TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 8, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, in association with the Directorate of Factories and Boilers of the Odisha Government, recently conducted an on-site mock drill to counter transformer fires, at its aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda. This milestone event marked the first-of-its-kind drill conducted within a transformer area among all industries in Jharsuguda, a strong testament of Vedanta Aluminium’s ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, AUG 8, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) celebrated the 93rd birth anniversary of its founder OP Jindal, on Monday. The day was marked by a series of spiritual, cultural and sporting events at the company’s Barbil Pellet Plant, Tensa and Kasia Iron Mines. At the Barbil Pellet Plant, floral tributes were paid to OP Jindal at ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 7, 2023 In a one-of-its-kind inclusive step within the domestic manufacturing sector, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has introduced a ground-breaking ‘Gender Reaffirmation Leaves and Compensation Policy’ for LGBTQ+ employees employed at its operations. The policy extends to staff members at all its locations, including its mega aluminium smelter at Jharsuguda and world-class ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 7, 2023 Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) on Monday observed the 93rd birth anniversary of its founder Om Prakash Jindal, popularly known as  Bauji,  at its Angul plant and surrounding geography  conducting  several  participatory community friendly programmes. Early in the morning, Angul Location Head and Executive Director In-Charge, Hridayeshwar Jha, and Executive Director, Damodar Mittal, led ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 7, 2023 Bandhan Bank on Monday announced its tie-up with the Odisha Government to help strengthen payment solutions for Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) Ltd. The Bank has provided Point of Sale (PoS) machines to facilitate card payments by tourists. Prime locations including Puri, Bhubaneswar, Konark, Chilika and Gopalpur will be covered under this tie-up, the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 7, 2023 In what could bring immense cheer for the social security pension aspirants, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday sanctioned Madhu Babu Pension (MBP) benefits for additional 4.13 lakh applicants. With this, the target of Madhu Babu Pension Yojana has been enhanced to 32.75 lakh.  Earlier 28.61 lakh beneficiaries were getting benefits under the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 7, 2023 Handlooms occupy a major share in supporting large number of livelihoods in the rural economy. To upkeep the tradition, integrate the weavers and provide training, design development, credit, etc, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been supporting for setting up of Off Farm Producer Organisations (OFPOs) across the country. Odisha has ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, AUG 3, 2023 Riding on the best-ever monthly steel production in July this year, SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) recorded its best ever April-July production performance in key areas in the current financial year (FY24). During April-July 2023 RSP  produced 1503879 tonnes of hot metal, 1373483 tonnes of crude steel and 1381750 tonnes of saleable steel, thereby ...

TBB BUREAU BERHAMPUR, AUG 3, 2023 Taking another major step towards operational excellence, Tata Power Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL) has set up SCADA-enabled Area Power System Control Center (APSCC) in Phulbani. Equipped with advanced technology to enable remote operation and monitoring of the 33/11KV PSS (Power Substation), the APSCC which commenced operations on Thursday, was inaugurated by TPSODL CEO ...

TBB BUREAU JAJPUR, AUG 3, 2023 As part of its CSR initiatives, Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL) has opened its third cutting-edge Vocational Training Center (VTC) at Kapasi in Jajpur on Thursday to empower local youth. The inauguration ceremony was graced by Bari MLA Sunanda Das, TPNODL CEO Bhaskar Sarkar, Chief Commercial & CSR Officer Dushyant Kumar Tyagi, ...