TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 3, 2023 India’s largest power generating company NTPC recorded generation of 295.4 BU during April-December 2022, registering a growth of 11.6 per cent compared to the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. On a standalone basis, NTPC generated 254.6 BU during Apr-Dec 2022, an increase of 16.1 per cent over the year-ago period. The coal ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, JAN 3, 2023 POCO, one of India’s leading consumer technology brands, on Tuesday announced the launch of its most affordable smartphone POCO C50. Pushing the boundaries in the entry-level segment, the latest addition to the POCO C-series takes the experience to a new level with its unique design, 8MP dual AI camera, massive 5000mAh battery, immersive 6.52 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 3, 2023 India’s coal production increased impressively by 16.39 per cent to 607.97 million ton (MT) during April-December 2022 as compared to 522.34 MT produced during the corresponding period in FY22. Coal India Ltd (CIL) reported coal production of 479.05 MT up to December of FY23 as compared to 413.63 MT in the year-ago period, ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JAN 2, 2023 The Coal Mining division of NTPC is maintaining its growth trajectory and surpassed its earlier record in terms of coal production and sustainable quality fuel supply to NTPC power plants. With a coal production of 14.55 million metric tonnes till December 2022 in the current financial year as against 9.65 million metric tonnes in ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, JAN 2, 2023 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) on Monday inaugurated its second Skill Development Centre at Badambadi in Cuttack. The Centre was inaugurated by Odisha Energy Minister Pratap Keshari Deb and TPCODL CEO M Shenbagam in the presence of Cuttack Municipal Corporation Mayor Subhash Chandra Singh, Choudwar-Cuttack MLA Souvic Biswal and senior executives of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 2, 2023 The 24th Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation (MEMC) Week has been celebrated at Thakurani iron ore mines of ArcelorMittal India Pvt. Ltd. (AMIPL) under the aegis of IBM Bhubaneswar. On the occasion, the Mines Manager Pramod Kumar Mishra hoisted the flag in the premises of Thakurani mines in the presence of the employees and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 2, 2023 MOIL has registered best December production of 1,41,321 tonnes of manganese ore in December, 2022. Producing at its rated capacity level, production increase has been to an extent of 18 percent over November, 2022. Sales at 1,64,235 tonnes for the month has also been spectacular, with a growth of around 91 percent over ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 2, 2023 In its efforts for going in harmony with the nature, society, forests and wildlife, Ministry of Coal converts suitable mine areas, after exhaustion of reserves, into eco-parks, sites for water sports, underground mine tourism, golf grounds, adventure, bird watching etc. These sites have good potential for recreation, revenue generation and employment for local ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 2, 2023 The total approximate earnings in passenger segment for Indian Railways on originating basis during April-December 2022 was Rs. 48913 crore, registering an increase of 71 per cent in comparison to Rs. 28569 crore achieved in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. In reserved passenger segment, the total approximate numbers of passengers booked ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 2, 2023 The Ministry of Coal will be taking up additional 19 First Mile Connectivity (FMC) projects for Coal India Ltd (CIL) and SCCL with a capacity of 330 Million Ton (MT) and these projects will be implemented by FY26-27. The Ministry has already undertaken 55 FMC projects (44 – CIL, 5- SCCL & 3 ...

JAYJIT DASH BHUBANESWAR, JAN 1, 2023 With AI getting smarter and better, ChatGPT could be used for more complicated tasks in the future. Imagine generating creative stories from scratch based on user prompts – something that was once impossible! Also, using this technology, companies could automate customer service processes so that they can get accurate answers fast and efficiently. This ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JAN 1, 2023 The New Year 2023 began at Paradip Port with a bang as Team PPA (Paradip Port Authority) signed off Year 2022 by clocking highest ever monthly cargo throughput in the history of all Major Ports in the country, with all time record cargo handling of 12.6 MMT in December, 2022. PPA Chairman PL Haranadh ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Driven by increase in retail prices of consumption items, high inflation, and action taken to ensure compliance, the gross goods and services tax (GST) collection for December 2022 stood at Rs 1,49,507 crore, registering a  year-on-year surge of 15 per cent, the data released by the Finance Ministry showed. The GST revenue collection ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Anil Kumar Lahoti has taken over the charge of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railways. The appointments committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of. Prior to this new assignment, Lahoti was working as Member (Infrastructure), Railway Board. Anil Kumar Lahoti 1984 batch Indian ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 1, 2023 Recognising the enormous potential of Millets which also aligns with several UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Union Government on Sunday announced it has lined up a series of millet-centric promotional activities across the country as the International Year of Millets (IYM) kicks in, while noting that millets are also integral part of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 31, 2022 The roll out of center’s new integrated food security Scheme is set to begin on 1 January 2023, officials said on Saturday. As per the decision made by cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Scheme would provide free food grains to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under NFSA, for the year 2023. ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, DEC 31, 2022 The Steel Melting Shop-II (SMS-II) of SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) surpassed the historic milestone of production of 50 Million Ton (MT) crude steel on Friday. With this, the journey that had commenced in March 1996 with commissioning of the SMS-II has now entered a higher orbit. The 50 MT crude steel production was ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 31, 2022 Non-banking finance company Sundaram Finance on Saturday said that it would revise interest rate on its term deposits with effect from January 1, 2023. The rate on 12-month deposit would be increased to 7.20 per cent, 7.50 per cent for a tenure of 24 months and for 36 months it would be 7.50 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 31, 2022 The Union Government has deepened the reach of the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) with the opening of more than 9000 stores covering 743 out of 766 districts across the country. The number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras has now increased to 9000 from 8610 in the last financial year. The Government has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30, 2022 Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has launched a new downstream product – Aluminium LED Cap stock in Alloy AA1100 with temper H12 in coil form. The product was formally launched by Union Mines Secretary Vivek Bharadwaj in virtual mode during his visit to NALCO Corporate office on Thursday. NALCO Chairman & Managing Director Sridhar Patra, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30, 2022 At a time when most of the farmers of Odisha are opting for high yield varieties of paddy, the Aditya Birla Group Company Aditya Aluminium Lapanga has successfully convinced western Odisha farmers to go for the indigenous variety of black rice, popularly known as ‘Kalabati’ rice which was lost over the years. Aditya Aluminium’s ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 30, 2022 Union Coal Secretary  Amrit Lal Meena and Coal India Ltd. (CIL) Chairman Pramod Agarwal on Thursday visited the Coal Gasification Plant (CGP) of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)  in  its 6 MTPA integrated steel making facility in Angul, Odisha.  Jindal Steel & Power extended a warm welcome to Meena and Agarwal to the world’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 29, 2022 Lauding state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) for its stellar and record-breaking performance, Union Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that the aluminium major is a bright example of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). Addressing the employees during his visit to NALCO Corporate office, here today, Joshi said, “Organizations like NALCO and many other ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 28, 2022 On Christmas Eve, Vedanta Aluminium undertook an innovative safety sensitization campaign at its plant and township with ‘Safety Santa’. Dressed up as Santa Claus, the company’s safety personnel visited various plant sites and homes of employees to reiterate the core tenets of safety at work and home in an engaging manner. Safety awareness is ...

TBB BUREAU BERHAMPUR, DEC 28, 2022 Tata Power Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has launched a Customer Relation Centre in Jeypore. The centre was inaugurated by TPSODL Chief Executive Officer Arvind Singh. More than 6.6 lakh customers would be served by the newly opened Customer Relationship Centre throughout four divisions, including Jeypore, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri and Koraput. The Customer Relation Centre ...

TBB BUREAU SUNDARGARH, DEC 27, 2022 With the onset of winter, Vedanta Aluminium organised a winter preparedness drive in Koraput and Rayagada districts of Odisha, distributing warm winter clothes and blankets to needy people. The two-day effort reached out to more than 750 people, especially the elderly and differently-abled, in over 50 villages across Dasmantpur, Kashipur and Laxmipur blocks of ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, DEC 27, 2022 Xiaomi India, the country’s No.1 smartphone brand, on Tuesday announced its partnership with Reliance Jio to offer a ‘True 5G’ experience to their consumers. The association will enable Xiaomi and Redmi smartphone users to access seamless True 5G connectivity and stream uninterrupted videos, enjoy high-resolution video calls, and play low-latency gaming on their devices. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 27, 2022 Your passion is your identity! Encouraging people to follow and grow their passion, Amway India recently launched yet another one-of-its-kind campaign, ‘Passion ko Do Poshan’ with Olympian Saikhom Mirabai Chanu. The campaign reiterates the brand’s continuous efforts towards focusing on fueling one’s passion with adequate nutrition support to achieve excellence, in line with its ...

TBB BUREAU CHENNAI, DEC 27, 2022 Tata Steel and TuTr Hyperloop signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) at IIT Madras on Friday, to jointly work on development and deployment of Hyperloop technology at scale. The main research areas will focus on key challenges of design and materials selection. Hyperloop is a future option for high-speed, low cost, sustainable transport system ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 27, 2022 Shyam Steel, one of the leading producers and manufacturers of primary TMT Bars, launched its new TVC campaign featuring Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma. The new TVC is the extension of Shyam Steel’s “Hamesha Ke Liye Strong” campaign. The campaign, created by Rediffusion Brand Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and directed by directed by Abhishek Burman, ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 26, 2022 LIC Housing Finance Ltd (LIC HFL) has increased the LIC Housing Prime Lending Rate (LHPLR) by 35 basis points. LHPLR is the benchmark rate to which the interest rate on LIC HFL’s loans is linked.  The new interest rates on home loans will now start from 8.65 per cent; and will be effective from ...

TBB BUREAU RAJAHMUNDRY, DEC 26, 2022 Volkswagen Passenger Cars India on Monday announced the inauguration of a new state-of-the-art sales & service touchpoint in Rajahmundry. Situated at NH-16, beside ONGC base complex, the new 3S facility is operated under the adept leadership of Parth Modi, Dealer Partner, Volkswagen Rajahmundry. In line with the customer-first philosophy, the new 3S (sales, service ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 26, 2022 India’s largest power generation company NTPC has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tecnimont Private Limited, Indian subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group, Italy to jointly evaluate and explore the possibility to develop commercial scale Green Methanol Production facility at NTPC project in India. The Green Methanol Project involves capturing carbon from ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 26, 2022 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL) has made building homes a rewarding experience for customers with its exciting new Dalmia Cement ‘DSP Har Ghar Happy Offer’ across the Eastern region where DCBL has a significant presence. Under the scheme, all customers will get guaranteed rewards and luckier ones in the Eastern states would win bumper ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, DEC 24, 2022             With the objective of empowering rural women through livelihood initiatives, Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL) has started a two-month training workshop on Sabai Grass handicraft products.            The women SHG members of five villages of Pratappur Gram Panchayat in Baliapal participated in the training programme, which was inaugurated by Baliapal Tehsildar Deepak Kumar ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 24, 2022 JSW Energy has received the shareholders’ approval to appoint Parth Jindal as a director on the company’s board. The e-voting process for the resolution to appoint Parth Jindal as a director was started on November 23 and ended on December 22, according to the postal ballot notice. The resolution to appoint Parth Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU DHAMRA, DEC 24, 2022 In a bid to create awareness among the farmers about their importance and contribution to society for economic and social development, Adani Dhamra Port, through its CSR wing Adani Foundation, observed National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas) with the participation of 250 farmers from its Core and Rail Corridor, at Balisahi Government UP School playground, ...

TBB BUREAU BALASORE, DEC 23, 2022 Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) on Friday organised an event at NOCCI Business Park here to felicitate 150 Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) of Mayurbhanj district. Sarees, badges and I’D cards were distributed to the women by Odisha Energy Minister Pratap Keshari Deb. Other esteemed guests present on this occasion included Bhogarai ...

TBB BUREAU SUKINDA, DEC 23, 2022     The three-day annual conclave ‘Arunima’, hosted by Tata Steel Foundation concluded on Friday in the premises of Sukinda College, under Sukinda block of Jajpur district of Odisha. The event brought together students, women entrepreneurs and farmers across Bamnipal, Sukinda and Kalinganagar region aiming at showcasing the progressive journey of the region as ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 23, 2022 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Aluminium observed Kisan Diwas (National Farmers’ Day) with the local farming community, which included farmers and agri-entrepreneurs enrolled with the company’s Jeevika Samriddhi and Subhalaxmi Cooperative projects. Jeevika Samriddhi is Vedanta Aluminium’s sustainable livelihood project in agriculture and Subhalaxmi Cooperative is one of India’s largest rural women’s cooperatives supported ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 23, 2022 A delegation of East Coast Railway (ECoR) led by General Manager RN Sunkar visited Jindal Steel and Power (JSP)’s mega steel unit at Angul on Thursday. They took stock of the various facilities of the steel plant, including loading and unloading bays, internal railway tracks, dumping sites, expansion plan for the upcoming tracks, etc. ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 23, 2022 Honda Cars India (HCIL) on Friday said it has tied up with Indian Bank to provide vehicle finance for its customers. The partnership will offer easy loan disbursement, reasonable interest rates, special offers, flexible policies and simplified process, the company said in a statement. The customers can avail financing benefits across over 5,700 ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, DEC 22, 2022 Under its CSR initiative, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) is set to provide skill based training to 1040 youths of its operational areas in Odisha. In this regard, MCL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar in presence of MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh, Director (Personnel) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 22, 2022 It is of utmost importance to conserve energy for a better future, said TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) Chief Executive Officer M Shenbagam. Speaking on the importance of energy conservation, Shenbagam said, “Natural resources can no longer be taken for granted. While we are gradually migrating to clean and green energy, it is ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 22, 2022   The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has awarded the first license to produce Structural Weather Resistant Steel (Corten Steel), conforming to IS 11587, to Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur plant. The license is given to Tata Steel as part of India’s larger endeavour to reduce the country’s dependence on import of shipping containers manufactured ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 22, 2022 DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank is actively involved in advancing socio-economic causes and fulfilling the aspirations of individuals – especially the vulnerable communities – to adopt sustainable behaviour and practices and transform the communities. A case in point is the Bank’s thrust to create sustainable livelihood opportunities and sustainable development by improving ...

 TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 22, 2022           In a nail-biting finish, Team Dare Devil beat Team Spartans by six runs to win the Panther Champion Trophy of the Panther Cricfest 2022, the inter-departmental mega cricket tournament, organized by Jindal Officers’ Club (JOC) of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) under flood light here on Wednesday. Put in to bat by Spartans ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 22, 2022 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s largest oil firm, has selected Reliance Jio’s managed network services to connect a fifth of its petrol pump network. JioBusiness, the Enterprise arm of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd will be deploying and managing SD-WAN (Software Defined Wide Area Network) for IOCL across its 7,200 retail outlets for a ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 22, 2022 Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd., on Thursday said it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100% equity stake in Metro Cash & Carry India Pvt Ltd. for a total cash consideration of Rs 2,850 crore, subject to closing adjustments. METRO India started operations in India in 2003 as ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 22, 2022 As India emerges as the global sourcing hub, the Government-promoted Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL) will organise the country’s first ever export-focused trade fair for plastic industry from 15-17 June 2023 in Mumbai.  “India currently exports plastics to over 200 countries and due to the changing business paradigm, we see a major opportunity for ...