TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 23, 2022 Country’s leading private sector bank ICICI Bank on Wednesday announced that it continues to strengthen its retail franchise in Odisha through a host of digital initiatives and customer-centric approach. These initiatives are likely to grow the bank’s retail loan disbursement in the state by 25 per cent to over Rs. 5,200 crore at the ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 With the objective of providing skill training and employment opportunities to the local youth, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited in collaboration with Bhubaneswar-based LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) launched a program to facilitate Vision Technician training to unemployed youth from land-oustees’ families. For Vision Technician (VT) training, the company has identified unemployed youth from Lanjiberna, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 The first Mobile Health Dispensary (MHD) launched by TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) has already benefited more than 10,000 villagers across 94 gram panchayats in Dhenkanal and Angul districts within the first four months of its roll out.  The MHD has been instrumental in bringing positive impact amongst villagers. Earlier, people had to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 In a significant achievement, JioFiber, the ultra high-speed broadband service of Reliance Jio, has crossed 1 lakh subscribers mark in Odisha in December 2021, making it the fastest growing wired broadband service provider in the state. As per the latest telecom subscriber data published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), JioFiber, the wired ...

TBB BUREAU KALINGANAGAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Tata Steel further expanded its transgender employee base last week by onboarding 12 Crane Operator Trainees from the LGBTQ+ community at its Kalinganagar plant. In December 2021, in a landmark initiative Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division onboarded 14 transgender people as Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) Operators at its mines. This step of onboarding ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 Aditya Birla Group’s Utkal Alumina International Limited’s (UAIL) project ‘Kaushalya’ is reaching out to the unemployed rural women and through income generation helping them become self-reliant. Since its commencement in September 2015, it has trained more than 175 women in tailoring and appliqué making and has created sustainable livelihood opportunities for them in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK/ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Propelld, an education-focused fintech platform, has raised Rs. 262 crore in Series B funding round led by West Bridge Capital along with the existing investors – Stellaris Venture Partners and India Quotient. Founded by IITians Bibhu Prasad Das, Victor Senapaty and Brijesh Samantaray in 2017, Propelld has now tie-ups with over 550 educational institutes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in India, joined hands with Social Welfare Agency & Training Institute (SWATI), to empower the children of tribal communities in Odisha by providing them quality education in order to develop age appropriate learning levels. The initiative has been undertaken as part of SBI ...

TBB BUREAUBHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 17, 2022In a bid to empower women around its area of operation and create livelihood opportunities, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) under its ‘Aajeevika’ project, has started skill development programmes at Paradip.The Company has set up a Lok Vikas Kendra (LVK), centre for resource training and skill building, at Paradip to impart training on tailoring, terracotta ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Project ‘Garima’ undertaken by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) under its women’s empowerment initiative, has successfully entered the second month of its training module based on honing the embroidery skills of the women of Industrial slums. Ten women including adolescent girls and teenagers from Shantinagar Basti are undergoing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans for developing Inland Waterways as a credible and viable means of transport. The target is to achieve 200 million tonnes per annum through this mode and achieving at least 5 percent of the total traffic volume of the country,” said Jayant Singh, Vice Chairman, Inland Waterways ...

TBB BUREAU DHENKANAL, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 Availing the relief in freight extended by Railways for transportation of fly ash, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) started transporting fly ash produced in the plant to various users by rail since October 25, 2021.  GKEL achieved a major milestone of becoming the first power plant for dispatching 100th rake of fly ash in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ SAMBALPUR, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 A mega blood donation camp was organized, jointly by the Odisha Police Sambalpur and Hindalco at Hirakud in the Main Colony Community Hall in which around 270 units of blood were collected. The blood donation camp was inaugurated by Sambalpur Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar in the presence of Hindalco Sambalpur Cluster Head ...

TBB BUREAU BHAWANIPATNA, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, on Tuesday announced the launch of its new Store in Bhawanipatna town of Kalahandi district in the Odisha. The TRENDS store at Bhawanipatna boasts of modern looks and ambience featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Union Bank of India on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC), a State PSU and Gold category company towards payment gateway facility for receiving sales proceeds of OMC. The MoU was signed by RK Jaglan, General Manager, Govt. Business, Union Bank of India and BB Pani, Chief ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Atanu Bhowmick assumed charge as Director Incharge of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Friday. Prior to this new assignment, he was Executive Director (Works) of Bokaro Steel Plant. Bhowmick joined Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)’s Rourkela Steel Plant in 1988 after completing B. Tech in Metallurgy from NIT (the erstwhile REC), Rourkela. His ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel and Power bagged Utkal-C coal mine while while Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco Industries was the highest bidder for the Meenakshi Mine in Odisha during the second and third days of auction of coal blocks for commercial use. BS Ispat Ltd bagged the Majra mine in Maharashtra, while Assam ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s intervention in resolving the ongoing coal crisis in the State which is affecting the business of the state-based industries. In a letter to the Chief Minister, CII Odisha State Council Chairman Manish Kharbanda said, “Odisha’s significant trade bodies like UCCI, ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) added a new feather to its cap by crossing the coal dispatch figure of 150 million tonnes in the current financial year. MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh congratulated the Team MCL for creating history by surpassing coal dispatch of 150 million tonnes on Wednesday. Singh also thanked the Indian Railways ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has administered more than 11,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the employees, dependants, ex-employees, contract workers, residents of servant quarters, slum dwellers and general public. RSP has purchased 12,000 Covishield doses and the vaccination is still going on for the persons above 18 years of age, at the Rehabilitation Centre ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 “Under the Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme, the participation of community is extremely crucial. With the commitment towards elimination of filariasis, it is very important for public representatives, officials, health workers and the community to make the filariasis elimination program a public movement,” said Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Special Secretary to Department of Health ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Joining hands with Indian Red Cross Society for FARAH (Financial Assistance to Road Accident through Heavy Vehicle) project, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has provided financial support to the tune of Rs. 30 lakh to the Sundargarh District Branch of Indian Red Cross Society, on Tuesday. AM/NS India Lead-CSR Jitesh Rath handed over ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 09, 2022 Daikin Air-conditioning India Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Daikin Industries Ltd, Japan, expects the share of imported components in its total manufacturing to come down to close to zero from current levels of around 40 per cent once its proposed third unit in Andhra Pradesh starts commercial production. This was stated by Kuldeepak Virmani, ...

NALCO Q3FY22 net profit jumps 246 pc to Rs 831 cr TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 Driven by sustained supply of raw material, optimized production, strategic sourcing of power, particularly during the period of coal crisis, better realization and effective capacity utilization of its operational units, Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has surpassed several milestones in its ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 7, 2022 As many as 387 people received free medical treatment and medicines at the multi-specialty health camp organised by the Hirakud Unit of Hidalco at the Hirakud Government Hospital recently. The camp was conducted with the medical support of Dr. Netra Nanda Dora, Dr. Keshaba Budulu, Dr. Padmalaya Mishra, Dr. Asuthosh Mishra, Dr. Chandan Marandi, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 6, 2022 The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), the state power regulator tasked with protecting consumer interests by keeping power tariffs low and avoiding unnecessary increases, has safeguarded the interest of common consumers by warding off a possible hike in tariffs due to imprudence in power purchases by state utility GRIDCO. Hearing GRIDCO’s petition against Vedanta’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 TATWA Technologies Limited, a leading IT solution provider of Odisha, on Friday celebrated its 20th Foundation Day – IMPULSE 2022. The recent wave of the pandemic restricting a physical congregation, the celebrations were conducted digitally, connecting over 3000 stakeholders from across the globe and i Delivery Centers of TATWA, spread across the cities of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Ramesh Chandra Joshi on Friday took charge as the new Director (Finance) of Navaratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO).   Prior to the new assignment, he was working as Group General Manager (Finance). An experienced finance professional, Joshi has a rich experience in various area of Finance spanning over 32 years, which includes ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP), on Friday observed World Cancer Day at its periphery village in Angul. On this occasion, the medical staff of JSP’s Angul Unit attended a programme to educate the community about the signs and symptoms of cancer, and how a person can ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna steel conglomerate SAIL, registered ‘best-ever’ performance in key areas in the first 10 months of the current fiscal i.e. April-2021 to January-2022. RSP produced 35,73,209 tons of Hot Metal, 32,96,549 tons of Crude Steel and 30,08,678 tons of Saleable Steel to register Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) growth of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 With the improvement in Covid-19 situation in Odisha, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar will resume its OPD service from February 7, AIIMS Bhubaneswar Medical Superintendent Prof. Dr. S N Mohanty said today. The Covid cases have come down in the state during the recent past and there has been a demand ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 3, 2022           The Vedanta BALCO Medical Centre (BMC), which has emerged as central India’s leading cancer care hospital, has tied up with Odisha Government’s Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), creating easier avenues for BSKY beneficiaries to avail quality cancer care. Launched earlier in January by the State Government, the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana aims to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 2, 2022 As part of its long term commitment towards renewable energy transition, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has added its ground-mounted solar power plant capacity to 17.1 MW (from 2.4MW in 2014), in Cuttack. Spread over 49 acres, the solar power plant is ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 1, 2022 Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has lauded the growth-oriented policy direction of the Union Budget 2022-23 based on EoDB, reforms, clear direction based on digital transformation. Budget measures would raise demand, support consumption, fast track economic recovery, support Employment generation and Output in the Economy. Commenting on the Union Budget 2022-23 presented in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 31, 2022          The Union government on Monday approved sale of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) to Tata Steel Long Products Ltd for Rs 12,100 crore.          A joint venture of MMTC, NMDC, BHEL, MECON, OMC and IPICOL, NINL has a 1.1 million tonnes (MT) capacity integrated steel plant at Kalinganagar in Odisha. The plant is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWCAR, JANUARY 29, 2022 With an objective to facilitate dialogue with stakeholders to sketch out a framework for inclusive growth of the State, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Odisha organized a virtual conclave on “Corporate Social Responsibility: Progress through Partnership” on Saturday. Leaders from leading corporate houses in Odisha deliberated on leveraging CSR initiatives by various organizations for ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 29, 2022 Odisha is taking active steps for containment and elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through active surveillance and focused interventions towards elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis, Leprosy, Dengue, Chikungunya Rabies etc, said Dr. Niranjan Mishra, Director-Public Health, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Odisha, here on Saturday. In a message on the eve ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 28, 2022 In a landmark event under the Make in India scheme of the Ministry of Defence, Odisha-based Anadrone System has bagged the contract to supply advanced defence equipment to the Indian Army and Air Force. The contract to supply 125 Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Targets (MEAT) and associated equipment worth Rs 96 crore, under the Make ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, JANUARY 27, 2022      Hyderabad FC underlined their credentials as one of the top contenders this season with a brilliant come-from-behind performance to beat Odisha FC 3-2 in the Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday. Jerry Mawihmingthanga (45th) gave Odisha the lead at the stroke of halftime but Hyderabad put on a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 27, 2022 AIIMS Bhubaneswar joined the Nation in celebrating the 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday. Hoisting the National Flag, Dean (Academic) Dr. Debashis Hota emphasized the importance of Indian Constitution and its effective implementation at grass roots level for the wellbeing of the general public. Dentistry Year Book-2021 prepared by the Department of Dentistry of AIIMS ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JANUARY 27, 2022 Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) celebrated the 73rd Republic Day on Wednesday at the OP Jindal School Ground in Jindal Nagar following all the COVID protocols. JSP Angul location Head and Executive Director Hridayeshwar Jha unfurled the National Flag in presence of Executive Directors Damodar Mittal and Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, OP Jindal School Principal ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 27, 2022 Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh led the 73rd Republic Day celebrations at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) which was organised following COVID-19 guidelines.  At the headquarters, the CMD unfurled the Tricolour at Anand Vihar Ground and inspected the ceremonial parade of MCL security personnel. Extending his greetings on the occasion, Singh expressed his gratitude towards the ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, JANUARY 26, 2022 NTPC Talcher Kaniha joined the Nation in celebrating the 73rd Republic Day with great pride and zeal, on Wednesday. NTPC Kaniha Executive Director K Srinivasa Rao hoisted the National Flag at the Ambedkar Stadium of the power station, and took guard of honour. Rao was escorted to the venue by a marching band of ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, JANUARY 26, 2022 A place in the top four will be up for grabs but for that Odisha FC will have to tame Bartholomew Ogbeche and Hyderabad FC in the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League at the Tilak Maidan Stadium on Thursday. Hyderabad are top of the table at the moment and will stay put unless Chennaiyin ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 26, 2022 The 73rd Republic Day of India was celebrated at NALCO Corporate headquarters here on Wednesday, with NALCO Chairman & Managing Director Sridhar Patra unfurling the National Flag. Speaking on the occasion, Patra exhorted Nalconians to rededicate themselves for the cause of Nation-building and making India Atmanirbhar (self-reliant). He paid rich tributes to the Founding ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 26, 2022 The NTPC Eastern Region-II Headquarters joined the nation in celebrating the 73rd Republic Day with patriotic fervour, here on Wednesday. NTPC Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region-II) AK Goswami hoisted the Triclour and took the ceremonial salute. Speaking on the occasion, Goswami recalled the gallant contribution of our national leaders and freedom fighters who secured ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JANUARY 26, 2022 The 73rd Republic Day of India was celebrated by Paradip Port Trust (PPT) in a restrained manner following the COVID-19 guidelines. Unfurling the tricolour PPT Chairman PL Haranadh said that PPT is determined to cross 115 MMT of cargo handling this fiscal like the last four years. Mentioning about few path braking decisions by ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 25, 2022 Odia girl Anwesha Aditi Mohapatra has made it to the top finalist list of beauty pageants in Miss India Planet 2022 to be held in Gurugram in March 2022. She is the only contestant from Odisha to qualify for this coveted contest at the national level. An IT graduate from GM University Sambalpur, Anwesha ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JANUARY 25, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, the premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina in India, participated in an offsite safety mock drill for Kalahandi district, held at the Kalahandi University Playground in Bhawanipatna on Tuesday. A 13-member team led by Harshvardhan Pande, Head-HSE&S, Vedanta Ltd. Lanjigarh, participated in the programme. The mock drill saw Vedanta Lanjigarh’s emergency ...

TBB BUREAU PARADIP, JANUARY 25, 2022  Land acquisition process for the proposed steel plant project of JSW in Jagatsinghpur district is going on in full swing with the authorities surveying and demolishing betel vines in Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gadkujang Panchayats under Ersama Tehsil. In Dhinkia panchayat, the betel vines survey and demolition work is going on, while the process of ...