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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 RAJGANGPUR, FEB 24, 2023 Project Hastakala, a unique ‘earning with joy’ market linked skill development programme and an economic development programme for SHG women of Jhagarpur and katang Gram Panchayat started by Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd.(DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, has witnessed success within three months of its launch. Around 90 SHG women are being trained ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 24, 2023 Oil giant Indian Oil (IOCL) has resolved to achieve net-zero operational emissions by the year 2046 through new green initiatives, said a senior executive of the Company here on Friday. Addressing media persons today, NM Nimje, Chief General Manager, Odisha State Office, IndianOil, said “Indian Oil has declared 2023 as the year of “Strengthening ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 22, 2023 One of India’s leading NBFC – Fullerton India organized one of the largest on-ground cattle care awareness drives through its annual PashuVikas Day (PVD). Cattle healthcare camps were simultaneously held in 24 locations across​ ​Odisha which provide free check-ups and medical aid to more than 4,300 cattle.  Fullerton India also organized free health check-up ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, FEB 22, 2023 The Directorate of Factories & Boilers of Angul district on Wednesday organised a divisional level workshop on the theme “Safety & Health in Coal-fired Thermal Power Plants: Hazards, Controls and Best Practices” at Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) auditorium at Nisha, here. Angul Zone Deputy Director of Factories and Boilers Ramesh Kumar Behera, Angul ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 21, 2023 TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has introduced a special scheme to settle the theft assessment dues for all those who have been booked under power theft. This special scheme is valid for February and March of this year. Assessment defaulters will have to visit their nearest electric sub-division office and regularize their pending ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 21, 2023            The 18th edition of the “HOME & DECOR” 2023 and India International Mega Trade Fair 2023 will be held from February 25 to March 6at Janata Maidan in the Capital City of Odisha. Organised by the CREDAI Bhubaneswar Foundation, in association with GS Marketing Associates and Bengal Chamber of Commerce, the exhibition will ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, FEBRUARY 20, 2023  The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited achieved a new milestone in its relentless pursuit of operational excellence as its in-house laboratory emerged as the first in India to be officially certified as capable of testing calcined alumina on all relevant physical and chemical parameters. The National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 20, 2023 Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) has been working towards empowering rural women in the State through its innovative UrjaSakhi program, which aims to engage Women Self-Help Groups (WSHGs) in various jobs such as meter reading, billing and collection activities thereby providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to women in the remote districts of Keonjhar ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, FEB 19, 2023 Keeping up the operational excellence, Paradip Port achieved another record yet again by clocking the highest number of single-day rakes handling on Saturday. The Port handled 75 rakes, which included 25 loading and 50 unloading, surpassing the previous best of 74 rakes handled on February 8, 2023, PPA (Paradip Port Authority) said in a ...

TBB BUREAU SUNDARGARH, FEB 19, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a week-long awareness campaign in Sundargarh district towards promoting better menstrual health amongst adolescent girls in the region. The campaign reached out to more than 650 teenagers living in the villages of Munderkhet, Jharpalam, Taparia, Luabahal, Chatbar, Bilaimunda and Girisima in the district. The informative sessions, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 18, 2023 Reliance Jio, the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, further consolidated its market leadership in the state by adding over 74,000 new mobile subscribers and over 8,000 wireline subscribers in December 2022, as per the latest data, published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Reliance Jio is the only service provider which ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 18, 2023 The Temple City of Bhubaneswar is all set to welcome global mattress brand King Koil in the city. King Koil India will be opening its exclusive outlet in the Capital City of Odisha on Tuesday. “The opening of the first exclusive King Koil mattress store in Bhubaneswar is a significant step taken by the ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 18, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. Senior Executive Director & National Manufacturing Head Ganesh W Jirkuntwar has been conferred with the prestigious ET Ascent Business Leader Award at the 21st Global Edition & 6th India Edition of Business Leaders of the Year Award 2023 at a ceremony in Mumbai on Friday. This recognition affirms that Jirkuntwar ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, FEB 17, 2023 Paradip Port achieved yet another milestone by surpassing the previous fiscal’s annual traffic of 116.13 MMT, with 43 days remaining in the current financial year, by handling 116.59 MMT of cargo throughput till February 16, 2023. It has registered 17.5 per cent growth, which is the highest among all Major Ports. Paradip Port Chairman ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 18, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has introduced Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in its commercial function, becoming the first within India’s metal & mining industry to undertake hyper automation of the entire commercial process. With multiple, large-scale plant operations, a vast customer footprint and an extensive supplier network, Vedanta Aluminium’s commercial function ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 16, 2023 A team comprising 38 persons of Indian origin from 11 countries such as Mauritius, Suriname, Guyana, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Fiji, Myanmar and Sri Lanka visited Paradeep Phosphates Limited (PPL) plant site on Thursday. The team Led by Manas Ranjan Patel visited QC Lab, DAP, SAP, PAP and Bagging Plant. The ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 15, 2023 The Rajgangpur unit of Dalmia Bharat Foundation has been chosen as the Ni-Kshay Mitra of Sundergarh District under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukta Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA). The Ni-Kshay Mitra program was launched at the Community Health Centre (CHC) Rajgangpur on Wednesday with support from Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited, Rajgangpur unit. Sundargarh Chief District Medical ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 15, 2023 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has implemented One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme approved by the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to provide relief to customers for payment of the outstanding arrears. This unique scheme provides up to 30 per cent rebate on electricity arrears outstanding as on May 31,2020. All Low Tension ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 15, 2023             Women in Odisha are managing their family requirements through working in Self-help groups (SHGs). Small scale businesses started at individual level are now designated as small industries. With the earnings from these small businesses women are now able to avail home, education and renewable resources loans and participate in overall growth of their ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, FEB 14, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, hosted the inaugural edition of the International Aluminium Conference 2023 on February 9-10, 2023, at its operations in Jharsuguda, Odisha. Held in partnership with the Aluminium Association of India, the event featured the who’s who of the global aluminium industry and allied sectors, with nearly 400 customers ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 13, 2023 Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal on Monday hoisted a mammoth 36 feet X 24 feet National Flag on a 108 feet high monumental flagpole installed by the Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) at Batagaon Chhak in Puri town. FFoI President Naveen Jindal, Vice President Shallu Jindal, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 13, 2023 The COVID-19 outbreak highlighted the fundamental disparities across Indian societies. The education of millions of students in India was disrupted by extensive lockdowns, and many did not return when schools reopened. According to a report released on November 29, 2022 by the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF), an independent agency established by the Union ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 13, 2023 The COVID-19 outbreak highlighted the fundamental disparities across Indian societies. The education of millions of students in India was disrupted by extensive lockdowns, and many did not return when schools reopened. According to a report released on November 29, 2022, by the Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF), an independent agency established by the Union ...

PBD BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 12, 2023 A group of 38 young diaspora members from 11 countries under the Know India Programme (KIP) visited the Bhubaneswar Campus of Centurion University to gain firsthand experience of the skill-development and integration into higher education, a unique model in action which has been appreciated by the United Nations, NITI Ayog and many government and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBNAESWAR, FEB 12, 2023 Reliance Jewels, India’s leading fine jewellery brand, concluded the grand event ‘Elina’s Dream Diamond Tour of Odisha’ today at their showroom at Kacheri Road, Chandrapur, Rourkela,with enthusiastic participation and excitement amongst the patrons. Reliance Jewels continues to enthrall patrons with its design excellence over the last 15 years. This tour celebrated the brand’s bond ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, FEB 12, 2023 Dharmendra Mishra of Paradip Golf Club emerged champion of the 22nd Paradip Port Invitational Golf Tournament which concluded here on Sunday. Madhu Chaddha won the championship title in the Women’s category. AC Sutar and Deepak Sarangi of Paradip Golf Club were declared winners in handicap (0–16) and (17-24) categories, respectively. In the children putting, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) Chairman has been conferred with the prestigious ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award instituted by renowned infrastructure think tank and infrastructure research studies training foundation ‘First Construction Council’. The organization also conferred the Second Fastest Growing Steel Company award in “Large Category” to Jindal Steel & Power and the ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 10, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. has taken up various programs in recent years to impart technical training to the local youth and making them employable. Under this initiative, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of DCBL, and NABARD Sundargarh district office joined hands to conduct a skill development training program at ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 9, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, on Thursday launched 12mm aluminium wire rod for the electrical industry at the International Aluminium Conference (IAC) 2023, in Jharsuguda. With a production capacity of 560 kilo tonnes, equipped with state-of-the-art technologies of Southwire (USA) and Continuus-Properzi (Italy), Vedanta Aluminium is the largest producer of high-quality ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 8, 2023 As many as 17 students of Aakash BYJU’S from Bhubaneswar secured an impressive 99 percentile and above in the first session of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2023. The notable achievers from the city are: Priyanka Sar, Aliv Sahoo, Sanket Das, Priyanshu Samantaray, Pratyush Kumar Swain, Debashis Patanaik, Snehil Sanjog, Sanket Rout, Samasthita Ghosh, ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, FEB 8, 2023 JSP Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) awarded OP Jindal Star Scholarship and OP Jindal Jewel Scholarship to 40 meritorious students of the Angul district. Angul Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Santosh Kumar Pradhan presented the scholarship cheques to the selected meritorious students in presence of JSP Executive Director Damodar Mittal, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, FEB 7, 2023 Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited of the Aditya Birla Group, has launched Project Udyamee in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) as part of its unrelenting efforts to provide self-employment opportunities to rural youths. It has set up a Rural Business Incubation Center at Tikiri ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 7, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, will be hosting the first edition of the International Aluminium Conference (IAC 2023) in association with the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) on February 9-10, 2023. The conference, themed on “Making India the Aluminium Capital of the World”, will be held at Vedanta’s operations at Jharsuguda ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, FEB 7, 2023  Reliance Jio on Tuesday announced the launch of its True 5G services in Talcher, taking the benefits of True 5G to 13 cities across Odisha. Jio had previously launched True 5G services in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Brahmapur, Sambalpur, Balasore, Baripada, Bhadrak, Jharsuguda, Puri, Balangir and Nalco-Angul, in the state. In most of these cities ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 7, 2023 Sometimes life throws challenges at us that make it difficult to do simple things that we take for granted. One promising athlete not only overcame adversity to do the ordinary things, he also went on to do extraordinary things, proving that nothing is impossible once you’ve set your mind to it. Meet 29-year-old Kamalakanta ...