TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 8, 2021 An anti-COVID-19 therapeutic application of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) has been developed by Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a lab of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), Hyderabad. Clinical trial results have shown that this molecule helps in faster recovery of hospitalised patients ...

TBB BUREAU BARGARH, MAY 7, 2021 Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday inaugurated a 100-bed COVID Care Centre with ICU and ventilator facilities at Vikash Multi-Specialty Hospital (VMSH) in Bargarh district through virtual mode. As part of the project, 70 ventilators, 50 monitors, and 200 syringe pumps are being provided by Indian Oil ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 7, 2021 The Ministry of Railways has issued a revised Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to be strictly adhered to in the movement of passengers by trains across the country. With the rising number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the railways decided to advise passengers to wear face masks at the time of entry and also during ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, MAY 6, 2021 Given the severity of the current circumstances with the second wave of COVID-19 wreaking havoc in India, as a responsible corporate citizen Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited has initiated a sanitization drive in its area of operations. DCBL’s Lanjiberna Limestone Mines has started sanitizing villages under Kutra and Rajgangpur Blocks. The company has sanitised offices, ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 5, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business has accelerated the COVID vaccination initiative and vaccinated over 7,500 of its people across its plants located in Odisha and Chhattisgarh. With over 550 beds, Vedanta’s COVID Care Centres at Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha, and BALCO in Korba, Chhattisgarh, are equipped with required infrastructure and medical personnel ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK, MAY 4, 2021 Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) has taken various initiatives to control the spread of the novel coronavirus in and around its Kapilas Cement Manufacturing Works (KCMW) at Tangi in Cuttack district. The company has set up a 15-bed quarantine centre which is being run by a team of trained doctors and nurses. The company ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MAY 4, 2021 With hospitals across India facing oxygen shortage amid the tumultuous second wave of Covid-19, country’s leading digital financial services platform Paytm today announced that Paytm Foundation will be setting up oxygen plants in 12-13 cities as hospitals across the nation. These oxygen plants would be directly installed at hospitals, which would serve the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 3, 2021 The British government will send 1,000 more ventilators from its surplus supply to Indian hospitals. This will be in addition to 200 ventilators, 495 oxygen concentrators and three oxygen generation units the UK has announced as part of its assistance package last week. Apart from providing medical supplies, England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MAY 3, 2021 With the demand for medical oxygen jumping manifold amid the second wave of Covid-19 in the country, leading steelmaker Jindal Steel & Power Ltd (JSPL) – as a responsible corporate citizen –  has been supplying Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) from its 6 MTPA mega steel complex at Angul since April 2021. The Angul unit ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, MAY 3, 2021 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited, India’s premier producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has come forward to support the Government and District Administration in their fight against COVID-19. As part of its corporate social responsibility, the unit has provided 100 sets of RT-PCR Test kits to the District Headquarters Hospital, Bhawanipatna. With each set ...