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THE BUSINESSBYTES BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCTBER 23, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s leading aluminium producer, is making a transformative impact in rural Kalahandi through two groundbreaking clean energy initiatives — Project Roshan and Project Jyoti. These efforts aim to brighten public spaces and homes with sustainable, solar-powered solutions, enhancing safety, mobility, and the quality of life in the region’s peripheral villages. Under ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCTOBER 22, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, spread festive cheer this Diwali by organizing a heartwarming celebration that brought together employees, women entrepreneurs, and children in Jharsuguda. Through this initiative, the company underscored its ongoing commitment to community development. As part of its festive celebrations, Vedanta Aluminium hosted Diya Painting Workshops in collaboration with ...

India imports bauxite worth thousands of crores every year despite Odisha holding nearly 60 per cent of the country’s reserves — a gap that cripples self-reliance and regional growth, writes Priyabrat Biswal   India finds itself trapped in a strange and costly paradox. Despite being endowed with some of the world’s richest deposits of bauxite — the ore that forms ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 21, 2025 The Jindal Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel, celebrated ‘Seva Diwas’ across multiple states to commemorate the birthday of eminent philanthropist Shallu Jindal, Chairperson of the Foundation and Chancellor of OP Jindal University. The day symbolized her unwavering dedication to humanitarian service, compassion, and social upliftment. True to its mission of “Service Before ...

MoUs worth ₹1.5 lakh crore, Green Hydrogen projects, and cruise tourism plans to position Odisha as a rising maritime powerhouse at global conclave THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 20, 2025 Paradip Port is set to make waves at the upcoming India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai, the world’s largest maritime conclave, scheduled from October 27 to 31. Organized by the Ministry ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 20, 2025 Indian equity markets wrapped up Samvat 2081 on a buoyant note, setting the stage for a spirited start to the new trading year. The NSE Nifty 50 and BSE Sensex closed above their one-year highs on Monday, capping off a year that saw resilience amid global and domestic headwinds. The Nifty 50 delivered ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 20, 2025 Investors in the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) 2020–21 Series-VII have struck gold literally as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced an early redemption price that translates into a remarkable 153 per cent gain over five years. As per the RBI’s notification, investors holding this tranche can opt for premature redemption on October 20, ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCTOBER 18, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, reaffirmed its commitment to advancing community health and preventive care through a series of grassroots initiatives this week in Jharsuguda. The company’s efforts included observing Global Handwashing Day through awareness sessions and extending support to the Pulse Polio Immunization Program, in close coordination with the District Health ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 18, 2025 Aditya Aluminium, a unit of Hindalco Industries Limited at Sambalpur, has achieved a significant sustainability milestone with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art 200 KLD Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Plant featuring advanced Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR) technology. The facility ensures complete recycling and reuse of industrial effluents, marking a major stride toward sustainable water management ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 17, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has achieved a major milestone with the grant of its first new product development patent for a lead- and tin-free bismuth-aluminium alloy. This innovation marks a significant advancement in sustainable metallurgy, addressing the global phaseout of hazardous elements such as lead and tin while offering a ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 17, 2025 Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco Industries Ltd.’s Managing Director, Satish Pai, visited the Meenakshi Coal Mines to review its operational performance and assess the progress of ongoing community development and CSR initiatives. As part of his visit, Mr. Pai travelled to Kiripsira Panchayat in Sundargarh district to interact with beneficiaries and evaluate the impact ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCTOBER 17, 2025   In a significant move towards fostering sustainable livelihoods and strengthening rural economies, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched a pisciculture program under its flagship watershed and livelihood initiative, ‘Project Sangam’, in Lanjigarh. This initiative is designed to provide alternative income opportunities for farmers and self-help group (SHG) members by promoting ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCTOBER 16, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in partnership with the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), conducted a large-scale Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) mock drill at its world-class aluminium plant in Jharsuguda. The initiative aimed to evaluate on-ground preparedness and further strengthen the emergency response mechanisms across the world’s largest aluminium production ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 15, 2025 On September 25, 2025, India marked the 11th anniversary of the Make in India initiative, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the same date in 2014. The vision behind Make in India was bold and transformative: to position India as a global hub for manufacturing, design, and innovation. It promised that India would ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 14, 2025 Vedanta Limited, today reaffirmed its decade long commitment to rural women’s empowerment, marking the International Day of Rural Women, with a compelling milestone: 6 Lakh women have been enabled to transition into micro-entrepreneurship, generating ₹26 crore in cumulative economic impact. Vedanta’s integrated approach addresses the foundational barriers rural women face: access to capital, ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCTOBER 14, 2025 In a significant move towards empowering rural women and fostering sustainable livelihoods, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has inaugurated a new office and product gallery operated by the Subhalaxmi Cooperative in Jharsuguda. This milestone marks a step forward in the company’s ongoing commitment to community development, as the new centre will act ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 13, 2025 India’s net direct tax collections surged 6.33 per cent year-on-year to ₹11.89 lakh crore as of October 12, 2025, reflecting steady momentum in the government’s revenue inflows, according to data released by the Income Tax Department on Monday. Gross direct tax collections touched ₹13.92 lakh crore in the current financial year (FY 2025-26), ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU ROURKELA, OCTOBER 13, 2025 In a major production milestone, the Hot Strip Mill–2 (HSM-2) of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has set a new single-day production record, reflecting the plant’s growing operational excellence and efficiency. On October 10, 2025, HSM-2 rolled 9,733 tonnes of slab weight to produce 403 coils ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BONGAIGAON, OCTOBER 13, 2025 In a thrilling display of skill, teamwork, and determination, NTPC Bongaigaon Football Club (NTPC FC) has been crowned champions of the “A Division” Inter-Club Football League 2025 under the Kokrajhar District Sports Association (KDSA). The victory marks a remarkable milestone for the team, which was formed under NTPC Bongaigaon’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 13, 2025 In a major step towards promoting holistic child nutrition, Vedanta’s flagship social impact initiative, Nand Ghar, in collaboration with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Foundation for Nutrition, has announced the distribution of 1,00,000 units of Shishu Sanjeevani — a fortified nutrition supplement for children aged 3 to 6 years — across seven states ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 13, 2025 In a strategic leap into India’s emerging digital mobility infrastructure, Jio Payments Bank Ltd (JPBL), a subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, has secured a prestigious contract to implement FASTag-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) systems for Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at two key plazas between Gurugram and Jaipur. The contract, awarded by the ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCTOBER 13, 2025 In a bid to restore sight and enhance the quality of life for elderly individuals in rural Odisha, Vedanta Aluminium’s Lanjigarh unit has launched the first phase of its Annual Cataract Surgery Drive under its flagship healthcare initiative, Project Aarogya. The programme aims to benefit residents of 92 villages across Kalahandi and Rayagada districts, ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 13, 2025 India’s retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), eased sharply to an over eight-year low of 1.54 per cent in September 2025, driven by falling prices of food and fuel items, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. This marks the lowest year-on-year inflation since June 2017 ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 11, 2025 In a powerful testament to youth leadership and inclusive sporting spirit, over 500 volunteers from India’s leading universities have joined hands to support para-sporting events under the aegis of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). The initiative, designed to strengthen grassroots engagement in para-sports, marks a defining moment in nurturing a new generation ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 11, 2025 In a resounding affirmation of its commitment to sustainable development, Hindalco Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has secured top honours at the prestigious ESG Awards 2025, jointly presented by the International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) and CETIZION Verifica. Hindalco’s Aditya Aluminium unit at Lapanga clinched the coveted ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCTOBER 11, 2025 “At Vedanta, safety is a shared value that defines our purpose and performance.” With this powerful statement, C Chandru, CEO of Vedanta Jharsuguda, set the tone for the Power Safety Circle Conclave — a flagship initiative by Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, aimed at strengthening the culture of industrial safety and operational excellence. ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 11, 2025 Odisha’s sports fraternity celebrated another proud moment as badminton prodigy Swetaparna Panda was named the winner of the 33rd Ekalabya Puraskar for 2025. The prestigious award, instituted by IMPaCT and managed by IMFA, honours outstanding sporting talent from the state and has become one of Odisha’s most coveted recognitions in sports. The Ekalabya Puraskar ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 10, 2025 A one-day conference on “Viksit Bharat 2047 & Viksit Odisha 2036” was held today at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, bringing together senior government officials, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss strategies for driving inclusive and sustainable growth in Odisha and across India. The conference was graced by Pradeep Kumar Jena, Chairman, OERC, as the Chief ...

National AI Talent Mission proposed to make India the global hub for AI workforce THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 10, 2025 In a landmark move to harness the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), NITI Aayog on Friday released the “Roadmap for Job Creation in the AI Economy”, setting out India’s vision to turn technological disruption into a massive employment ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU PARADIP, OCTOBER 10, 2025 Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has been officially recognized as a Green Hydrogen Hub under the Government of India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission (NGHM). This significant milestone positions the port as a key player in India’s clean energy and decarbonization efforts. The designation comes under the guidelines of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCTOBER 10, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is celebrating a significant triumph for its grassroots sports initiative in Lanjigarh as young archers from its programme emerged as the ‘Overall Champion’ at the Odisha School Archery Championship. Held in Sundargarh and organised by the School Games Federation of India (SGFI), the competition saw archers from ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 10, 2025 The Supreme Court of India on Friday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into allegations made by Viceroy Research LLC, a US-based short-seller, against Vedanta Group firms. The bench, comprising Justices P.S. Narasimha and A.S. Chandurkar, expressed strong disapproval, questioning why foreign companies were interfering in India’s internal corporate matters. ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 10, 2025 India’s timeless epic ‘Mahabharat’ is set for a grand return to national television — reimagined through the lens of artificial intelligence. Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster, has joined hands with Collective Media Network to recreate the legendary saga for today’s audiences, blending technology with tradition in an unprecedented way. The ‘AI Mahabharat’ will premiere ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 9, 2025 Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, has achieved a significant global milestone by securing a position in the 1501+ band worldwide and a national rank of 98 in the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings (WUR) 2026. This marks a remarkable leap for the University, which had previously featured in THE’s ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 09, 2025 India is facing an urgent crisis of talent loss. Every year, millions of students leave the country to study at foreign universities, draining billions of rupees from the economy and robbing India of its brightest minds. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of making India self-reliant — “from chip to ship” — he’s calling ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 9, 2025 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has announced plans to double the size of Vedanta Group’s first all-women locomotive engine crew at its Jharsuguda aluminium smelter by the end of 2025. The company will induct six more women professionals into the existing seven-member team and form a second all-women locomotive unit to ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 9, 2025 JSW Cement, part of the diversified US$23 billion JSW Group, has strengthened its presence in eastern India with the commissioning of a new, state-of-the-art cement grinding unit at Sambalpur in Odisha, through its subsidiary Shiva Cement. Aligned with the company’s strategy to expand its market footprint in eastern India and meet the region’s growing ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 8, 2025 Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Wednesday said that “India will redefine satellite communications for humanity,” as he inaugurated the Satcom Summit on “Space Networks for Universal Connectivity” at the India Mobile Congress 2025. The summit brought together leading figures from India’s telecom and space sectors, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 8, 2025 In a significant step toward accelerating India’s energy self-reliance and enhancing private participation in the coal sector, the Ministry of Coal, through its Nominated Authority, has issued Vesting Orders for five coal blocks under the ongoing commercial coal block auctions. The Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements (CMDPA) for these blocks were earlier ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 8, 2025 East Coast Railway (ECoR) has delivered a strong performance in both freight and passenger segments during the first half (April–September) of the financial year 2025-26, registering substantial year-on-year growth across key indicators. During this period, ECoR achieved freight loading of 137.6 million tonnes, marking an impressive 11.33 per cent increase over 123.6 million tonnes ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 8, 2025 Odisha’s Development Commissioner Anu Garg has called for complete saturation of benefits under the District Mineral Foundation (DMF) in villages within a 5-km radius of mining zones, emphasizing that every household in mining-affected areas should experience tangible improvements. Addressing a State-level workshop organized by the Planning and Convergence Department on Wednesday, Garg underscored the ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 8, 2025 KIIT Deemed to be University has been conferred with the prestigious FICCI Higher Education Excellence Award 2025 in the category of ‘Excellence in Financial Sustainability & Student Access (Private)’. The award was presented by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways, at a grand ceremony held in New Delhi. This national recognition ...

India Mobile Congress 2025 kicks off with vision of ‘Innovate to Transform’, showcasing India’s global digital leadership THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 8, 2025 “Digital connectivity in India is no longer a privilege or a luxury — it has become an integral part of every Indian’s life,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the 9th edition of the India ...

Modi inaugurates Navi Mumbai International Airport, dedicates Mumbai’s first underground metro to the nation THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI, OCTOBER 8, 2025 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the resolve for a Viksit Bharat — a developed India — lies in driving both speed and progress while ensuring public welfare remains at the heart of governance. Speaking after inaugurating the ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 8, 2025 Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has taken a major stride towards empowering rural youth through skill development. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement a comprehensive skill training programme for young people from the peripheral villages surrounding NALCO’s operational units at Damanjodi and Angul. The MoU was inked ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 7, 2025 Cotton, one of India’s most vital crops, is far more than a fabric — it is a thread that weaves together the nation’s economic, social, and cultural identity. Celebrated globally on October 7 as World Cotton Day, this occasion honours the versatile fibre’s role in shaping communities and sustaining livelihoods for millions of small ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU MUMBAI/PUNE, OCTOBER 7, 2025 With India’s solar photovoltaic (PV) waste projected to surge to nearly 200,000 tons by 2030 and 1.8 million tons by 2050, researchers at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) have achieved a breakthrough in sustainability by developing and validating, through lab trials and industry collaboration, a scalable recycling process to tackle the nation’s mounting PV ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 7, 2025 Empowering women is not just about uplifting individuals — it is about transforming entire communities. In India, where women’s participation in the economy remains one of the strongest levers of inclusive growth, socio-economic barriers often stand in their way. In the remote district of Kalahandi, Odisha, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 7, 2025 Shyam Metalics, one of India’s leading integrated metal producers, announced that its Chairman and Managing Director, Brij Bhushan Agarwal, has been elected as the President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Stepping into the new role after serving as Senior Vice President of the Chamber, Agarwal brings with him extensive experience and a ...

THEBUSINESSBYTES BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 7, 2025 Marking a new chapter in skill-based higher education, Centurion University of Technology and Management (CUTM), one of India’s leading private skill universities, inaugurated its School of Maritime Studies at the Jatni campus on Monday. The state-of-the-art facility was formally inaugurated by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Minister ...