The Business Bytes

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 Jalan Kalrock consortium, the promoters of Jet Airways, has appointed Vipula Gunatilleka as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the airline. He has been tasked with reviving the grounded carrier. Gunatilleka, who till January, was the CEO of SriLankan Airlines, will join Jet Airways from March 1, 2022. Considered as an aviation expert, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 22, 2022 Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has entered into a pact with the Kochi-based startup Tranquility IOT and Bid Data Solution Pvt Ltd for the manufacture and sale of a non-invasive device — Amrita Spandana — developed by Amrita researchers for home-monitoring of glucose and blood pressure. Developed and patented by the varsity’s Centre for Wireless ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Bengaluru FC had to come from behind to defeat Odisha FC by a 2-1 scoreline in the 2021-22 Hero Indian Super League (ISL) at the Athletic Stadium in Bambolim. The result keeps the Blues in the hunt for a semi-finals spot as they rise to fifth with 26 points, one behind fourth-placed Kerala Blasters ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda (BoB), and Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) have come together to launch the IRCTC BoB RuPay Contactless Credit Card. The card is specially curated to offer maximum savings to frequent railway travellers. Users of this card will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 The first Mobile Health Dispensary (MHD) launched by TP Central Odisha Distribution Ltd (TPCODL) has already benefited more than 10,000 villagers across 94 gram panchayats in Dhenkanal and Angul districts within the first four months of its roll out.  The MHD has been instrumental in bringing positive impact amongst villagers. Earlier, people had to ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 In a significant achievement, JioFiber, the ultra high-speed broadband service of Reliance Jio, has crossed 1 lakh subscribers mark in Odisha in December 2021, making it the fastest growing wired broadband service provider in the state. As per the latest telecom subscriber data published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), JioFiber, the wired ...

TBB BUREAU KALINGANAGAR, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Tata Steel further expanded its transgender employee base last week by onboarding 12 Crane Operator Trainees from the LGBTQ+ community at its Kalinganagar plant. In December 2021, in a landmark initiative Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division onboarded 14 transgender people as Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) Operators at its mines. This step of onboarding ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 A spot in the semifinal firmly in their minds, Mumbai City FC will go all guns blazing against rock-bottom SC East Bengal who have nothing to lose, in the Hero Indian Super League at the PJN Stadium in Fatorda on Tuesday. Mumbai are placed fifth in the points table, having 25 points from 16 ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Capri Global Capital Ltd. (CGCL), a non-deposit-taking and systemically important NBFC (NBFC-ND-SI) plans to enter the gold loan business. The company will launch this business in the first half of the financial year 2022-23. The company aims to build a gold loan book size of Rs. 8,000 crore and expand its network with1500 branch ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (Jio), India’s largest 4G and mobile broadband digital service provider, will land the next generation multi-terabit India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) undersea cable system in Hulhumale, Maldives. The high capacity and high-speed IAX system will connect Hulhumale’ directly with World’s major internet hubs in India and Singapore. The Minister of Economic Development, Hon. ...