TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 1, 2021 Soma Mondal has taken over as Chairperson of state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) with effect from January 1, 2021. Prior to the new assignment, she was serving as the Director (Commercial) of SAIL. Addressing the SAIL collective after assuming the charge today, Mondal said, “SAIL has a rich legacy with enormous ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 1, 2021 Dabur India Ltd on Friday announced its entry into the mouthwash segment with the launch of Dabur Red Pulling Oil, an ayurvedic mouthwash, creating a whole new category in the Oral Care market. The launch of this ayurvedic detox for teeth and gums marks another first for Dabur and for the ayurvedic products industry ...

MUMBAI, DEC 31 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) today announced that RuPay has partnered with RBL Bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian merchants – RuPayPoS in association with PayNearby. The RuPayPoS will transform smartphones into merchant Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for the retailers. Merchants will now be able to accept contactless payments of up to ...

ANGUL, DEC 31 JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal on Wednesday inaugurated a multipurpose hall inside the Adruta Children Home campus at Panchamahala, here. The hall having 1300 square feet built up area, would be used by 120 inmates of Adruta Children Home for their dining, study as well as indoor games and recreational activities. The hall also houses a library ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 As part of its corporate social responsibility programme, JSW Steel Limited, Odisha has extended support for the “Adopt an animal” programme of city-based Nandankanan Zoological Park, by adopting all the 27 tigers for a year.  The Company has given Rs 29 lakh for this purpose A draft for Rs 29 lakh was handed over to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30 Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) becomes India’s first private company to get “Regular Supplier” status from Indian Railways to supply 60kg 880 grade (90UTS)Rails. With this, Indian Railways, its subsidiary and track laying contractors can source 60kg 880 grade (90UTS) Rails manufactured by JSPL and utilize them for their ongoing and upcoming projects, the ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 29 Hisar-based Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Ltd (JSHL) on Tuesday said its board has approved the company’s merger into the country’s largest stainless steel maker Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL). In a joint statement, JSHL and JSL claimed the merger will create a mega stainless steel entity that will be among the top-10 stainless steel companies in the ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 29 India’s homegrown digital financial services platform Paytm on Tuesday announced that corporate gifting of Paytm Gift Wallet Cards and 24-Karat Digital Gold has crossed Rs. 100 crore in yearly GMV. With the ongoing pandemic, more companies are adopting the offerings by Paytm Payouts as a safe, efficient, and cost-effective way to spread the festive ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL MUMBAI, DEC 29 FMCG major Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) on Tuesday said it has forayed into home cleaning products, a segment which is witnessing fast growth after the Covid-19 pandemic. GCPL offers toilet, bathroom and floor cleaners under its newly-launched brand Godrej ProClean, the company said in a statement. The brand’s USP is its ‘best quality at ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 29 The Water and Effluent Treatment business of L&T Construction has secured an EPC order involving design, engineering, supply and installation of plant and equipment to lay 135 km of slurry pipeline and water pipeline systems between Bacheli and Nagarnar and associated facilities in Chhattisgarh. L&T is already executing a pumping facility as part of another ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 29     India’s leading PSB Punjab National Bank (PNB) has now successfully completed the IT integration of all branches of erstwhile United Bank of India (UBI). This is in continuation to the IT integration of all branches of erstwhile Oriental Bank of Commerce, undertaken in November 2020. With this, PNB has completed the integration and ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, DEC 29 Acer, the market leader in PC gaming in India, announced the winner of its 4th edition of mega eSports tournament Acer Predator League India 2020 where 16 finalists from PUBG PC, 4 semifinalists from Valorant, and that for Valorant for Woman competed against each other in their respective tournament. While COVID-19 obligated the event to ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Even as Tata Steel expands its manufacturing footprint in India through organic and inorganic growth, it continues to remain committed to the cause of the environment and sustainability. Over the last few years, the steel behemoth has made considerable progress on several environmental parameters. Those include 100 per cent solid waste utilisation, greenhouse gas emission ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 State-run power major NTPC on Monday said its Dulanga coal mine is commercially operational from October 1, 2020. “…based on achievement of approved norms and due approval; Dulanga Coal Mine (in Odisha) of NTPC Limited, having an ultimate peak rated annual capacity of 7 Million Tonnes Per Annum, is declared commercial operation from October ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 Foundation laying ceremony and Bhumi Pujan for JSPL Foundation-supported construction of the new building of Sri Kishori Raman Girls’ Inter College, Mathura was held on Sunday in presence of District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra, SSP Gaurav Grover, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kranti Shekhar, social activist Priyal Bhardwaj and other dignitaries. JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 28 Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), the powerhouse of fashion and retail sector, is positioned as Asia’s `Most Sustainable Company’ and globally ranked 8th in the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury goods Industry for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance in the 2020 edition of S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The CSA methodology is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Reliance Jio further extended its leadership position in Odisha telecom market as it became the only mobile service provider which witnessed an increase in subscriber base in the state while all other operators lost thousands of subscribers, according to the mobile subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As per data released ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI)’s light commercial vehicle Super Carry has completed four years in the domestic market with sale of over 70,000 units. The auto major had forayed into the commercial vehicle segment in 2016 with Super Carry. The mini truck has empowered more than 70,000 owners with customised experiences in line with their versatile ...

NEW DELHI, DEC 24  Leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), today introduced PNB e-Credit Card, a digital replica of a physical Credit Card.  It will allow PNB customers to use PNB e-credit card at any e-commerce platform or merchant website, without the need of carrying the physical card. Customers can view PNB e-Credit Card details by clicking on ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 4 India’s largest integrated power utility Tata Power has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for distribution and retail supply of electricity by Western Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (WESCO) and Southern Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha Ltd (SOUTHCO). As per conditions of the bid documentation, Tata Power ...

ROURKELA, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna company Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), has registered a splendid production performance on all major fronts in November 2020. Continuing the momentum of excellent performance of the recent past, the Steel Plant registered the Best November figures in many areas. RSP achieved the best ever November performance ...

BHUBANESWAR, DECEMBER 2, 2020 Located near the Puri Beach, BNR Hotel is a railway heritage property, known to offer comfortable stay to guests. Expansive Rooms, magnificent corridors and well maintained terraces are truly reminiscent of the bygone era. The majestic colonial structure of this heritage hotel with well manicured, sprawling lawn will take any one 95 years back when the ...

KANIHA, DECEMBER 2, 2020 The Talcher Kaniha unit of NTPC Ltd. observed World AIDS Day in its Hospital premises on Tuesday. On the occasion, Chief Medical Officer Dr. RK Mishra delivered a talk to create awareness regarding the myths associated with AIDS and ways to combat them. In his address, Dr. Mishra emphasized the theme — “Global solidarity and shared ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Bijay Kumar Das has taken over as the Director (Production) of the Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) with effect from December 1, 2020. Prior to the new assignment, he was serving in the Company as Executive Director (Projects) at Corporate Office, Bhubaneswar. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT, Rourkela (formerly REC),Das began ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, DEC 1 The Lanjigarh unit of Vedanta Limited observed World AIDS Day today with local communities. The company organized knowledge-sharing and sensitization sessions covering 50 Nand Ghars (anganwadis modernized by Vedanta) of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts. In 10 of them, awareness sessions on precautionary measures along with vital information were conducted in strict adherence to COVID guidelines, ...

ANGUL, DEC 1 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) observed World AIDS Day-2020 with various awareness programmes across different locations of Angul District. The Foundation also participated in the Signature Campaign held at District Headquarters Hospital, here under the Chairmanship of Angul Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain. To mark the occasion, the field functionaries of ...

ROURKELA, DEC 1 Blast Furnace-5, ‘Durga’, of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has surpassed another milestone by surpassing 17 million tonnes of hot metal production on November 29, with the last one millon tonne made in just 129 days. RSP CEO Dipak Chattaraj today cut a cake in a progamme organised at the Blast Furnace Complex to mark the achievement. Speaking ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Aditya Birla Group’s Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga on Tuesday launched a modern eye care centre at Puruna Basti in Rengali town, in partnership with the Sambalpur-based TrilochanNetralaya.  Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Northern Division) Niranjan Sahu, inaugurated this state-of-the-art ‘Vision Centre’, in presence of  Dr. Vivekananda Mishra, HR Head, Aditya Aluminium Lapanga and Krishna Kumar Pandey, Cluster Liaison ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 1 Writing instruments maker Luxor Group on Tuesday announced its foray into the personal and home hygiene segment with a host of nanotechnology-based products under the Luxor Nano range. To begin with, the group has introduced “all-in-one disinfectant spray”, pocket disinfectant spray, gadget disinfectant spray and hand sanitizer. “The company plans to increase its presence in ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, NOV 26, 2020 As part of its ongoing CSR project of assistance to Technology Business Incubator (TBI) located at NIT Rourkela, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) sanctioned seed loans worth Rs.15 lakh to three start-up ventures — MyOrg360, Claviator Academy and Yarev Technology recently. These companies, working in diverse fields ranging from software to education technology to consumer ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 26 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has released the CS Executive Entrance Test (CSEET) 2020 result today. The result along with individual candidate’s subject-wise break-up of marks has been made available on the Institute’s website – www.icsi.edu. All the candidates who took the examination can check their results at the official website of ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, NOV 26 Temasek-backed digital job matching platform ‍GoodWorker has joined hand with Bollywood actor Sonu Sood and vocational skill provider Schoolnet and formed a joint venture with an initial investment of Rs 250 crore to assist blue-collar workers with employment and skilling. The technology platform aims to reach 10 crore blue-collar workers across the country by providing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25 East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Tuesday signed an MoU with Engineering Projects (India) Limited (EPIL) for construction of seven Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in Odisha at a cost of Rs 303.36 crore to enhance safety of train operations and hassle-free movement of rail and road traffic. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is part of ECoR’s ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25 Odisha-based Shiva Cement Ltd, a subsidiary of JSW Cement Ltd, has announced plans to invest over Rs 1,500 crore in a new 1.36 million tonne per annum (mtpa) clinker unit project in Sundergarh district of the state. This project also includes setting up of a 1 MTPA grinding unit; 8 MW waste heat recovery power ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 25 Over 40 lakh new subscribers have been enrolled under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY), government’s pension scheme, so far this fiscal year, said a release. With the new additions, the total enrolments under the APY have crossed 2.63 crore, said the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in the release. APY is a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 25, 2020 Volkswagen India strengthens its leadership team with the internal movement of Priyesh Kumar, currently Head of Dealer Development as the new Head of Sales; and Head of After Sales P. Ravichandran as the Head of Dealer Development. Both Kumar and Ravichandran will directly report to Ashish Gupta, Brand Head, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India. They ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, NOV 24 Globally renowned hygiene brand Livinguard AG has partnered with legendary cricketer and current President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India Sourav Ganguly to be its brand ambassador for masks and gloves. As a leader and role model in the world of cricket and beyond, Sourav Ganguly exemplifies the ethos of the Livinguard ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 20 Home-grown digital financial services platform Paytm on Friday announced that within a year of launching the LPG cylinder bookings service, it has registered over 5 million bookings. With this, Paytm has become the largest enabler of LPG cylinder bookings in the country. Paytm started ‘Book a Cylinder’ facility last year by partnering with HP Gas, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 20 Metals flagship of Aditya Birla Group, Hindalco Industries has been ranked the Aluminium Industry Leader for its sustainability performance in the 2020 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment rankings. Out of 61 Industries represented in the DJSI, Hindalco is the only company from India to be recognised as an ...