TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, AUG 11, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has registered the best ever monthly specific energy consumption of 5.91 Giga calories per tonne of crude steel (Gcal/TCS) in July, 2021. The remarkable achievement in the key techno-economic front compliments the record production performances by major units of the Steel Plant. Notably, the previous best monthly specific energy consumption ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, AUG 11, 2021 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited observed the World Breastfeeding Week to sensitize pregnant women and lactating mothers on the importance of breastfeeding for children’s nutrition and overall development. A series of programs were conducted across seven gram panchayats around Vedanta’s Alumina Refinery in Lanjigarh, with nearly 250 women attending the awareness sessions. Medical ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Adding one more feather to its cap, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, has bagged the IGMC (Indian Green Manufacturing Challenge) Award for its outstanding contribution to green manufacturing and in line with the efforts of leading Indian economy towards a sustainable one. In the special virtual telecast of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated the hockey players from the State who were part of the Indian Men’s and Women’s Hockey Teams in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, at a function in Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas were part of the Indian Hockey ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Odisha FC on Wednesday announced the signing of Spanish centre-back Hector Rodas ahead of the eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The 33-year-old from Valencia started his youth career with Levante before making his senior debut for their reserve team and eventually played for the first team in 2009. He ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 10, 2021 Union Minister for Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday urged state-owned National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) to promote handloom by providing hand woven fabrics worth Rs 7,500 to each employee to commemorate the 75th year of the country’s Independence. The minister was speaking with team NALCO virtually and congratulated the Navaratna ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 10, 2021 The oil marketing companies (OMCs) in Odisha observed World Biofuel Day in virtual mode today. IndianOil Chief General Manager and State Head Subhajit Ghosh, who is also the State Level Coordinator (Oil Marketing Companies) Odisha, presided over the meeting. In his keynote address, he emphasized on the benefits of green fuels. Speaking about the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 9, 2021          Vidya Krishnan has taken over as the Chief General Manager (CGM) of the Bhubaneswar Circle of State Bank of India on Monday. Vidya Krishnan She has replaced Ruma Dey as the CGM who has been transferred to the Kolkata Circle of the SBI.          Before assuming her new charge, Krishnan was Chief General ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 9, 2021 After an impressive performance at the recently held Junior Federation Cup at Sangrur in Punjab earlier this month, 110m hurdler Graceson Jeeva, who trains at the Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre (HPC) in Bhubaneswar, is in contention for a spot in the Indian team for the World Athletics U-20 championships in Kenya ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, AUG 07, 2021 India’s home-grown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur on Saturday announced a partnership to support and promote small businesses, artisans and weavers by leveraging technology, e-commerce platform and market insights. An MoU to cement this partnership will be signed in the next few weeks. Through this partnership, announced on National ...