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ICSI organises bi-annual convocation, inks MoU with SOA to promote excellence in common areas of interest

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 12, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India organized the second round of its Bi-Annual Convocation of the Eastern Region, for FY 2021-22 here on Sunday. Of the 250 Associate (ACS)/ Fellow Members (FCS) of the Eastern Region, admitted during April-September, 2021 period were qualified for award of certificates. Of them, 100 Associate (ACS)/ Fellow ...

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IIM Sambalpur organises maiden ‘Women Leadership Programme’

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, DEC 6, 2021 IIM Sambalpur organised a two-day specially designed Women Leadership Programme in its campus under its Management Development Programme (MDP) to 30 women officers of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. The program was inaugurated by Prof. Mahadeo Jaiswal, Director IIM Sambalpur; and Keshav Rao, Director – Personnel, Mahanadi Coalfields Limited. IIM faculty members and resource persons Prof. ...

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CollegeDekho closes Series B funding round with US$ 35 million

TBB BUREAU GURUGRAM, DEC 1, 2021 CollegeDekho, India’s largest college admissions and higher education services platform, closes its Series B funding with Disrupt ADQ and QIC coming on board recently. The USD 35 million (Rs 260 crore) round has been led by Winter Capital, ETS Strategic Capital – the private equity investments arm of ETS (creator of the TOEFL tests ...

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Odisha Guv lauds Centurion University for promoting skill-based education

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 26, 2021 Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal today lauded the initiatives taken by the Centurion University of Technology and Management for promotion of skill-based education. Speaking at the Centurion University’s 9th Convocation today, Prof. Lal praised the University’s efforts to run effective online teaching and its attempts towards awarding degrees to students at the proper time. ...

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Dalmia Cement promotes computer literacy

TBB BUREAU RAJGANHGPUR, NOV 22, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has tied up with HP to relaunch its digital literacy program in Rajgangpur and Kutra Blocks to promote computer literacy among rural communities under its CSR initiatives. To recall, the digital literacy project was inaugurated last year by Sundargarh Superintendent of Police Sagarika Nath, and around 343 students of 43 ...

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‘Most conventional firms now pledge net zero strategy to fight climate change’

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, NOV 20, 2021 “Most of the conventional companies have now gone in the path of not only pledging as a net zero but also started working towards energy transition,” said Kapil Maheshwari, Leader Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Ecosystem Development, President Reliance Industries Limited while speaking at the at the sixth edition of the annual business conclave ...

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham develops technology to treat toilet wastewater through biological filters

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 19, 2021 The School of Biotechnology at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has discovered a proprietary technology to treat wastewater discharged from toilets through layers of biological filters (bacteriophages, specific algae, bacterial consortia, different biological control agents against enteric pathogens and aquatic plants). The technology was developed with funding obtained from national and international funding agencies such as ...

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Delhi govt signs MoU with OP Jindal Global University for skills training

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 17, 2021 The Directorate of Training (UTCS), Delhi Government has signed an MoU with O.P. Jindal Global University today to enhance understanding by promoting exchange and cooperation in the areas of academic training, knowledge enhancement and the Capacity Building of the Officers of Delhi Government. This MoU will strengthen technical cooperation between Delhi Government and ...

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar mentors AIIMS Guwahati to conduct 1st batch examination

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 16, 2021 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar has added another feather in its illustrious cap. Under the leadership of its Director Dr. Gitanjali Batmanabane, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Guwahati faculty has been mentored to conduct its first professional examination. The practical examination is scheduled to start on 18th November. The first academic year of ...

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OSL’s generosity & commitment towards Odisha education

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 16, 2021 In a unique act of charity and ‘giving back to its soil’, Orissa Stevedores Limited (OSL) has donated Rs 10 lakh more to Mahavinayak Vidyayan, Barchana under “Mo School Abhiyan”. Recently, OSL had extended financial support of Rs 20 lakh to the schools of Cuttack district under the ambitious “Mo School Abhiyan Parichalana Sangathan” ...

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OP Jindal School unveils digital library

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, NOV 16, 2021 Joining digital revolution in education and making e-content accessible to one and all, the OP Jindal School (OPJS) here launched a digital library today. JSPL Executive Director Damodar Mittal graced the occasion as chief guest and dedicated the e-library to the students. Speaking on the occasion, Mittal highlighted the role of technology in education ...

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NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organizes quiz workshop for children

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, NOV 14, 2021  NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organised a quiz workshop for children as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and Children’s Day 2021 on Saturday. The quiz workshop was conducted under the aegis of Swayamsiddha Ladies Club, CMHQ through MS Team online. Partha Mazumder, Regional Executive Director (Coal Mining), inaugurated the workshop. Addressing the participants, Mazumder ...

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Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences organises international conference on community psychology

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 With the aim to exploring contemporary themes in the broader domain of community psychology, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) in collaboration with Community Psychology Association of India (CPAI) organised the first International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) at OP Jindal Global University. The three-day conference brought together distinguished professors, experts, psychologists and ...

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NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters holds elocution, quiz competitions to mark Vigilance Awareness Week

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, OCT 29, 2021 As part of the ongoing observance of Vigilance Awareness Week from October 26, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organised elocution and quiz competitions in DPS School, Kairali School, Marwari School, Balika Shiksha Bhawan and Amity University, Ranchi to promote Vigilance Awareness Week among the youth. On the occasion, pledges of integrity were administered among the ...

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Centurion University students excel in Regional Skill Competition

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 25, 2021 Centurion University is one of the first Skill Universities of India. With meticulously chosen skill based academics, its students are excelling to zenith. One of such examples is the constant progress of the students towards the World Skill Competition to be held at Shanghai in 2022. Eight groups of students who had qualified the ...

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Storytelling can be a helpful and effective tool for mental wellness: Ameen Haque

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 23, 2021 “Storytelling can be a helpful and effective tool for mental wellness. It lets children experience real-life scenarios in the safe environment of a story and find ways out without any risks,” said Ameen Haque, innovation consultant and founder of Storywallahs, a company that helps leaders and organizations leverage the power of stories. Conducting a ...

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Practically, IIT Bombay E-Cell to host national entrepreneurship Olympiad Eureka! Junior 2021

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 19, 2021 Practically, India’s first experiential learning app designed to make learning immersive for students of classes 6-12, has tied up with the student-run Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) as the title sponsor of the fifth edition of Eureka! Junior. Eureka! Junior is a one-of-its-kind business plan competition organized to ...

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ICSI’s ‘Fit India Walkathon’ marks 53rd Foundation Day

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 4, 2021 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Monday organised ‘Fit India Walkathon’ here to mark the 53rd Foundation Day of the ICSI. ICSI Members, officials, students and invitees participated in the walkathon enthusiastically. They took oath to make physical activity a routine in their daily life, and to ...

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Shycocan protects students, teachers from virus after reopening of educational institutes

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 24, 2021 As schools, colleges, and educational institutes reopen across various states, there are still serious concerns about the safety of students, teachers and staff, especially since children are not eligible for the vaccine against the novel coroavirus yet. Besides the standard protocols of hand hygiene, double vaccination of all staff, regular disinfection of spaces, ...

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Students should work towards bringing a synergy of modern knowledge and traditional values: Union Education Minister Pradhan

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, SEPT 23, 2021 Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday appealed to students to work towards bringing a synergy of modern knowledge and traditional values and represent as the true brand ambassadors of India. Addressing the students at the 7th Foundation Day programme of IIM Sambalpur, Pradhan said, “As students of IIM Sambalpur as you embark ...

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Odisha CM seeks partnership with UN body on skilling women

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 21, 2021          Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday sought partnership with UN Women on skilling women and girls in the state for making them employable. Patnaik said this while interacting with the Country Representative of UN Women Susan Jane Ferguson who called on the Chief Minister at Naveen Niwas here today and discussed a ...

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DAV Pokhariput teachers conferred with CBSE honour

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 21, 2021 Among the 22 teachers selected nationwide, two teachers of DAV Public School, Pokhariput, Sitikantha Pati – PGT in Mathematics and Smaranika Pattnaik – TGT in English were conferred with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Honour for Excellence in Teaching and School Leadership 2020-21 for their commendable contribution in the field of education. ...

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Dalmia Cement observes World Ozone Day

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, SEPT 16, 2021 On the occasion of the World Ozone Day on Thursday, Dalmia Cement (India) Limited in association with the Regional Office of Odisha State Pollution Control Board Rourkela (SPCB) organised an awareness programme related to ozone layer protection, and mass tree plantation in Dalmia Vidya Mandir premises, here. SPCB Environmental Engineer Babita Singh graced the ...

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ICSI Bhubaneswar organizes webinar on ‘Empowering Educators’

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 11, 2021 As part of the observance of Teachers’ Week by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) across the country, its Bhubaneswar Chapter organised a teachers’ conference with the theme “Empowering Educators” through virtual platform, on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address, Prof. (Dr.) A K Das Mohapatra, Vice Chancellor, Odisha State Open University, spoke ...

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Atal Innovation Mission launches Space challenge in collaboration with ISRO & CBSE

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 10, 2021 Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) successfully launched the ATL Space Challenge 2021 for all school students across the country. The challenge has been designed for all the school students, mentors and teachers across the country who ...

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‘Hindi Pakhwada’ celebration at NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, SEPT 7, 2021 NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi is celebrating ‘Hindi Pakhwada’ from September 1 to 14.  As part of the celebration, Hindi Poetry recitation was held for employees’ children for Junior (Class 1 to 6) and Senior (Class 7 to 12) classes. Hindi Elocution competition was also organised for senior class children. The competitions were organised ...

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JSPL Foundation’s ‘Project Utkarsh’ to provide free online coaching for competitive examinations

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 5, 2021 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL), celebrated Teachers’ Day on Sunday in a unique way by launching ‘Project Utkarsh’ to provide free online interactive pre-recruitment coaching for youths of socially and economically weaker sections in the Angul district of Odisha. The project has been started in collaboration with ...

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NTPC Swayamsiddha Ladies Club organises personality development workshop for children

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, AUG 30, 2021 As a part of the series of programme chalked out to celebrate India’s 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters organised a four-day workshop on ‘Personality Development’ for children from August 26 to 29 in virtual mode. The workshop was conducted under the inspiration and guidance of Kiran ...

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Digital bridge should not become digital divide: Vice President Naidu

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 26, 2021 Vice President M. Venakaiah Naidu on Thursday called for an inclusive approach to online and distance education and cautioned that issues pertaining to access, quality and affordability might get accentuated with the pandemic and exclude many students in the process. While noting the power of online education as a ‘digital bridge’ for people ...

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From Blackboards to Zoom Whiteboards: Paradigm shift in school education post-Covid

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 10, 2021 In the wake of the changing dynamics of teaching and learning post Covid-19, experts from across the globe stress the need for exploring ways and means to shift to technology-driven education ecosystem. 
 At the 8th Oswaal Books Education Conclave held in virtual mode recently, experts from education, technology, pedagogy and social sciences said ...

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UK Govt starts accepting applications for Chevening Scholarships

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 3, 2021 Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study in the UK are open from August 3 until November 2, 2021, announced the British High Commission. A press communiqué issued by the British High Commission has stated that it is now accepting Chevening applications from aspiring scholars who plan to study for a one-year master’s degree ...

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KiiT International School embraces innovative storytelling pedagogical tool to impart education

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 30, 2021 In June 2021, the CBSE Board announced introducing storytelling as a pedagogical tool across its schools to transform a multicultural, diverse classroom into an inclusive classroom where students understand each other and appreciate and celebrate the diversity. Keeping in line with the vision of the CBSE Board, KiiT International School adopted and introduced storytelling ...

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ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel inks pact with ITI for technical skill development

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 29, 2021 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Inia on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an industrial training institute in Odisha’s Keonjhar district to collaborate for skill development, advance training and improved employability-related support.           AM/NS India made this tie-up with the Barbil Government ITI under its corporate social responsibility’s skill development programme, the company said ...

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KL Deemed to be University announces KLEEE-2021 results, scholarships worth Rs 100 cr

TBB BUREAU VADDESWARAM (VIJAYAWADA)/HYDERABAD, JULY 6, 2021 KL Deemed to be University, one of the leading universities in the country for graduation and higher education, has announced the results of KL Engineering Entrance Exam 2021(KLEEE-2021) conducted in a remote proctored mode for admission in engineering courses in its Vijayawada and Hyderabad campuses. The results were presented by N. Venkatram, Incharge ...

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IIM Sambalpur conducts 4th & 5th annual convocation in virtual mode

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JUNE 28, 2021 IIM Sambalpur concluded yet another successful academic year with the 4th (2018-2020) and 5th (2019-2021) annual convocation in the virtual mode. A total of 187 students were felicitated in the convocation with the 5th Batch having highest gender diversity across all IIMs with 46 female students in a batch strength of 95. The convocation ...

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Vedanta selects 23 start-ups as winners of “Vedanta Spark” initiative

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, JUNE 21, 2021 Vedanta Group, India’s leading producer of metals, minerals and oil & gas today announced 23 start-ups as winners of the first edition of their unique ‘Vedanta SPARK’ initiative. The 23 winning start-ups are: Sparkcognition, Machinemax, Throughput, Promethean Energy, Dimension NXG, Infrrd, Zededa, MaximL, Tachyus, Neewee, SenseGiz, Guardhat, Prysmex, MicroSilicon, Detect Technologies, ExactSpace, Imaginate, ...

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ICSI celebrates 33rd PCS Day

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) celebrated the 33rd ‘PCS Day’ today, to commemorate 15 June, 1988, a historic day when the Company Secretaries in practice were accorded recognition for certifying the annual returns under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956. June 15, 1988 became the first milestone in the development of the practising ...

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WhiteHat Jr joins NGO Cry to help kids make real-life mobile apps

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2021 Edtech company WhiteHat Jr on Tuesday said it has partnered non-governmental organisation CRY – Child Rights and You to inspire children to create real-world mobile applications. As a part of this new partnership, CRY will recognize/certify participating WhiteHat Jr. students who create mobile apps furthering the cause of social impact. In addition, senior leaders ...

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ICSI, Odisha State Open University sign MoU for academic collaboration

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 10, 2021 The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Thursday signed an MoU with Odisha State Open University (OSOU) for academic collaboration. The prime objectives of the MoU are to work together in the field of Academics, Training, Research, Faculty development, and organising joint workshops and seminars for the benefit of the students and ...

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HCL’s TechBee Program offers early career opportunities for Class XII students

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 10, 2021 HCL TechBee is an early career program, meant for aspirants waiting to get full time jobs after completion of class XII. The program offers IT engineering jobs by equipping the students with future-ready skills. It prepares students technically and professionally for entry-level IT jobs in HCL where candidates undergo extensive 12-month training for these ...

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham launches OLabs in Maldives, trains 194 teachers

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 10, 2021 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has launched its much-acclaimed Online Labs for School Experiments called Olabs in Maldives for all of the island country’s schools. OLabs enables school students anywhere in the world to conduct online lab experiments more efficiently and less expensively through the Internet. It has been developed by the varsity in partnership with ...

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PPL contributes Rs. 60 lakh for development of three schools under ‘Mo School Abhiyan’

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JUNE 9, 2021 Accepting the proposals of the Odisha Government and the Jagatsinghpur District Administration to actively participate in the ‘Mo School Abhiyan’ scheme, Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) has contributed Rs 60 lakh from its CSR fund for the development of three schools in the district. PPL Chief Operating Officer Ranjit Singh Chugh handed over cheque worth ...

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upGrad to hire 1,000 people in India in next 3 months

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JUNE 8, 2021 Global online higher education provider upGrad on Tuesday said it will onboard 1,000 employees in the next three months in India from more than 100 campuses, including Metros and Tier-II and III cities, as the pandemic hits the job market in the country. The opportunities are available across departments like learning experience, delivery, marketing ...

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Cabinet nod for MoU between ICAI and Qatar Financial Centre Authority

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 12, 2021     The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Qatar Financial Centre Authority (QFCA). The MoU would enhance cooperation between the Institutes to work together to strengthen the Accounting profession and entrepreneurship base in ...

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Science and Technology for a sustainable future

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 11, 2021 National Technology Day 2021 on May 11 celebrates the achievements and contributions of Indians to science and technology. This day serves as a reminder of India breaking into the elite group of nations with nuclear weapons. On May 11, 1998, India conducted three successful nuclear tests at the Indian Army’s Pokhran Test Range in ...

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KIIT first Indian varsity to get five stars in QS Star ratings

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 28, 2021 KIIT Deemed to be University has become the first Indian university to achieve the “Five Stars Rating” from the prestigious QS Star Ratings System. The rating results were published on April 27, 2021. The QS Intelligence Unit, a division of QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd, rated KIIT as a Five Stars institution, the maximum achievable, ...

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Vedanta supports four district schools under ‘Mo School Abhiyaan’

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APRIL 27, 2021 India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, Vedanta Ltd, supports four schools of the Jharsuguda district through the Odisha Government’s “Mo School Abhiyaan”. The company has contributed Rs. 80 lakh to the revamping of government high schools including PS High School, Kolabira; CDB Nodal High School, Parmanpur; BD High School, Baghmara; and GP ...

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Postal Department organises International Letter Writing competition 2021 for young people

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 22, 2021 Department of Posts will be organising Universal Postal Union (UPU)’s 2021 International Letter Writing Competition for Young People in all States of the country through the respective Postal Circle Offices. The subject for the Competition is “Write a letter to a family member about your experience with COVID-19” and shall be open to ...

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