TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 31, 2021 RBL Bank, one of India’s leading private sector banks, organized a 100-km Cyclothon under its flagship CSR initiative, UMEED1000 Cyclothon. The event saw the participation from 70cyclists of the Bhubaneswar Cycling and Adventure Club which included senior bureaucrats, along with RBL Bank employees, cyclists from the Indian Armed Forces and Sainik School. The Swarnim ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 30, 2021 Sanjay Sahoo, Deputy General Manager (Corporate Communications) of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. has been honoured with ‘Outstanding Young Professional Award’ for his contribution in the field of corporate communications.  He received the award from Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro during the Odisha CSR Meet-2021 organised by Odisha CSR Forum, here today.

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, OCT 29, 2021 Tata Steel and Tata Power, the two flagship companies of the Tata Group, have come together to develop a grid-connected solar project in Jharkhand and Odisha. The two companies have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a duration of 25 years to set up 41MW solar project, which will be a combination of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 29, 2021 SOS Children’s Villages of India, the largest self-implementing childcare NGO in the country, conducted an awareness drive on handwashing in Bhubaneswar.  Around 275 children of the ‘Balpanchayat’ organised a handwashing awareness drive in 11 communities including Daspur, Mahimangar, Pitagadia BhoiSahi, Kujimahal, Bhola, Dalua, Jamujhari, Binjhagiri, Chhatabar, Krushnanagar and Chudang. Awareness was created on washing ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER, OCT 28, 2021 “Coal India Limited has successfully stepped up fuel supply to meet the increased power demand and arrest shortage of fuel at thermal power plants which has happened due to increased cost of imported coal,” said Union Coal & Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday, while reviewing the mining and dispatch operations at Mahanadi Coalfields ...

TBB BUREAU RENGALI, OCT 28, 2021 As a responsible corporate citizen, Hindalco’s Aditya Aluminium has launched Project Vision Care to help people in addressing eye ailments. In association with Trilochan Netralaya Eye Hospital in Sambalpur, Aditya Aluminium has opened a Vision Centre on hub and spoke model with an objective to make eye care affordable and available at doorstep.  It’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 25, 2021 Centurion University is one of the first Skill Universities of India. With meticulously chosen skill based academics, its students are excelling to zenith. One of such examples is the constant progress of the students towards the World Skill Competition to be held at Shanghai in 2022. Eight groups of students who had qualified the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/BARBIL, OCT 24, 2021 Steel major Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL)’s Barbil and Tensa business units have won various awards spanning across all the categories at the GeoMineTech two-day symposium held in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. The Barbil Unit of the Naveen Jindal-owned company bagged the prestigious GeoMineTech Golden Vibgyor HR Excellence Award 20-21 for its exemplary initiatives ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 23, 2021 With its contribution accounting for 46.3 percent of the total revenue Odisha received during the first half (April-September, 2021) of the current financial year (H1FY22), JSW Steel become the highest revenue contributor to the State Government among the iron ore producers during the said period. JSW paid Rs 6019.42 crore to the State Government ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 23, 2021 “Storytelling can be a helpful and effective tool for mental wellness. It lets children experience real-life scenarios in the safe environment of a story and find ways out without any risks,” said Ameen Haque, innovation consultant and founder of Storywallahs, a company that helps leaders and organizations leverage the power of stories. Conducting a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 23, 2021 Muscle & Strength India has become the official nutrition partner for Odisha FC for upcoming Indian Super League 2021-22. Through this association, the Odisha FC players will now have access to the nutrition supplements and whey proteins to assist their bodies to cope with the rigorous training sessions as they prepare for the upcoming ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 23, 2021 Leading property and real estate developer Evos Buildcon on Saturday announced that it would add new dream holiday homes project ‘SEA ROSES’ in Puri. It would offer premium sea-facing luxurious 1BHK and studio apartments. The project is situated in a sought-after location near Puri Sea Beach and is in very close proximity to Lord ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 22, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, a leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, has become the first cement company in India to receive a green accreditation from the Green product rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA) council. GRIHA is the national rating system for green buildings in India that was ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 21, 2021 Continuing its excellent march as the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio became the only operator to add new mobile subscribers in Odisha, in the month of August 2021, as per the latest telecom subscriber data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). All other operators including ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 21, 2021 “Innovation is the need of the hour to simplify mining processes and optimize productivity to meet the rising demand of dry fuel,” said MCL & Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) Chairman-cum-Managing Director PK Sinha, while highlighting the importance of coal in the energy sector. Speaking at a seminar on “Improving the Safety Standards in Blasting ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, OCT 21, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Aluminium has been conferred with prestigious Kalinga Environment Excellence Award-2020 for exemplary sustainable environmental practices. Receiving the award, Deepak Prasad, Deputy CEO – Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said, “At one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters in Jharsuguda, we are committed to the principles of sustainable and environmentally-conscious growth, as ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL/BHUBANESWAR, OCT 20, 2021 Union Mines Secretary Alok Tandon on Wednesday inaugurated NALCO’s Lean Slurry Project at Angul, marking a significant milestone in the Navratna Company’s journey for business excellence and adopting outstanding practices in environmental management. Completion of the Lean Slurry Project by NALCO will ensure 100 per cent utilization of ash generated at the Company’s Captive ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 18 East Coast Railway (ECoR) has carried 66 rakes of coal — 65 rakes of raw and 1 rake of washed coal — from Talcher Loading points to various parts of the country which is the highest ever loading in a single day from a single station. The initiative has been taken to manage power crises ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 18, 2021 Leading coal producer Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Sunday scaled a new height in coal supply with dispatch of over 5.47 lakh tonnes of coal to consumers, breaking its previous record of 5.45 lakh tonnes. The company on Sunday dispatched the highest ever 103 rakes of coal to the consumers, with 65 rakes coming ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 15, 2021      Following directives from the Union Coal Ministry, Navratna Company NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has started supply of coal from its Talabira II & III coal mines (20 MT annual capacity) in Odisha to Darlipali and Lara Power plants of NTPC Ltd. The Ministry of Coal has taken all efforts to augment coal supplies ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 14, 2021 A Japanese delegation, led by Japan’s Ambassador to India Satoshi Suzuki, today held discussion with the Odisha Government to explore various partnership opportunities in the State. The Japan investment seminar was addressed by Odisha’s Industries Minister Dibya Sankar Mishra, Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra and senior officials from the various departments of the State Government. ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 13, 2021 In a bid to support Coal India Limited’s efforts to successfully meet the increased demand of indigenous dry fuel, Odisha-based mini-ratna CPSE Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has further augmented its business operations with an average daily coal dispatch crossing 5.1 lakh tonnes during current month, as it also keeps a close watch on coal ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 12, 2021 Bringing everyday ‘besha (attire)’ of Goddess Durga to the devotees during the ongoing Durga Puja festival, JioNews is showcasing videos of different ‘besha’ of the Goddess from Gada Chandi Temple and Maa Basanti Durga Temple in the millennium city Cuttack. Keeping in view the COVID19 guidelines as well as restrictions on travel and public ...

TBB BUREAU TENSA, OCT 12, 2021 TRB Iron Ore Mines of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) in Tensa of Sundergarh district has been conferred with prestigious Kalinga Environment Excellence Award-2020 for exemplary sustainable environmental practices in mines. Odisha Legislative Assembly Speaker Surya Narayan Patro handed over the prize to Pramod Kumar Patra, Vice President and Unit Head of TRB ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR/TALCHER, OCT 11, 2021 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Sunday supplied 5.34 lakh tonnes of coal to consumers with highest ever of 62 rakes from its Talcher Coalfields, maintaining an average of more than half-a-million coal provided to consumers during the current month. At least 95 rakes were dispatched from Talcher and Ib Valley coalfields of the company, ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 11, 2021 Bolani Ores Mines (BOM) under the Odisha Group of Mines of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) created 3 fresh production records on October 8, 2021. Maintaining the momentum of the excellent performance in the first half (H1) of the current fiscal, the team Bolani clocked highest ever single-day production of lump and fines, highest ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 11, 2021 The ambitious Rs 100-trillion national master plan for multimodal connectivity, also known as Gati Shakti, aimed at facilitating multi-modal connectivity to more than 1,200 industrial clusters including two defence corridors across the country, will be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 13. On India’s 75th Independence Day, the Prime Minister had announced ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, OCT 8, 2021 One of India’s pioneering homegrown cement companies Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited has been focusing its concerted efforts to secure life and livelihood of people living in the peripheral villages  of Lanjiberna Mines and RGP Cement plant through various CSR interventions. The Rajgangpur Unit of the Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited, as part of its CSR ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 8, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday stressed upon linking farmers directly to market and removing intermediaries with the objective to improve the income of farmers. Inaugurating the Odisha Agri Conclave 2021 on virtual platform today, the Chief Minister said that the emphasis of the state government is to enhance the income of farmers. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 8, 2021 As part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahostav’ celebration, Hindalco-Hirakud in collaboration with the Jawahar Udyan management, flagged off a cleanliness drive.  Led by Hindalco Hirakud Cluster Head Kailash Pandey, the volunteering by Hindalco employees and locals for a clean and green Jawahar Udyan was indeed encouraging. Plastic, polythene and other waste in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 8, 2021 The Odisha government on Friday announced an 11 per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) for its employees and pension holders. While the hike will be effective retrospectively from July 1, 2021, the employees will get the hiked salary from this month. Four lakh regular employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners will be benefited with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 7, 2021 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated 35 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants in different States and the Union Territories, in an event held at AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. These include four plants in Odisha. IndianOil has installed and commissioned these four PSA oxygen plants at Sub-divisional Hospital at Talcher in Angul district, District Headquarters ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 6, 2021           The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) on Wednesday said it has sanctioned assistance to the tune of Rs 303 crore to the Odisha government for construction of 24 bridges in the state.           The rural infrastructure projects will improve connectivity for 24.13 lakh people in 823 villages across 13 districts, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 6, 2021 Eight athletes from the Reliance Foundation Odisha Athletics High Performance Centre (HPC) based at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar registered a 11 Personal Best (PB) timings at the Under-23 National Athletics championships in New Delhi last week. MD Alamgir Hossain with James Hillier MD Alamgair Hossain in the 400m, Moumita Mondal in the 100m ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, OCT 5, 2021 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has initiated ‘Jan Sampark Karyakram’ (Public Relations Programme) on Gandhi Jayanti to further greater connect with the communities in the region. The company also unveiled its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Annual Report for FY 20-21 that encapsulates its community development endeavours in Kalahandi and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 5, 2021 Regional Provident Fund Commissioner of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Bhubaneswar handed over the Pension Payment Order (PPO) to the superannuating employees of NALCO Corporate Office on on their day of retirement on 30th September.  Notably, under the ‘PRAYAAS’ initiative of Government of India, PPO are handed over to the superannuating employees on the ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, OCT 5, 2021 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on Tuesday recorded the highest ever coal dispatch of 5.45 Lakh tonnes from its Talcher and IB valley coalfields situated in Angul, Jharsuguda and Sundergarh districts of Odisha. MCL achieved this milestone by transporting 3.66 lakh tonne through rail, 1.45 lakh tonne through road and 0.34 lakh tonne through MGR mode. Out ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 5, 2021  Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of the Maharatna company SAIL, has registered its best-ever H1 (first half of a financial year) production performance in the three key areas viz.  Hot Metal, Crude Steel and Saleable Steel. In the April-September period (H1) of the Financial Year 2021-22, RSP produced 21,01,278 tonnes of Hot Metal, ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, OCT 5, 2021 As part of its national scale-up, India’s environment-friendly paints company and part of the US$13 billion JSW Group, JSW Paints, has entered the Odisha market. Launched in 2019, JSW Paints has so far established a strong presence in the Southern and Western parts of India. It is now scaling up its operations in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 4, 2021 The common perception about top corporate jobs is that these often come with lots of stress and challenges, all points of time. The level of stress and challenges goes manifold in sales-oriented businesses and sectors. However, successful corporate executives are often seen putting quite much effort and adopting innovative approaches to maintain their calmness ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 4, 2021 AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar added one more ‘first’ to its credit as its doctors performed Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery which is done for the first time in Odisha. Forty-two years old Abdul Osim of Balasore got a new lease of life after Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery performed by the doctors of AMRI Hospitals Bhubaneswar. Osim ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, OCT 4, 2021 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has recently supplied around 3000 tonnes of API grade pipes – both electrical resistant and spiral welded – to Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, both Public Sector Undertakings under the Union Ministry of Oil and Natural Gas. RSP supplied pipes with total length of 20 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 4, 2021 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Monday organised ‘Fit India Walkathon’ here to mark the 53rd Foundation Day of the ICSI. ICSI Members, officials, students and invitees participated in the walkathon enthusiastically. They took oath to make physical activity a routine in their daily life, and to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 3, 2021 Bhubaneswar Station is going to be developed into a World Class Station. Redevelopment plan for Bhubaneswar Station has already been done, said Railway Board Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Suneet Sharma, while reviewing the ongoing projects here today. Talking to media persons, Sharma said, “Railway is coordinating with BDA and a joint plan is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 02, 2021 The Bhubaneswar Chapter of the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) has decided to organise an All Odisha Public Relations Summit here in the year 2022. At its annual meeting held at the Press Club of Odisha premises on Friday, it was proposed to prepare a detailed plan and initiate the process for organizing ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, OCTOBER 01, 2021 Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR arm of Dalmia Bharat Group, felicitated 10 trainees from Dalmia Institute of Knowledge & Skill Harnessing (DIKSHa) who secured placement with KITEX Garments Pvt. Ltd. in Tamil Nadu at an average annual salary of Rs. 184,020. The trainees will soon join their new workplace. The students were provided ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 01, 2021 The Odisha government on Friday approved nine industrial projects worth Rs 1,411.58 crore that would generate employment for 2,846 persons. The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) headed by Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra approved the projects in seven different sectors, a state government statement said. Among the projects that got the nod ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCTOBER 01, 2021 The festive season is here, and India’s most loved hypermarket brand, Big Bazaar is back with a mega event for its customers to make their purchases well in advance at Big Bazaar’s Big Shopping Festival. Shoppers can get a head start on their festive shopping, both in-store and online on the Big Bazaar app ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 30, 2021 Navratna CPSE National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) on Thursday announced final dividend of Re 1 per share i.e. 20 per cent on face value of Rs.5 each for the financial year ended 31 March 2021. With this, the total dividend pay-out for financial year 2020-21 comes to Rs. 644.27 crore, as against Rs. 279.84 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 30, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched a film to celebrate local heroes who went above and beyond the call of duty to serve people affected by the pandemic as part of Vedanta Group’s ‘Bravehearts’ campaign. This latest film celebrates the invaluable contribution of a young professional, Jayshree Dhanasekaran, who ...