TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, JAN 7, 2023           The Kickboxing and Wushu players of Joda-Barbil are National assets which must be looked after, groomed and nurtured, said Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) Group CEO (Steel) Dinesh Kumar Saraogi. Saraogi addressed the young tribal sportsmen who bagged 9 gold medals and 1 bronze in recently concluded National Kickboxing Championship at SOA University, ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JAN 7, 2023 The CSR wing of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited was awarded with Odisha CSR Excellence Award-2022 for “Sustainable Livelihood” conferred by ODISHA CSR Forum, Bhubaneswar at an event held in the Capital City of Odisha on Saturday. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited Executive Director & Unit Head-Rajgangpur Chetan Shrivastav was also felicitated by Odisha Labour Minister ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JAN 7, 2023 The Paradip Unit of IFFCO received the prestigious CSR Award in the category of Community Development. IFFCO Director and Paradip Unit Head KJ Patel got the award in the “Best Leadership” category.  On behalf of the company, Jt. General Manager (P&A) K Mohanrao and Assistant Manager (PR) Prasanna Kumar Beura received the awards from Odisha Labour Minister Srikanta ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 7, 2023 “AIIMS Bhubaneswar has won the trust of people in the field of quality health care within a decade not only in Odisha but also in adjoining states by fulfilling the mandate of equalizing the regional imbalance in tertiary health care delivery. This is a manifestation of the commitment of Govt of India under the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 7, 2023 There is a huge gap in demand, supply of organs for transplant in India, it’s time we bridged that gap, opined experts at the National level CME & Workshop on Brain Death & Organ Donation, organised by city-based AMRI Hospitals, here on Saturday. More than 100 doctors and professionals from various government and private hospitals in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 7, 2023 State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) on Saturday celebrated with pride its journey of excellence with the 43rd Foundation Day celebrations, held across all its Operating Units, Regional offices and Corporate Headquarters. As part of the celebrations, the 21st Edition of NALCO Lecture series was also organized at its Corporate Office Auditorium in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 7, 2023 The ambitious Talcher fertilizer plant will be dedicated to the nation by October 2024, Union Fertilizer Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. While reviewing the progress of the Talcher fertiliser plant in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Mandaviya said, “India’s agriculture sector requires fertilizers for the sector to flourish and the country ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 7, 2023 Commercial flight services at the Rourkela airport in Sundargarh district was launched on Saturday.       Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched the services virtually, while Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan flagged off a 72-seater plane of Alliance Air at the Bhubaneswar airport.               The plane was accorded given ...

JAYAJIT DASH Globally, software development companies are harvesting gains by meeting ever-changing customer needs. The adoption of agile software development has made it possible. As opposed to the legacy waterfall model where your client or customer gets to check your project status only after it is completed, agile methodologies split a project into sprints or small chunks, enabling the customer ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JAN 6, 2023 Coal India Limited subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has entered the New Year 2023 on a high note, laying the foundation for breaking all previous records of performance to finish the financial year 2022-23. The Company has emerged as top coal producer in the country and continues to lead in its segment after producing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/KALAHANDI, JAN 5, 2023 Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited, is always committed towards the health and wellbeing of its periphery villagers. As a responsible corporate, the company always demonstrates its affinity towards the community by safeguarding them from health crises and epidemic, thus contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 5, 2023 Union Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday inaugurated Jio True 5G services in Odisha and experienced promising Jio True 5G use cases at the launch, in the presence of Union Minister for Education, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan. The temple city Bhubaneswar and silver city Cuttack will be the first cities to get ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 4, 2023 Subhalaxmi Co-operative, one of India’s largest rural women’s co-operatives supported by Vedanta Aluminium, has launched ‘Udyogini’ project to promote entrepreneurship among rural women residing in Jharsuguda and nearby areas. Subhalaxmi Co-operative is the flagship community development initiative of Vedanta Aluminium at Jharsuguda, with over 4,100 women members in its fold. The co-operative works towards ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 3, 2023 Housing non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity India has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to provide 969 women with upskilling, alternative livelihood opportunities, and assistance in establishing micro-enterprises to generate additional income. The project is known as Empowering Women and Improving Life through Livelihood Interventions. These women are from the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JAN 3, 2023    Ashok Dandasena of Odisha Police won the men’s race at the Paradip Marathon-2023, organised by the Sports Council of Paradip Port Authority (PPA) on the occasion of the Port Foundation Day on Tuesday, while Samsad Ara Begum from Khurda claimed the title in the women’s category.   Dandasena completed the race in 43 minutes ...

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 ...

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 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 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 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 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 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 BHUBANESWAR, DEC 24, 2022 Organised by the Roots of Odisha Foundation and supported by High Five Social Innovation and Mission Odisha, the 4th Edition of Tour-De-Kalinga ended on a grand note at the Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) here on Friday. Tour-De-Kalinga, touted to be the longest community pedalling expedition – 1,300 km in 13 days ...

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 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 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 BHUBANESWAR/ANGUL/RAIGARH/RANCHI, DEC 21, 2022 Expanding its ambit to provide financial assistance to more women and girls from weaker sections of society, JSP Foundation, the CSR wing of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), on Wednesday launched the second edition of the Yashasvi programme. JSP Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal inaugurated the programme and presented scholarship award letters to 5122 women ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 21, 2022     Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) organized a valedictory ceremony for DIKSHa trainees. Around 190 students were felicitated for successful completion of the training by Tapas Kumar Behera, DDM-NABARD, Sundergarh, along with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 21, 2022 In a significant achievement, Reliance Jio, the most preferred mobile service provider in Odisha with highest number of mobile subscribers, has now also become the No. 1 service provider in the wireline segment, dislodging BSNL from the position, as per the latest telecom subscriber data released by TRAI, this week.  Jio has further consolidated ...

TBB BUREAU BALASORE, DEC 19, 2022 Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) on Monday organised a luck draw for its month-long campaign ‘Sharadiya Amrut Kumbh’, which was held in October 2022 to encourage customers to pay their electricity bills on time. TPNODL CEO Bhaskar Sarkar, Chief of Commerce Dushyant Kumar Tyagi, Chief – Commercial Services Ramesh Koul, HoD-Revenue Collection Subhajyoti ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 19, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium is sponsoring the construction of the new administrative building of the Jharsuguda District Athletics Association. Odisha Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kisore Das and Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari laid the foundation of the building at Kantapali village recently, in the presence of Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda CEO Sunil Gupta. The administrative building ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, DEC 19, 2022 The Dare Devils team beat Jindal Mahila Samiti team by nine wickets in the final to win the championship trophy in the inter-departmental ladies cricket tournament Jindal Panther Cup-2022, played here under floodlights on Sunday. Put in to bat first, Team Jindal Mahila Samiti could manage to score a paltry 38 runs in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 18, 2022 Aditya Aluminium, Lapanga in collaboration with Blood Bank, Sambalpur organised a mega blo​​od donation camp on Sunday. A total of 260 units of blood was collected during the camp. The camp was inaugurated by Aditya Aluminium Lapanga Vice President & Unit Head (HR) Dr. Vivekanand Mishra, Head (CSR) Sweta Upadhayay and Chief Medical Officer ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, DEC 17, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, commissions a well-equipped Safety Training van and an Emergency Rescue van into its safety fleet. The vehicles were launched into service by Kalahandi Collector P Anvesha Reddy and Superintendent of Police Abhilash G in the presence of Vedanta Limited Deputy CEO – Alumina Business ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 17, 2022 Noted industrialist Subhrakant Panda on Saturday formally took over as the President of leading industry body Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Panda, who was the Senior Vice President of FICCI, succeeded Sanjiv Mehta as President of the apex chamber during the conclusion of the 95th Annual General Meeting held in New ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, DEC 16, 2022 The Barbil Pellet Plant, and Tensa and Kasia Iron Mines units of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) have been awarded with the prestigious National HR Award during 11th HR Conclave organised by the Delhi Management Association and Thomas Assessments on Wednesday at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Head – HR & ES (Pellet ...