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TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 23, 2022 While the world rediscovered ‘Namaste’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, to Indians, it resonates at a spiritual level as it appeals to the core value system of Air India. ‘Namaste’ rekindles fond childhood memories as it perhaps is one of the first life lessons that our parents teach us as a mark of showing respect ...

TBB BUREAU JAGATSINGHPUR, AUGUST 23, 2022 In the wake of the recent flood in Jagatsinghpur district, JSW Foundation and district administration distributed special relief packages in the flood-affected areas. Recently, coastal belts of Odisha received an unprecedented monsoon rainfall causing the Mahanadi River basin to flood. Some villages of Jagatsinghpur district have been submerged in the flood water. Particularly, Kujang ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 23, 2022 HCL Technologies (HCL) has won the prestigious National CSR Award 2020 instituted by Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The award recognizes the path-breaking work by the HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of HCL Technologies, toward equitable and sustainable development of communities living below the poverty line in urban slums. HCL Foundation’s ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 23, 2022 IndusInd Bank has launched two Digital Banking Units (DBUs) at Jalandhar (Punjab), and Chengalpattu (Tamil Nadu) to commemorate the 75th Year of India’s Independence. This announcement is in line with the recent Digital Banking Unit advisory, to accelerate and widen the reach of digital banking services in the country. The DBUs will offer a ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, AUGUST 23, 2022 With an aim to improve coal grade conformity, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) organized a coordination meeting at company headquarters, here today under the chairmanship of General Manager (Quality Control) RK Raju. The meeting was attended by the Quality managers of all coal producing areas of MCL. The Quality Control team of MCL discussed various ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 23, 2022 As part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and All India Council for Technical Education has identified 75 higher educational institutes/incubators, including Odisha’s Centurion University of Technology and Management, as Smart India Hackathon nodal centers to host the participants of SIH and facilitate an environment to conduct the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 23, 2022 Capri Loans, a leading NBFC focused on MSME credit and housing finance, has commenced operations of its gold loan business with 100-plus branches across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra. These branches are equipped with an artificial intelligence-powered security vaults to offer best-in-class safety to the gold ornaments. The technology ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 23, 2022 State-owned hydro power giant NHPC on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) to set up a large capacity solar equipment manufacturing facility. “A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between NHPC and BEL…for setting up of gigawatt scale vertically integrated solar manufacturing unit,” a BSE filing ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 23, 2022 Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday said that the Center is making sustained efforts to attract more private entrepreneurs into mineral exploration. Mineral exploration will be carried out without adverse environmental impact through enhanced use of drones and other latest technologies, he said. Addressing the two-day International ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 22, 2022 Considering the increasing cases of cyber fraud activities against electricity consumers, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) on Monday re-issued an advisory against the unscrupulous elements, who are attempting to trap consumers by sending them electricity supply disconnection threat through SMSes. The Discom has also requested all its consumers to only connect to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 22, 2022 Punjab National Bank (PNB) has introduced its pre-qualified credit card. With this, PNB reinstates its mission to offer quality financial services by leveraging technology with an Instant credit card facility that will enable seamless onboarding in a few clicks. This facility will be available for salary account customers and they shall be able ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUGUST 22, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium organized a voluntary blood donation camp at its Aluminium Smelter operations in Jharsuguda, to support local blood banks. Employees and their families and business partners came forward and donated around 210 units of blood which were given to the Red Cross Blood Bank at Burla and Odisha Red Cross Blood Bank at ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, AUGUST 22, 2022 In a laudable move, the Odisha Government has decided to refund excess charges against the royalty collected towards sale of coal in cases in which the grade of coal is revised downwards subsequently. This decision is likely to bring cheer to hundreds of coal consumers.  Odisha is the first state in the country to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 22, 2022 Adding another feather in its cap, Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has been selected for the prestigious National CSR Award-2020 in two categories by the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs. As per the announcement made by the Corporate Affairs Ministry, Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power has been declared winner in the ‘CSR ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 22, 2022 IDBI Bank has introduced a limited period special 500 days deposit under the Amrit Mahotsav FD scheme, which will offer 6.70 per cent interest rates. Besides, a special bucket of 500 days for US dollar designated FCNR (B) deposits is also introduced offering a peak rate of 3.63 per cent. Meanwhile, the bank has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 22, 2022 As part of its corporate social responsibility, Aditya Birla Group company Ultratech Cement extended support to the flood victims in Odisha. Recently, Ultratech Cement handed over tarpaulins and gas cylinders to the people of Kaspa village in Jajpur district where 10 wards of the villages were submerged in flood water due to breach of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 22, 2022 Amway India, one of the largest FMCG direct selling companies in the country, has become ‘pre- and post-consumer plastic waste neutral’ after having managed 100 per cent post-consumer plastic waste based on its Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) collection and recycled 100 per cent pre-consumer plastic waste generated at the Amway manufacturing facility. The company ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, AUGUST 21, 2022 Following National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)’s tradition of supporting and promoting the meritorious school children of the periphery schools at its production units at Angul and Damanjodi, NALCO Chairman & Managing Director Sridhar Patra felicitated 29 ‘Best Matriculates’ of the periphery schools of Smelter & Power (S&P) Complex at Angul. CMD Patra gave away ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUGUST 19, 2022 Members of Subhalaxmi Co-operative, one of India’s largest rural women’s co-operatives supported by Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, responded to the Prime Minister’s clarion call of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ by stitching more than 4000 national flags for the public. Employees of Vedanta Aluminium’s Jharsuguda plant volunteered to distribute these flags to thousands ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 19, 2022 South India’s prominent NBFC, ICL Fincorp, on Friday launched 12 new 12 new branches in Odisha to mark the first anniversary of its operation in Odisha. The branches – opened at Ashok Nagar and Saheed Nagar (Bhubaneswar), BK Road and Link Road (Cuttack), Khordha, Niali, Nimapara, Sakhigopal, Salipur, Jajpur Town, Balasore and Berhampur – ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, AUGUST 18, 2022      Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) is going to set up a centre of JN Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI), the premier skills training institute of Tata Steel, at Baliapal in Balasore district of Odisha. The Institute seeks to benefit local youth by enhancing their skills and providing them various job opportunities. The centre, ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, AUGUST 18, 2022 Indian Tyre major and the market leader in Truck Bus Radial segment, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. today launched two new product offerings – Jetsteel JDH XM and Jetway JUC XM thereby further expanding their radial tyre portfolio. To capitalize on growth opportunities and overcome the rising input costs incurred by transporters, JK Tyre ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 18, 2022 Workplaces in India have changed significantly over the past couple of years, with considerable mindset shifts for both employers and employees. While employers have been more focused on building a resilient workforce strategy, employees on their part are driven by opportunities for fulfilment, creativity, innovation and authenticity, apart from financial rewards. They have ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 16, 2022 On India’s 76th Independence Day on Monday, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, commits to proudly upholding the principles of ‘paanchpran’, as employees, business partners, community members and their families join in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities at its operations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Since inception, Vedanta Aluminium has been a ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 16, 2022 Bank of Baroda on Tuesday announced the launch of the Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme, a special term deposit product offering higher interest rates. The Baroda Tiranga Deposits are available in two tenor variants – offering interest rates of 6 per cent per annum for a period of 555 days, and 5.75 per cent per ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, AUGUST 16, 2022 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi joined the Nation in celebrating the 76th Independence Day with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor, here on Monday. Chief Guest for the occasion, Partha Mazumder, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining), remembered and paid homage to the freedom fighters who contributed to India’s independence. He also mentioned that the Prime Minister ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 16, 2022 Dalmia Bharat Limited (DBL), one of the nation’s leading cement manufacturers, ushered in the celebrations of India’s Independence by honouring 75 war veterans from five states of the eastern region. Themed, ‘Saluting 75,’ the felicitation ceremony was held simultaneously in West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand; and acknowledged the invaluable contribution by ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, AUGUST 16, 2022 A 29-member team from Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gadakujunga Gram panchayats under Ersama Block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha visited JSW Vijayanagar Works in Bellary district of Karanataka and celebrated India’s 76th Independence Day with JSW Steel Managing Director Sajjan Jindal and JSW Foundation Chairperson Sangita Jindal on Monday. Led by Dhinkia Panchayat Sarpanch Kishore ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 16, 2022 The Electronics & IT Department of the Odisha Government on Tuesday unveiled a book on Integrated Legal Monitoring System (ILMS) which chronicles the journey of implementation of the robust, seamless solution that helped the state government to cut down the backlog of legal cases with better oversight and enhanced governance, heralding a new era ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 16, 2022 Celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) revamped and commissioned 75 Bidyut Seva Kendras across its licensed area of operation. These centres will mainly cater to no power supply complaints of consumers in their respective areas and also facilitate a point of contact for rural consumers. Bidyut Seva Kendras will ...

TBB BUREAU KALINGANAGAR, AUGUST 16, 2022 Tata Steel Kalinganagar celebrated the 76th Independence Day of India with patriotic fervor on Monday. C L Karn, Chief-Logistics Operations, Tata Steel Kalinganagar hoisted the National Flag in the presence of Mahesh Kumar, Deputy Commandant, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and senior officials of Tata Steel Kalinganagar. On the occasion, CL Karnsaid, “Let’s salute ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, AUGUST 16, 2022  Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) celebrated the 76th Independence Day of India at its Pellet Plant and Iron Ore mines at Tensa and Kasia with lots of enthusiasm and patriotic fervour on Monday. Barbil Pellet Plant Unit Head Brij Badhadra, Tensa Iron Mines Head Pramod Kumar Patra and Kasia Iron Mines Head Ajit Kumar ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 15, 2022 State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) joined the nation in celebrating the 76th Independence Day with enthusiasm and patriotic fervour. NALCO Chairman & Managing Director Sridhar Patra hoisted the National Flag and paid rich tributes to the freedom fighters and soldiers guarding our frontiers. He called upon NALCO collective to strive for realizing our ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, AUGUST 15, 2022 Filled with patriotic fervor and with the theme of “Har Ghar Tiranga, Har Din Tiranga” Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) celebrated the 76th Independence Day at O.P. Jindal School campus in Jindal Nagar Township, Angul. JSP Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Steel Business, Dinesh Kumar Saraogi unfurled the Tri-colour in presence of Executive Director ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, AUGUST 15, 2022 The Talcher Kaniha Unit of NTPC Ltd celebrated 76th year of Independence on the theme “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” with patriotic fervour here on Monday. Chief Guest and NTPC Talcher KanihaChief General Manager KS Sundaram hoisted the National Flag followed by singing of National Anthem. Sundaram received CISF guard of honour followed by inspection ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 15, 2022 The 76th Independence Day was celebrated at NTPC ER-II Headquarters with patriotic fervor. Regional Executive Director NTPC (Eastern Region HQ -II) AK Goswami hoisted the National Flag and took the ceremonial salute. Addressing the audience on the occasion, Goswami said, “The people at NTPC were the prime movers of powering our nation and contributing ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14, 2022 After appointing 26 High Court Judges in the High Courts of Allahabad, Andhra, Telangana, Gauhati, Orissa and Himachal Pradesh on Friday, the Union Government on Sunday notified the appointments of 11 High Court Judges in the Punjab & Haryana High Court. Government in this year has so far made 138 appointments in various ...

fSh Junction, the new fashion destination of Jajpur Road TBB BUREAU JAJPUR, AUGUST 14, 2022 Considered as one of the leading industrial hubs of Odisha, Jajpur Road has got a new fashion destination – fSh Junction – which will help customers fulfil their fashion goals in style with world class brands’ latest collections. Leading fashion house fSh Junction opened its ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 14, 2022 APEDA, an export promotion body for agricultural products of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has made an outreach strategy for the promotion of agro export to accomplish the export target of USD 23.56 billion for the financial year 2022-23. 300 events will be organized under the plan in the current year for ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 13, 2022 As a step towards bringing in higher transparency and ensuring customer convenience, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has introduced a set of hassle free and simple steps for customers planning to get a new connection. Any individual/customer can get a new connection now by following 4 simple steps. These include registration, uploading/submitting ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, AUGUST 13, 2022 As part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters in association with its Employees Welfare Association distributed more than 400 National Flags to local community, here today. The program was organised on Saturday under the guidance of Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining) Partha ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, AUGUST 13, 2022 As part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ or the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, the Odisha Mines division of JSW Steel commenced the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign at its Bhadrasahi and Jajang offices on Saturday. The company’s senior officials like Operation Head (Odisha) BRK Padhi, Project Head Ashesh Padhy, Admin & Security Head ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 12, 2022 Reliance Jio has announced a new data plan for Indian customers ahead of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations. The new ‘Rs. 750 Unlimited Plan’ offers users 2GB daily data and unlimited calling and SMS benefits for 90 days. Jio also announced a number of other offers ahead of Independence Day for JioFiber users and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 12, 2022 Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a 100 percent subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco has been helping the farmers of Kashipur Block in doubling their income through Project Wadi. Launched in 2018 in partnership with NABARD with a six-year tenure for implementation, UAIL’s Project Wadi covers 17 villages of Kashipur in Rayagada District and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 12, 2022 Shyam Steel has launched a new digital campaign featuring Olympic medallists, Lovlina Borgohain and Manpreet Singh. The campaign aims to create awareness about the solutions provided by the ‘Shyam Steel apna ghar app’ amongst the individual home builders and send across the brand message that a strong foundation is achieved through a perfect balance ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 11, 2022 The Adani Group, the fastest-growing diversified portfolio of infra, energy and utility businesses in India, will invest Rs 57,575 crore in Odisha. The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) of the Odisha Odisha Government, headed by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, approved the Adani Group’s proposal to set up two projects – a 4 MMTPA Integrated Alumina Refinery and a 30 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 11, 2022 The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) Ministry proposal for continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) up to 31st December 2024 wherein financial assistance is to be provided for the completion of already sanctioned 122.69 lakh houses till 31st ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 10, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR wing of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), offered scholarships to 508 meritorious girls from weaker sections of the society in Odisha and Chhattishgarh to support their vocational training and higher education under its Jindal Swayam Sampanna Nari programme. JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal inaugurated the programme and distributed scholarship letters ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 10, 2022 To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence, GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) on Wednesday launched a limited period Independence Day sale with astounding fares starting at Rs. 1,508 (inclusive of taxes) for travel on its domestic network. Passengers can book across all domestic sectors operated by GO FIRST for the travel period ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUGUST 10, 2022 JSW Group has partnered with EV charging platform ElectricPe to beef up its EV charging infrastructure. This partnership has come into effect following the recent green policy introduced by JSW to provide incentives for employees to purchase electric vehicles and provide charging infrastructure within their office and plant premises. ElectricPe has already enabled the ...