TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 16, 2023 The public hearing for the Sijimali Bauxite Mining was completed successfully on Monday. Sijimali Bauxite Block spread over an area of 1549.022 hectares located in the Rayagada and Kalahandi districts with an estimated reserves of 311 million tonnes of bauxite and annual production capacity of 9 million metric tonnes, was allotted to Anil Agarwal-led ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, SEPT 7, 2023 “Education is the cornerstone of progress, and at Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, we are deeply committed to supporting education in rural areas,” said Vedanta Limited – Aluminium Business COO Sunil Gupta while speaking on the Teachers’ Day celebrations by Vedanta Aluminium. “Our initiatives aim to bridge the learning gaps and make quality education accessible ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, AUG 29, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has taken a remarkable leap in safety training with the introduction of an innovative Virtual Reality (VR) experience zone. This pioneering initiative aims to transform traditional safety training methods by leveraging immersive virtual simulations to create a safer, more engaging, and impactful learning environment for its workforce ...

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 ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 11, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, marked the successful completion of the first year of its e-learning initiative, Vidyagraha, by honouring thirteen exceptional students from Jharsuguda in Odisha for their outstanding achievement in the state’s Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination. The event, graced by Jharsuguda District Education Officer (DEO) Puspa Minz also recognized ...

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 NEW DELHI, MAR 10, 2023 On International Women’s Day 2023, Vedanta Aluminium launched an Augmented Reality (AR)-led campaign (a selfie filter) called ‘Sorting Hard-Hat’ on Instagram. Focused on attracting women professionals to the manufacturing industry, the campaign seeks to enhance the gender diversity present within the sector. At present, the disparity in male-female hiring is even more pronounced ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEB 7, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, will be hosting the first edition of the International Aluminium Conference (IAC 2023) in association with the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) on February 9-10, 2023. The conference, themed on “Making India the Aluminium Capital of the World”, will be held at Vedanta’s operations at Jharsuguda ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JAN 31, 2023 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has raised USD 250 million through Sustainability Linked Loans (SLL) from reputed international banks, for financing its capex initiatives and reducing carbon footprint. The loans were granted on the basis of specific performance parameters for decarbonization and safety, which the company aims to meet by deploying ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 7, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, hosted thousands of visitors at its pavilion in the Make In Odisha-2022, the five-day mega investment conclave by the Odisha Government held at Janata Maidan here from November 30 to December 4. Themed on ‘nurturing the art of the past to investing in the metal of the ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA/LANJIGARH, AUG 30, 2022 On National Sports Day, Vedanta Aluminium pledged to strengthen grassroots sporting culture with the participation of young talent from local communities in and around its areas of operations. In pursuit of this aim, Vedanta Aluminium has been actively supporting several sports formats, events and training programs in Jharsuguda, Lanjigarh and nearby areas. Sports being ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 16, 2022 On India’s 76th Independence Day on Monday, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, commits to proudly upholding the principles of ‘paanchpran’, as employees, business partners, community members and their families join in the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav festivities at its operations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Since inception, Vedanta Aluminium has been a ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 11, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has embarked on its ambitious commitment to turn net water positive, by partnering with TÜV SÜD, a global leader in safety, security & sustainability solutions. Under this partnership, Vedanta Aluminium and TÜV will chart the roadmap for the company’s water positivity goal by working in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 9, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, in association with the Vedanta BALCO Medical Centre (BMC) cancer hospital conducted a cancer screening camp and awareness campaign at District Headquarters Hospital of Jeypore in Koraput district. A cancer detection van, equipped with various cancer detection tests such as pap smears and oral cytology was deployed ...

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 NEW DELHI, JUNE 6, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium has declared that its largest aluminium smelter has substantially reduced its GHG, or greenhouse gas emissions intensity (carbon footprint), by around 12 per cent in FY22 over theprevious fiscal, while increasing production volume by 20 per cent. On World Environment Day, Vedanta Aluminium committed to reduce ...

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 NEW DELHI, MAY 17, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has scored a hat trick of awards at the 11th edition of Fly Ash Utilization Conference Expo Awards instituted by Mission Energy Foundation for efficient management of fly-ash. Vedanta Power Plants at Jharsuguda in Odisha won awards in the >=500 MW and <=500 MW categories respectively; ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 10, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar to promote Research, Training and Academic initiatives for its security professionals. National Forensic Science University (NFSU) is a renowned and the one and only Forensic Science University in the world, known ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 2, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has announced long-term sourcing of 380 MW of renewable energy for its Aluminium Smelters. Some 180 MW of this RE will be for the Aluminium Smelter at Jharsuguda, Odisha, and 200 MW for the Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) at Korba, Chhattisgarh. This will be carried out ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 27, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has developed an Extended Reality (XR) experience zone to augment safety training for its employees and partners. The zone makes use of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies to enable simulation-based training, thus ensuring an immersive, engaging and safe learning experience ...

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 NEW DELHI, MARCH 22, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has recycled 14 billion litres of water as of January 2022 in FY 21-22, leveraging advanced technologies for focused control and monitoring of water consumption. Vedanta Aluminium’s water sustainability efforts are guided by its robust Water Management Policy. In line with the company’s commitment to ...

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 NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of the aluminium and value-added products, will collaborate with cement, construction and infrastructure industries for gainful utilization of its byproducts fly ash and bauxite-residue. At a national level webinar held today with global experts and participants from the cement industry, Vedanta Aluminium also sought interest from cement ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 18, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business and Runaya Refining have won the ‘Gold’ award at the ‘BW Recycling for a Greener Tomorrow Awards 2022’ in ‘Best in Recycling or Material Recovery Facility of the Year’ category. Vedanta Aluminium produces more than half of India’s aluminium at 1.97 million metric tonnes, at its smelters at Jharsuguda in ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 5, 2022 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has signed an agreement with GEAR (Gemini Equipment and Rentals Private Limited) India, to deploy one of the largest fleets of lithium-ion battery-powered electric forklifts, becoming the first in Indian aluminium industry to undertake such an initiative. The company shall commission 23 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 6, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has bagged three ‘Gold Awards at the SEEM National Energy Management Awards (SNEMA) 2020 for excellence in energy management at its Aluminium Smelters I and II and the 1,215 MW captive power plant at Jharsuguda in Odisha. Vedanta Jharsuguda’s 1,215 MW captive ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUGUST 02, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has become India’s largest green power purchaser on the Green Market at the Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) platform in Q1FY22. For its largest integrated aluminium production facility at Jharsuguda, in Odisha, Vedanta procured 354 million units of solar and non-solar renewable ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JULY 19, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of the aluminium and value-added products, has invited partnerships from cement producers for using its by-products for manufacturing low-carbon cement. The company expressed its interest for long-term collaboration with cement industry players on opportunities of using fly ash (a by-product in thermal power generation) and bauxite residue ...

Vedanta Aluminium Business recycles 16.5 bn litres of water in FY21 TBB BUREAU      NEW DELHI, JULY 13, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Business, India’s largest producer of the aluminium and value-added products, has recycled 16.5 billion litres of water in FY 20-21, leveraging technology for focused control and monitoring of water consumption. The water saving projects across its Alumina Refinery, Aluminium Smelters ...