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TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JANUARY 3, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) has registered a double-digit growth of 22 per cent in coal off-take at 129.36 million tonnes and 15 per cent in dry fuel production at 117.12 million tonnes in the third quarter (Q3) ended on December 31, 2021 as compared against same period during the previous fiscal. Leading the efforts ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2022 Cuttack-based Shanti Memorial Hospital has launched a state–of-the-art Cath Lab in its Cardiology Department for the benefit of patients. Procedures like Coronary Angiography, Peripheral Angiography, PTCA, BMV ( Balloon Mitral Valvoplasty), Electrophysiology Study, RFA 2D & 3D Mapping, Permanent Pacemaker Implantation etc. can be performed with ease at the newly launched advanced Cath Lab. ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2022 In a bid to protect the youths of India from the novel coronavirus, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar on Monday started the COVID-19 vaccination drive for the age group 15-18 years. The vaccination session started at 8 AM. There were 150 online registrations and 15 on-the-spot registrations for the same. ...

TBB BUREAU ERNAKULAM, JANUARY 3, 2022 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday stressed the need to improve financial literacy among the masses and urged the professionals like Charted Accounts to work in this direction by explaining financial rules and regulations in simple and easy language for the larger benefit of the public. Addressing the gathering at the foundation stone ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANUARY 3, 2022 Union Education Minister and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0, a single platform to provide the best-developed ed-tech solutions and courses to students of the country. The Minister also launched AICTE prescribed technical books in regional languages. Speaking on the occasion, Pradhan said that NEAT will be a game-changer in bridging ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JANAUARY 3, 2022 With an aim to ensure mineral security of the nation and to attain self-reliance in the area of critical & strategic minerals, the Union Ministry of Mines has created a Joint Venture company namely Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL) with participating interest of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 3, 2022 After a string of impressive performances, 22-year-old Jhilli Dalabehera from Nayagarh in Odisha is determined to make a mark at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China later this year. In December, Jhilli won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent with a tally of 167Kgs, but in spite of a podium ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, JANUARY 3, 2021 Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited, asset manager of Nippon India Mutual Fund (NIMF), has announced the launch of India’s First Auto sector ETF – Nippon India Nifty Auto ETF. The Auto ETF is an open-ended scheme tracking the Nifty Auto Index. Nippon India Nifty Auto ETF will predominantly invest in stocks comprising of ...

TBB BUREAU KOCHI, JANUARY 2, 2022 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday called for making India fully self-reliant in all areas, including strategic domains. Addressing scientists and staff of the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory at Kochi,  the Vice President stressed the need for increasing indigenous content in the defence sector and cutting down on imports. “To achieve that, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 2, 2022 TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL) has been conferred with six Gold category awards by the National Convention on Quality Concept (NCQC), 2021, organised by Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI). Out of the six, it received four under the ‘Par Excellence’ category and two under the ‘Excellent’ category. This year, the theme of ...