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4.13 lakh more people to be covered under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana in Odisha

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 ...

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Vedanta Aluminium’s Subhalaxmi Cooperative launches broom-making training for women entrepreneurs

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 2, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium has partnered with the renowned Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) to introduce a broom-making initiative as a part of the several entrepreneurship development opportunities offered under Project Subhalaxmi Udyogini, the second phase of Subhalaxmi Cooperative, one of India’s largest rural women’s cooperatives supported by Vedanta Aluminium. The enterprise was inaugurated at ...

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Vedanta Aluminium helps Jharsuguda residents in monsoon preparedness

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 29, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has undertaken comprehensive efforts to help the residents of Jharsuguda district boost their preparedness for the onset of the monsoon season. In particular, the company has implemented a series of proactive initiatives to address the water and health needs of the community during this season. To mitigate ...

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A heart-warming tale of hope & inspiration on Friendship Day: Stem cell donation saves a Bangladeshi youth from blood cancer

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 27, 2023  A heartwarming tale of hope and kindness unfolded when a 29-year-old man from Kerala stepped forward to save the life of a complete stranger. Atanu Kishor, a resilient 22-year-old youth from Bangladesh, has been locked in an unwavering battle with blood cancer since 2017. His teenage years were full of immense difficulty as he ...

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Vedanta Lanjigarh-supported Dhokra artisans showcase their craft at national exhibition

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JULY 26, 2023 Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, recently supported the skilled Dhokra artisans of Kankeri village of Lanjigarh in participating in a national level exhibition organised by the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) at Srinagar and Gulmarg. The exhibition, organized by the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs from ...

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Tata Power joins hands with KIIT and SIT to make Odisha youth industry & employment-ready in power sector

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 22, 2023 India’s largest power generation company Tata Power has consistently supported and empowered youth by making them with future-ready skills. In line with this commitment, the company has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two leading universities of Bhubaneswar – Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology and Silicon Institute of Technology with aims to nurture students ...

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Vedanta Aluminium helps brighten Jharsuguda’s government schools through ‘ArtShala’ initiative

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 21, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has rolled out ‘ArtShala’ – a unique employee volunteer-driven initiative, to help transform learning spaces in rural areas. The company initiated this program at the Government UP School, Purna, where employee volunteers of the company painted lively child-friendly murals and helped transform the school walls towards creating ...

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Road Safety Network urges Union Transport Minister to adopt appropriate road safety measures

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 20, 2023 As it seems impossible to achieve the target of reducing road accidents in India by 50 per cent by 2024 due to many shortcomings, Road Safety Network – a coalition of organizations working together for improvement of road safety in India – urged Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari to implement measures ...

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Tecnimont empowers rural girls in STEM: Paradip school shines at WiSE event

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JULY 20, 2023 Tecnimont Private Limited (TCMPL), a subsidiary of MAIRE Group, recently announced its funding support for Women in Science, Engineering (WiSE) from rural parts of India. The initiative involving 160 girls was led by Prof. Rajesh Zele from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) to encourage young girls from rural parts of India to ...

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