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TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 The Union Ministry of Mines on Thursday said that it will be conducting a pre-bid conference for the first tranche of auction of critical and strategic minerals on Friday at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre here in hybrid mode. The Ministry of Mines launched the first tranche auction of 20 critical and strategic mineral ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 In a historic decision, the Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, repealing the colonial era law of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867.  The Bill has already been passed by Rajya Sabha in the Monsoon Session. The new statute – The Press and Registration ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, DEC 21, 2023 SAIL-run Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has bagged the prestigious 14th Kalinga Safety Excellence Award-2022 in Platinum category. In the National Safety Conclave-2023 organized at Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, RSP Director In-Charge Atanu Bhowmick and GM Incharge (Safety) Asha Kartha received the award on behalf of the steel plant. This award is a recognition of RSP’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 21, 2023 Tata Power-led Odisha discoms hosted an event here to felicitate the winners of the ‘Oh My Beautiful Odisha’ photography contest. This innovative initiative, crafted to celebrate the splendid cultural, natural, and architectural heritage of Odisha, garnered an overwhelming response, attracting over 7,000 entries. The top 13 winners were rewarded with cash prize worth Rs. ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, DEC 21, 2023 NTPC Dulanga Coal Mining Project has been awarded Star Rating Awards (3rd rank) under the category of Opencast Mines for the year 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. NTPC Talaipalli Coal Mining Project has also been awarded Star Rating (Achievers Rank) under Opencast category for the year 2019-20. NTPC Limited Director (Fuel) Shivam Srivastava and NTPC ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, on Thursday informed Lok Sabha that Indian Civil Aviation sector which had only 400 aircraft in 2014, has increased to almost 644 aircrafts today. “The number of Aircraft on Ground roughly stands at 140 from the point of view of the scheduled commercial airlines. 95% ...

TBB BUREAU KOLKATA, DEC 21, 2023 Medica Superspecialty Hospital, the leading private hospital chain in Eastern India, has achieved a groundbreaking achievement by successfully conducting the first-ever ‘Zero Contrast Rotablation Angioplasty’ in the region. The procedure was performed on a 63-year-old male, Prashanta Bhattacharya, a retired executive, resident of Behala, by Dr. Arindam Pande, Senior Consultant in the Department of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), a leading manufacturer of premium cars on Thursday announced Special Service Support for all flood-affected Honda car owners in Chennai. In response to the recent floods in the city, HCIL is taking proactive measures to address the challenges faced by car owners, ensuring swift and effective assistance to ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 21, 2023 Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that by 2025 coal import for power sector will come down to 2 per cent since domestic coal production has increased substantially. Addressing the launch function of the 9th round of commercial coal mine auction here on Wednesday, Joshi complemented Coal India ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 20, 2023 Marching ahead as the No. 1 digital service provider in Odisha, Reliance Jio added highest number of new mobile subscribers in September 2023, as per the latest telecom subscriber data, released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday. In fact, Jio was the only service provider to have added new subscribers ...