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BHUBANESWAR, DEC 31 The East Coast Railway (ECoR) will run six more special trains from the second week of January, 2021. Two of these trains will leave from Bhubaneswar station, while one will leave for Jammu Tawi from Sambalpur, and three trains will leave from Vishakhapatnam to Sai Nagar Shirdi, Kollam and Chennai. According to an ECoR release, 02882/02881 Bhubaneswar-Pune-Bhubaneswar ...

MUMBAI, DEC 31 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today announced that RuPay has partnered with RBL Bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian merchants – RuPayPoS in association with PayNearby. The RuPayPoS will transform smartphones into merchant Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for the retailers. Merchants will now be able to accept contactless payments of up to ...

ANGUL, DEC 31 JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal on Wednesday inaugurated a multipurpose hall inside the Adruta Children Home campus at Panchamahala, here. The hall having 1300 square feet built up area, would be used by 120 inmates of Adruta Children Home for their dining, study as well as indoor games and recreational activities. The hall also houses a library ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, JSW Steel Limited, Odisha has extended support for the “Adopt an animal” programme of city-based Nandankanan Zoological Park, by adopting all the 27 tigers for a year.  The Company has given Rs 29 lakh for this purpose A draft for Rs 29 lakh was handed over to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ RANCHI, DEC 30 Keeping in view the health and safety of all concerned during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar and Tata Steel Jharkhand Literary Meets have been put off for the time being. On the development, Chanakya Chaudhary, Vice President, Corporate Services, Tata Steel, said: “We are indeed disappointed to be ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) becomes India’s first private company to get “Regular Supplier” status from Indian Railways to supply 60kg 880 grade (90UTS)Rails. With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL and utilize them for their ongoing and upcoming projects, the ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 29 Hisar-based Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd (JSHL) on Tuesday said its board has approved the company’s merger into the country’s largest stainless steel maker Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL). In a joint statement, JSHL and JSL claimed the merger will create a mega stainless steel entity that will be among the top-10 stainless steel companies in the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 29 India’s homegrown digital financial services platform Paytm on Tuesday announced that corporate gifting of Paytm Gift Wallet Cards and 24-Karat Digital Gold has crossed Rs. 100 crore in yearly GMV. With the ongoing pandemic, more companies are adopting the offerings by Paytm Payouts as a safe, efficient, and cost-effective way to spread the festive ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL MUMBAI, DEC 29 FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) on Tuesday said it has forayed into home cleaning products, a segment which is witnessing fast growth after the Covid-19 pandemic. GCPL offers toilet, bathroom and floor cleaners under its newly-launched brand Godrej ProClean, the company said in a statement. The brand’s USP is its ‘best quality at ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 29 The Water and Effluent Treatment business of L&T Construction has secured an EPC order involving design, engineering, supply and installation of plant and equipment to lay 135 km of slurry pipeline and water pipeline systems between Bacheli and Nagarnar and associated facilities in Chhattisgarh. L&T is already executing a pumping facility as part of another ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 29     India’s leading PSB Punjab National Bank (PNB) has now successfully completed the IT integration of all branches of erstwhile United Bank of India (UBI). This is in continuation to the IT integration of all branches of erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce, undertaken in November 2020. With this, PNB has completed the integration and ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, DEC 29 Acer, the market leader in PC gaming in India, announced the winner of its 4th edition of mega eSports tournament Acer Predator League India 2020 where 16 finalists from PUBG PC, 4 semifinalists from Valorant, and that for Valorant for Woman competed against each other in their respective tournament. While COVID-19 obligated the event to ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Even as Tata Steel expands its manufacturing footprint in India through organic and inorganic growth, it continues to remain committed to the cause of the environment and sustainability. Over the last few years, the steel behemoth has made considerable progress on several environmental parameters. Those include 100 per cent solid waste utilisation, greenhouse gas emission ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 The doctors at city-based AMRI Hospitals performed a complex ABO incompatible (mismatch blood group) kidney transplant successfully. A 23-year old young man from Dhenkanal, with B +ve blood group was on dialysis after both of his kidneys failed. Though his mother with AB +ve blood group was willing to donate one of her kidneys, it ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 State-run power major NTPC on Monday said its Dulanga coal mine is commercially operational from October 1, 2020. “…based on achievement of approved norms and due approval; Dulanga Coal Mine (in Odisha) of NTPC Limited, having an ultimate peak rated annual capacity of 7 Million Tonnes Per Annum, is declared commercial operation from October ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 Foundation laying ceremony and Bhumi Pujan for JSPL Foundation-supported construction of the new building of Sri Kishori Raman Girls’ Inter College, Mathura was held on Sunday in presence of District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra, SSP Gaurav Grover, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kranti Shekhar, social activist Priyal Bhardwaj and other dignitaries. JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 28 Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), the powerhouse of fashion and retail sector, is positioned as Asia’s `Most Sustainable Company’ and globally ranked 8th in the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury goods Industry for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance in the 2020 edition of S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The CSA methodology is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Reliance Jio further extended its leadership position in Odisha telecom market as it became the only mobile service provider which witnessed an increase in subscriber base in the state while all other operators lost thousands of subscribers, according to the mobile subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As per data released ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI)’s light commercial vehicle Super Carry has completed four years in the domestic market with sale of over 70,000 units. The auto major had forayed into the commercial vehicle segment in 2016 with Super Carry. The mini truck has empowered more than 70,000 owners with customised experiences in line with their versatile ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 25 Senior scientist of Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), Dr Hemant Kumar Pandey, has been conferred with DRDO’s “Scientist of the Year Award” for his contribution in developing herbal drug ‘Lukoskin’ for treatment of leucoderma, an autoimmune disorder characterised by the loss of skin colour in parts of a body. Dr. Pandey, who heads the Herbal ...

NEW DELHI, DEC 24  Leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), today introduced PNB e-Credit Card, a digital replica of a physical Credit Card.  It will allow PNB customers to use PNB e-credit card at any e-commerce platform or merchant website, without the need of carrying the physical card. Customers can view PNB e-Credit Card details by clicking on ...

BHUBANESWAR, DEC 24 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has received ICSI Best Grade ‘C’ Chapter Award of the Institute for the year 2019. The award was presented to the Bhubaneswar Chapter Managing Committee during the 48th National Convention of Company Secretaries held at Indore recently. During the award ceremony, ICSI President CS Ashish ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 23 In a major reshuffle in the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre, the State government today transferred Nayagarh Superintendent of Police (SP) Pratyush Diwakar and also saw new postings at SP level in 12 districts. The transfer of Diwakar came at a time when the kidnap and murder of a five-year-old girl from Nayagarh district triggered ...

D B SUNDARA RAMAM Mining and Agriculture are two of the earliest endeavours of humankind invented to sustain and survive. The two industries ranked together were the primary or basic industries of early civilization. Today, mining is one of the key sectors that provides jobs and contributes towards building nations globally. Unlike other industries that are able to choose where ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 4 India’s largest integrated power utility Tata Power has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for distribution and retail supply of electricity by Western Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (WESCO) and Southern Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (SOUTHCO). As per conditions of the bid documentation, Tata Power ...

ROURKELA, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna company Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has registered a splendid production performance on all major fronts in November 2020. Continuing the momentum of excellent performance of the recent past, the Steel Plant registered the Best November figures in many areas. RSP achieved the best ever November performance ...

BHUBANESWAR, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Located near the Puri Beach, BNR Hotel is a railway heritage property, known to offer comfortable stay to guests. Expansive Rooms, magnificent corridors and well maintained terraces are truly reminiscent of the bygone era. The majestic colonial structure of this heritage hotel with well manicured, sprawling lawn will take any one 95 years back when the ...

KANIHA, DECEMBER 2, 2020 The Talcher Kaniha unit of NTPC Ltd. observed World AIDS Day in its Hospital premises on Tuesday. On the occasion, Chief Medical Officer Dr. RK Mishra delivered a talk to create awareness regarding the myths associated with AIDS and ways to combat them. In his address, Dr. Mishra emphasized the theme — “Global solidarity and shared ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Bijay Kumar Das has taken over as the Director (Production) of the Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) with effect from December 1, 2020. Prior to the new assignment, he was serving in the Company as Executive Director (Projects) at Corporate Office, Bhubaneswar. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Rourkela (formerly REC),Das began ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, DEC 1 The Lanjigarh unit of Vedanta Limited observed World AIDS Day today with local communities. The company organized knowledge-sharing and sensitization sessions covering 50 Nand Ghars (anganwadis modernized by Vedanta) of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts. In 10 of them, awareness sessions on precautionary measures along with vital information were conducted in strict adherence to COVID guidelines, ...

ANGUL, DEC 1 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) observed World AIDS Day-2020 with various awareness programmes across different locations of Angul District. The Foundation also participated in the Signature Campaign held at District Headquarters Hospital, here under the Chairmanship of Angul Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain. To mark the occasion, the field functionaries of ...

ROURKELA, DEC 1 Blast Furnace-5, ‘Durga’, of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has surpassed another milestone by surpassing 17 million tonnes of hot metal production on November 29, with the last one millon tonne made in just 129 days. RSP CEO Dipak Chattaraj today cut a cake in a progamme organised at the Blast Furnace Complex to mark the achievement. Speaking ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Aditya Birla Group’s Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga on Tuesday launched a modern eye care centre at Puruna Basti in Rengali town, in partnership with the Sambalpur-based TrilochanNetralaya.  Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) Niranjan Sahu, inaugurated this state-of-the-art ‘Vision Centre’, in presence of  Dr. Vivekananda Mishra, HR Head, Aditya Aluminium Lapanga and Krishna Kumar Pandey, Cluster Liaison ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Writing instruments maker Luxor Group on Tuesday announced its foray into the personal and home hygiene segment with a host of nanotechnology-based products under the Luxor Nano range. To begin with, the group has introduced “all-in-one disinfectant spray”, pocket disinfectant spray, gadget disinfectant spray and hand sanitizer. “The company plans to increase its presence in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 26, 2020 The Union Government has provided over 1.4 crore cashless treatments worth over Rs. 17,500 crore to the poorest citizens under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY). This was stated by Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan here today during review of the implementation of the flagship health protection mission ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, NOV 26, 2020 As part of its ongoing CSR project of assistance to Technology Business Incubator (TBI) located at NIT Rourkela, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) sanctioned seed loans worth Rs.15 lakh to three start-up ventures — MyOrg360, Claviator Academy and Yarev Technology recently. These companies, working in diverse fields ranging from software to education technology to consumer ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 26 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) 2020 result today. The result along with individual candidate’s subject-wise break-up of marks has been made available on the Institute’s website – www.icsi.edu. All the candidates who took the examination can check their results at the official website of ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, NOV 26 Temasek-backed digital job matching platform ‍GoodWorker has joined hand with Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and vocational skill provider Schoolnet and formed a joint venture with an initial investment of Rs 250 crore to assist blue-collar workers with employment and skilling. The technology platform aims to reach 10 crore blue-collar workers across the country by providing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25 East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday signed an MoU with Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPIL) for construction of seven Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in Odisha at a cost of Rs 303.36 crore to enhance safety of train operations and hassle-free movement of rail and road traffic. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is part of ECoR’s ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, NOV 25 FC Goa on Wednesday announced JK Lakshmi Cement as an Associate Sponsor for the Club for the 2020-21 season of the Indian Super League. As part of the partnership, JK Lakshmi Cement will appear on the right sleeve of the FC Goa shirt for the entirety of the ISL season. The cement brand was the ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25 Odisha-based Shiva Cement Ltd, a subsidiary of JSW Cement Ltd, has announced plans to invest over Rs 1,500 crore in a new 1.36 million tonne per annum (mtpa) clinker unit project in Sundergarh district of the state. This project also includes setting up of a 1 MTPA grinding unit; 8 MW waste heat recovery power ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 25 Over 40 lakh new subscribers have been enrolled under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), government’s pension scheme, so far this fiscal year, said a release. With the new additions, the total enrolments under the APY have crossed 2.63 crore, said the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in the release. APY is a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25, 2020 Volkswagen India strengthens its leadership team with the internal movement of Priyesh Kumar, currently Head of Dealer Development as the new Head of Sales; and Head of After Sales P. Ravichandran as the Head of Dealer Development. Both Kumar and Ravichandran will directly report to Ashish Gupta, Brand Head, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India. They ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, NOV 24 Globally renowned hygiene brand Livinguard AG has partnered with legendary cricketer and current President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly to be its brand ambassador for masks and gloves. As a leader and role model in the world of cricket and beyond, Sourav Ganguly exemplifies the ethos of the Livinguard ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 21 Renowned film and stage actor and director Naseeruddin Shah has been awarded the coveted Aditya Vikram Birla Kalashikhar Puraskar-2020 at the Sangit Kala Kendra Awards function held in virtual mode today. Addressing the audience, Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK) President Rajashree Birla expressed SKK’s great pride in naming Naseeruddin Shah for the coveted Kalashikhar Puraskar. “Mr. Naseeruddin Shah is an iconic actor.  His breakthrough ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 20 Home-grown digital financial services platform Paytm on Friday announced that within a year of launching the LPG cylinder bookings service, it has registered over 5 million bookings. With this, Paytm has become the largest enabler of LPG cylinder bookings in the country. Paytm started ‘Book a Cylinder’ facility last year by partnering with HP Gas, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 20 Metals flagship of Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco Industries has been ranked the Aluminium Industry Leader for its sustainability performance in the 2020 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment rankings. Out of 61 Industries represented in the DJSI, Hindalco is the only company from India to be recognised as an ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 19 “Unlike the industrial era, first-mover does not matter, the best-mover does matter in the information era,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the Tech Summit in Bengaluru via videoconference today. “Achievements of the industrial era are past, and now we are in the middle of the information era. In the industrial era, change ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 19 In the last 24 hours, 45,576 persons were found to be infected with COVID in India. During the same period, India has registered 48,493 new recoveries ensuring a net reduction of 2917 cases from the Active Caseload. The new recoveries continue to overtake the daily new cases continuously since the past 47 days. India’s ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL This year’s World Diabetes Day, (November 14) falls during a global pandemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) which has already taken the lives of over a million people. Patients with underlying diseases such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension, severe obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been proven to be at higher risk of complications and death than others ...