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TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 The JSW Group will invest Rs 1 lakh crore in Odisha in various sectors, including for the mega greenfield steel plant project in Paradip, said its Chairman Sajjan Jindal, here on Thursday. Speaking at the ‘Make in Odisha’ conclave, Jindal said, “Before Covid, for nearly four years, we had committed to invest Rs 60,000 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 India’s leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Government of Odisha have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to spread awareness amongst MSMEs of the state regarding fund raising by IPO mechanism using NSE SME Platform – Emerge. The MoU was exchanged between Government of Odisha and National Stock Exchange, Mumbai, ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 1, 2022 JSP Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), observed World AIDS Day 2022 in association with the District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) and others on Thursday. On this occasion, the field functionaries of JSP Foundation made the people aware about the consequences of the pandemic and how people should take actions against HIV/AIDS prevention, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 Odisha MSME Minister Pratap Keshari Deb on Thursday said that over the years, the State has been pioneering path-breaking policies that have attracted significant innovation and investment in various industry sectors. Speaking at the valedictory session of the thematic session hosted by Startup Odisha, the Minister said the aim of the State Government is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday laid the foundation of a mega aluminium park, to be set up by Vedanta Ltd. at Jharsuguda.  The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone by pressing the button in presence of Vedanta Resources Ltd Chairman Anil Agarwal at the ongoung Make In Odisha 2022 Conclave here. Vedanta’s ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, DEC 1, 2022 The World AIDS Day was observed at PPA Hospital with the theme “putting ourselves to test: achieving equality to end HIV and discrimination”. On this occasion, a walkathon was organised to create awareness about AIDS among the denizens of the Port Township. The walkathon, flagged off by Paradip Ladies Club Vice President Suchismita Bose, started from the PPA ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 The fourth edition of the Tour-de-Kalinga, Asia’s longest community pedalling campaign, will begin from Bhubaneswar on December 11, 2022. With an aim to connect to all its roots and create a pillar force for the cause and concerns of Odisha and provide solutions for bringing rapid development, Roots of Odisha Foundation (ROOF) has been ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1, 2022 Gautam Adani-led Adani Group’s capital investment in Odisha will exceed Rs 60,000 crore over the next 10 years, said Karan Adani, Chief Executive Officer of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd. (APSEZ) here on Thursday. Adani Group has so far invested Rs 7,600 crore in Odisha. Speaking at the Make in Odisha Conclave-2022 here, Karan ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 1, 2022 CEAT Ltd., India’s leading tyre manufacturer, has unveiled CrossDrive, its high-performance, all-terrain tyres for SUVs in India. CrossDrive incorporates the company’s 3D sipe technology and shoulder design, enabling it to adapt to all-terrain applications. The tyre’s new carbon black tread compounds offer better grip as well as improved fuel efficiency and have been extensively ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 30, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium’s stall at the Make In Odisha 2022 Conclave wows visitors on opening day. The company, which is India’s largest producer of aluminium, has brought together immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality, live art and handicraft making, and more, at its stall at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. The inaugural day saw visitors ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 29, 2022 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Agence Française de Développement (AfD) have joined hands with the aim of strengthening the cooperation on climate change and greening finance. AFD is a public development finance institution whose objective is to support both India’s international commitments on reducing greenhouse gases emissions and to ensure economic ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 29, 2022 The premium segment of the smartphone market grew faster during the two weeks of Navratri and Dussehra compared to the preceding two weeks of Shraddh, according to the findings of GfK, a global leader in data and analytics. Other segments grew faster during the weeks of Dhanteras and Diwali. According to the GfK ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 29, 2022 Amway India has announced the repositioning of its premium skincare brand Artistry by foraying into skin nutrition with Artistry Skin Nutrition line in India. In the first phase of the launch, the company introduced an anti-aging range of renewing and firming solution sets. The new range goes beyond skincare to deliver skin nutrition fusing ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, NOV 28, 2022 The first consignment of 0.3mm Gauge Special Galvanized Sheet, a special thinner gadget steel rolled at Cold Rolling Mill of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), was flagged off by RSP Director In-Charge Atanu Bhowmick on Saturday in the presence of ED (Works) SR Suryawanshi, ED (P&A) PK Satapathy, CGM (CRM, SSM & PP) Kartikeya Behera, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 28, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is delighted to invite the people of Odisha to visit its stall at the Make In Odisha Conclave 2022, to be held at the Janata Maidan here from November 30 to December 4. The company looks forward to presenting its manufacturing excellence once again at Odisha’s biggest ...

TBB BUREAU NOIDA (INDIA)/ZURICH (SWITZERLAND), NOV 28, 2022 HCLTech, a global technology company, on Monday announced that it has signed a multi-year contract with SR Technics, a leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider in the civil aviation industry, to digitally transform SR Technics’ operations. Zurich-headquartered SR Technics is working with an extensive network of partners and business development ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 28, 2022 As part of its CSR initiative, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bhubaneswar-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) for launching ‘Project Drushti’. Project Drushti was launched on Monday at Jaurumal Village in presence of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. Executive Director & DCBL Rajgangpur Unit Head Chetan Shrivastav, LVPEI ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 28, 2022 Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance (SUD Life), a joint venture between two of India’s leading public sector banks, Bank of India and Union Bank of India, and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Japan, has appointed Arjuna award-nominated badminton champion HS Prannoy as its Brand Ambassador. This association also marks the very first brand partnership signed with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 28, 2022 “Make in Odisha Conclave 2022” (MIO) slated to be held from November 30, 2022 to December 4, 2022 is inter alia expected to bolster innovation and expansion in the state’s start-up ecosystem with an aim to maximize investment and opportunities for start-upsinthe state. The five-day event promises to be an effective platform to network, ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 28, 2022 Future Generali India Insurance (FGII) is celebrating Divers​​‘Ability’ week from 21st – 25th November 2022 in line with its commitment towards building an all inclusive and equitable workplace. This is a special initiative by FGII to mark the upcoming International Day of Disabled Persons on 3rd December, celebrate the contributions of our specially abled ...

TBB BUREAU BURLA, NOV 25, 2022 As a part of its CSR initiative, the Sambalpur Circle of Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Ltd. (TPWODL) has conducted a blood donation camp at the VSSUT Club House here. The camp was inaugurated by TPWODL CEO Gajanan Kale in the presence of VIMSAR Director Dr. Lalit Meher, VSSUT VC Dr. Bansidhar Majhi and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 25, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, on Friday announced that it is now a signatory to the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Climate Action Charter. This reaffirms the company’s commitment to Net Zero carbon operations and to work with customers and suppliers to spur climate action in its value-chain, and is indicative ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, NOV 25, 2022  “In the rapidly changing world, HR must focus on business strategy, analytics and most importantly people,” said Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) Director In-Charge Atanu Bhowmick, while addressing in the inaugural session of Heads of Personnel Meeting, here on Friday.  “To usher in the organization of the future, our HR policies must be calibrated with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25, 2022 World renowned Medical Mycologist Prof. Arunaloke Chakrabarti, in the presence of Executive director AIIMS Bhubaneswar Prof. Ashutosh Biswas, has inaugurated the ICMR Advanced Molecular and Diagnostic Research Centre for Fungi in the Department of Microbiology, AIIMS Bhubaneswar on Friday.  The other dignitaries present during the inaugural ceremony include Dean (Academic) Prof. PR Mohapatra, Head ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, NOV 25, 2022         The Rajgangpur Unit of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) on Friday felicitated Abhishek Shukla of its CSR Department, on his selection to represent India in the One Day and T-20 series of International Cricket Series against Bangladesh to be held at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu from December 3-14, 2022. Abhisekh has been selected ...

TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, NOV 25, 2022      The Indian pre-owned car market is poised to accelerate and vroom past the new car market, states the 6th annual edition of OLX Autos report in partnership with CRISIL. While the pre-owned car market has traditionally outstripped the new car market, the former will further accelerate its lead on new cars over the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 25, 2022 The Central Government on Friday released an amount of Rs. 17,000 crore to States/UTs on 24.11.2022 towards the balance GST compensation for the period April to June, 2022 (State-wise details as per Table below). The total amount of compensation released to the States/UTs so far, including the aforesaid amount, during the year 2022-23 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25, 2022  Happiest Minds Technologies Limited, a ‘Born Digital. Born Agile,’ Mindful IT Company, on Thursday announced the inauguration of a new Development Centre at Fortune Towers in Bhubaneswar, taking forward its long-term investment plans for further expansion in the state in alignment with the Make in Odisha focus of the state government. Under the ease ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 25, 2022            Telecom major Jio has rolled out 5G service across all 33 district headquarters of Gujarat under its trial phase, the company said on Friday.            This makes Gujarat the first state to get 5G service across all district headquarters and it is also the biggest roll-out of the next generation service till ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 25, 2022 Jewellerskart, a provider of e-commerce websites and 360-degree digital solutions for retail jewellers, on Friday announced the launch of Jewellerskart 2.0 with the release of their new-look e-commerce platform. The new version of their website jewellerskart.com is available in a feature-rich and easy-to-use avatar, delivering a convenient and hassle-free platform with all the benefits ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 24, 2022 Leading cement company Dalmia Bharat Ltd. was announced as winner in the “Large enterprise” category at the 3rd Edition of the Indian Circular Economy Awards 2022 on Thursday at the inaugural session of the FICCI Circular Economy Symposium 2022. On behalf of the Company, Dalmia Bharat Ltd. Executive Director & Chief Risk Officer ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, NOV 24, 2022 Cummins India hosted the grand finale of ‘REDEFINE 2022’, its flagship B-school case study competition, on Wednesday at their India Office Campus (IOC), Pune. Team Vision from Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur (Delhi Campus) was awarded the competition winner and received a trophy and cash prize. Team QuadrAngles from Narsee Monjee Institute of ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, NOV 24, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has initiated a drive to reduce usage of “single-use plastic” by distributing jute bags in peripheral households, motivating people to shun plastic bags and care for environment. In the first phase of this awareness campaign, MCL will distribute 10,000 jute bags among people in Sambalpur. The company, through its Department ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, NOV 23, 2022 As part of its CSR initiative, JSW on Tuesday deployed a 32-seater school bus in Narayanposhi village of Sundargarh district. This is the second bus that the company has provided to this village for hassle-free transportation of students. The school bus was flagged off by Koira Sarpanch HK Deora in the presence of JSW ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, NOV 23, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has launched a digital health card for patients visiting the Vedanta Hospital, here. The card features a Quick Response (QR) code which can be scanned to track the patient’s complete history of healthcare facilities availed at the hospital, including records of test reports, prescriptions, and X-ray reports. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 23, 2022 The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) today hosted the Odisha leadership meet here under the chairmanship of FADA President Manish Raj Singhania. The meeting was also attended by FADA Odisha State Chairperson Pradeep Agarwal, FADA CEO Saharsh Damani, and over 50 Automobile Dealers from across the state. During the meeting, Dealer members discussed ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 23, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a technical masterclass on ways to enhance productivity of the extrusion industry, with close to 300 participants from nearly 60 leading players in the extrusion segment, hailing from India, the US, the UK, Portugal, Greece, Australia, Israel and many more countries. Extrusion is a process ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 23, 2022  Reliance Jio has bagged the award for Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) performance in the Telecom sector at the 2nd ESG Summit and Awards event organized by Transformance Forums in Mumbai. Jio was recognized for its efforts in combating climate change through the adoption of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels, indigenous development of ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 22, 2022 State-owned NTPC on Tuesday said it has begun dispatching coal through rakes from its Talaipalli Mine to Lara Super Thermal Power Project (LSTPP) in Chhattisgarh. NTPC Chairman and Managing Director Gurdeep Singh along with other company officials flagged off the first rake dispatch from Talaipalli Mine to LSTPP through the dedicated Merry Go Round ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 22, 2022 Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has won 5 gold medals in the International Convention on Quality Control Circles-22 (ICOCC), held in Jakarta, Indonesia from November 15 to 18. Five Kaizen (Change for Good) teams of JSP — four  from Angul and one  from Tensa — known as Panther, Shakti, Kaushal, Dynamic and Sparta comprising ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 21, 2022 TiE Bhubaneswar and Start-up Odisha jointly flagged off the Hall of Fame 2.0 event here on Monday. Inaugurating the event, Start-up Odisha Executive Chairman Omkar Rai revealed that the Odisha Start-up Growth Fund, Fund of Funds, has attracted a commitment of over Rs 1,000 crore.  “We have been receiving very encouraging response from the ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 20, 2022  Realising that proper nutrition helps in leading a healthy life, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi distributed essential food items to the needy children of Asha Children Shelter Home in Tupudana, here as part of its CSR initiative. Swayamsiddha Ladies Club and its members distributed rice, dal, vegetable oil, pulses, health ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, NOV 19, 2022 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited recently concluded its month-long skill augmentation programme for anganwadi workers, geared towards improving the quality of early childhood education in Kalahandi, Rayagada, Ganjam and Dhenkanal districts of Odisha. The programme was developed and implemented in collaboration with Sesame Workshop India, which conducted the training across Vedanta’s Nand Ghars ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 19, 2022 A spectacular display of books of various genres and sizes caught the attention of many students, staff members, and parents in a two-day OPJS Book Fair-2022 held at OP Jindal School on November 18-19. Inaugurating the Book Fair, School Working Committee Chairman Damodar Mittal advised the students to become avid readers and urged them ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 15, 2022 Cummins Inc., a global power solutions and hydrogen technologies provider, and Tata Motors, the largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India, todaysigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the design and development of low and zero-emission propulsion technology solutions for commercial vehicles in India,including hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines, fuel cells, and battery electric ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 15, 2022 Aluminium major Vedanta Aluminium has deployed Internet of Things (IoT) based technology for cooling water analysis and overall reduction in water consumption at its power plants at Jharsuguda in Odisha. These power plants make use of a recirculating cooling system using water, and a cluster of natural draft cooling towers. The IoT technology ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 15, 2022 Lux Industries Limited, one of the country’s largest underwear manufacturers, has announced the expansion of its kids’ innerwear range, Lux CoziBoyz with new products and styles. The new array of products will include white, colour and sports vests, semi long & long drawers available in plain and various prints, interlock drawer and briefs available ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 14, 2022 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. has launched ‘Project Hastakala’, an innovative economic upliftment programme for the women in Jhagarpur village in Rajagangapur tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha. Project Hastakala will impart the women of Jhagarpur with the knowledge and skilled application of the globally appreciated tie & dye batik art form. This project is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 13, 2022 To mark the importance of blended learning in the 21st century and infuse learning with fun, the Aditya Birla Public School Bhubaneswar on Sunday organized a fancy dress activity, here. Attired in different fancy uniforms, Adityans of class LKG-II showcased their talents with great enthusiasm. Dressed as doctors, soldiers, police, scientists, nurse, freedom fighters ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, NOV 13, 2022 Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of primary TMT Bars, hosted a plethora of consumer engagement activities during the ongoing Bali Yatra Festival 2022 in Cuttack. The activations were aimed to create awareness about the holistic solutions provided by the Shyam Steel Apna Ghar App amongst the individual home builders. Shyam Steel ...