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TBB BUREAU PARADIP, OCT 27, 2022            Paradip Port Authority (PPA) has earned over Rs. 4.3 crore so far from disposal of 900 tons of scrap during a short period of three weeks of the ongoing Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0. During the ongoing campaign, the Port authorities have repaired the old furniture and donated those to schools. Also, by demolishing old ...

TBB BUREAU SOLAN, OCT 27, 2022 In yet another landmark achievement, the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2023 has placed Shoolini University in the Number 1 position in Physical Sciences and Number 2 in Engineering in the country. This includes all institutions, both public and private, across India. These rankings come on the heels of THE ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 27, 2022 The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM Lucknow), one of the premier national-level institutes of management in India, has announced the launch of the fourth batch of the Senior Leadership Programme on December 30, 2022. Rated as 4.48/5 by the past learners of this high-impact 11-month programme, participants will learn to lead people, products, ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 26, 2022 Core to the company’s philosophy, CSR has been an integral part of NTPC’s business of power generation and lighting up the lives of millions of Indians. In view of this spirit, for development of the local community, skill development plays an important part towards self-reliance and empowerment. NTPC Coal Mining has taken up the ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 26, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has surpassed the milestone figure of 100 million tonne (MT) coal production for the Financial Year 2022-23 on Tuesday. Registering 22 per cent growth over the previous fiscal (FY22), MCL surpassed 100 MT coal production mark a month and six days before it had achieved the same in FY 2021-22, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 26, 2022 In an attempt to further expand and enrich the product basket of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) and meet market expectations, the Hot Strip Mill-2 of RSP has successfully rolled out HR coils in SAILCOR grade with 1250 mm width and 2.0 mm thickness for the first time on Tuesday. The HSM-2 collective is committed ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, OCT 26, 2022 “Paradip Port Authority (PPA) will continue its journey to remain in the forefront for providing a clean environment to the local populace,” said PPA Chairman PL Haranadh, here today. Launching three more Mechanised Road Sweeping Machines to clean the arterial and sub-arterial roads of the Port Township, PPA Chairman Haranadh said, “The newly commissioned ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, OCT 26, 2022 Personal and healthcare products maker Emami has signed Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the new brand ambassador for its power brand BoroPlus Ayurvedic antiseptic cream. The FMCG major said it is upbeat about the cream brand joining hands with “Bollywood Ka All-Rounder” which is expected to spark new chemistry to propel the brand forward. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 25, 2022 Nothing much seemed to have changed in the bylanes of Nasirabad, a small cantonment town in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Tailoring shops dating back to the British Raj brushed shoulders with feral cattle, while anxious men on plump scooters ran their daily errands, squirming through tight corners like goldfish on steroids. They, however, slowed down in ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 22, 2022  Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio) on Saturday announced that it is introducing JioTrue5G-powered Wi-Fi services in high footfall areas such as educational institutes, religious places, railway stations, bus stands, commercial hubs etc. This is in addition to the Jio​ ​True5G service, and the Jio Welcome Offer launched recently in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Varanasi. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 22, 2022 The board of Reliance Industries (RIL) on Friday approved a scheme of arrangement under which the EPC and infrastructure undertaking of Reliance Projects and Property Management Services (RPPMSL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL, is proposed to be demerged into RIL. This demerger, together with the existing EPC team in RIL, creates a focused EPC ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 21, 2022 The board of Reliance Industries (RIL), at its meeting held on Friday, approved to demerge the company’s financial services undertaking into Reliance Strategic Investments (RSIL). The financial services undertaking will be renamed Jio Financial Services Limited (JFSL). JFSL would be listed on the Indian stock exchanges. RSIL is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, OCT 21, 2022 Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) has set up a centre of J N Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI), the premier skill development training institute of Tata Steel, at Baliapal in Balasore district of Odisha. The institute seeks to benefit local youths by enhancing their skills, thereby boosting job opportunities. The centre was inaugurated today ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 21, 2022 In an endeavour to make the non-invasive early-stage cancer diagnosis an affordable reality, Tata Steel’s New Materials Business has signed a Technology Transfer Agreement with IIT Roorkee for a breath-based Cancer Detector. The agreement to this effect was signed on October 17, 2022. IIT Roorkee’s team of professors- Prof. Indranil Lahiri, Prof. Partha Roy, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 21, 2022 Marking OP Jindal Group’s foray in the niche defence and aerospace segment, stainless steel player Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has signed an agreement with state-owned Yantra India Ltd for the development and manufacturing of defence products. In a statement, JSL said its defence vertical Jindal Defence & Aerospace (Jindal Defence & Aerospace) has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 21, 2022 As some state governments decided to revert to the old pension scheme (OPS), a senior official of the PFRDA said that the respective governments should take prudent financial decisions before re-introducing the OPS. Speaking on the sidelines of the Annuity Literacy Programme (ALP) here, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Supratim Bandyopadhyay ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 20, 2022 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the world today is looking at India with great confidence. This trust has developed after 8 years of painstakingly building up India’s story. Structural reforms have been the core agenda of the government, ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 20, 2022 As part of its noble initiative, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi distributed warm blankets to associates-cum-office supporting staff including members of Indian Coffee House (ICH), Private Security Guards, Office Assistants, Drivers, and House Keeping staff of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters. The distribution was conducted under the aegis of Club President ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCT 20, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium has launched Mobile Health Unit (MHU) services in Sundargarh district, for making doorstep healthcare services accessible in remote villages. Through its MHU, Vedanta Aluminium will help people from multiple villages of Sundargarh district access quality healthcare services, which include preliminary medical consultation, blood tests, blood pressure monitoring, basic check-ups and essential medicines ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 20, 2022 Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sammrudhi Kendras (PMKSK), 600 existing district level retail shops are remodelled and provided more facilities to the farmers in terms of agri inputs and services. These kendras were inaugurated by Prime Minister on the occasion of PM Kisan Sammelan. All these centres have become excellent examples of swachhata Campaign ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU/BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2022 Acer India has announced special deals for this festive season at all its retail locations. The sale, currently going in Acer retail locations throughout the nation, will last through October 31, 2022. It is open to the entire portfolio of products. Up to Rs. 4,000 in cashback is being offered at Acer retail locations ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 20, 2022 Private lender Axis Bank on Thursday reported a better-than-expected 70% jump in second-quarter profit on Thursday, as bad loan provisions slid and asset quality improved. Net profit rose to Rs 5,330 crore in the three months to September 30 from Rs 3,133 crore a year ago, Mumbai-based Axis Bank said in an exchange filing. ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, OCT 20, 2022 Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, was warmly welcomed by Arun Kumar Shukla, CMD, Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) and all the Directors, CVO and senior officials, on his maiden visit to HCL Corporate Office in Kolkata today. In a detailed presentation, the Mines Secretary was apprised of the overall activities of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2022 Osteoporosis is a common problem after the age of 50 years. It is most commonly seen in postmenopausal women because of estrogen hormone deficiency. About 30% of patients are affected because of osteoporosis after 50 years. Osteoporosis incidence has increased in the post-Covid era because of rampant steroid use, said experts on occasion of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 20, 2022 Union Bank of India’s net profit rose by 21.07 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,848 crore in the quarter that ended in September (Q2FY23) on the back of an improvement in its net interest margin (NIM).The bank has posted a net profit of Rs 1,526 crore in Q2FY22. The Bank’s net interest income ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2022 In line with its endeavour to encourage people to embrace holistic well-being and to prioritize health and hygiene, Amway India has introduced ‘Healthy Wali Diwali’ campaign, to spread festive cheer by organising sessions across healthy living and cooking, beauty, and home hygiene for Amway Direct Selling Partners and their customers across regions. The rise ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 20, 2022 Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that during this financial year India’s total coal production will touch 900 million ton (MT) and all efforts are being taken by Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries to attain this goal.  He said that mineral exploration norms have been ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 19, 2022 Union Minister for Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia, along with his deputy Faggan Singh Kulaste, visited the Corporate Office of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) in New Delhi on Wednesday. During the visit, the Ministers reviewed the progress of cleanliness in different divisions and sections established on the different floors of the office building. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 19, 2022 Continuing its excellent march as the most preferred digital service provider in the country, Reliance Jio has added maximum telecom subscribers in the month of August, according to the latest telecom subscriber data published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As per the report, Reliance Jio added 32.81 lakh new mobile subscribers in ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, OCT 19, 2022 Xiaomi India, country’s No.1 smartphone brand, on Wednesday announced its collaboration with Bharti Airtel, to bring the finest ‘5G Plus’ network in the hands of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone users. As a part of this strategic collaboration, customers can experience seamless video calling, lag free gaming on the cloud and blazing fast data upload ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, OCT 19, 2022 POCO, one of India’s leading smartphone brands, has announced that the company has recorded whopping sales of POCO C31 with 400K units sold from the onset of Flipkart’s Big Billion Days Sale till date. The product received a massive traffic on the e-commerce platform and became the highest selling smartphone under the 8K category ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 19, 2022 India’s leading multiplex chain, INOX Leisure Ltd, today announced that it is all set to offer an exceptional stadium-like experience to the cricket enthusiasts of India with the screening of LIVE matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on cinema screens at its multiplexes across the country. The eighth edition of the ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCT 18, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium has been transforming the lives of farmers in Jharsuguda through its ‘Jeevika Samriddhi’ project. This initiative is envisaged as a sustainable livelihood project in agriculture, which aims to introduce small and marginal farmers to better, more efficient, and sustainable methods of farming, thereby increasing their quantum of yield and sustained return on ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 18, 2022 Indian Institute of Management, Sambalpur and SIDBI have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday, to strengthen the small business/micro enterprise ecosystem of various weaving and craft clusters across Odisha and the nation. Several strategic interventions will be undertaken under the partnership focused on strengthening the supply-chains, helping clusters become self-sustainable and developing ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 18, 2022 South Asia’s leading express logistics service provider Blue Dart has launched its ‘Diwali Express’ offer to uphold the joy of the festive season. The offer is valid from September 27 to October 29,m 2022. A discounted rate of 65 per cent can be availed on all Diwali Gift shipments, both domestic and international; providing ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 18, 2022 Reliance Jio has today rolled out the “JioFiber Double Festival Bonanza” offer to attract new users to the platform. Under the limited time offer, new subscribers can benefit from getting “100 per cent value back” and 15 days of extra validity on choosing one of the select 6-month plans when getting a new JioFiber ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2022 In a bid to strengthen its omni-channel strategy and leverage on synergies to deliver emerging fashion trends to digital-first shoppers, value-fashion retailer V-Mart Retail Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire online fashion marketplace LimeRoad. As per the regulatory filings, V-Mart said it will pay lump-sum cash consideration of Rs 31.12 crore ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, OCT 17, 2022 JSP Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), observed the World Food Day 2022 at various places across the country. Aligning with this year’s theme “Leave NO ONE behind”, JSP Foundation observed this special day in Odisha with the members of Angul District Farmer’s Club Federation, Women Self Help Groups, inmates ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 16, 2022 Aluminium major Hindalco on Sunday launched India’s first all-aluminium freight rail rakes, helping fast-track the country’s ambitious plan to modernise freight transportation and enable large carbon savings for Indian Railways. The gleaming rakes are 180 tonnes lighter than existing steel rakes, can carry 5-10% more payload, consume less energy with relatively negligible wear and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 16, 2022 World’s favourite jewellery brand Joyalukkas entered Odisha market with opening of its exclusive showroom in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Located at Rupali Square in the Capital City of Odisha, this state-of-the-art showroom designed in the signature Joyalukkas world-class format features premium facilities and amenities to give jewellery lovers a delightful and enriching shopping experience. The ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, OCT 15, 2022 Satyabrat Mohapatra, a student of JSP Foundation’s Utkarsh programme, has cleared the Odisha Civil Services Examination 2020. Son of a hawker in Angul bus stand and physically challenged, Satyabrat cracked this prestigious examination with a rank of 279. Hridayeswar Jha, Executive Director & Location Head of JSP Angul, felicitated Satyabrat for his remarkable achievement ...

TBB BUREAU HYDERABAD, OCT 14, 2022 Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Friday announced the introduction of its A350-900 medium haul wide-body aircraft on the Hyderabad-Singapore sector. Singapore Airlines will operate daily flights between Hyderabad and Singapore, with the A350 services operating every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The inaugural service SQ 523 will depart from Hyderabad International Airport at 2310hrs on ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 14, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, is enabling thousands of rural women with skills, financial literacy, access to resources, technology & market, and welfare schemes, making them equal participants in the national socio-economic development. The company works on the fundamental principle that rural women’s involvement in sustainable development goals will be crucial ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 14, 2022 The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) today announced the launch of a sustainable agriculture project ‘Unnati Aamrit’ in Odisha under its flagship program Project ‘Unnati’, which is part of the ‘Fruit Circular Economy’ initiative. Project Unnati Aamrit, funded by The Coca-Cola Foundation, has been initiated in partnership with rural development organization SWADESI, in line with the ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 14, 2022 “The mantra is to work hard in a focussed manner and instead of looking for leadership from the top at all times, create a leader within each one of you in every activity of yours,” exhorted Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Soma Mondal as she interacted with a cross-section of young executives of ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 14, 2022 Taking a major step forward in the field of environment management, a state-of-the-art Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of 4 Million Litre Per Day capacity was inaugurated at Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) by SAIL Chairman Soma Mondal on Thursday. The Chairman switched on the facility to start the operation of the plant, built at an ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 14, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) under its CSR initiative provided 6-month fully residential Skill Development Training on ‘Testing & Quality Control of Plastic Materials’ to the 25 ‘Divyang’ youths at Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar. At the valedictory function of the Skill Development Training Programme, certificate of completion and joining letter ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, OCT 14, 2022 Renault India has launched its first one of a kind 3D Anamorphic Outdoor Activation in Bengaluru, giving an experience of Renault Kiger’s sporty design, smart interiors and the multi-sense drive modes. The 3D on-ground anamorphic experience provides an opportunity for prospective customers to virtually experience the Renault Kiger. This is the 100 percent conceptualised ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/MALKANGIRI, OCT 14, 2022 In collaboration with the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), the Indian School of Business (ISB) held a district-level training on bamboo harvesting, business orientation, and management strategy in Malkangiri Malkangiri, an abundant bamboo belt in the state, is one of the pilot locations for the Forest Economy initiative by ISB-BIPP that aims to build ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 14, 2022 With an aim to provide the best-in-class sales and service centre experience across portfolios for its consumers and fans, POCO, one of India’s leading smartphone brands on Friday announced the launch of its second centre in the financial capital of India.  This initiative is a step in the direction of strengthening the brand’s offline ...