TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 13, 2023 Moved by the tragic death of nearly 300 people in the Bahanaga triple-train accident, NIST Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has taken a compassionate step to assist the children of the accident victims by providing them with free education. This was announced by NIST Founder Chairman Dr. Sukant Mohapatra at a press conference, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 10, 2023 Observing World Environment Week, Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminium producer in India, undertook its annual #GreenHearts campaign which aims to bolster awareness and actions around environmental conservation. Adhering to the principles of ‘Lifestyle for Environment – LiFE’ a Government of India initiative and this year’s UN theme ‘#BeatPlasticPollution’, the week-long campaign, now in ...

TBB BUREAU       JHARSUGUDA, JUNE 07, 2023 In the wake of the ongoing heat wave in Odisha, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a comprehensive Heat Stroke Awareness Program across several regions in Jharsuguda district. The initiative, which aimed to sensitize community members on the severity of heat strokes and educate them about the precautions necessary to protect themselves, ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, JUNE 06, 2023 With an objective to empower local women with skill development, NTPC Swayamsiddha Ladies Club (SLC) of Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi provided support for organising a three-month Stitching classes for local women to harness their skills through in-house training on sewing and stitching to 20 beneficiaries. SLC also extended its support for organising three-month course ...

TBB BUREAU CHHATRAPUR, JUNE 06, 2023 On the occasion of “World Environment Day-2023” and in a bid to build up a green, pollution-free as well as sustainable future, Gopalpur Ports Limited (GPL) launched a massive tree plantation drive at the port premises in Arjyapalli focusing on the United Nations (UN) theme “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”.  To mark the occasion, a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/BALASORE, JUNE 04, 2023 As the tragic train accident in Balasore district of Odisha on Friday evening shocked the entire nation, Vedanta Aluminium that believes in action rather than words, joined the state and central administration in the rescue and relief operations immediately. Soon after the news of the accident broke, Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminium producer in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 03, 2023 Ahead of World Environment Day 2023, Reliance Foundation Disaster Management programme has commenced a series of initiatives promoting Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Disaster Risk Reduction in four disaster prone districts of Odisha. As part of a two-week campaign beginning on June 1, the Reliance Foundation organized workshops to raise awareness about tree planting and ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, JUNE 2, 2023 Subarnarekha Port Private Limited (SPPL), in collaboration with the Tata Steel Foundation (TSF), has launched an innovative Dairy Development Programme at Baliapal in Balasore district. The initiative was unveiled on World Milk Day, June 1, marking a significant stride in sustainable growth and development of the dairy industry. As many as 150 local dairy ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 31, 2023 On the occasion of Swachhta Pakhwada 2023 which was observed from May 16 to 31, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of the NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters on Wednesday provided a Sanitary Pad Vending Machine and Incinerator at Ranchi University’s Science Block building, which included Department of Chemistry Department, Zoology and Botany. The Sanitary Pad Vending Machine ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 30, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium reached out to over 2300 women to raise awareness around women’s health as part of the Menstrual Hygiene Week across its operations in Odisha and Chhattishgarh. Aligned to this year’s UN theme of ‘Making menstruation a normal fact of life by 2030’, the company launched a series of crucial initiatives in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 30, 2023 Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco at Sambalpur in Odisha has taken several healthcare initiatives to ensure better and meaningful lives for the locals. During last year, around 14,000 people from 5 wards of Hirakud availed its healthcare facilities. Through its Mobile Health Unit (MHU) under the ‘Healthcare at Doorsteps’ initiative, Hindalco is providing primary ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 25, 2023 Two students of the archery training program run by Vedanta Limited Lanjigarh have qualified for the upcoming Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav. The students – Sanjay Majhi and Bikram Majhi – will be participating in the national level tournament, being organised by Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Culture and ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 19, 2023 Vedanta Limited Lanjigarh on Thursday proudly announced the outstanding achievements of students at DAV Vedanta International School, a prestigious educational institution under its stewardship. Remarkably, all students in both the Senior Secondary and Higher Secondary levels achieved a 100 per cent pass rate, with exceptional performance in the 1st Division. Saubhagya Nayak from Class ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 17, 2023 Vedanta Iron Ore Odisha (IOO) organised a specialised health check-up camp at Nuagoan Primary School in Sundargarh district recently, providing specialised medical consultations and essential healthcare services to over 130 villagers from Sundargarh district. The initiative was aimed at providing quality healthcare facilities to the villagers near their homes and addressing the medical needs ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 15, 2023 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has undertaken extensive efforts to boost community awareness towards preventing and mitigating incidences of malaria in Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha. Recently, the company organised awareness drives across 13 villages in the vicinity of its operations, led by medical experts ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 13, 2023 Aditya Aluminium, an Aditya Birla Group company has recently initiated a unique healthcare initiative titled ‘Project Swasthya Vahini’, in the Lapanga Block of Sambalpur district. The prime objective of Project ‘Swasthya Vahini’ is to accord basic healthcare services — both curative and preventive — at the doorsteps of the villagers. In doing so, it ...

TBB BUREAU JODA/BARBIL, MAY 12, 2023 Sweta Rani Mahanta who brought laurels for Odisha and Joda-Barbil region by winning gold medal at the Moscow Wushu Stars 2023 International Tournament, was felicitated by Jindal Steel & Power Barbil Pellet Plant Unit Head Purushotham MD at the plant auditorium, on Friday. Mahanta has been trained and nurtured by JSP Foundation, the social ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAY 9, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has now extended its Mobile Health Vehicle (MHV) services to additional locations in Sundargarh district of Odisha, helping make quality healthcare services accessible in more underserved areas of the state. Consisting of teams of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and expert medical technicians, Vedanta’s MHV services are inclusive of ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAY 5, 2023 Keeping in view the rising mercury level, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has resumed its annual ‘Jal Seva Shibir’ initiative to help local public beat the summer heat. Water kiosks have been set up at Bhurkamunda village, Sarbahal Chowk, Prasanna Panda Chowk, Badheimunda Chowk, Jharsuguda Railway Station and Bus Stand, to provide ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 4, 2023 President of India Droupadi Murmu on Thursday launched a year-long campaign – Addiction Free Odisha (Nashamukta Odisha) at Rairangpur. The campaign will be helmed by the Brahma Kumaris in association with the Government of India. Jindal Stainless has joined this noble cause by becoming a primary sponsor of this initiative. Lauding the efforts of ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAY 4, 2023 India’s President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday laid the foundation stone for L&T Skill Training Hub at her hometown Pahadpur in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district in the presence of Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, L&T-funded Prayas Trust president Meena Subrahmanyan and senior officials of L&T and the Odisha-based non-profit SLS Trust. L&T has partnered with SLS ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 4, 2023 On her visit to Mayurbhanj district on Thursday, President Drouopadi Murmu took some time off her busy schedule to inaugurate a tribal development project, a livelihood project on mushroom cultivation and a community centre supported by NABARD at Pahadpur village in Mayurbhanj district in the presence of Odisha Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal, NABARD Chairman ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 2, 2023 Vedanta Sesa Goa’s Iron Ore Odisha (IOO) is taking strides towards the development of communities through their structured CSR interventions in and around the Nadidihi region of Sundargarh district. Under the banner of Project Nirmal, the company recently donated RO water purifiers to three schools and three Anganwadis from the periphery which will benefit ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, APR 25, 2023 Run by Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, Project Utthan has been working towards creating employment opportunities for the youth of Kalahandi and Rayagada, with a focus on those who have completed their graduate-level studies. The company has recently hired 73 youths from Kalahandi and Rayagada districts in various roles ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, APR 25, 2023 JSP Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) provided foldable couches with partition screens to 50 Village Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Day (VHND) points under Banarpal and Chhendipada Blocks of Angul district. The VHND programme are conducted regularly for antenatal and postnatal checkup of  pregnant women and lactating mothers, basic health ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 25, 2023 The Wadi project, initiated by Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the CSR wing of Dalmia Bharat Ltd. (DBL) in partnership with NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), will benefit over 400 farmers from 9 gram panchayats in Rajgangpur and Kutra Blocks in Odisha. The Wadi project under the Tribal Development Fund (TDF) aims ...

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, APR 24, 2023 HCL Foundation, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arm of HCLTech, has launched a national-level ‘Generation for Climate Action’ (GENCAN) initiative in partnership with the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) for promoting awareness and knowledge on climate action in schools through its flagship program, HCL Harit – The Green Initiative. Marking the Earth Day celebration, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 22, 2023 The Gender Equality and Disability Summit of Civil 20 (C20), one of the official Engagement Groups of the G20, has been inaugurated at Bhubaneswar, with the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) hosting the event. Dignitaries present during the inaugural ceremony included Achyuta Samanta, Founder, KIIT & KISS; Swami Amritaswarupananda Puri, Troika and Steering ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, APR 21, 2023 As part of its CSR initiative, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters donated three air coolers for providing relief to the inmates of Adarsh Old Age Home during the ongoing summer season. The Ladies Club, under the leadership of its President Mahua Mazumder, also provided one deep freezer for preserving foods and ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, APR 19, 2023 As part of its CSR initiative, NTPC Coal Mining took up an initiative to sponsor 80 youths including 4 girls from all coal mining project areas and its vicinity from the states of Jharkhand, Odisha, and Chhattisgarh for skill development training in “Machine Operator Injection Moulding” and “Machine Operator Plastic Processing” courses. These courses ...

TBB BUREAU GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI, APR 19, 2023 In its endeavour to promote the display of the Indian National Flag and instill the feeling of patriotism among Indians, the Flag Foundation of India has dedicated another monumental Indian tricolour at Narangi Military station in Guwahati on the occasion of Bihu. Industrialist Naveen Jindal-led Flag Foundation has been instrumental in the installation ...

Gallery showcases heritage art forms like Dhokra craft and Saura art TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI; APR 19, 2023 On World Heritage Day on April 18, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, launched an online gallery on its own website to promote the handicrafts made by local artists from communities in its operational areas. To begin with, the online gallery ...

Vedanta Aluminium Jharsuguda recognised as Ni-kshay Mitra partner TBB BUREAU Jharsuguda, APR 17, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, recently concluded a series of awareness drives on tuberculosis (TB) in Jharsuguda, reaching out to more than 3,500 residents across 13 villages. Organised in observance of World Tuberculosis Day, under the theme ‘Yes, we can end TB’, the company’s ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APR 14, 2023 On National Safe Motherhood Day, Vedanta Aluminium conducted a series of awareness sessions on maternal health, nutrition and neonatal care for pregnant and lactating mothers in Jharsuguda. The sessions were conducted at a Nand Ghar in Brundamal village. As part of the program, essential checks for pregnancy-induced hypertension, gestational diabetes and other pregnancy-related ailments ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APR 13, 2023 In its endeavour to stoke curiosity and the desire to learn and create interest among the young generation in the aspirational districts, Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited subsidiary Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) has set up Pustakalayas (libraries) at its peripheral schools at Kashipur in Rayagada and Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi districts in Odisha. These ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APR 10, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, conducted a book collection drive for employees to donate books for local children in Jharsuguda, on the occasion of International Children’s Book Day. The initiative saw employees coming together to donate more than 600 books to the District Library in Jharsuguda and also to mini libraries set ...

TBB BUREAU CUTTACK, MAR 31, 2023 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd on Friday said that it’s aiming to provide ‘jeevika’ to 1 million rural women through an enterprise development programme in mushroom cultivation in Odisha. Mushroom farming is a low investment and profitable agri-business model that can be easily adopted by impoverished women for ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 30, 2023 In commemoration of International Women’s Day 2023, Vedanta Aluminium organised a month-long celebration with a plethora of events for its women employees and members of the local communities, themed on ‘Embrace Equity’. Vedanta Aluminium has always strived to enhance gender diversity within the company by basing its growth roadmap on the fundamental pillars of ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 28, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has rejuvenated 19 village ponds in Jharsuguda, helping over 3,000 local residents meet their water needs. Community ponds in Katikela, Dalki, Parmanpur, Badmal, Keldamal, Sodhamal, and Samashinga Gram Panchayats have been cleaned, deepened and rejuvenated to ensure rainwater harvesting during monsoons and thereby ensure round-the-year water availability ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAR 23, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, observed World Water Day 2023 by undertaking water conservation and awareness initiatives at Jharsuguda in Odisha. The company also undertook pond restoration and cleaning activities in Baghiamal pond, Jharsuguda with the active participation of employee volunteers and professional experts. On the occasion, the company also conducted the ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MAR 16, 2023           Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up 100 smart classrooms in Jharsuguda, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha. The MoU signed by General Manager (CSR) on behalf of MCL and Assistant Manager (Project In-charge (Digital Education Services) on the behalf of EdCIL (India) Ltd., a Government ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 16, 2023 Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd. (DCBL) has announced the launch of SADRI.e brand to market handmade products by Self Help Group (SHG) women members under their community skill development initiative – Project Hastakala. Sadri is a local tribal language and the brand aims to honour the culture and spirit of these tribal women in the ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 16, 2023 The Tarikere Drip Irrigation Project Phase II farmers, using drip fertigation, have witnessed enhanced water productivity and fertilizer use efficiencies. The technology led to significantly enhanced water productivity of 90 per cent, fertilizer use efficiency by 30 to 40 per cent while considerably decreased crop evapotranspiration by 9 -10 per cent, compared to farmers’ ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAR 15, 2023 Odisha Mission Shakti Department Secretary Sujata R Karthikeyan on Wednesday lauded the role played by the Odisha Regional Office of NABARD in the promotion of the self help groups (SHGs) in Odisha and livelihood generation. Speaking at a programme organised here today by NABARD Odisha  to mark International Women’s Day, the Mission Shakti Secretary ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MAR 9, 2023 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) and its Corporate Social Responsibility arm JSP Foundation celebrated the International Women’s Day-2023 with a series of events on Wednesday. On the eve of this special day, JSP organised programmes within its campus in Angul for the working women and JSP Foundation conducted programs and honoured girls and women ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, MAR 8, 2023 On International Women’s Day this year, Reliance Foundation Founder-Chairperson Nita M Ambani launched The Her Circle, EveryBODY Project to celebrate body positivity and encourage the acceptance of all, irrespective of size, age, colour, religion, neurodiversity, or physicality. The movement aims to create a circle of kindness and non-judgmental acceptance.  Her Circle was founded and ...

TBB BUREAU KALAHANDI, MAR 7, 2023 On the eve of International Women’s Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has launched ‘Project Panchhi’ at its Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi of Odisha. Project Panchhi is Vedanta’s innovative corporate recruitment drive which a​​ims to employ1000 girls from economically backward communities, across its diverse businesses in metals, mining, oil & ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 6, 2023 Industrialist Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power (JSP)’s CSR wing JSP Foundation and Odisha Government’s Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment Department have joined hands for establishment of two Agro Service Centres at Angul for Farmers’ Producers Organisations (FPOs). These centres will work in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the Mukhyamantri Krushi Udyog Yojana (MKUY) ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR; MARCH 4, 2023 On National Security Day on Saturday, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has recruited seven transgender professionals for the security function of its plant at Jharsuguda in Odisha which is one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters. The seven employees — Aarunita Payasingh, Aarohi Sharma, Sandhya Yadav, Siddhi Nage, Khushi Dhruv, Pavitra and ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, FEB 27, 2023 Dalmia OCL Eye Centre has completed 8 years of serving underprivileged sections of the society in Sundargarh district of Odisha. The eye hospital was jointly instituted by LV Prasad Eye Institute and Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (earlier OCL India Limited) at Rajgangpur in 2015, with the vision of making Sundargarh district blind free. The ...