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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Atanu Bhowmick assumed charge as Director Incharge of Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Friday. Prior to this new assignment, he was Executive Director (Works) of Bokaro Steel Plant. Bhowmick joined Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)’s Rourkela Steel Plant in 1988 after completing B. Tech in Metallurgy from NIT (the erstwhile REC), Rourkela. His ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 11, 2022 Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel and Power bagged Utkal-C coal mine while while Aditya Birla Group company Hindalco Industries was the highest bidder for the Meenakshi Mine in Odisha during the second and third days of auction of coal blocks for commercial use. BS Ispat Ltd bagged the Majra mine in Maharashtra, while Assam ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has sought Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s intervention in resolving the ongoing coal crisis in the State which is affecting the business of the state-based industries. In a letter to the Chief Minister, CII Odisha State Council Chairman Manish Kharbanda said, “Odisha’s significant trade bodies like UCCI, ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, FEBRUARY 10, 2022 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) added a new feather to its cap by crossing the coal dispatch figure of 150 million tonnes in the current financial year. MCL Chairman-cum-Managing Director OP Singh congratulated the Team MCL for creating history by surpassing coal dispatch of 150 million tonnes on Wednesday. Singh also thanked the Indian Railways ...

TBB BUREAU ROURKELA, FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has administered more than 11,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the employees, dependants, ex-employees, contract workers, residents of servant quarters, slum dwellers and general public. RSP has purchased 12,000 Covishield doses and the vaccination is still going on for the persons above 18 years of age, at the Rehabilitation Centre ...