TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 13, 2021 Diabetes has seen a surge in the recent past, and the preventable blindness caused by the disease too is on the rise. Having more than normal blood sugar levels may not be a direct cause of blindness, but it does increase the chance of developing serious eye conditions like diabetic retinopathy, which may lead ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 9, 2021 An exhibition of photos and videos recorded by 20 young researchers highlighting the importance of breaking misconceptions around sexual reproductive health and rights was held at the GKCM Odissi Research Centre, here today. Organised by Oxfam India, the exhibition aims to increase the understanding of the intersection between the sexual and reproductive health and ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, NOV 5, 2021 Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment Minister Arun Kumar Sahoo on Friday opened the first Millet Shakti outlet of Odisha at the Krushi Bhavan premise here. Shaktimayee SHG Federation supported by the Department of Mission Shakti will manage the outlet and serve many millets-based snacks and dry items for officers and visitors of Krushi Bhavan. Ragi ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, NOV 1, 2021 With the aim to exploring contemporary themes in the broader domain of community psychology, Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) in collaboration with Community Psychology Association of India (CPAI) organised the first International Conference on Community Psychology (ICCP) at OP Jindal Global University. The three-day conference brought together distinguished professors, experts, psychologists and ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DDELHI, NOV 1, 2021 In a bid to improve the quality of health services and strengthen Meghalaya’s capacity to handle future health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India, the State Government and the World Bank signed a USD40 million health project for the state on October 28.  The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project will ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 29, 2021 SOS Children’s Villages of India, the largest self-implementing childcare NGO in the country, conducted an awareness drive on handwashing in Bhubaneswar.  Around 275 children of the ‘Balpanchayat’ organised a handwashing awareness drive in 11 communities including Daspur, Mahimangar, Pitagadia BhoiSahi, Kujimahal, Bhola, Dalua, Jamujhari, Binjhagiri, Chhatabar, Krushnanagar and Chudang. Awareness was created on washing ...

TBB BUREAU RENGALI, OCT 28, 2021 As a responsible corporate citizen, Hindalco’s Aditya Aluminium has launched Project Vision Care to help people in addressing eye ailments. In association with Trilochan Netralaya Eye Hospital in Sambalpur, Aditya Aluminium has opened a Vision Centre on hub and spoke model with an objective to make eye care affordable and available at doorstep.  It’s ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 27, 2021 Amway India today announced the appointment of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan as its brand ambassador. As a part of this momentous association, the veteran actor will endorse the brand Amway and the Nutrilite range of products across all platforms, encourage women and youth empowerment through guided entrepreneurship, thereby reinforcing Amway’s vision of helping people ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, OCT 19, 2021 Livinguard, the Swiss-based international leader in sustainable self-disinfecting hygiene technology, today claimed that its technology has been proven to kill the delta variant of COVID-19. Tests carried out by the renowned IRSHA institute showed that the inner and outer layers of masks supercharged with Livinguard technology have an average >99 percent effectiveness with no ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, OCT 18, 2021 eSanjeevani, India’s leading telemedicine service, under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, clocked 1.4 crore consultations today. Operating in two variants i.e., eSanjeevaniAB-HWC and eSanjeevaniOPD, this initiative of Government of India has over the time gained immense popularity in being able to deliver healthcare services through digital platforms. eSanjeevani AB-HWC, a ...