TBB BUREAUNEW DELHI, MAR 22, 2023 Noted Industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla received the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award from President of India Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan this evening. Birla has been conferred the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Trade & Industry.On receiving the Award, Birla said “The spirit of nation-building and trusteeship has guided my family across generations. And ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, MAR 22, 2023             Bandhan Bank on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ratan Kumar Kesh as its Executive Director.            The bank said in a statement that pursuant to the recommendation of the board, RBI has granted approval of Kesh as the Executive Director.            The appointment will be effective from March 31, 2023, for a ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 22, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has recycled 12.5 billion litres of water as of February during FY 2022-23. On World Water Day, the company has also undertaken the groundbreaking ceremony of a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with a processing capacity of 440 kilo litres per day (KLD), at its ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, MAR 22, 2023 Shyam Steel on Wednesday announced its association with IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants as the principal sponsor of the franchise. The association will help Shyam Steel to enhance its brand and business presence across the HSM markets and nationally. The 16th edition of Indian Premier League is set to begin from March 31 at ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 20, 2023 On World Happiness Day, Vedanta Aluminium launches ‘Umang’, an Employee Wellness & Lifestyle Program to improve the wellbeing and happiness quotient of employees and their families. The company announced its partnership with MantraCare, one of India’s top health technology companies working in the realm of holistic health management. Vedanta Aluminium is one of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 20, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) has received BIS certification to manufacture India’s First Fire Resistant Steel Structures at its Rail Mill & Special Profile Mill at Raigarh in Chhattisgarh. The Hot Rolled Structural Steel, manufactured as per IS 15103, can be used for high-temperature or fire-prone areas and can withstand temperatures up to ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 18, 2023            “At Vedanta Aluminium, safety is not just a priority, it’s a core value,” said Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta, while reiterating the company’s safety-first culture. “As we observe National Safety Week, we recommit ourselves to fostering a culture of care and safety, both for our employees and the communities in which we ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 17, 2023 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Friday announced the launch of a special initiative “Sound Management of waste Disposal (SMWD)”, as a part of their sustainability efforts towards the reduction and recycling of e-waste. The company has issued a directive on E-Waste Management across their organization for effective management including timely disposal in line ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2023 Emphasising that Indian banking system is resilient and strong, Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said startups should therefore, opt for Indian banks as their preferred banking partners.  “Today what is attractive about the banking system is not their appetite to take ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2023 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on his being conferred with the ‘Governor of the year’ award in the Central Banking Awards 2023. Sharing news of CNBC TV18, the Prime Minister tweeted;  “It is a matter of immense pride for our country that the @RBI ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2023 With the aim of facilitating farmers and traders in providing low interest rate loans, Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) on Thursday in the presence of WDRA Chairperson TK Manoj Kumar, its Member Mukesh Kumar Jain, PNB Managing Director & CEO Atul ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2023 “With the launch of the Digital India Programme in 2015, a single dimensional, digital economy that we inherited in 2014 has become a broad-based, high growth digital economy having multiple asynchronous components that are all growing rapidly and creating innovation in their wake,” said Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MAR 16, 2023           Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up 100 smart classrooms in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha. The MoU signed by General Manager (CSR) on behalf of MCL and Assistant Manager (Project In-charge (Digital Education Services) on the behalf of EdCIL (India) Ltd., a Government ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 16, 2023 The Union Steel Ministry will sign MoUs with selected companies under PLI scheme for specialty steel on Friday. As many as 57 MoUs from 27 companies covering 20 sub-categories will be signed during the event to be held at Vigyan Bhawan, here. Union Steel and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, senior officials from ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 16, 2023 Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. (DCBL) has announced the launch of SADRI.e brand to market handmade products by Self Help Group (SHG) women members under their community skill development initiative – Project Hastakala. Sadri is a local tribal language and the brand aims to honour the culture and spirit of these tribal women in the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 16, 2023 The Tarikere Drip Irrigation Project Phase II farmers, using drip fertigation, have witnessed enhanced water productivity and fertilizer use efficiencies. The technology led to significantly enhanced water productivity of 90 per cent, fertilizer use efficiency by 30 to 40 per cent while considerably decreased crop evapotranspiration by 9 -10 per cent, compared to farmers’ ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, MAR 15, 2023 Fuji Electric India, a top industrial automation and energy efficient solution provider and a part of the 100-year-old Fuji Electric, reached a major milestone in India, with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art and environment friendly factory on Wednesday. Built at a cost of Rs 150 crore, the factory is expected to produce 3500 drives/month ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 15, 2023 DSP Mutual Fund has launched an exclusive hotline for women to encourage them to learn more about investing. Women can give a missed call on 8657011333 if they want to learn more about mutual funds, investing or simply about how they can take their first steps toward building a financial plan. Women think differently ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 15, 2023 Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced the launch of its True 5G services in Sundargarh, Bhawanipatna, Janti and Khordha towns of Odisha, taking the benefits of True 5G to 17 cities across Odisha. Nationally, Jio today announced the launch of its True 5G services in 34 additional cities in 10 States/Union Territories, including four in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 15, 2023 Odisha Mission Shakti Department Secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan on Wednesday lauded the role played by the Odisha Regional Office of NABARD in the promotion of the self help groups (SHGs) in Odisha and livelihood generation. Speaking at a programme organised here today by NABARD Odisha  to mark International Women’s Day, the Mission Shakti Secretary ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 14, 2023 As a financial goal, planning for one’s retirement is of utmost importance as fulfillment of this goal spans over decades and requires thorough discipline and periodic self-assessment. The crucial thing about retirement planning is to start early; yet the majority of the professionals (self-employed) delay their decision of saving for retirement with the belief ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 13, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has entered into a long-term partnership with Dalmia Cement for supply of industrial wastes such as fly ash and spent pot lining for manufacturing low carbon cement. Under this partnership, Vedanta’s mega aluminium smelter at Jharsuguda will transport around 20 rakes of fly ash per month for ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 1​1, 2023 Jewellery has the power to make or break a look. And with the summer season upon us, it’s time to step up your sartorial game with pieces that are unique yet versatile, sleek yet stylish and subtle yet striking! Elevate your summer looks and outfits with contemporary platinum jewellery pieces from the Men of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 10, 2023  JioThings Smart Utility Platform, a flagship IoT solution of JioThings has partnered with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), the joint venture of leading Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Power, to deploy 1 million smart prepaid meters in Bihar along with French electric utility firm EDF. JioThings Smart Utility Platform is a revolutionary ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 10, 2023 Adopting a healthy lifestyle such as limited intake of salt and potassium, quitting smoking and more physical activities besides proper awareness can help not only in checking kidney degeneration but also prevent it, health experts said here on the World Kidney Day on Thursday.  “Kidney diseases occur in five stages with kidney failure ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 10, 2023 On International Women’s Day 2023, Vedanta Aluminium launched an Augmented Reality (AR)-led campaign (a selfie filter) called ‘Sorting Hard-Hat’ on Instagram. Focused on attracting women professionals to the manufacturing industry, the campaign seeks to enhance the gender diversity present within the sector. At present, the disparity in male-female hiring is even more pronounced ...

TBB BUREAU KANPUR, MAR 10, 2023 In a historic moment, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has licensed a pioneering technology to Reliance Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. that has the potential to revolutionize the field of gene therapy, especially for many genetic eye diseases. There are many inherited disorders caused by a faulty gene. ‘Gene Therapy’ is a way ...

TBB BUREAU NOIDA (INDIA)/NEW YORK (USA), MAR 10, 2023 Leading global technology company HCLTech on Friday announced that it has been recognized by globally-renowned research and ratings agencies for its strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. These recognitions underscore the significant progress made by HCLTech in implementing its corporate sustainability vision.  MSCI has rated HCLTech as an ESG ‘Leader’ ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MAR 9, 2023 The employees of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) observed the birthday of JSP Chairman Naveen Jindal with Fitness Oath and organised various programmes to promote fitness among the employees and local community. Under the guidance of Yoga Guru Swami Satyabindu Saraswati the celebration started with a mass Yoga session held at Jindal Nagar, here ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MAR 9, 2023 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) and its Corporate Social Responsibility arm JSP Foundation celebrated the International Women’s Day-2023 with a series of events on Wednesday. On the eve of this special day, JSP organised programmes within its campus in Angul for the working women and JSP Foundation conducted programs and honoured girls and women ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 8, 2023 On International Women’s Day this year, Reliance Foundation Founder-Chairperson Nita M Ambani launched The Her Circle, EveryBODY Project to celebrate body positivity and encourage the acceptance of all, irrespective of size, age, colour, religion, neurodiversity, or physicality. The movement aims to create a circle of kindness and non-judgmental acceptance.  Her Circle was founded and ...

TBB BUREAU KALAHANDI, MAR 7, 2023 On the eve of International Women’s Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched ‘Project Panchhi’ at its Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi of Odisha. Project Panchhi is Vedanta’s innovative corporate recruitment drive which a​​ims to employ1000 girls from economically backward communities, across its diverse businesses in metals, mining, oil & ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, MAR 6, 2023  Creating a major milestone in the field of production, SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) registered its best-ever single-day hot metal production of 16,201 tonnes on Saturday. The previous record was of 16,167 tonnes recorded on March 29, 2022. The feat was achieved due to the integrated team effort of all the associated departments like ...

TBB BUREAU JAJPUR, MAR 6, 2023 Furthering its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint, Jindal Stainless plans to install two rooftop solar plants of 21 Megawatt Peak (MWp) capacity and 6 MWp capacity at its Jajpur and Hisar units, respectively. The roofs of various shop-floors at both units have been identified to install these rooftop solar plants with an overall ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MARCH 6, 2023 Continuing with its record-breaking spree, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has surpassed its coal production target of 176 million tonnes (MCL) for financial year 2022-23, registering a growth of over 15 per cent. MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh on Monday congratulated Area General Managers, Heads of Departments and their teams for putting in untiring efforts ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 06, 2023 Country’s largest power generator, NTPC Ltd registered 11.92 per cent growth in generation i.e. 364.2 BU in FY23 till February 2023, compared to the national generation growth of 9.56 per percent. NTPC continues to demonstrate an increasing trend in coal production from its captive mines. NTPC Captive Coal production stood 2.6 Million Metric ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 06, 2023 Stanlow Terminals Ltd has announced they are to develop a major new open access import terminal for green ammonia in the Port of Liverpool. The new terminal, which will be an expansion ofStanlow Terminal’s existing facilities, will provide the connecting infrastructure to enable significant volumes of green ammonia to be imported into the UK.  ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 6, 2023 Industrialist Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s CSR wing JSP Foundation and Odisha Government’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department have joined hands for establishment of two Agro Service Centres at Angul for Farmers’ Producers Organisations (FPOs). These centres will work in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana (MKUY) ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, MARCH 6, 2023 Acer, one of the world’s leading technology brands to launch the Swift Go 14 thin and light laptop that combines the latest technologies and features an eco-friendly OceanGlass touchpad. The laptop is powered by the latest AMD Ryzen 7000 series processors and has Full-HD Display with an 86% screen-to-body ratio. The all-new Swift Go ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 6, 2023 This International Women’s Day, with the UN theme of ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,’ Home Credit India, a local arm of the leading global consumer finance provider, reaffirms its commitment to promoting financial inclusion and gender equality through responsible and digital-led finance ensuring access to affordable credit. In sync with the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 06, 2023 Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (DFPCL) has released its latest Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, highlighting its contribution to supporting health, education, and women and youth empowerment initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable livelihoods. The report showcases the successful implementation of various social welfare programs and sustainable development projects that have positively impacted the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR; MARCH 4, 2023 On National Security Day on Saturday, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has recruited seven transgender professionals for the security function of its plant at Jharsuguda in Odisha which is one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters. The seven employees — Aarunita Payasingh, Aarohi Sharma, Sandhya Yadav, Siddhi Nage, Khushi Dhruv, Pavitra and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 3, 2023 Dalmia Bharat Limited, leading Indian cement company, launched a thought-provoking digital campaign called ‘Homemaker’ commemorating International Women’s Day which is celebrated on March 8. The Indian construction and real estate sector employs around 57 million workers, out of which only 12 per cent or 7 million are women. No more than1.4 per cent are ...

TBB BUREAUNEW DELHI, MAR 3, 2023In a move to safeguard customers from fraudulent payment of cheques, state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has made the Positive Pay System (PPS) compulsory for cheque payments worth Rs 5 lakh and above.This will come into effect from April 5, 2023, PNB said in a statement.Earlier, the mandatory submission of cheque details in PPS was ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 2, 2023 On the occasion of National Science Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, invited the students at Women’s Degree College, Jharsuguda to experience the ‘Science of Aluminium’ at its mega aluminium smelter at Jharsuguda in Odisha, as part of its Campus Connect program. With the aim of inspiring​ ​ambitious students t​​o opt ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAR 31, 2023 Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the App Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine)  ‘Sagar-Setu’ in the presence of Shripad Y. Naik, MoS, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sudhansh Pant, Secretary  and other senior officials. The app has been envisaged with deliverables covering features like Login ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 1, 2023            Shyam Steel, one of leading producers and manufacturers of primary TMT Bars plans to expand its dealer distribution network and augment the company’s business operations in the region. Odisha is one of the key markets for Shyam Steel and the brand aims to be the leader in the primary TMT bar segment in ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 27, 2023 Dalmia OCL Eye Centre has completed 8 years of serving underprivileged sections of the society in Sundargarh district of Odisha. The eye hospital was jointly instituted by LV Prasad Eye Institute and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (earlier OCL India Limited) at Rajgangpur in 2015, with the vision of making Sundargarh district blind free. The ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, FEB 27, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched ‘Sakhyam’, a comprehensive skills training & development program for the youth of Jharsuguda. Under the aegis of this initiative, the company has commenced a driver training program in partnership with the Society for Government of Odisha – Ashok Leyland HMV Driver Training Institute at Chhatia ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI/BHUBANESWAR, FEB 27, 2023 Leading steelmaker Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) was declared winner of the prestigious CSR Journal Excellence Award 2022, under the category of  ‘Education and Skill Development’ for its  Special Education Programme  “Asha – the Hope” Programme for DiyangJan, at in Mumbai on Saturday. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Sindhe graced the event and lauded the ...