TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 11, 2021  In accordance with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s vision to make Odisha the manufacturing hub of the East, Asit Kumar Tripathy, Principal Advisor to the Chief Minister & Chairman, Western Odisha Development Council led the “Industry care” meeting with the industries and MSME units operating in Angul and Dhenkanal districts to solve several issues and ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 11, 2021 More QSR (Quick Service Restaurants) and fine dining brands should emerge from the same cloud kitchen to enable food service providers leverage the aggregators costs like Zomato or Swiggy, according to industry experts, Thursday. The aggregators cost is 20% and more and hence the investments made in cloud kitchen can be leveraged by promoting ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 11, 2021 Aditya Birla Group’s Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), in partnership with Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundations (BRLF), has initiated Project UANAT (Utkal’s Action for Agricultural Transformation) in Kashipur Block in Rayagada District and Thuamala Rampur Block in Kalahandi District to help farmers reap a rich harvest. This CSR project is centered on farm-based livelihood interventions ...

TBB BUREAU BEIJING (CHINA), NOV 11, 2021 Consumer electronics and smart manufacturing company Xiaomi Corporation  has been given top rating for its IoT security by the Internet of Things Security Foundation (IoTSF). Xiaomi participated in the IoTSF 2021 Virtual Conference, a global event on November 3 and 4 that focused on IoT cybersecurity. Xiaomi, which as the world’s largest consumer ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 11, 2021 India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), Department of Posts, and Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company on Thursday announced a partnership for offering term and annuity products to customers through the bank’s network of 650 branches and over 136,000 banking access points. The tie-up will enable customers, particularly from weaker sections and living in unbanked and ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 11, 2021 Driven by economic recovery, healthy demand growth and increasing consumer preference for environment-friendly products, JSW Paints, part of the USD 13 billion JSW Group, aims to achieve its goal of a Rs 1,000 crore revenue in the current financial year (FY2021-22). The company has crossed monthly sales of Rs 100 crore in October this ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, NOV 10, 2021 The CSR wing of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited has started distributing preparatory test papers among the students of Class X. Under this initiative, the company aims to reach out to around 600 students in the coming days. Owing to the pandemic, students have faced a lot of disruption in their studies in the past ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 10, 2021 Shoppers Stop, India’s leading fashion and beauty destination has launched their very own fragrance line under their private label Arcelia. Available in both men and women, these fresh fragrances last all day. The fragrances come in two sizes, 100ml and 20ml. Arcelia, from the house of Shoppers Stop, is a young, and glamorous beauty ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 10, 2021 Leading life sciences company Tarsons Products on Wednesday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 635-662 a share for its Rs 1,024-crore initial share-sale. The three-day initial public offering (IPO) will open on November 15 and conclude on November 17. The bidding for anchor investors will open on November 12, the company ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 10, 2021 India’s third-largest private sector bank Axis Bank on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Army Insurance Group (AGI) to offer retail mortgage loans to the Indian Army.  “The bank will offer best-in-class products and services to defence personnel to cater to their home loan requirements,” it said in a statement. Through this partnership, the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 10, 2021 Sanitary ware brand, Prayag has roped in Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn as brand ambassador for its entire range of products. The association with Devgn will further enhance the reach of brand Prayag through digital and traditional media campaigns. The company has also announced the launch of its new campaign “Prayag Quality Bemisal – Likh ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 10, 2021 Continuing with its endeavour to encourage healthy living, Amway India organized ‘Dil se Diwali’ with healthy festive cooking sessions. Also, to create awareness about respiratory health this festive season, Amway East launched ‘Don’t forget your health’ and ‘Breathe in clean air’ under which special sessions were curated focusing on the health, immunity and respiratory ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 9, 2021 During the one-day official visit of  Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, Odisha BJP Unit Secretary Tankadhar Tripathy discussed several important issues pertaining to the development of Jharsuguda district as well as the pre-independence era railway station at the district headquarters town of Jharsuguda. During the Railway Minister’s stay at Jharsuguda, Tankadhar Tripathy discussed various issues ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 9, 2021 Leading diversified professional services and investment management firm Colliers announced the launch of its pathbreaking technology platform: CoGence, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) driven platform that enables remote site monitoring and advanced analytics thereby ensuring faster and more efficient management of its construction projects. The platform developed in partnership with Inkers will significantly boost the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, November 08, 2021 Reliance Eagleford Upstream Holding, LP (“REUHLP”) a wholly owned step-down subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (“RIL”), announced the signing of agreements with Ensign Operating III, LLC (“Ensign”), a Delaware limited liability company to divest its interest in certain upstream assets in the Eagleford shale play of Texas, USA.  With this transaction, Reliance has divested ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU/BHUBANESWAR, NOV 8, 2021 E-Commerce based Asian direct selling company QNET announced a new project in partnership with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) through its social impact arm, the RYTHM Foundation, to bring solar energy to remote tribal communities in Meghalaya and upgrade the healthcare infrastructure in the region. The project titled ‘Empowering North-East India’ aims to bring electricity ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 8, 2021 French carmaker Renault on Monday announced that it delivered more than 3,000 cars during the occasions of Dhanteras and Diwali in the country. The company managed to complete record deliveries thanks to its robust product-offensive strategy despite the ongoing global shortage of semiconductor crisis. The carmaker, which is in its 10th year of ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, NOV 7, 2021 The 47th Raising Day of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) was celebrated with great enthusiasm at NTPC Talcher Kaniha today while adhering to Covid-19 guidelines. NTPC Talcher Kaniha ED K Srinivasa Rao unfurled the NTPC flag to mark the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Rao threw light on the glorious journey of the ...

TBB BUREAU KALMANG, NOV 7, 2021 Tata Steel Foundation has taken the initiative to light the streets of villages in Malda Panchayat under Koira Block of Sundargarh district. As part of the initiative, 75 solar lights worth over Rs 20 lakh will be installed in the region including Kalmang, Malda, Malda Basti, Sega Sahi, Deoghar, Kanhu Sahi, Giddei, Kenaveta, Kakarpani ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 5, 2021 Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo on Friday opened the first Millet Shakti outlet of Odisha at the Krushi Bhavan premise here. Shaktimayee SHG Federation supported by the Department of Mission Shakti will manage the outlet and serve many millets-based snacks and dry items for officers and visitors of Krushi Bhavan. Ragi ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 5, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, joins First Movers Coalition (FMC) as a founding member, thereby solidifying its commitment to raise global climate ambition and green product demand. Recognizing the urgent need for green technologies and products to confront the world’s climate crisis, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, NOV 5, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna Company SAIL, has registered the best ever performance in key areas in the first seven months i.e. April-October period of the Financial Year 2021-22. The Steel Plant produced 24,63,448 tonnes of hot metal, 22,96,815 tonnes of crude steel and 20,90,372 tonnes of saleable steel to clock ...

TBB BUREAU DHENKANAL, NOV 5, 2021 Tata Steel BSL has become the first Indian steel manufacturer to export LD slag to Bangladesh from its unit located in Dhenkanal district of Odisha. The company has exported 9,000 tons (KT) of LD slag of through Dhamra Port Company Limited to Bangladesh market for cement manufacturing. This endeavour is another milestone in the ...

TBB BUREAU GLASGOW, NEW DELHI, NOV 4, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has urged global corporations to prudently incorporate green solutions and work with respective governments to bring down their carbon footprint even as they strive to meet growth compulsions. Speaking at the high-level panel discussion, co-hosted by ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, NOV 2, 2021 State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with NCDEX e Markets Ltd to become a “Clearing Bank” for handling financial transactions for NeML market place and procurement/auction platform. The MoU was signed by NeML MD & CEO Mrugank Paranjape and BoB Mumbai Zone Head Jagdish Tungaria. NCDEX e Markets ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 1, 2021 Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd., the fifth-largest cement player in India in terms of capacity, has launched Zero M Water Shield 2K and Zero M Speedex Tile Grout in a virtual event. Developed at the Nuvoco Construction Development and Innovation Centre (CDIC), the products are ready to use and are designed to provide excellent resistance ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 1, 2021 The observance of Vigilance Awareness Week concluded today at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters. On the occasion, a workshop on Preventive Vigilance was conducted for the employees. The workshop was inaugurated by Partha Mazumder, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining). Mazumder welcomed faculty of the workshop, Supriyo Bose, AGM (Vigilance), NTPC North Karanpura and Patratu with ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, NOV 1, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has deployed ‘Baaz’, a newly constituted all-women Quick Reaction Team (QRT) for stepping up plant and people’s security. This special task force consists of women security professionals who are trained in martial arts to serve as the first responders in case of any unforeseen ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants, Paytm has announced the launch of its #YehDiwaliGoldWali offer to celebrate the festival of lights. Till 5th of November, 5,000 lucky users will win Goldback or additional gold worth up to Rs 5,000 everyday, for the digital gold that they buy on Paytm. This offer ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 1, 2021 OP Jindal School, Angul observed the National Unity Day-2021 on Sunday with floral tributes offered before the portrait of the “Iron Man of India” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. To mark the occasion, the School organised Cyclothon, Brisk-walking, Jogging and other activities for the students, parents and JSPL employees residing in the Jindal Nagar Township. Swati ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 1, 2021 Team Josh comprising players from CGP, RMHS, Logistics, Coal Washery, etc. beat Team Royal Dynamos 1-0 in the final on Sunday to win the championship title of the interdepartmental football tournament Futsal-2021, organised by Jindal Officers’ Club (JOC) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL), Angul The final match was held adhering to all ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the simultaneous launching of five vessels at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL). The vessels were launched by five senior most women employees of CSL The Minister inaugurated the launching function of three Floating Border Out-Posts (FBOP) for the Border Security Force ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 “Prime Minister’s historic and farsighted approach led to the launch of Udaan scheme, which enabled the common citizen also to fly, and brought about democratization of the sector,” said Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia. Inaugurating the IndiGo flight between Kanpur and Bengaluru today, the Minister said that the airfares have dipped ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 1, 2021 Odisha has recorded 49 per cent increase in the gross GST collection during the month of October 2021 compared to the same month of the previous year. The State has collected Rs 3,593 crore in October 2021 as against Rs 2,419 crore collected in the same period in the year 2020, mopping up Rs.1,174 ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, NOV 1, 2021 Mother’s Recipe, the leading brands of Indian Food, has tied up with Paytm and offers up to Rs. 20 cashback across its pickle range. The association between Mother’s Recipe and Paytm eases the availability of purchase for customers to buy their favourite pickles across India. The offer is applicable in select variants of its ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DDELHI, NOV 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the quality of health services and strengthen Meghalaya’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India, the State Government and the World Bank signed a USD40 million health project for the state on October 28.  The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 31, 2021 RBL Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, organized a 100-km Cyclothon under its flagship CSR initiative, UMEED1000 Cyclothon. The event saw the participation from 70cyclists of the Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club which included senior bureaucrats, along with RBL Bank employees, cyclists from the Indian Armed Forces and Sainik School. The Swarnim ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 30, 2021 Sanjay Sahoo, Deputy General Manager (Corporate Communications) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. has been honoured with ‘Outstanding Young Professional Award’ for his contribution in the field of corporate communications.  He received the award from Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro during the Odisha CSR Meet-2021 organised by Odisha CSR Forum, here today.

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 30, 2021 Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of renewable energy by proposing certain amendments to Energy Conservation Act, 2001. The objective will be to enhance demand for renewable energy at the end- use sectors such as ...

TBB BUREAU CHANDIGARH, OCT 29, 2021 Observing Vigilance Awareness Week, Vijay Kumar Tyagi – Chief Vigilance Officer of Punjab National Bank (PNB) administered integrity pledge to more than 5000 people with the Bank’s employees at Wagha Border in Amritsar. In line with the directives of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and commemorating the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ...

TBB BUREAU AHMEDABAD, OCT 29, 2021 The Adani Group on Friday announced that it is investing in online travel aggregator and part of the Flipkart Group, Cleartrip Private Limited. As part of this investment, the Adani Group will acquire a significant minority stake in Cleartrip. Through this investment, the Adani Group and the Flipkart Group will benefit from synergies that ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 29, 2021 State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on Friday reported an over 10-fold jump in its consolidated net profit at Rs 4,338.75 crore for the second quarter (Q2) ended September 30, 2021 as compared Rs 436.52 crore net profit in the year-ago period. During the July-September period (Q2FY22), the company’s total consolidated income ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Ltd on Friday reported a multifold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 4,615 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2021 (Q2FY2021-22) on the back of strong aluminium prices on the London Metal Exchange. It had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 838 crore in the year-ago period, the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Telecom major Jio and Google on Friday said that their much-anticipated affordable smartphone ‘JioPhone Next’ will be available in stores from Diwali, adding to the festival cheer in the country. The made-for-India smartphone, jointly designed by the two companies, will be available at an entry price of only Rs 1,999 and the rest amount ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Tata Steel and Tata Power, the two flagship companies of the Tata Group, have come together to develop a grid-connected solar project in Jharkhand and Odisha. The two companies have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a duration of 25 years to set up 41MW solar project, which will be a combination of ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER, OCT 28, 2021 “Coal India Limited has successfully stepped up fuel supply to meet the increased power demand and arrest shortage of fuel at thermal power plants which has happened due to increased cost of imported coal,” said Union Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday, while reviewing the mining and dispatch operations at Mahanadi Coalfields ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 28, 2021 Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration maker Blue Star on Thursday reported a net profit of Rs 31.45 crore for the second quarter (Q2FY22) ended September 30, 2021. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 15.40 crore in the July-September quarter a year ago, Blue Star said in a statement. Its revenue from ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 28, 2021 As part of the ongoing observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters from October 26, a Vendor Meet was organized virtually on Wednesday. The meet was attended by senior officials, vigilance department officials and vendors from NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters and Projects. Welcoming the participants, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 28, 2021 Qalara, India’s largest cross border B2B platform for artisanal goods, backed by Reliance, has set on motion plethora of initiatives to take Indian artisanal products to new global consumers across the world. In a significant success on Qalara platform, the traditional Sabai Grass placemats from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj and Raghurajpur Pattachitra serve-ware find market in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 28, 2021          Isha Ambani has been appointed to the Board of Trustees of the prestigious Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum, education and research complex, based in the USA. The Smithsonian’s Board of Regents approved the appointment of Ambani and two others – Carolyn Brehm ...