TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 30, 2021 Marching ahead as the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, Reliance Jio added highest number of new mobile subscribers in the state in May 2021 while competitors like Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost thousands of subscribers during the same period, revealed the latest telecom subscriber data released by TRAI. As per latest the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 30, 2021 The 102nd meeting of the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) of Odisha Government held today under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra, approved 7 industrial projects including 3 grain-based Ethanol plants to the tune of Rs. 2083.88 crore. Other projects belong to the Renewable Energy, Logistic and Tourism sectors. These ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 30, 2021 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) on Thursday organised a blood donation camp in association with the Red Cross Society, to commemorate the 117th Birth Anniversary of the former chairman Tata Group, JRD Tata The noble initiative received an overwhelming response as around 100 units of blood was donated by employees including senior ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 30, 2021 In June 2021, the CBSE Board announced introducing storytelling as a pedagogical tool across its schools to transform a multicultural, diverse classroom into an inclusive classroom where students understand each other and appreciate and celebrate the diversity. Keeping in line with the vision of the CBSE Board, KiiT International School adopted and introduced storytelling ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 29, 2021 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel Inia on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an industrial training institute in Odisha’s Keonjhar district to collaborate for skill development, advance training and improved employability-related support.           AM/NS India made this tie-up with the Barbil Government ITI under its corporate social responsibility’s skill development programme, the company said ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 29, 2021 Lauding Odisha’s approach towards disaster management, British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata, Nick Low said that Odisha’s achievement in climate change adaptation has been immense. “As we’ve seen from its disaster response to Cyclone Amphan and Yaas, Odisha’s achievement in climate change adaptation has been immense.  I was delighted speaking to the decision-makers and influencers ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 28, 2021 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.356 crore to the Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for construction of 35 bridge projects covering 17 districts in the State. These bridge projects are intended to provide improvement in rural connectivity to 11.06 lakh people in 1,324 villages. During the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 27, 2021 Around 150 children from local communities took part in mega-weekend cleaning and tree plantation drives at the villages of Bhubaneswar. The drive was organized recently by SOS Children’s Villages of India (SOSCVI). The children were members of Bal Panchayats, the forums floated by SOS Children’s Villages of India to give opportunities for children to ...

TBB BUREAU TALCHER, JULY 27, 2021 For the first time in the history of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Odisha, a village Bhalugadia at Talcher in Angul district of Odisha has handed over its resources without any obstruction and in one go to facilitate coal mining operations. Bhalugadia village, spread over around 17 hectares of coal bearing land in Talcher ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 26, 2021 Keeping in view the ongoing Covid-a9 pandemic in the State, the Odisha Government on Monday decided to organise the state-level Independence Day celebration at Exhibition Ground, Unit-III here in a restricted manner. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will attend the event as chief guest and hoist the Tricolour. At a preparatory meeting chaired by I&PR ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 26, 2021 Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd. (TPCODL) has always aimed at offering its customers an easy access to a gamut of services and committed to create customer delight. As a customer centric organisation it has always aimed at offering utmost convenience for all its populace under the licensed area. In its quest to enhance ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 26, 2021       Puri on Monday became the first Indian city to achieve citywide ‘drink from tap’ water for 24 hours with 100 per cent metered household connections. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ‘Sujal-Drink From Tap Mission’ to provide quality drinking water that would be suitable for consumption from the tap. This transformative initiative of ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 24, 2021 A top mining and metal professional with a successful track record of performance in coal, steel and aluminium sector, Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand has been appointed as the Resident Director of Vedanta Limited for Odisha and Chhattisgarh.        The former CMD of NALCO and presently serving as the Independent Director of BALCO, Dr. Chand ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 24, 2021 Odisha FC and Cole Alexander have decided to mutually part ways. Both parties reached an agreement over an undisclosed release fee, enabling Cole and the Club to trigger a mutual termination of the contract. The 32-year-old South African had signed for the Bhubaneswar-based side ahead of the previous season of the Hero Indian Super ...

TBB BUREAU KALINGANAGAR, JULY 23, 2021 Tata Steel Kalinganagar, the state-of-the-art steel plant located in Jajpur District of Odisha, has introduced a new robotic system for its Wagon Tippler operation. The tippling operations at the Raw-material Handling System of the steel plant, involves critical activities like decoupling, coupling, rotation and CBC alignment of wagon through manual intervention at inhaul and ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA/MUMBAI, JULY 23, 2021 Runaya, one of India’s fastest growing manufacturing start-ups, on Friday announced the inauguration of its aluminium dross processing and refining unit, the first such facility in India, at Jharsuguda in Odisha. The facility provides end-to-end green and sustainable solution for recovery of aluminium from dross and processing residual waste to manufacture steel slag conditioners. ...

TBB BUREAU DARLIPALI, JULY 23, 2021 The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd, India’s largest integrated energy company, on Friday achieved yet another landmark as it’s installed capacity touched 66875 MW after the second Unit of 800 MW capacity (2×800 MW) at NTPC Darlipali in Sundergarh District of Odisha successfully completed its trial operation. With this completion, the total installed ...

TBB BUREAU JODA, JULY 20, 2021 In line with its commitment towards environmental sustainability, the Manganese Group of Mines, Bichakundi of Tata Steel’s Ferro Alloys & Manganese Division (FAMD) has set up a 400 KLD (kilolitres per day) Water Treatment Plant at Bichakundi under Joda Block of Keonjhar district in Odisha. The facility was inaugurated on July 19, 2021 by ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 20, 2021 Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal on Tuesday urged the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to increase its efforts, especially towards new age skill development initiatives providing employment to the rural youth. The Governor, who graced the 40th Foundation Day celebration function of NABARD as chief guest, appreciated NABARD for its consistent ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 20, 2021 Odisha FC on Tuesday announced the signing of its new Head Coach Francisco “Kiko” Ramírez González ahead of the upcoming eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The 51-year-old Spaniard has signed for the Bhubaneswar-based franchise for one year with an option to extend after the season. After his retirement from ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 19, 2021 Tata Steel Mining (TSML) and Jindal Stainless (JSL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly unearth the Chrome Ore locked up in the boundary between their mines located in Sukinda of Jajpur district in Odisha. This would help conservation of chromite ore which otherwise would have been left unmined forever. The MoU ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 16 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has dedicated an approach road under the bridge (RUB) to residents of the Jharsuguda district. The RUB was inaugurated by State Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das in presence of Vedanta Ltd. Jharsuguda CEO CN Singh, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Jharsuguda Collector Saroj ...

TBB BUREAU TENSA, JULY 14, 2021 Amidst COVID-19 global pandemic, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) has come forward to help the senior citizens by facilitating vaccination for them. A total of 143 elderly persons of the peripheral villages of Tensa in Sundergarh district were immunized in a special drive, organised recently at JSPL’s TRB Iron Ore Mines in association ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 13, 2021 With approval by the Odisha Government for the capacity expansion of its Angul steel making unit, private steel behemoth Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) is set to become the largest investor in Odisha’s steel sector.  “In the next 10 years, JSPL will invest more than 1 lakh crore rupees and create huge employment ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 13, 2021 Continuing its excellent march as the most preferred digital service provider in Odisha, Reliance Jio has added highest 2.69 lakh new mobile subscribers in the state in the month of April this year, as per the latest telecom subscriber data released by TRAI. Besides, Jio’s fast expanding high speed broadband service JioFiber also crossed ...

TBB BUREAU PURI, JULY 12, 2021      The world famous annual car festival (Rath Yatra) of Lord Jagannath got underway without devotees for the second year in a row in the pilgrim city of Puri on Monday.      The colourful chariots of the Trinity – Lord Balabhadra, Lord Jagannath and Devi Subhadra were pulled from Lion’s Gate to Gundicha Temple ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 12, 2021 Odisha FC and FC Bengaluru United have agreed to a loan deal which will see George D’Souza representing Bengaluru United in the upcoming I-League qualifiers. George D’Souza started his professional career in 2016 with Goan club Sporting Clube de Goa. Being a native of Goa, this helped thrust George into the limelight as he ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 12, 2021 Hindalco Industries Ltd, the metal flagship of Aditya Birla Group, has started the “Healthcare on Wheels” service in association with the Sambalpur District Administration in the adjacent villages of Hirakud in Sambalpur district with the objective of providing healthcare services at the doorstep of people. The MHU (Mobile Health Unit) of the company is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 9, 2021  Reliance Jio once again topped the 4G speed chart with 21.9 megabit per second (Mbps) average 4G download speed in June 2021, as per the latest data published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As per the TRAI data, 4G network speed of Reliance Jio increased further in comparison to the previous month, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 8, 2021 The use of Nano Urea will help increase farmers’ income, reduce input cost and enhance the quality of yield besides reducing the use of chemical fertilizers, said Odisha Agriculture Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo, while flagging off the dispatch of Nano Urea truck for the farmers in the state.  “Nano Urea (Liquid) will not only ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 8, 2021 The railway station at pilgrim city Puri will be redeveloped as a world class transit hub, official sources said. The Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA), a statutory authority under the Ministry of Railways, has invited bids for the redevelopment of the station with the objective to provide best-in-class amenities to passengers and enhance the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 7, 2021 In another big step towards realization of 5-T principles in revenue service delivery, the State Government has substantially reduced the timeline for issue of various miscellaneous certificates and landed property mutation. The decision was taken at a high level meeting on delivery of Public Services held in virtual mode under the Chairmanship of Chief ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 7, 2021 Odisha FC has reached an agreement with 24-year-old Isaac Vanmalsawma ahead of the eighth season of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL). The Indian winger has signed a two-year deal with the Bhubaneswar-based club with an option to extend for a third. After representing India Under-19 in 2013 and graduating from the AIFF ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 7, 2021 Country’s largest childcare NGO SOS Children’s Villages of India (SOSCVI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with District Child Protection Unit, Sundargarh for designing and implementing Kinship Care Programme for 50 children, who have lost parental care due to COVID-19, in and around the district. As a technical partner, SOSCVI will help the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 7, 2021 Jewellery major Tanishq has launched a special jewellery collection ‘Rajadhiraj’ for the auspicious occasion of Rathyatra to celebrate the divine glory of Lord Jagannath. The collection was launched at a city hotel here today in the presence of Amit Dharap, Regional Business Head, East-Titan Company Limited and Anirban Banerjee, Regional Business Manager, East-Tanishq. Tanishq ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 6, 2021 In a major success to Chief Minister’s Vision 2030 of making Odisha, the “Steel Hub of India”, the High-Level Clearance Authority today issued in-principle approval to five major industrial projects to the tune of Rs. 1,46,172 crore in the sector of Metal and Metal downstream. These five industrial projects are further expected to create ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, JULY 6, 2021             Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), a unit of Maharatna Company SAIL, surpassed a historic milestone of 100 Million Tonne (MT) Hot Metal production on Monday, thus entering the elite club of Steel Industries with such a distinction. The journey that had commenced on 3rd February 1959, with the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad commissioning the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 6, 2021 ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) has delivered 100 medical grade oxygen cylinders to Paradip Port Trust (PPT) to bring relief to victims of Covid-19. The cylinders were handed over to the Paradip Port Trust Hospital in presence of PPT Deputy Chairman Asish Kumar Bose, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Prahallad Panda and other senior ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 5            Augmenting Odisha Government initiative for universal Covid-19 vaccination for eligible population, state-run Odisha Mining Corporation Ltd (OMC) on Monday commenced its vaccination drive for all employees and their dependant family members. OMC Chairman Surendra Kumar inaugurated the vaccination drive in Barbil through videoconference in presence of OMC Managing Director Balwant Singh, Functional Directors, Regional ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JULY 5, 2021 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited organized a mock fire drill in its plant premises to test and bolster employees’ emergency preparedness as well as gauge the co-ordination between combat, rescue and auxiliary team members. The drill was virtually attended by Swaroop Jena, Deputy Director, Directorate of Factories & Boilers, Rayagada Division; Chandra Sekhar ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 5, 2021 In its continuous endeavour to provide a better livelihood for all, Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR arm of Dalmia Bharat Group, recently inaugurated a mini solar power grid of 5.5 kw at Alekh Mahima Tourist Peeth; and performed the groundbreaking ceremony of a piped drinking water project at Sapanpur village under Garudagaon Gram ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 4, 2021 Domestic steel giant Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has lauded the innovative and progressive policies of the Odisha Government for protecting the interests of the State based industries. “There is an excellent policy on Pre-emption of Iron Ore which was issued by the Government of Odisha, much ahead of time on June 26th, 2014, and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 4, 2021 Reinforcing the safety awareness, Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) organised massive awareness campaigns on the occasion of the 2nd National Electrical Safety Week, held from 26th June to 2nd July 2021. TPCODL, committed to the safety of its employees and stakeholders, has been regularly taking up various initiatives to improve the safety ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 2, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has launched the ‘#GreenHearts’ campaign, encouraging all to plant a sapling in solidarity with the Covid warriors and all who have been affected by the pandemic during the Van Mahotsav week. Van Mahotsav is an annual celebration of plantation of trees observed ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 2, 2021 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.388 crore to the Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for setting up of four Mega Piped Drinking Water Supply Projects in the State. The sanctioned amount would also be used for construction or up-gradation of 20 village roads across 15 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 2, 2021 The Aditya Birla Group company Aditya Aluminium has set up a modern eye care centre – Vision Centre – at Rengali to add to the eye care facility in the Sambalpur district. Regrettably, eye care has never been a priority area among the marginalized communities, and hence it’s neglected. To address this issue, Aditya ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 1, 2021 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Limited organised COVID vaccination camps at Maa Samaleshwari Nagar and a school for specially-abled children here, vaccinating over 200 people in the process. This month, Vedanta also conducted a mega vaccination camp across its operations, under the Vedanta Cares COVID Vaccination Drive to cover all employees, business partners and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 1, 2021 The State Bank of India (SBI), Bhubaneswar Circle celebrated 66th Bank Day across the State on Thursday. On this occasion, all offices/branches of the SBI participated in plantation of trees, felicitation of doctors, and donation of dry foods to the needy. SBI Bhubaneswar Circle also donated dry ration to Sree Sree Maa Anand Ashram, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 1, 2021 TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd. (TPCODL), a joint venture between Tata Power and the Government of Odisha, since its takeover, has been constantly focusing on providing reliable, affordable and quality power supply for improving customer experience, backed by innovative technology. TPCODL operational area has approximately 80 percent of its networks passing through rural areas ...

TBB BUREAU Bhubaneswar, June 30, 2021 In line with the decadal theme of Ecosystem Restoration as declared by the United Nations, Tata Steel has celebrated the month of June as ‘Sustainability Month’. At Tata Steel, the philosophy of its operations is deep-rooted in the principles of zero harm, resource efficiency, circular economy, minimising ecological footprint and care for the community ...