TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, MAR 31, 2023  The 18th Punyatithi of Visionary and Founder Chairman of O.P. Jindal Group, Om Prakash Jindal ji was observed at Barbil Pellet Plant, Kasia and Tensa Mines of Jindal Steel & Power on 31st March, 2023. A series of philanthropic and spiritual activities have been organised across the units on this occasion.   The day began ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 31, 2023 On the eve  of ‘Utkal Divas’, TATA Tea Premium – Desh Ki Chai, the flagship brand from Tata Tea’s diverse portfolio, on Friday launched #UtkalaKiKala campaign to celebrate Odisha’s rich handloom legacy. Held at Ekamra Haat here, the event brought together celebrities, craft activists, art enthusiasts and karigars all under one roof to launch ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 31, 2023 Tata Steel Mining has bagged the prestigious ‘Kalinga CSR Award-2021’ at the inaugural ceremony of 7th National Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative – 2023 organised at a city hotel here on Friday. Instituted by the Institute of Quality and Environment Management Services (IQEMS), Bhubaneswar in collaboration with Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad, the ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MAR 31, 2023 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) observed the 18th Punyatithi (death anniversary) of its founder Om Prakash Jindal (Bauji) with a special prayer, voluntary blood donation camp and a series of philanthropic initiatives.  Led by JSP’s Angul location Head & Executive Director Hridayeshwar Jha, all the department heads, employees with their family members, workforce of the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 31, 2023 Company Secretaries play a vital role for the good governance policy of the company, said Sridhar Patra, Chairman & Managing Director of National Aluminium Company Ltd., while speaking at a seminar on “Empowering the Empowered”, organised by the Bhubaneswar Chapter of The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) here on Friday. A Company ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 31, 2023 NTPC Darlipali, located in Sundargarh District of Odisha, has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Kalinga CSR Award-2021’ at the inaugural ceremony of 7th National Seminar on Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative – 2023 organised in collaboration with the Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad at a city hotel, here on Friday. CGM (NTPC Darlipali) Ajai Kumar ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 31, 2023 NTPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated power generator, has registered the highest-ever power generation of 400 BU in FY23, a growth of 10.80 per cent via-a-vis previous year. NTPC also continued an upward trend in coal production from its captive mines with a coal production of 23.2 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) with a robust ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, MAR 31, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd on Friday said that it’s aiming to provide ‘jeevika’ to 1 million rural women through an enterprise development programme in mushroom cultivation in Odisha. Mushroom farming is a low investment and profitable agri-business model that can be easily adopted by impoverished women for ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 31, 2023 In Union Budget 2023-24, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the revamping of Credit Guarantee Scheme for Micro & Small Enterprises with effect from 01.04.2023, with an infusion of Rs 9,000 crore to the corpus to enable additional collateral-free guaranteed credit of Rs. 2 lakh crore and the reduction in the cost of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 31, 2023 Odysse Electric Vehicles, India’s fastest-growing premium electric vehicle manufacturer, today announced the launch of its new electric motorbike VADER. Odysse VADER is India’s first motorbike to be powered by 7-inch android display and can be controlled by an App and Bluetooth connectivity.  VADER motorcycle comes with a range of 125 km on Eco mode ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 30, 2023 In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2023, Vedanta Aluminium organised a month-long celebration with a plethora of events for its women employees and members of the local communities, themed on ‘Embrace Equity’. Vedanta Aluminium has always strived to enhance gender diversity within the company by basing its growth roadmap on the fundamental pillars of ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 30, 2023 Rungta Steel, India’s fastest growing TMT bar and integrated steel products manufacturer, has unveiled their new TV commercial (TVC) featuring Bollywood’s beloved couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor that highlights the importance of strong partnerships in life. With the return of the cricketing season starting off with Indian Premier League (IPL), Rungta’s new TVC ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, MAR 30, 2023 Modicare Limited, one of India’s leading direct selling companies witnessed an exponential growth in sales across Karnataka over the past year. Driven by the powerful vision and commitment of Azadi to the common Indian and a strong consultant base of 10 lakh, Karnataka continues to be the highest performing state in the country for ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/NOIDA, MAR 30, 2023 Continuing on the path of resilience and overall growth, India’s residential demand increased 14.2 per cent and supply grew 1.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY), observed Magicbricks’ PropIndex Report for January-March 2023. According to the report, after recording a marginal decline of 2.5 per cent last quarter, residential demand (searches) increased 3.2 per cent ​quarter-on-qu​a​rter ...

TBB BUREAU PARIS, MAR 30, 2023 Sweden-based Scandinavian Enviro Systems and London-based private equity fund Antin Infrastructure Partners have formed a joint venture supported by Michelin to create is the world’s first large-scale tyre recycling group. The JV will combine Enviro’s unique and patented technology for the extraction of carbon black and pyrolysis oil from end-of-life tyres with Michelin’s leading ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 30, 2023 Domestic demand for stainless steel, which was 4 million tonne (MT) in fiscal 2022, is projected to log a healthy compound annual growth rate of 9% in the three fiscals through 2025, double the 4.5% pace of the past five fiscals. This will be driven by increasing adoption of stainless steel in railways ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 30, 2023 Tata AIA’s Sustainability Equity Fund seeks to generate capital appreciation in the long term by investing in companies that adopt sustainable or Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) friendly practices.  The fund will invest 80-100 per cent in equity and equity-related instruments following ESG criteria and up to 20 per cent in other equities or ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 29, 2023 DBS Bank India on Wednesday announced an innovative investment solution, ‘digiPortfolio’, on its digibank platform which uses both technology and human expertise to create a set of investment options curated by Morningstar that match the risk preferences of different investors. The platform is an easy, one-stop solution for users to invest money with ready-made ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 29, 2023 NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Green Energy Limited, has signed Term Sheet with Greenko ZeroC Pvt Ltd (a Greenko Group Company)  to supply 1300 MW renewable power round-the-clock Greenko’s upcoming Green Ammonia Plant at Kakinada. The agreement between the two companies is one of the world’s single largest ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 29, 2023 Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its coffee table book ‘The Banker to Every Indian’ which celebrates 75 years of Indian independence and SBI’s glorious 200-year history. Speaking on the occasion, SBI Chairman Dinesh Khara said, “The coffee table book which chronicles the Bank’s journey since independence, is a tribute ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MARCH 29, 2023 Following Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s latest move in the digital payments space to link RuPay credit cards to UPI, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and India’s leading payment aggregators have joined forces to support credit transactions on Unified Payments Interface (UPI). NPCI has enabled key aggregators like BharatPe, Cashfree Payments, Google Pay, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 29, 2023 Senior Public Relations Executive of Indian Metal & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) Bibhudutta Panigrahi has been honoured with “Best Sustainability Communicator Award” at National Workshop on Water and Life organised by leading NGO Nature Care Initiative at the Constitution Club of India in New Delhi on Tuesday. Panigrahi received the prestigious award from Union Minister ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 29, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power Chairman Naveen Jindal has been honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by the University of Texas (Dallas) for his accomplishments in industry, politics, and education. Alumni of UT Dallas 1992 batch, Jindal received the award in a ceremony held by the University on the March 25, 2023. Naveen Jindal is ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 28, 2023 Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that India’s overall exports, that includes services and merchandise exports, have crossed US$ 750 billion today. This is an all time high and this achievement of 750 billion comes in the 75th year of ...

TBB BUREAU BERHAMPUR, MAR 28, 2023 Tata Steel Mining’s Ferro Alloys Plant at Gopalpur observed the 52nd National Safety Week, by organizing many safety awareness events at the plant site. Aiming to sensitise people in and around its operations on various safety aspects of workplace, Tata Steel Mining organized competitions like slogan writing, poster designing, essay writing, quiz competition and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 28, 2023 Pexpo, India’s largest and leading water container manufacturer, showcased a range of sustainable stainless steel water bottles, the only products in the category certified by ISI. The products were unveiled in New Delhi by Pexpo Directors Anup Padia and Vedant Padia, and renowned actress and fitness enthusiast Ameesha Patel. L to R- Mr. ...

TBB BUREAU PUNE, MARCH 28, 2023 India’s leading incubation and investment platform, AIC (Atal Incubation Centre)-Pinnacle Entrepreneurship Forum, supported by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Ministry of MSME, and Ministry of Electronics and IT, Govt of India, has announced a call for applications for its incubation program.The program is designed to support early-stage startups, entrepreneurs, and innovators in achieving their ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 28, 2023 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., pioneers of the SUV segment in India, has announced its association as the official SUV partner with four T20 league teams – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Rajasthan Royals – and will be engaging in various on-ground and online activities during the upcoming season. Through this association, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 28, 2023 Avalon Technologies Limited proposes to open its initial public offering of equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each aggregating up to Rs 8,650 million  on April 3, 2023. The initial public offering comprises of a fresh issue of Equity Shares aggregating up to Rs 3,200 million and an offer for sale of ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 28, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has rejuvenated 19 village ponds in Jharsuguda, helping over 3,000 local residents meet their water needs. Community ponds in Katikela, Dalki, Parmanpur, Badmal, Keldamal, Sodhamal, and Samashinga Gram Panchayats have been cleaned, deepened and rejuvenated to ensure rainwater harvesting during monsoons and thereby ensure round-the-year water availability ...

TBB BUREAU MARCH 28, 2023 Mumbai, March 28, 2023: JSW Sports, one of the most revered names in the business of sports today in India, announced a milestone achievement for their Sponsorship Consulting business vertical with the facilitation of one of the most notable sponsorship deals in the history of the IPL. As part of the association, Qatar Airways will ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 28, 2023 In order to provide some more time to the taxpayers, the date for linking PAN and Aadhaar has been extended till  June 30, 2023. Under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961(the ‘Act’) every person who has been allotted a PAN as on 1st July, 2017 and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar Number, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 28, 2023 The Union Minister of Heavy Industries, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, on Tuesday announced the sanction of Rs. 800 crore under FAME India Scheme Phase II to the PSU Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) – Indian Oil (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) – for setting up 7432 public fast charging stations across ...

TBB BUREAU NARENDRAPUR, MARCH 28, 2023  Tata Steel Meramandali (TSM) has been recognized for its outstanding safety practices, receiving the prestigious ‘Ispat Suraksha Puraskar’ from the Joint Committee on Safety, Health & Environment in the Steel Industry (JCSSI). The awards were given by JCSSI, a renowned national safety organization, during its annual “Ispat Suraksha Puraskar” ceremony on March 22 in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 28, 2023 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, ranked 5th Best Overall University by NIRF Rankings 2022, has recently signed a letter of agreement with Harvard Medical School’s Postgraduate Medical Education (HMS PGME). Under the agreement, HMS PGME will design and deliver an educational program in the field of healthcare leadership at Amrita. Harvard Medical School’s Leadership in ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, MAR 28, 2023 Avtar Group, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Solutions firm, announced the winners of Inspiring Women Awards 2023 across two categories – Second Career and industry tracks at a conference held virtually on March 24th, 2023. The Inspiring Second Career Woman Award was instituted to celebrate strong Women Professionals, who have demonstrated resilience in successfully ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 27, 2023 For the first time the NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi has taken the initiative for co-branding the 22nd Jharkhand Chess Festival, organised by the Hazaribagh District Chess Association (HDCA) at Naman Vidya Complex in Hazaribagh   Around 400 players from all over the State of Jharkhand are participating in this eight-day tournament, which got ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 27, 2023 As part of bringing best practices and standards to the Startup Ecosystem in Odisha and for the effective management of its funds, Startup Odisha has roped in the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) for managing the Odisha Startup Growth Fund (OSGF), said Dr. Omkar Rai, Executive Chairman, Startup Odisha, at the opening ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAR 27, 2023 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited has achieved a new milestone in its efforts to foster the holistic development of youth and children in the local communities. In a stellar achievement, students from its Archery Training Initiative bagged 14 medals at the recent State School Meet held in Sundargarh. Overall, they won 5 gold, ...

Jayajit Dash Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn’t just getting more disruptive. It is spawning new worries about the future of work. ChatGPT, the latest AI sensation, is posing a threat to the jobs of content writers and digital art creators. People of our ilk start wondering if automation anywhere can be a threat to jobs everywhere. The chorus of concern is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 26, 2023 Aimed at eliminating the menace of drug abuse, Home Minister Amit Shah’s multi-pronged strategies are yielding results, taking the country closer to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Drug-free India” target in the Amrit Kaal period. According to official data, during the 2014-2022 period, the value of seized drugs has gone up 30 times to Rs ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MARCH 26, 2023 Safety is of paramount importance in NTPC mines and it has always been a priority in NTPC, said Partha Mazumder, NTPC Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining), while addressing the 3rd Tripartite Safety Committee Meeting of NTPC Coal Mines, held on Saturday at Coal Mining Headquarters (CMHQ), Ranchi under the chairmanship of Workmen Inspector (Pakri ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 25, 2023 The Sangit Kala Kendra’s 50th anniversary celebrations, conducted under the leadership of its President Rajashree Birla, were truly magnificent and spectacular in every way. Bollywood star Anupam Kher, in his inimitable witty style, hosted the journey of Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK) for a packed and enthusiastic audience at the Dome, NSCI Complex in Worli ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 25, 2023 Navratna CPSE and country’s leading manufacturer and exporter of alumina and aluminium, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), has successfully developed a Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) naming as BARC B1201 in joint collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). This is the first of its kind CRM in India and 5th in the World. ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 24, 2023 Public sector lender Bank of Baroda (BoB) has announced that it provides a comprehensive range of solutions to cater to the unique requirements of Indian startups. These services are provided through its IFSC branch in GIFT City, its extensive network in India, including 16 dedicated startup branches, and a strong international presence across 17 ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAR 24, 2023 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, organized a voluntary blood donation camp at its Occupational Health Centre at Lanjigarh operations in association with Odisha Blood Center, Kalahandi District. Employees, families and business partners of Vedanta Aluminium joined in the blood donation camp, and over 200 units of blood were donated ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 23, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed World Water Day 2023 by undertaking water conservation and awareness initiatives at Jharsuguda in Odisha. The company also undertook pond restoration and cleaning activities in Baghiamal pond, Jharsuguda with the active participation of employee volunteers and professional experts. On the occasion, the company also conducted the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 23, 2023 Axis Bank has launched the revolutionary PIN on Mobile solution for accepting digital payments, in the Indian market, along with Ezetap by Razorpay & MyPinpad as the technical solution partners.  ‘MicroPay’ is a revolutionary ‘PIN on Mobile’ solution that converts a merchant’s smartphone into a Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal, thereby simplifying digital payments and delivering ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, MAR 23, 2023 Leading Indian end-to-end drone solutions start-up Aereo (formerly Aarav Unmanned Systems) has the largest drone solutions contract from Coal India Limited (CIL). The $1 million contract is part of a bigger digital initiative that is being undertaken by Coal India Limited. Aereo will provide advanced analytics through its proprietary web platform and indigenous survey-grade ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 22, 2023 Tata Steel has been recognised as 2022 ‘Supplier Engagement Leader’ by CDP, a global environmental non-profit charity, for its efforts in measuring and reducing environmental risks across its supply chain. This achievement marks the third time in the last four years that the Company has been rated at the highest level by its suppliers. ...