The Business Bytes

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. ...

TBB BUREAU GOA, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 FC Goa’s record streak of making the ISL playoffs for 4 consecutive seasons came to an end on Saturday night, following their 3-2 loss to Hyderabad FC at the SAG Athletic Stadium in Bambolim, Goa. Jorge Ortiz and Devendra Murgaokar netted once each for the Gaurs but couldn’t stop Hyderabad from taking all three ...

TBB BUREAU RANCHI, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 State-run power giant NTPC on Saturday said it surpassed the maximum annual electricity generation of 314 billion units achieved in 2020-21 on February 18. NTPC has recorded a generation of 314.89 billion units up to February18, 2022, surpassing the maximum annual generation of 314 BU achieved in 2020-21, a company statement said. Last year, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 Aditya Birla Group’s Utkal Alumina International Limited’s (UAIL) project ‘Kaushalya’ is reaching out to the unemployed rural women and through income generation helping them become self-reliant. Since its commencement in September 2015, it has trained more than 175 women in tailoring and appliqué making and has created sustainable livelihood opportunities for them in the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK/ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Propelld, an education-focused fintech platform, has raised Rs. 262 crore in Series B funding round led by West Bridge Capital along with the existing investors – Stellaris Venture Partners and India Quotient. Founded by IITians Bibhu Prasad Das, Victor Senapaty and Brijesh Samantaray in 2017, Propelld has now tie-ups with over 550 educational institutes ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in India, joined hands with Social Welfare Agency & Training Institute (SWATI), to empower the children of tribal communities in Odisha by providing them quality education in order to develop age appropriate learning levels. The initiative has been undertaken as part of SBI ...