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TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 28 In a bid to encourage travel activities and to provide relief to the tourism industry, which is among the worst affected sectors by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Union government on Monday announced that it would offer tourist visa free of charge till March 31, 2022. The financial implication of the move is expected in ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 28, 2021 Talcher Fertilizers Ltd. (TFL) has successfully concluded the financial closure of its mega coal gasification based urea project located at Talcher in Angul district of Odisha. TFL is a Joint Venture of GAIL (India) Ltd (GAIL), Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd (RCF), Coal India Ltd (CIL) and Fertilizers Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL). Informing ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 28, 2021 Skechers, the global lifestyle and performance footwear brand headquartered in the United States, is expanding its #OriginalsKeepMoving campaign with its new collection featuring actress Ananya Panday. The campaign will include the launch of Skechers Energy Racer in India and the popular Skechers D’Lites for women as well as men. “Together with Ananya, we’re excited ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, JUNE 22, 2021 Continuing its fight against COVID-19, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) has launched the vaccination drive at its Angul steel making facilities. The vaccination drive would cover the company’s employees and the entire workforce along with their families. Pursuing the vision of its founder OP Jindal to serve the society in a holistic way ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2021 India’s import of bauxite, a raw material used for manufacturing aluminium, has caused a foreign exchange (forex) loss to the tune of Rs 390 crore during the April-June quarter of 2021, according to the data released by the Indian Industrial Value Chain Collective, today. The Indian Industrial Value Chain Collective (IIVCC) represents organizations involved ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 22, 2021 The Ministry of Coal on Tuesday announced revision in the timeline of the second tranche of auctions for commercial mining. In a statement, the Ministry stated that in continuation to the Notice Inviting Tender dated March 25, 2021, the last date for registration of bidder and sale of tender documents on MSTC website, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 22, 2021 An Automated Ticket verification and Management Access (ATMA) system has been set up at the Bhubaneswar railway station for the safety of passengers and railway authorities. The ATMA system is an information technology (IT) system that helps in effectively monitoring the temperature of passengers and to check tickets from a safe distance by staff ...

TBB BUREAU KANIHA, JUNE 22, 2021 NTPC Talcher Kaniha Chief General Manager Sudip Nag has been elevated to the post of Executive Director, Talcher Kaniha with effect from June 19, 2021. A graduate in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Durgapur, Nag joined NTPC Ltd as an Executive Trainee in the year 1987. Sudip Nag Starting his career in NTPC Farakka, Nag ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 21, 2021 Led by Chairman-cum-Managing Director Sridhar Patra, National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) employees and their family members joined the Nation in celebrating the International Day of Yoga with full zeal from their homes, on Monday morning. A special virtual Yoga session was organsied at Company’s Corporate office here, under the guidance of Yoga Instructor Bholanath ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 21, 2021 India’s overall exports of cereals have seen a sharp spike in 2020-21 with export of non-basmati rice growing by 136.04% to USD 4794.54 million; wheat by 774.17% to USD 549.16 million; and other cereals (Millets, Maize and other coarse gains) by 238.28% to USD 694.14 million. The sharp spike in exports of mainly ...