TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 3, 2022 The Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Limited kick started the Van Mahotsav Week’ 22 celebrations with a painting competition for kids on the theme “Conservation of our Forests” organised at Vedanta Meadows Township on Sunday. Biju Patnaik Wildlife Award winner Ashish Shukla and Jharsuguda Bird Watchers Group member Ritesh Sharma graced the occasion along with ...

TBB BUREAU BALIAPAL, JUNE 30, 2022 Subarnarekha Port Private Ltd (SPPL) has organised an assessment drive, in collaboration with JN Tata Vocational Training Institute (JNTVTI), Jamshedpur, to select local students around Baliapal and Basta in Balasore district for skill development training. More than 140 students from nearby villages had participated in the three-day assessment drive which started on June 28. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 30, 2022 In a bid to help Odisha students from rural and semi-urban background in their capacity building for competing in various competitive examinations, Jindal Bhaktivedanta Library and Study Centre has been opened, here today. Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor Sulochana Das inaugurated the Centre at IRC Village in presence of ISKCON Bhubaneswar Zonal Secretary His Holiness ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 28, 2022 Manjari Goswami, President Vasuda Mahila Mandal NTPC ER-II on Tuesday handed over sanitary pad vending machines and other essential items to Satyabhama Devi College for Hearing Impaired. This includes Aquaguards, food serving trays, refrigerator, sanitary napkin incinerator, etc. This was carried out as a part of NTPC -ER-II HQ CSR initiative and as gesture ...

TBB BUREAU JAJPUR, JUNE 24, 2022 With environment conservation as its core value, JSW Utkal Steel in association with Keonjhar Forest Division on Thursday started relocating as many as 205 Sal trees in the first phase from the proposed slurry pipeline way on NH-20. The relocation job would be completed in a week’s time, the steel major said in a ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2022 India has more than 30 million children in need of care and protection, compromising the rights of a child, and enhancing the child’s vulnerability​, said Sumanta Kar, Secretary General, SOS Children’s Villages of India,​ ​during a media workshop on “Strengthening families – Preventing Child Abandonment” on Tuesday ahead of SOS Day.  SOS Day is ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 17, 2022 Raja Mahotsav was joyfully celebrated at Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited, Rajgangpur. During the three-day festival which kicked off on Tuesday, varieties of cultural events and sports activities for children, girls and women of all age groups were organised with the aim to reli​​ve traditional Odia ways of celebration and promote Odisha’s  rich tradition and ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 16, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), celebrated the festival of ‘Raja’ known as the ‘Festival of Swings’ with the villagers  of its plant periphery here. To make the festival more exciting and entertaining for the local community, JSPL Foundation arranged decorated swings and specially designed sporting events for the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 11, 2022 With the objective of ensuring better and more meaningful lives for locals, the   Aditya Birla Group flagship company Hindalco at Sambalpur, has taken a number of healthcare initiatives as part of its community engagement. In the year 2021, around 14,000 people in 12 villages of Hirakud benefited through these initiatives. Under the company’s “Health ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 10, 2022 The Jal Seva Shibirs launched at 15 strategic locations in Bhubaneswar last month by aluminium major Vedanta Aluminium to provide relief from the scorching heatwaves, have been a big hit with the local citizens. Through these outlets, cold drinking water, lemonade and buttermilk are provided free of cost to about 10,000 people daily, in ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 8, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, sensitized communities on the need to transition from traditional chulhas (cooking stoves) to cleaner and eco-friendly cooking methods for better health and environmental preservation, on World Environment Day. Employees personally contributed funds to purchase fuel-efficient ‘smokeless’ chulhas, which were then distributed to 30 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the need of the hour is to solve the challenge faced by our planet using human-centric, collective efforts and robust action that further sustainable development. Launching a global initiative ‘Lifestyle for the Environment – LiFE Movement’ today via videoconference, the Prime Minister reminded the gathering ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 5, 2022 The Angul Unit of Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) on Monday celebrated the World Environment Day-2022 by organizing a slew of programs for its employees, school students and periphery villagers. In a bid to create awareness regarding protection of environment, early in the morning “A Run for Environment” was flagged off by JSP Executive ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has achieved the target of 10 per cent ethanol blending in petrol ahead of schedule. The Prime Minister was speaking at a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ at Vigyan Bhawan here. PM addressing at the ‘Save Soil’ programme organised by Isha Foundation, in New ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 5, 2022 India’s largest producer of iron ore, the National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd., (NMDC) under Ministry of Steel celebrated the World Environment Day 2022 on the keynote of ‘Only One Earth’ at its Head Office in Hyderabad. Mukesh Khare, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi was the Chief Guest for the event ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 Come June 5 – World Environment Day – States/Union Territories and Urban Local Bodies across the country will swing into campaign mode, in a bid to make the country free of single use plastic (SUP), as well as contribute to improving the environment, under the overarching mandate of “Clean and Green”. This comes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 4, 2022 Not-for-profit community development organization Gram Vikas has received the 10th Earth Care Awards for exemplary stewardship of community-based Climate Action. The Award recognizes Gram Vikas’ long-standing work in empowering the village communities to address the rapidly deteriorating ecological balance.  It helps them adapt to the challenges posed by climate change to access to water, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 4, 2022 On the occasion of World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a programme on ‘Save Soil Movement’ at Vigyan Bhawan at 11 AM on 5th June. Prime Minister will also address the gathering during the programme.  ‘Save Soil Movement’ is a global movement to increase awareness about deteriorating soil health and ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 31, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, sensitized local communities on the health impacts of tobacco consumption on World No-Tobacco Day today. While the adverse effects of consuming tobacco are well documented, millions continue to be affected by it each year. This is due to the general lack of awareness ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 29, 2022 In its endeavour to promote homemade food with family fun, Swayamsiddha Ladies Club of NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters, Ranchi, in association with the Employees Welfare Association of the Unit, organised a food festival themed on “Go Green to Save Mother Earth” at MECON Community Hall, here on Friday. The foodfest was inaugurated by Shyamli ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MAY 26, 2022 Dalmia Bharat Foundation (DBF), the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Dalmia Bharat has undertaken the ‘WADI’ Project, in association with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). The project aims to strengthen the value chain in tribal development and boost the financial growth of families of 38 villages under Rajgangpur and Kutra ...

TBB BUREAU HIRAKUD, MAY 22, 2022 As many as 372 patients were treated at a multi-specialtyhealth camp organised by the Hirakud Unit of Hindalco at Mohamadpur High School in Mohamadpur here on Sunday with the objective of offering specialised healthcare facilities to the people in the region. The camp was inaugurated by Hindalco Hirakud Complex HR Head Krishna Padhi in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 22, 2022 On International Day of Biological Diversity, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, announced that it is intensifying efforts towards nurturing biodiversity in the areas of its operations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, as part of its sustainable development agenda. The company has embarked on conservation projects for indigenous bird species that include constructing ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, MAY 21, 2022 As part of the observance of Swachhta Pakhwada-2022, NTPC Coal Mining Headquarters Ranchi organised a program on cleanliness at Yogada Girls’ School and Marwari Govt Girls’ School, here on Saturday. The objective of observing the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ fortnight, as a part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, is to take up sanitation initiatives, and reinforce ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 20, 2022 HCL Foundation (HCLF), the CSR arm of IT major HCL Technologies, on Friday hosted the 8th edition of the HCL Grant Pan India Symposiums 2022 on the theme “CSR for Nation Building” for NGOs, at XIM University here with the aims to build capacities through critical masterclass and panel discussions with experts. It was ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAY 19, 2022 As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Jharsuguda Unit of Vedanta Aluminium has launched ‘Jal Seva Shibir’ to provide drinking water to local communities, to offer relief from the summer heat. Water kiosks have been set up at Bhurkamunda village, Sarbahal Chowk, Jharsuguda Railway Station and Bus Stand, in association with NGO Sehada, ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, MAY 14, 2022 The sacred ‘yajna’ at the new Jagannath Temple, built in collaboration with Vedanta and villagers at Katikela village in Sundergarh district of Odisha came to an end today with over devotees offering oblations to the Trinity. Over one thousand devotees from Sundergarh and nearly districts offered prayers to the Trinity seeking the divine blessings, ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 6, 2022 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited pledges to strengthen grassroots sporting culture on Kids Athletics Day by supporting young athletes from local communities. Placing holistic development of communities at the core of its operational philosophy, Vedanta Lanjigarh runs several socio-economic developmental projects in the region. Presently, over 100 students are undergoing training in Archery ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MAY 5, 2022 The Rajgangpur Unit of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited organised an exposure visit for students of Lanjiberna Upgraded High school to Dalmia Institute of knowledge and Skill Harnessing (DIKSHa) Training Centre, Dalmia Private Industrial Training Institute (DITI), LVPEI Dalmia OCL Eye Centre and Line-3 cement plant in Rajgangpur recently. The exposure visit was planned with ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 3, 2022 Aditya Birla Group company Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL)’s Project “UANAT (Utkal’s Action for Agricultural Transformation)” launched in collaboration with Bharat Rural Livelihood Foundation (BRLF), is making a transformative change to the lives of more than 15,000 rural households of Kashipur Block in Rayagada district and Thuamul Rampur Block of Kalahandi district in Odisha ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, APRIL 28, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, took trainee students of its Skill Training Program at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district of Odisha on an immersion tour to experience the workings of the hospitality industry. 30 trainees visited the Amrapali Hotel in Bhawanipatna and got a never-seen-before orientation on the hospitality industry, tourism, food & ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, APRIL 25, 2022 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has kick started a week-long health sensitization campaign for local communities on World Malaria Day. In line with the theme ‘harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives’, the company is reaching out to nearly 12,600 people residing in 28 ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 25, 2022 On World Earth Day (April 22) this year, the Godrej Group has released a book titled “The Last Cloud, Ray, Drop, Mangrove and Bee” for children to urge them, other individuals and business heads to invest their resources in safeguarding the environment and protecting valuable species from extinction. Using this digital book as a ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 21, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has significantly expanded the ambit of workforce diversity by welcoming seven transgender professionals into the workforce at its Chhattisgarh-based subsidiary, the Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO). Four of them have been engaged in forklift operation at Cast House, and three others in the Security function at BALCO. ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANJPUR, APRIL 21, 2022 Dalmia Private Industrial Training Institute (DITI), an initiative of Dalmia Bharat Group of Industries and managed by the Dalmia Audyogik Shikshan Pratishthan Trust, celebrated its silver jubilee at the Dalmia Auditorium Rajgangpur Campus here today. One of the pioneering skill enhancement institutions in India since 1997, Dalmia Private Industrial Training Institute (DITI) ranks seventh ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, APRIL 20, 2022 The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Wednesday said that it would investigate into the matter related to atrocities against Scheduled tribes and safety negligence by the authorities of JSW Bhusan Steel & Power Pvt.Ltd because of which four contractual labourers sustained burn injuries while performing duty in the JSW BPSL plant on ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, APRIL 16, 2022 In its continuous endeavor towards impacting livelihoods of the community, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries limited of Aditya Birla Group, recently launched skill development training on driving at Nuapada in association with Sri Ganesh Driving Training School, Nabarangpur. The program aims to provide driving skills and certificates to interested ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 12, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium organized voluntary blood donation camps across its operations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh on the occasion of World Health Day to support local government blood banks. Nearly 900 units of blood were donated by employees and business partners across Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha, and BALCO in Chhattisgarh where the company has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 8, 2022        ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) organised a Blood Donation Camp in association with Central Red Cross Blood Bank, Cuttack at its pellet plant in Paradip on Wednesday and a ‘Health Camp’ at Baladia village under Nuagarh Gram Panchayat on Thursday. More than 100 employees and contract workers voluntarily participated in the Blood ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 4, 2022 In an endeavor to improve the emergency service infrastructure in the State, the Odisha Government along with Odisha Police has deployed 106 numbers of 112 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) in the first phase across the State. The aim of this new service is to address the distress calls by the citizens in a more ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 1, 2022 In Odisha, 83.31% people live in rural areas and most of them depend on groundwater for drinking and domestic use, as per the 2011 Census report. In rural areas, water supply relied heavily on borewells and handpumps before the Functional Household Tap Connections (FHTC) campaign started in August 2019. But all HHs are expected ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 30, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, commemorates the rich cultural heritage of Odisha and commits to mainstream the beautiful and ancient art form of Dhokra by working with artisans from the Kankeri village, situated near its Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh in Kalahandi district on the occasion of Utkal Divas.    Dhokra artisans of Kankeri ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 26, 2022 In its commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, Amazon India today announced the company will ‘switch off’ lights across all its corporate offices and operations network across India, in support of this year’s Earth Hour. Through this initiative, Amazon India will contribute to a cumulative of 500 hours of electricity savings of ‘lights ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MARCH 25, 2022 Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has launched a skill training program to create employment opportunities for local youth by enhancing their skill sets in the housekeeping trade. The company has partnered with NABARD for the program, which will be implemented by the Vedanta Foundation. Inaugurated by NABARD’s Kalahandi ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 22, 2022 JSPL Foundation, the CSR arm of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), awarded OP Jindal Star Scholarship and OP Jindal Jewel Scholarship to 28 meritorious students of Angul district. Angul Collector and District Magistrate Siddharth Shankar Swain presented the scholarship cheques to the selected meritorious students in presence of Jindal Steel & Power Angul Location ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 21, 2022 Groundwater – which exists almost everywhere underground – has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of lives and be the world’s insurance policy against climate change. On the occasion of World Water Day, 2022, WaterAid is releasing a Report, titled “Groundwater: The world’s neglected defence against climate change”, which throws sharp focus into ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, MARCH 9, 2022 The much awaited public hearing for expansion of FRP Hindalco Hirakud, a unit of Aditya Birla group, was completed on Wednesday. People supported the expansion programme in hope of getting local employment and other benefits. “Hindalco has given local employment to the people of Hirakud and western Odisha. Hence, we are hopeful that it ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MARCH 9, 2022 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited (DCBL), one of India’s leading cement manufacturers is reiterating its focus to encourage an inclusive environment, foster a fair and diverse workforce, and promote gender equality through its multiple initiatives at the company’s Rajgangpur facility and its surrounding communities. Birajini Ekka, working at cement mill section proudly hoisted the National ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 8, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has launched a ‘Vedanta#BreakTheBias Augmented Reality (AR) campaign on Instagram on the eve of International Women’s Day. The campaign is aimed at gamifying the message that female students and professionals should actively consider a career in the manufacturing industry, which is ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, MARCH 8, 2022 Jindal Steel and Power (JSP) and its Corporate Social Responsibility arm JSPL Foundation celebrated the International Women’s Day-2022 with a series of events. While JSP organised programmes within its campus for working women, JSPL Foundation conducted programs and honoured girls and women for their outstanding contribution and becoming role models for the society. Extending ...