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TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 18, 2023       Listen to music in style with the new, aesthetically-designed ‘Snow Pods’, — the latest TWS Earbuds from Just Corseca. The new earbuds are crafted using premium materials with high ergonomics for great sound, comfort and ensures it does not fall off the ears even when used during walking, running, jogging, or exercising. ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, APR 17, 2023 Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) on Monday announced the appointment of Sunil Deshmukh as Chair-Elect of IMA’s Global Board of Directors for the July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 period. Deshmukh is a leadership and executive coach and strategy consultant with more than 30 years of experience working in consumer markets across Africa, ...

Vedanta Aluminium Jharsuguda recognised as Ni-kshay Mitra partner TBB BUREAU Jharsuguda, APR 17, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, recently concluded a series of awareness drives on tuberculosis (TB) in Jharsuguda, reaching out to more than 3,500 residents across 13 villages. Organised in observance of World Tuberculosis Day, under the theme ‘Yes, we can end TB’, the company’s ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APRIL 17, 2023 Jio Institute has partnered with the US-based Principals’ Training Center (PTC) to share its uniquely designed training programmes for educators and school leaders in India. PTC caters to the unique professional learning needs of practicing and aspiring principals, teachers, heads of departments, counsellors, and board members of schools worldwide. It provides world-class, research-driven, practical ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 17, 2023 Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Monday released a Consultation Paper (CP) on “Issues Related to Low Power Small Range FM Radio Broadcasting”, in New Delhi. Information & Broadcasting Ministry (MIB) vide its reference dated 07.03.2022 had sought recommendations of the Authority, under section 11(1)(a)(i) of the TRAI Act, 1997 on the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 17, 2023 Indian Railways has registered record revenue figures of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore for the Financial Year 2022-23 which is nearly Rs.49,000 crore more than the previous year, reflecting 25% growth. During financial year 2022-23, Freight revenue too has leapfrogged to Rs.1.62 lakh crore, a growth of nearly 15% on previous year. Indian Railways’ ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 17, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has augmented its 2400 MW thermal power plant with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices in fabric filters to improve emissions control. Fabric filters are special bag filters placed after electrostatic precipitators in chimneys to collect or particulate matter from the hot gas emanating from the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 17, 2023 AU Small Finance Bank has become to the first commercial bank in India to integrate with the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), to launch the bill payment services through video banking. The primary aim of this initiative is to promote digital accessibility and enhance economic capability leading to greater financial inclusion. AU Small Finance ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 17, 2023 Fabindia Limited, India’s largest consumer lifestyle platform for handcrafted products made by artisans from across India, on Monday announced the appointment of Rajeshwari Srinivasan as its Chief Executive Officer, effective April 2023. Rajeshwari succeeds Viney Singh, who after seven successful years as Managing Director and CEO, has decided to retire. He will continue ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 17, 2023 Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group on Monday said it has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with 20 Korean firms from the display glass industry for development of an electronics manufacturing hub in India. The MoUs were signed at the recently-concluded ‘Korea Biz-Trade Show 2023’ organised by KOTRA, the trade and investment promotion organisation operated ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 17, 2023 In its bid to serve the rural customers in a better way, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) inaugurated nine new Bidyut Seva Kendras (BSKs) across Athagarh Division, on the occasion of Maha Vishuba Sankranti, also celebrated as Odia New Year on friday. Earlier this week, around 25 BSKs were inaugurated in various ...

TBB BUREAU SONIPAT, APR 17, 2023 G20 Presidency of India aims for inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth, said Amitabh Kant, G 20 Sherpa of India, at the Distinguished Public Lecture entitled: ‘India’s Presidency of G20: The Way Forward’ to mark the inauguration of the Jindal Global Centre for G20 Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU).  Kant dwelt on a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 16, 2023 As part of part its strategy to expand its retail footprint in the Eastern region of the country, Kalyan Jewellers on Sunday announced that it will open a new showroom at Rourkela which will be its third showroom in Odisha. Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor will inaugurate the showroom at RR Plaza on Panposh Road ...

TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, APR 16, 2023 MG Motor India has announced the commencement of production for the upcoming Comet EV at its Halol plant in Gujrat. The Comet is based on the SAIC group’s GSEV platform. A press release from the carmaker noted that the GSEV-based vehicles have been very successful in global markets, with more than one million units ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APR 14, 2023 On National Safe Motherhood Day, Vedanta Aluminium conducted a series of awareness sessions on maternal health, nutrition and neonatal care for pregnant and lactating mothers in Jharsuguda. The sessions were conducted at a Nand Ghar in Brundamal village. As part of the program, essential checks for pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes and other pregnancy-related ailments ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, APR 14, 2023 India’s leading two & three-wheeler tyre brand TVS Eurogrip on Friday launched adventure touring tyres and superbike tyresin the presence of legendary cricketer MS Dhoni and other CSK players in the city. The launch was attended by business partners and key customers. The event also marked the brand’s celebration of their association with CSK. ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 13, 2023 Realising that access to adequate finance including competitive rate of interest is a challenge faced by MSMEs and NBFCs catering to EV ecosystem, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) on Thursday announced Mission 50K-EV4ECO to strengthen the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem including uptake for two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four-wheelers through direct and indirect ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 13, 2023 Eastern India’s major stevedoring company, Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL), handled first of its kind domestic coastal transport of Gypsum from Paradip Port to Pipavav Port in Gujarat. This entire operation of domestic coastal transport was overseen and handled by the well-experienced OSL that has made a name for itself as one of the Top ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 13, 2023 In its endeavour to contribute to an “AtmaNirbhar Bharat”, Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSP) will more than double its rail making capacity to 2.2 million tonnes by setting a state-of-the-art Rail & Heavy structure mill at its Angul Steel complex in Odisha with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tonnes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 13, 2023 In its endeavour to stoke curiosity and the desire to learn and create interest among the young generation in the aspirational districts, Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited subsidiary Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) has set up Pustakalayas (libraries) at its peripheral schools at Kashipur in Rayagada and Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi districts in Odisha. These ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 12, 2023 Global Scale Ammonia Project set up at Taloja MIDC, Raigad in Maharashtra by Performance Chemiserve Limited (PCL), a step-down subsidiary of Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited, has been awarded the Gold Award by the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accident (RoSPA) for its outstanding health and safety performance during the period ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 11, 2023 Braving all odds, Amit Shah paid a visit to Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, a first by an incumbent Union Home Minister. While the visit is a morale booster for the armed forces guarding and fending off untoward forces; it also demonstrates Shah’s leadership quality that upholds the philosophy of leading from the front. While ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 11, 2023 The Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s iconic aluminium producer and a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium, has been awarded the ‘PAT Top Performer’ award for its efforts towards energy conservation under the Government of India’s Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme. The award was presented by Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 11, 2023 Availing the facility extended by the Indian Railways to transport fly ash, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) achieved a key milestone by dispatching its 200th fly ash rakes produced in the plant to various users including cement industries, brick manufacturers and agencies engaged in construction of National Highways (NH).  GKEL achieved the milestone as ...

National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA), Tata Memorial Hospital Mumbai, J&K Directorate General of AYUSH and Aimil Pharmaceuticals ink pact for clinical trials TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 11, 2023 In a first-of-its kind initiative, the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) under the Union Ayush Ministry, Tata Memorial Hospital-Mumbai, Directorate General of Ayush, J&K and Aimil Pharma have joined hands to ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, APR 11, 2023 Two persons were dead and four others injured in an accident on Tuesday at Garjanbahal opencast mine, operated by Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Sundergarh district of Odisha. The accident took place at 8 AM today as a 100-Tonne dumper operating in the mine collided with an MUV carrying two Executives and four Operators, ...

Jayajit Dash It is still around a decade in the waiting for the Metaverse to mature. Yet, the Metaverse is leading the diffusion of innovation and is emerging as the next bankable engine of economic growth. There are reasons why governments and enterprises are buying in the Metaverse’s three Ps- promise, potential and performance. By creating a fully immersive virtual ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 11, 2023     Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham’s Mind Brain Centerhas introduced a new initiative, the Brain Art 2023 competition with the primary goal to promote brain health awareness and reduce the stigmatization associated with brain disorders. The theme for this year’s competition is “Breaking the Stigma: Visualizing Brain Disorders.”      The competition encourages individuals of all ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 11, 2023 India deeply values its 25 years of strategic partnership with France and 75 years of friendship, said Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, and Textiles, Piyush Goyal, said in Paris on Monday during an interaction with the Indian diaspora. “France is the preferred partner in defence, economy, ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APR 11, 2023 ICICI Bank on Tuesday announced that it has introduced an easy EMI facility for UPI payments made by scanning QR code. Customers eligible for PayLater, the Bank’s ‘buy now, pay later’ service can avail of the EMI facility in an instant, easy and seamless manner. This first-of-its-kind facility enhances the affordability of lakhs of ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, APR 11, 2023 Leading Indian end-to-end drone solutions startup Aereo (formerly Aarav Unmanned Systems) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SJC Institute of Technology to open a Centre of Excellence which will serve as a platform where students learn the fundamentals of drones, drone mapping, GIS, data processing, and a certified remote pilot training course. ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 10, 2023 Emphasizing the importance of a viable and modern Power Sector in the overall economic growth of the country, Union Power & NRE Minister RK Singh on Monday stressed that 24×7 quality, reliable and affordable power supply to all the electricity consumers in the country is necessary for India to become a developed nation. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/PARADIP, APR 10, 2023 Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML) on Monday announced its first ever coastal multi-modal movement of ferro alloys. The company in collaboration with its logistic partner Unifeeder will transport ferro alloys from its plants in Odisha to various destinations along the Indian coastline using a combination of road, rail, and sea transport. The coastal multi-modal ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, APR 10, 2023 SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) ended the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) with a string of records in key production areas. The Steel Plant surpassed 4 million tonne (MT) crude steel production mark for the first time in its history in the last fiscal. RSP produced 40,38,977 tonnes of crude steel in FY23 to record ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 10, 2023 While the official launch and deliveries of the Maruti Suzuki Jimny are yet to begin, prospective customers are finding chances to get hands-on experience with the Jimny, courtesy Odisha’s oldest Maruti dealership NEXA Cybercity, here. NEXA Cybercity on Monday unveiled Jimny at its NEXA premium car showroom here in the presence of Maruti Suzuki ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APR 10, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a book collection drive for employees to donate books for local children in Jharsuguda, on the occasion of International Children’s Book Day. The initiative saw employees coming together to donate more than 600 books to the District Library in Jharsuguda and also to mini libraries set ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 10, 2023 With an aim to nurture startups and other entities to co-create the future of India’s growing maritime sector, the Union Government on Monday issued a draft on ‘Sagarmala Innovation and Start-up Policy’. According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), the draft ‘Sagarmala Innovation and start-up policy’ pitches for digital portal-based ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, APR 10, 2023 Leading power solutions technology provider Cummins India has announced successful culmination of its integrated digital campaign ‘60 years of Powering India’, an ode to its six decades of successfully powering India’s growth story. The four-month long campaign featured 60 legacy stories capturing key company milestones, its contribution to India’s growth journey, and stakeholder stories ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 10, 2023 Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system for easier usage by people anytime, anywhere. As part of the memorandum of understanding, UIDAI and IIT Bombay will carry out joint research to build a mobile capture system ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 10, 2023 As part of its commitment to assisting India in meeting its energy demands and to ensure India’s energy needs, Union Coal Ministry will hold an interactive session with coal block allottees of captive and commercial coal blocks in New Delhi on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena. The session ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, APR 10, 2023 Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) in partnership with 1M1B (One Million for One Billion), on Monday announced the launch and implementation of the Green Jobs and Sustainability Accelerator program in Climate Change. The program aims to create awareness and encourage the participation of young minds in the fight against climate change. ABFRL ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 Community health interventions of Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, have benefitted over 2.5 lakh people in Odisha and Chhattisgarh in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23). On World Health Day, the company conducted a mega health camp at Vedanta Hospital at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi of Odisha which saw participation of more than 750 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 State-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has produced 29.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) registering 17 per cent growth year-on-year (Y-o-Y) over FY 2021-22 where it recorded 25.31 million tonnes. OMC clocked total ore production of 33.76 million tonnes in the FY23 – with 29.68 MT iron ore, 3 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 Kalinga Hospital Ltd. (KHL) Bhubaneswar, one of the leading healthcare providers in Odisha, observed World Health Day with a blood donation camp. More than 100 employees of KHL voluntarily donated blood. The event elicited enthusiastic response from donors. This noble initiative was graced by eminent personalities of Odisha like KHL Chairman Dr. Sita Kantha ...

Rungta Mines sets up new TMT Steel Bar plant in Odisha TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 Rungta Steel, the flagship company of Rungta Mines Limited, on Friday announced the commissioning of its newly-established plant in Dhenkanal, Odisha. The state-of-the-art facility will process Rungta Mines’ flagship product – steel TMT bars, the company said in a statement. The commissioning of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 7, 2023 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL), the two-wheeler subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation today launched a new series of vibrant colours for the third generation Hayabusa model which has now become OBD2-A compliant. Hayabusa comes with two-tone colors by adopting different colors for the main body and small parts around the front air ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 While the official launch and deliveries of the Maruti Suzuki Jimny are yet to begin, prospective customers are finding chances to get hands-on experience with the Jimny, courtesy Odisha’s oldest Maruti dealership Sky Automobiles, here.  Sky Automobiles on Friday unveiled Jimny at its NEXA premium car showroom here in the presence of Maruti Suzuki ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 7, 2023 The inaugural edition of the Corporate Cricket League (CCL) got underway at the Scan Sporting Ground of the Unit-II Government Girls’ High School, here on Friday. Organised by Gemini Consulting & Services, the maiden edition of the CCL was inaugurated by Gemini IT Director Siddharth Samal. Eight teams are participating in the three-day tournament ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 7, 2023 The Network Planning Group (NPG) under PM GatiShakti at its 46th session examined and recommended 4 Infrastructure projects of Indian Railways. These projects, to be developed in tandem with the PM GatiShakti Principles using the integrated and holistic approach, will provide multimodal connectivity, seamless movement of goods and passengers as well as increase ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APR 7, 2023 Union Ministry of Tourism, inter-alia, promotes tourist destinations of India, including the Saptha Moksha Puri (Seven Liberation destinations), viz., Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya (Haridwar), Kashi (Varanasi), Kanchi Avantika (Ujjain), Puri (Odisha) and Dwaravati (Dwaraka, Gujarat), in a holistic manner. It undertakes promotional campaigns in domestic and global markets through electronic, print and digital media ...