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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 1, 2023 Pankaj Kumar Sharma has taken over as the Director (Production) of the Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) with effect from February 1, 2023. Prior to the new assignment, Sharma was serving in NMDC as Chief General Manager at Global Exploration Centre, Raipur; and was also shouldering the responsibility as CEO of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 1, 2023 TPCODL has put a strong team of female executives in charge of running its automatic meter testing lab with the goal of empowering women at the workplace. The team comprising Namita Rani Muduli, Sunanda Rani Dalai, and Subhashree Sasmita and led by Tanuja Behera, tests single phase and three phase metres on four automatic ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 1, 2023 In a significant development towards the promotion of lawn tennis and grooming future tennis stars in Odisha, a tennis academy was inaugurated at the KIIT Deemed-to-be-University here on Wednesday. The academy has been set up in partnership with former German tennis sensation and grand slam winner Alexander Waske and Altevol Tennis Academy. The KIIT-Alexander ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 1, 2023 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has lauded the first Budget of Amrit Kaal, Union Budget 2023, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. The seven vital dimensions or the SAPTARISHI highlighted in the Budget — Inclusive Development, Reaching the Last Mile, Infrastructure and Investment, Unleashing the Potential, Green Growth, Youth ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, FEB 1, 2023  Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, was recently awarded the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility in recognition of its developmental initiatives in Kalahandi and surrounding areas. This comes as a significant recognition of the company’s holistic developmental efforts in the spheres of education, healthcare, livelihood, grassroots sports and ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, FEB 1, 2023 Continuing with its record-breaking spree, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has registered the highest ever dispatch of 17.4 million tonnes (MT) of coal to consumers in a month of January 2023. During the last month, the company also registered a record increase in dispatch via road to 5.85 MT while merry-go-round facilitated highest ever monthly ...

JAYAJIT DASH Are you a master at multitasking? Think again. In today’s fast-paced world, multitasking has become a badge of honor, a sign of efficiency and productivity. But what if I told you that multitasking is actually slowing you down and damaging your brain? When we try to juggle multiple tasks at the same time, multitasking becomes a twisted form ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 31, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has raised USD 250 million through Sustainability Linked Loans (SLL) from reputed international banks, for financing its capex initiatives and reducing carbon footprint. The loans were granted on the basis of specific performance parameters for decarbonization and safety, which the company aims to meet by deploying ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 31, 2023 Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of primary TMT Bars, launched its new digital campaign featuring Sonu Sood. The new film is the extension of Shyam Steel’s “Maksad Toh India Ko Banana Hai” campaign. The campaign reinforces the brand philosophy which reiterates that Shyam Steel will assist people in achieving their dream ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 31, 2023 The Aditya Birla Group company Ultratech Cement’s Cuttack plant has started its commercial production from Monday. The first dispatch of the cement plant was inaugurated jointly by Amitabh Pandey, Zonal Head of Sales & Marketing along with Susnata Mohanty, Team Lead DIPA, IPICOL. The first production was dedicated to the service of Lord Jagannath ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ MUMBAI, JAN 31, 2023 Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the launch of its True 5G services in the cities of Bolangir and NALCO in Angul district of Odisha.  With this, Jio users across 12 cities in Odisha are now enjoying Jio True 5G services. Earlier, Jio True 5G has been launched in 10 cities including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 27, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, celebrated India’s 74th Republic Day with great patriotic fervour, along with its employees, partners, and community members at its operations in Jharsuguda. The highlights of the event included a flag hoisting ceremony, a tableau showcasing the culture and history of India along with various themes of applications ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 27, 2023 Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar today called upon the youth to practice and follow Fundamental Duties in the Constitution, while exercising their Fundamental Rights. Flagging the challenge of climate change, he said this critical issue can be addressed effectively by taking our fundamental duties towards the environment seriously. Interacting with the volunteers ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 27, 2023 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Friday urged students to make sustainability an important element of their lives stressing that sustainability is going to determine the future of the planet.  He said this while speakig at the inaugural ceremony of DAKSH 2023 ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JAN 27, 2023 The 74th Republic Day was celebrated by Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) Rajgangpur at the local Bir Birsa Stadium, here on Thursday. As per the tradition, the senior most employee of the company Refractory Department AGM (Project) Charu Chandra Hui graced the occasion as the chief guest and hoisted the National Flag. DCBL Executive ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 27,2023 Due to high demand, regulated supply and complete ban of sand mining during monsoon to protect river ecosystem, finding alternative to river sand became necessary. Sand Mining Framework (2018) prepared by Ministry of Mines envisages alternative sources of sand in the form of Manufactured Sand (M-Sand) from crushed rock fines (crusher dust), sand from ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JAN 26, 2023      NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi on Thursday joined the Nation in celebrating the 74th Republic Day with great pride and patriotic fervor. Regional Executive Director (RED) – Coal Mining Partha Mazumder graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and unfurled the tri-color to mark the celebrations. Addressing the gathering, Mazumder said that NTPC has ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, JAN 26, 2023  Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) celebrated the 74th Republic Day of India at its Pellet Plant and Iron Ore mines at Tensa and Kasia with lots of enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. M.D. Purushotham and Ajit Kumar Patra, the Unit Heads of Barbil Pellet Plant and Kasia Iron Mines, and Kamalakanta Nanda, Vice President, Tensa ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JAN 26, 2023 Fulfilling its commitment for improving healthcare facilities for people of Angul, JSP Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), on Thursday laid the foundation stone for a 100 bedded multispeciality hospital at Jindal Nagar in Angul. Jindal Steel & Power Chairman Naveen Jindal and JSP Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal performed the ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JAN 26, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) on Thursday celebrated the 74th Republic Day of India at its biggest steel plant situated at Angul in Odisha. JSP Chairman Naveen Jindal and Jindal Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal joined the mega celebration with the workforce, school students, teachers and thousands of villagers. Addressing on this occasion, Naveen Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/KORAPUT, JAN 26, 2023   State-owned aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) joined the nation in celebrating the 74th Republic Day with great patriotic fervour at all its production units, corporate headquarters and regional offices across the country. NALCO Chairman & Managing Director Sridhar Patra unfurled the national flag at the Company’s Mines and Refinery Complex at ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 26, 2023 Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNNCOVACC in the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh. Developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) in collaboration with Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance (BIRAC), iNNCOVACC is the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 26, 2023 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Dr. Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad along with senior officials of the Finance Ministry as well as members of budget press on Thursday participated in the ‘Halwa’ ceremony, which marks the final stage of budget preparations. The ceremony was held in the ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JAN 26, 2023 Patriotic fervour and gaiety marked the 74th Republic Day celebrations at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) with Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh unfurling the tricolour in the presence of a large number of people at Anand Vihar grounds here on Thursday. The CMD also inspected the ceremonial parade and took the salute of smartly marching contingents ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 25, 2023 The Food Corporation of India (FCI) will offload 30 LMT wheat from the Central pool stock to the market through various routes under the Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic). Offloading of 30 LMT wheat in the market through OMSS (D) scheme within a span of two months through multiple channels will have wider ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 25, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium has partnered with the Rayagada District Administration to bring a slice of the ongoing FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 to the district. As part of the recently- concluded Chaiti Mahotsav organised in Rayagada between January 18 and 22, Vedanta Aluminium put together a mini hockey stadium experience for the local community ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 25, 2023 Society for Agricultural Research and Management (SARM) in collaboration with Centurion University of Management and Technology (CUTM) and NISER, Bhubaneswar will be hosting an international conference on agriculture and rural development: AGRIVISION-2023 form Jan 27 at CUTM, Bhubaneswar Campus. Scientists, research scholars, and students from India and abroad will be attending the three-day conference ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 25, 2023 Taking forward its commitment in supporting sports for women and expanding the MI #OneFamily, Mumbai Indians announce the addition of a very special franchise – a women’s cricket team in the first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) slated for March 2023. This makes MI’s women’s team the fourth MI franchise after Mumbai Indians, MI Cape ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 25, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed National Road Safety Week in and around its operations at Jharsuguda by organizing a week-long awareness campaign on road safety for employees, business partners and the community at large. In line with the theme ‘Sadak Suraksha, Jeevan Raksha’, the company carried out awareness programs on the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 25, 2023 Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) Bhubaneswar Region felicitated the Mining Division of JSW Steel with multiple awards for excelling in environmental management. The company bagged first prize in Environmental Management & Monitoring for Nuagaon Iron Ore mines, received second prizes in Environmental Management & Monitoring for Jajang Iron mines and Gonua Iron mines and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 25, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of the metal, moves into the second spot in the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) world rankings for the aluminium industry for the assessment period FY21-22 (2021-22). The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices are a family of best global benchmarks that track the performance of the world’s ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, Jan 25, 2023 POCO, one of India’s leading consumer technology brands, today announced star Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya, as its brand ambassador. As a brand that focuses on challenging the status quo and representing every individual who is looking to pursue perfection and greater alternatives to the mainstream, the brand sees the ace cricketer as a perfect ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 24, 2023 Country’s largest telecom service provider Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the largest-ever launch of its True 5G services across 50 cities, including six in Odisha. With this, Jio users across 184 cities are now enjoying Jio True 5G services. Reliance Jio has become the first and the only operator to launch 5G services in ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JAN 24, 2023             SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) Foundation Day was celebrated with pomp and gaiety by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Tuesday. RSP Director In-charge Atanu Bhowmick was the Chief Guest of SAIL Day function organised at Ispat stadium. The DIC unfurled the SAIL flag amidst the sail anthem and released the balloons to ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JAN 22, 2023 The OP Jindal School at Jindal Nagar in Angul celebrated its 12th annual function ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: Nrityanjali’ at its school premises on Saturday evening. Students, parents, employees of JSP and villagers from the periphery gathered in large numbers to witness the programme. Jindal Mahila Samiti President Sujata Saraogi lighted the ceremonial lamp on behalf ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 22, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited on Sunday hosted the concluding ceremony of the 24th Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation Week. As many as 86 mines of large and small category comprising iron ore, manganese, bauxite, chromite, graphite, limestone and semiprecious stones participated in the programme. Chief Controller of Mines Pankaj Kulshrestha and Controller of Mines from ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 21, 2023 Lalchnd Jewellers, Odisha’s top jewellery chain, has unveiled its brand-new store, Aarouhi, with a grand opening at Lajpat Nagar Central Market in New Delhi. The grand opening of the Aarouhi showroom was hosted in the presence of Chief Guest Satyananda Mishra, former Chief Information Commissioner of India, and other dignitaries. “The younger generation ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JAN 21, 2023  The New Plate Mill, Blast Furnace-5, Coke Ovens Battery-6 and Power & Blowing Station of SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) have received certification for ISO 50001:2018 Energy Management System from TUV India Private Limited.  The certification will be valid till January 1, 2026. The audit for the said certification was held from November 29 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 21, 2023 Tata Steel Mining launched its e-Sales Portal for selling Ferro Alloys and other minerals online. The launch of this cloud-based online portal will enable the customers of Tata Steel Mining to place enquiry, finalize order and track order status on real time basis on the portal. This initiative is part of Tata Steel Mining’s ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 21, 2023 Continuing its growth momentum, Reliance Retail has posted gross revenue of Rs 67,623 crore for the third quarter of the current fiscal (Q3FY23), registering a growth of 17 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis. The business posted an EBITDA of Rs 4,773 crore, up 25 per cent Y-o-Y. Net profit for the quarter increased to ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, JAN 20, 2023          Bandhan Bank Ltd on Friday reported a 66 per cent slump in its third quarter profit, due to higher provisions and lower interest income. Net profit for the quarter-ended December 31, 2022, fell to 2.91 billion rupees from 8.59 billion rupees a year earlier, with provisions and contingencies rising 91 per cent. Higher ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 20, 2023 The Bhubaneswar Circle of State Bank of India (SBI) organised cleanliness drive and a health checkup camp here on Friday on the occasion of Swachhata Pakhwada, which is being observed from January 16. All newly recruited security staff and other staff of SBI Local Head Office participated in the cleanliness drive. The health checkup ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 20 JSW Steel on Friday posted a sharp 85.50 per cent fall in its December quarter consolidated net profit to Rs 474 crore mainly on account of higher expenses. JSW had clocked a net profit of Rs 4,516 crore in the year-ago period, it said in a regulatory filing. Total income during the October-December 2022 ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 20, 2023 Reliance Jio on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 4,638 crore for the third quarter (Q3) of the current financial year (FY23), up 28.3 percent from the year-ago period. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 3,615 crore in the same quarter last year. The firm had a net profit of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JAN 20, 2023 Jindal Stainless has supplied stainless steel for the outer panels, car body, structurals, roofs, interiors, underframes, and other stainless steel applications for the Mumbai Metro project. The Mumbai Metro line was inaugurated by the Prime Minister in a Dedication Ceremony organized in Mumbai yesterday. The line will be opened for commute from today. For ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/SUKINDA, JAN 20, 2023           Steering digital transformation with technological intervention in mining operation, Tata Steel Mining Limited (TSML) launched the “e-log” app, a complete solution to all kinds of logistical needs in mining operations. The single integrated logistics platform will digitise the processes, give real time data with actionable insights and capture health records of truck drivers. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 19, 2023    Bimal Prasad Pattanaik on Thursday took over as the Chairman of the Bhubaneswar Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) for the Year 2023. The Bhubaneswar Chapter has also elected Sasmita Panda as its Vice Chairperson, Rudra Madhab Sahoo as Secretary and Srimanta Baboo as Treasurer of the Chapter for ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JAN 18, 2023 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited presented ‘Gyan Shree’ awards to toppers and students with exemplary results in the Class-X examinations, at the Kalahandi Utsav–2023 here on Wednesday. Held annually, the Vedanta Gyan Shree awards aims to celebrate exceptional academic performance by the district toppers and motivate them to aspire for higher studies. Each ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JAN 18, 2023 The Rajgangpur Unit of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited [DCBL] observed the National Road Safety Week from January 11 to 17 in the plant premises and community. The week-long event was inaugurated by DCBL Executive Director & Rajgangpur Unit Head Chetan Shrivastav in the presence of Cluster Logistics Head Abhishek Chandra, HOD-Safety Bijay Ketan Dash, ...