The Business Bytes

TBB BUREAU BENGALURU, DEC 29 Acer, the market leader in PC gaming in India, announced the winner of its 4th edition of mega eSports tournament Acer Predator League India 2020 where 16 finalists from PUBG PC, 4 semifinalists from Valorant, and that for Valorant for Woman competed against each other in their respective tournament. While COVID-19 obligated the event to ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Even as Tata Steel expands its manufacturing footprint in India through organic and inorganic growth, it continues to remain committed to the cause of the environment and sustainability. Over the last few years, the steel behemoth has made considerable progress on several environmental parameters. Those include 100 per cent solid waste utilisation, greenhouse gas emission ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 The doctors at city-based AMRI Hospitals performed a complex ABO incompatible (mismatch blood group) kidney transplant successfully. A 23-year old young man from Dhenkanal, with B +ve blood group was on dialysis after both of his kidneys failed. Though his mother with AB +ve blood group was willing to donate one of her kidneys, it ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 State-run power major NTPC on Monday said its Dulanga coal mine is commercially operational from October 1, 2020. “…based on achievement of approved norms and due approval; Dulanga Coal Mine (in Odisha) of NTPC Limited, having an ultimate peak rated annual capacity of 7 Million Tonnes Per Annum, is declared commercial operation from October ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, DEC 28 Foundation laying ceremony and Bhumi Pujan for JSPL Foundation-supported construction of the new building of Sri Kishori Raman Girls’ Inter College, Mathura was held on Sunday in presence of District Magistrate Sarvagya Ram Mishra, SSP Gaurav Grover, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kranti Shekhar, social activist Priyal Bhardwaj and other dignitaries. JSPL Foundation Chairperson Shallu Jindal ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, DEC 28 Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), the powerhouse of fashion and retail sector, is positioned as Asia’s `Most Sustainable Company’ and globally ranked 8th in the Textiles, Apparel & Luxury goods Industry for its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance in the 2020 edition of S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. The CSA methodology is ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Reliance Jio further extended its leadership position in Odisha telecom market as it became the only mobile service provider which witnessed an increase in subscriber base in the state while all other operators lost thousands of subscribers, according to the mobile subscriber data released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). As per data released ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, DEC 28 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI)’s light commercial vehicle Super Carry has completed four years in the domestic market with sale of over 70,000 units. The auto major had forayed into the commercial vehicle segment in 2016 with Super Carry. The mini truck has empowered more than 70,000 owners with customised experiences in line with their versatile ...

PRIYABRAT BISWAL BHUBANESWAR, DEC 25 Senior scientist of Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO), Dr Hemant Kumar Pandey, has been conferred with DRDO’s “Scientist of the Year Award” for his contribution in developing herbal drug ‘Lukoskin’ for treatment of leucoderma, an autoimmune disorder characterised by the loss of skin colour in parts of a body. Dr. Pandey, who heads the Herbal ...

NEW DELHI, DEC 24  Leading public sector bank, Punjab National Bank (PNB), today introduced PNB e-Credit Card, a digital replica of a physical Credit Card.  It will allow PNB customers to use PNB e-credit card at any e-commerce platform or merchant website, without the need of carrying the physical card. Customers can view PNB e-Credit Card details by clicking on ...