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TBB BUREAU BARBIL/ANGUL/BHUBANESWAR, AUG 16, 2021 Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL)’s Barbil pellet plant joined the nation in celebrating the 75th Independence Day with great pomp and pageantry at Barbil on Sunday. Plant Head and Executive Vice President Brij Badhadra unfurled the national flag. Maintaining COVID appropriate protocols, the event was observed in the presence of all heads of ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 15, 2021 Drawing a roadmap for the all-round development of India and its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that India has to march ahead with new pledges for the next 25 years. “We have to ensure we meet our goal of building Aatmanirbhar Bharat when we celebrate 100 years of India’s Independence,” ...

TBB BUREAU New Delhi, Aug 15, 2021 Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 75th Independence Day on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government would soon launch the ‘PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan’ worth Rs 100 lakh crore which would help in employment opportunities for lakhs of youths and lay foundation ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 15, 2021 State-run National Aluminium Company Ltd.( NALCO), joined the nation in celebrating the 75th Independence Day – Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav today. NALCO Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sridhar Patra hoisted the national flag in a glittering function held  at NALCO’s headquarters in Bhubaneswar and addressed the employees. Similar celebrations marked by patriotism were also held in production units and other offices ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 15, 2021 On the occasion of the 75th Independence day, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced to provide smart health cards to 3.5 crore people in the state under Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY). He said the initiative will transform the health service delivery system and create a new history in the field of healthcare across ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, AUG 15, 2021 In a major boost for India’s energy sufficiency and security targets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced to launch a National Hydrogen Mission. Addressing the Nation on the occasion of the 75th Independence Day today, the Prime Minister stressed on the need for energy independence and said that the plan involves India ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, AUG 14, 2021 The Sintering Plant–I of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) surpassed the historical production milestone of 50 million ton on August 11, thereby joining the group of  outstanding performing departments of RSP. Sintering Plant-I of RSP was designed and commissioned on February 28, 1965 by Messrs Kopper from Germany based on the design of fifties ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 14, 2021 Ahead of India’s 75th Independence Day, a number of big artistes from the Indian film fraternity have come together to lend their voices for the patriotic anthem titled ‘Hum Hindustani’. The track, supported by the Anil Agarwal Foundation of the Vedanta Group, and produced by Priyaank Sharma and Paras Mehta of music label Dhamaka ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, 13, 2021 Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL) on Friday announced that it has concluded the definitive Agreement entered with Bharti Airtel Limited for acquisition of right to use spectrum in the 800MHz band in Andhra Pradesh (2 x 3.75 MHz), Delhi (2 x 1.25 MHz) and Mumbai (2 x 2.5 MHz) circles through spectrum trading, which has ...

Air pollution is a public health emergency. Besides suspended air particles, sulphur dioxide (SO2) is a major pollutant contributing to deaths from air pollution worldwide. Power plants burning coal and oil along with refineries are responsible for two-thirds of anthropogenic SO2 emissions. With about 90% of power generated in India coming from coal-based plants (comprising about 55% of the country’s ...