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Vedanta Jharsuguda hosts sports enthusiasts ahead of FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 10, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium partnered with the Jharsuguda District Administration to host sports enthusiasts over friendly tournaments ahead of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023, which is being held in Odisha. With sporting fervour abuzz in the region, a two-day cricket tournament was organised by the Jharsuguda District Administration at Vedanta Meadows cricket ground ...

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‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ launched at Utkal Alumina

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/KALAHANDI, JAN 5, 2023 Utkal Alumina International Limited, a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Group’s Hindalco Industries Limited, is always committed towards the health and wellbeing of its periphery villagers. As a responsible corporate, the company always demonstrates its affinity towards the community by safeguarding them from health crises and epidemic, thus contributing to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) ...

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Vedanta’s Subhalaxmi Co-operative launches ‘Udyogini’ to encourage entrepreneurship among rural women

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JAN 4, 2023 Subhalaxmi Co-operative, one of India’s largest rural women’s co-operatives supported by Vedanta Aluminium, has launched ‘Udyogini’ project to promote entrepreneurship among rural women residing in Jharsuguda and nearby areas. Subhalaxmi Co-operative is the flagship community development initiative of Vedanta Aluminium at Jharsuguda, with over 4,100 women members in its fold. The co-operative works towards ...

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ITC’s ‘YiPPee! Better World – Trash to Treasure’ program to educate 3.5 million children on plastic waste management

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 4, 2023 With the aim of supporting the national commitments towards cleaner, greener and healthier tomorrow and as outlined in UN SDG goals especially SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), Sunfeast YiPPee!ITC Ltd.’s well-known Instant Noodles and Pasta brand ,is creating awareness among school children on plastic waste management​ ​through its recently launched – ‘YiPPee! Better ...

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Habitat for Humanity India and Standard Chartered Bank join hands to offer livelihood opportunities to women

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JAN 3, 2023 Housing non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity India has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to provide 969 women with upskilling, alternative livelihood opportunities, and assistance in establishing micro-enterprises to generate additional income. The project is known as Empowering Women and Improving Life through Livelihood Interventions. These women are from the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and ...

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Coal & Lignite PSUs promote Mines Tourism

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 2, 2023 In its efforts for going in harmony with the nature, society, forests and wildlife, Ministry of Coal converts suitable mine areas, after exhaustion of reserves, into eco-parks, sites for water sports, underground mine tourism, golf grounds, adventure, bird watching etc. These sites have good potential for recreation, revenue generation and employment for local ...

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Centre to roll out new integrated food security scheme on Jan 1

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 31, 2022 The roll out of center’s new integrated food security Scheme is set to begin on 1 January 2023, officials said on Saturday. As per the decision made by cabinet, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the new Scheme would provide free food grains to 81.35 crore beneficiaries under NFSA, for the year 2023. ...

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Aditya Aluminium helps Rengali farmers reap high yield with black rice

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 30, 2022 At a time when most of the farmers of Odisha are opting for high yield varieties of paddy, the Aditya Birla Group Company Aditya Aluminium Lapanga has successfully convinced western Odisha farmers to go for the indigenous variety of black rice, popularly known as ‘Kalabati’ rice which was lost over the years. Aditya Aluminium’s ...

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On Christmas, Vedanta Aluminium drives safety awareness through Safety Santa

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, DEC 28, 2022 On Christmas Eve, Vedanta Aluminium undertook an innovative safety sensitization campaign at its plant and township with ‘Safety Santa’. Dressed up as Santa Claus, the company’s safety personnel visited various plant sites and homes of employees to reiterate the core tenets of safety at work and home in an engaging manner. Safety awareness is ...

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Vedanta Aluminium distributes winter clothes & blankets among needy people in Koraput and Rayagada dists

TBB BUREAU SUNDARGARH, DEC 27, 2022 With the onset of winter, Vedanta Aluminium organised a winter preparedness drive in Koraput and Rayagada districts of Odisha, distributing warm winter clothes and blankets to needy people. The two-day effort reached out to more than 750 people, especially the elderly and differently-abled, in over 50 villages across Dasmantpur, Kashipur and Laxmipur blocks of ...

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