 ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, SEPT 3, 2021            Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that he is convinced that climate change is an opportunity for human civilisation to renew itself in the 21st Century. Speaking at the International Climate Summit 2021, he said that this opportunity for civilizational renewal will be realised by New and Renewable Energy. If Old Energy ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, SEPT 3, 2021 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited is working towards inclusion of underprivileged sections of the society in social security schemes by the Government of India, under NITI Aayog’s Aspirational Districts Program. With the objective of sensitizing communities living in remote areas on schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, SEPT 3, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of the state-run SAIL, posted outstanding performance in key areas in the month of August, 2021. The Steel Plant produced 3,80,109 tonnes of hot metal, 3,55,433 tonnes of crude steel and 3,18,151 tonnes of saleable steel to clock its Best August performance since inception. Besides, RSP also produced 1,67,164 tonnes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 3, 2021 IndianOil launched two new premium lubricants – SERVO Greenmile and SERVO Raftaar, specifically designed for BS-VI vehicles to help reduce emissions and improve engine performance. These novel and eco-friendly lubricants will help reduce carbon footprint and meet the stringent specifications for the most advanced petrol and diesel vehicles. SERVO Greenmile meets SAE 5W-30 and ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, SEPT 2, 2021 India’s largest renewable energy company Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has priced its maiden ListCo senior issuance of USD 750m through a 3-year issuance under the 144A/Reg S format, at a fixed coupon of 4.375%. The issuance was oversubscribed by 4.7x. This issuance establishes AGEL as India’s leading credit in the renewable sector with a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 2, 2021 Expanding its digital transformation capabilities across a range of digital technologies to drive delivery excellence and customer experiences for global enterprise clients, leading global information technology and consulting services company Tetrasoft on Thursday opened a state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Hub (TIL) in Bhubaneswar. Expected to hire over 100 highly-skilled digital experts initially, the hub will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 01, 2021 Aditya Birla Group company Aditya Aluminium is actively engaged with the people of Rengali Block in Sambalpur district, and working closely with the Odisha Government to create awareness on the importance of nutritious diet. Aditya Aluminium is among the pledge partners of the Government’s ‘Suposhan’ project.  The objective is to generate awareness among the ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, SEPT 1, 2021 Coal India Limited (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agrawal on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Rs 285.05 crore first mile connectivity (FMC) project — Lajkura SILO, which would add 15 million tonnes per annum dispatch capacity to the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL). Agrawal, who is on a two-day visit to Ib Valley coalfields of MCL, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 31, 2021            State-run power giant NTPC on Tuesday said the second unit of Darlipali Super Thermal Power Station in Sundargarh district of Odisha will start commercial operation from September 1. “The second unit of the power plant with 800MW capacity that completed its trial operation on July 21 will start commercial generation from September 1, ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 31, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Ltd. has bagged runner-up position at the prestigious BRICS India Solutions for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Awards 2021. The company won the coveted award in SDG 5: Gender Equality category for its flagship community development project in women empowerment – Subhalaxmi Co-operative, a 4100-plus members strong all-women co-operative society ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, AUG 31, 2021 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, today recorded the highest ever coal dispatch by rail-mode, with 102 rakes chugging from Ib Valley and Talcher Coalfields  to various power stations in a single day. MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director PK Sinha has complimented the teams involved in achieving the record dispatch through environment-friendly ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 30, 2021 Eminent theatre personality Anant Mahapatra and Odissi exponent Kumkum Mohanty have been awarded the prestigious Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman, the highest award of the Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, for the year 2019 and 2020 respectively for their lifetime contribution to the art forms, at a function held at Rabindra Mandap here today. Odisha ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, AUG 30, 2021 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), celebrated National Sports Day-2021 at various youth clubs in the local areas on Sunday. To mark the occasion, the Foundation organised different sensitisation sessions for the youths and provided Indoor gym equipment to three youth clubs, namely Kalinga Club of Jarada, Baba ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 30, 2021 Continuing its dominance in Odisha as the most preferred digital service provider, Reliance Jio further extended its leadership position with 52.3 per cent gross revenue market share in the sector, as per the latest financial report published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the April-June quarter (Q1FY22) of the current fiscal. ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, AUG 30, 2021 As a part of the series of programme chalked out to celebrate India’s 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organised a four-day workshop on ‘Personality Development’ for children from August 26 to 29 in virtual mode. The workshop was conducted under the inspiration and guidance of Kiran ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 30, 2021 The highly power-dependent aluminium industry is in for a tough time. This is because of Coal India Ltd (CIL)’s recent move to significantly reduce coal supplies and railway rakes for Captive Power Plants (CPPs), resulting in coal crunch for the Indian Aluminium Industry. Aluminium is a metal of strategic importance and an essential ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 29, 2021 On the occasion of National Sports Day on Sunday, Odisha Stevedores Limited (OSL) lauded Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as well as the Odisha Government for the judicious decision to further extend the official sponsorship of both the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams for 10 more years till 2033.  Odisha, as the prime sponsor, ...

TBB BUREAU CHATRAPUR (GANJAM), AUG 29, 2021 The Gopalpur Port on Sunday inaugurated a safe drinking water ATM project in Takiria Brahmapur village under Kanman Gram Panchayat, and a children’s park in Arjeepalli Primary School at Arjeepalli Gram Panchayat under Chatrapur Block in Ganjam district. The water ATM and the children’s park were inaugurated by Chhatrapur MLA Subash Chandra Behera. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 28, 2021 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi organised a camp in its office premises today to administer the second dose vaccine for protection against the deadly coronavirus. Around 50 persons including employees, their family members and associates took Covishield vaccine. The vaccination camp was conducted through Medica Hospital, Ranchi. The HR Department of the Coal Mining ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 28, 2021 An Ayurvedic poly-herbal formulation, NEERI-KFT, has potential to not only slow down the progression of chronic kidney disease but also restore normalcy in functional parameters of the vital organ, a team of researchers has claimed. In a review published in the latest edition of Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, they concluded that “phytopharmacological evaluation ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 28, 2021 Reiterating her commitment to educate girls and empower them, former Haryana Cabinet Minister and Emeritus Chairperson of OP Jindal Group, Savitri Jindal, said her dream is that daughters should also get equal opportunity to serve the country with their ability. “Now a change has come and daughters are taking the lead in several fields. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 27, 2021 NMDC, the largest iron ore producer of India, has stepped in to provide technical and financial support to Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) for resumption of their mining operations in Odisha. The operations of NINL iron ore mines at Mithirda mine block have resumed today. The inaugural function was attended by Sumit Deb, CMD ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 27 If India is to safeguard its people’s lives particularly children from the looming crisis of deadly non-communicable diseases (NCDs), it need to urgently and mandatorily adopt front-of-package warning labels (FOPWL) on all ultra processed foods (UPF), health experts said on Friday. According to Euromonitor estimates, the sale of UPF has increased from 2 kg ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 26, 2021  On Women’s Equality Day, India’s largest integrated energy company NTPC Ltd has recruited its first all-Female Engineering Executive Trainees (EETs) batch to reaffirm its stand on diversity and inclusion.  NTPC received an overwhelming response of the recruitment advertisement, which was published in April, 2021. The engineering graduates were selected based on the performance ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 26, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium has dedicated 16 community ponds and 14 bore wells in Katikela, Dalki, Parmanpur and Badmal Gram Panchayats of Jharsuguda region, to ensure post-monsoon water availability for households, agriculture, and livestock. The company worked with local communities to carry out deep cleaning of the ponds for ground water recharge and rainwater harvesting, and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 26, 2021 Vedanta Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Vedanta Group, has announced the opening of 100 new livelihood-linked skill training centers across the country between August 15 and September 15. The newly established centers, also known as Rojgar centers, will be in addition to its current 170 centres functional across India. Thirty seven such centres were ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 26, 2021 Vice President M. Venakaiah Naidu on Thursday called for an inclusive approach to online and distance education and cautioned that issues pertaining to access, quality and affordability might get accentuated with the pandemic and exclude many students in the process. While noting the power of online education as a ‘digital bridge’ for people ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 25, 2021 As part of its CSR initiative, Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added aluminium products, has introduced solar lighting and fuel-efficient cooking stoves to 25 villages of Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district. This project has a two-fold objective – reduce emissions arising out of using traditional fuels and methods, and ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, AUG 25, 2021 The Sundargarh District administration on Wednesday held a public hearing on land acquisition in Raiberna, Keshramal and Jhagarpur Gram Panchayats under Rajgangpur Block for expansion of the Lanjiberna Limestone mines of OCL India Limited.  Sundargarh Collector had issued notification to hold public hearings for acquisition of of 57.80 acres of land in Raiberna, 293.25 acres in Keshramal ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, AUG 24, 2021 India produces an estimated 226 million tons of fly ash annually, out of which about 188 million tons is being utilized. This results in close to 40 million tons of fly ash being stored in ash dykes or simply dumped in open area, without proper guidelines, posing a serious threat to the environment. Utilization ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 23, 2021 Cementing its leadership position even further as the most preferred and No. 1 digital service provider in the state, Reliance Jio has added 2.53 lakh new mobile subscribers in Odisha in the month of June 2021, as per the latest telecom subscriber data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). With this, ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, AUG 23, 2021 The Sundargarh District administration on Monday held public hearings at Kukuda Gram Panchayat and Alanda Gram Panchayat for land acquisition for expansion of the Lanjiberna Limestone mines of OCL India Limited.  Sundargarh Collector had issued notification to hold public hearings for acquisition of 164.82 acres of land in Alanda Gram Panchayat and 162.96 acres ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 23, 2021 The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a $500 million loan to expand the metro rail network in Bengaluru with construction of two new metro lines totalling 56 km in length. The signatories to the agreement for Bengaluru Metro Rail Project were Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 23, 2021 Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, today launched the asset monetisation pipeline of Central ministries and public sector entities: ‘National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP Volumes 1 & 2)’. The pipeline has been developed by NITI Aayog, in consultation with infrastructure line ministries, based on the mandate for ‘Asset Monetisation’ under Union ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 23, 2021 Skechers has launched the sixth iteration of its widely successful walking shoes, GO WALK 6 in India. The GO WALK 6 collection features a lightweight ULTRA GO cushioning midsole and high-rebound Hyper Pillar Technology for added support. Skechers GO WALK 6 has been designed to give consumers the ultimate walking experience with comfort technologies ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, AUG 23, 2021 Backed by the Lemmatree Group, noted actor Sonu Sood and Schoolnet, GoodWorker, a digital platform aiming to help blue/grey collar workers in India and transform their lives through career enhancement opportunities, has fortified its senior leadership with the appointment of Amit Jain as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In a career spanning over two ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 23, 2021 Cholayil Group, a name that is synonymous with Ayurveda and skin care has more than 50 years of expertise in providing Ayurvedic skin care solutions with the brand popularly known as Medimix. Medimix re-launches its iconic Face Care range with new and improved formulation, colourful and vibrant packaging and highly effective skin benefits reflecting ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUG 23, 2021 India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants, Paytm and India’s largest private sector bank, HDFC Bank, today announced a strategic partnership for delivering financial solutions to end consumers and merchants across India. This partnership will launch innovative products across digital payments, lending and POS solutions, a statement released by the companies said. This ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 22, 2021 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) Chairman Naveen Jindal oN Saturday called on Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, and updated him about JSPL’s plan to expand its Angul steel plant’s capacity from 6 MTPA to 25.2 MTPA by 2030 which will be the largest plant in the world in a single location as ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, AUG 21, 2021 The Angul unit of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) has emerged as the highest GST payer of Odisha in the private sector category. Taking into consideration of the GST paid by the companies since 2018 to 2021, the GST and Central Excise Commissionerate, Rourkela has felicitated Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, Angul for ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 20, 2021 As part of its sustainable livelihood project ‘Jeevika Samriddhi’, the Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Aluminium distributed agricultural resources like seeds of various cash crops and vermicompost units to local farmers in Jharsuguda, helping them restart their livelihood post COVID-19 second wave. Vedanta also organized a training and consultation visit by Surendra Delki, Assistant Horticulture ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 20, 2021  On the occasion of Akshay Urja Divas or National Renewable Energy Day, SwitchON Foundation launched the Strengthening Energy Water and Agriculture (SEWA) Network, a network of grassroot organisations working in these domains to create an ecosystem for the promotion of solar pump, micro irrigation, ground water recharge and other sustainable agricultural practices in Jharkhand, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 20, 2021 Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, on Friday unveiled the Philips Fresh Air Mask. Combining excellent breathing comfort, strong filtration performance and contemporary design, the Philips Fresh Air Mask will provide protection from rising air pollution levels in the country. Commenting on the new launch, Vidyut Kaul, Head, Personal Health, Philips Indian ...