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Utkal Alumina’s ‘Project Kaushalya’ empowers Rayagada women

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 19, 2022 Aditya Birla Group’s Utkal Alumina International Limited’s (UAIL) project ‘Kaushalya’ is reaching out to the unemployed rural women and through income generation helping them become self-reliant. Since its commencement in September 2015, it has trained more than 175 women in tailoring and appliqué making and has created sustainable livelihood opportunities for them in the ...

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Education-focused fintech platform Propelld raises Rs. 262 crore in Series B funding

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK/ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 Propelld, an education-focused fintech platform, has raised Rs. 262 crore in Series B funding round led by West Bridge Capital along with the existing investors – Stellaris Venture Partners and India Quotient. Founded by IITians Bibhu Prasad Das, Victor Senapaty and Brijesh Samantaray in 2017, Propelld has now tie-ups with over 550 educational institutes ...

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SBI Life, SWATI join hands to ensure continued education for tribal children in Odisha

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 18, 2022 SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in India, joined hands with Social Welfare Agency & Training Institute (SWATI), to empower the children of tribal communities in Odisha by providing them quality education in order to develop age appropriate learning levels. The initiative has been undertaken as part of SBI ...

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AM/NS India empowers women through project ‘Aajeevika’

TBB BUREAUBHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 17, 2022In a bid to empower women around its area of operation and create livelihood opportunities, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS India) under its ‘Aajeevika’ project, has started skill development programmes at Paradip.The Company has set up a Lok Vikas Kendra (LVK), centre for resource training and skill building, at Paradip to impart training on tailoring, terracotta ...

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RSP’s Project ‘Garima’ hones creative skills of women, empowers economically

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 Project ‘Garima’ undertaken by the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) wing of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) under its women’s empowerment initiative, has successfully entered the second month of its training module based on honing the embroidery skills of the women of Industrial slums. Ten women including adolescent girls and teenagers from Shantinagar Basti are undergoing ...

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IWAI to develop inland waterways as credible and viable means of transport: Singh

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 17, 2022 The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) plans for developing Inland Waterways as a credible and viable means of transport. The target is to achieve 200 million tonnes per annum through this mode and achieving at least 5 percent of the total traffic volume of the country,” said Jayant Singh, Vice Chairman, Inland Waterways ...

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GKEL’s 100th fly ash rake – a record in ECoR

TBB BUREAU DHENKANAL, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 Availing the relief in freight extended by Railways for transportation of fly ash, GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited (GKEL) started transporting fly ash produced in the plant to various users by rail since October 25, 2021.  GKEL achieved a major milestone of becoming the first power plant for dispatching 100th rake of fly ash in ...

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270 units of blood collected at Hindalco blood donation camp

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/ SAMBALPUR, FEBRUARY 16, 2022 A mega blood donation camp was organized, jointly by the Odisha Police Sambalpur and Hindalco at Hirakud in the Main Colony Community Hall in which around 270 units of blood were collected. The blood donation camp was inaugurated by Sambalpur Superintendent of Police B Gangadhar in the presence of Hindalco Sambalpur Cluster Head ...

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TRENDS now in Bhawanipatna

TBB BUREAU BHAWANIPATNA, FEBRUARY 15, 2022 India’s largest and fastest growing apparel and accessories specialty chain of Reliance Retail, TRENDS, on Tuesday announced the launch of its new Store in Bhawanipatna town of Kalahandi district in the Odisha. The TRENDS store at Bhawanipatna boasts of modern looks and ambience featuring an exciting range of good quality and fashion merchandise that ...

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Union Bank of India signs MoU with Odisha Mining Corporation

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Union Bank of India on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Odisha Mining Corporation Limited (OMC), a State PSU and Gold category company towards payment gateway facility for receiving sales proceeds of OMC. The MoU was signed by RK Jaglan, General Manager, Govt. Business, Union Bank of India and BB Pani, Chief ...

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