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JSPL Foundation observes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day-2022

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 15, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP), on Wednesday observed the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) 2022 in different plant periphery villages and at a few Senior Citizen Homes of Angul district. To mark the day, several awareness sessions were organised to educate the participants regarding the scenario where ...

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Hindalco’s healthcare initiatives at Sambalpur benefit over 14,000 people

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 11, 2022 With the objective of ensuring better and more meaningful lives for locals, the   Aditya Birla Group flagship company Hindalco at Sambalpur, has taken a number of healthcare initiatives as part of its community engagement. In the year 2021, around 14,000 people in 12 villages of Hirakud benefited through these initiatives. Under the company’s “Health ...

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Centre writes to States to phase out single use plastic

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Come June 5 – World Environment Day – States/Union Territories and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campaign mode, in a bid to make the country free of single use plastic (SUP), as well as contribute to improving the environment, under the overarching mandate of “Clean and Green”. This comes ...

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Vedanta Lanjigarh sensitizes local women, girls on menstrual health & hygiene

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 2, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh Unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, organized awareness programs on World Menstrual Hygiene Day with women and girls hailing from local communities in Kalahandi district. The objective of these sessions was to build community awareness on period poverty, communicate the importance of managing health and hygiene during menstruation, prevent ...

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Health experts for ban on advertisement of tobacco products

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 30, 2022 As tobacco companies menacingly lure youth and children to their products through advertisements and entertainment ploys, Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on advertisement of tobacco products. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law ...

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NTPC Swayamsiddha Ladies Club organises “Go Green to Save Mother Earth” theme-based food festival

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 29, 2022 In its endeavour to promote homemade food with family fun, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi, in association with the Employees Welfare Association of the Unit, organised a food festival themed on “Go Green to Save Mother Earth” at MECON Community Hall, here on Friday. The foodfest was inaugurated by Shyamli ...

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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham develops world’s first synthetic jaw-bone graft, gets Govt nod for clinical trial

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, MAY 27, 2022 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has got a landmark approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for conducting pilot clinical trial for a novel bone graft developed jointly by Amrita School of Nanosciences, Amrita School of Medicine and Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi. The project was funded by the Dept. of Sciences and Technology, ...

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AIIMS Bhubaneswar starts dedicated ICU facility for Medical Oncology & Haematology patients

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 27, 2022 In a bid to provide comprehensive care for the patients with cancer and haematological disorders, the Department of Medical Oncology/Haematology at AIIMS Bhubaneswar has started a dedicated 7 bedded intensive care unit (ICU) for the patients. The facility has been inaugurated by AIIMS Bhubaneswar Director Prof. Mukesh Tripathi. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Tripathi ...

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