TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 19, 2021 After winning the Gold Medal in the 200m with Personal Best (PB) timing of 20.75 seconds at 60th National Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Hanamkonda in Warangal, Telangana on Sunday, sprinter Amlan Borgohain has now set his sights on the Commonwealth and Asian Games next year. The 23-year old, who has ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 18, 2021 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman G.R. Chintala on Saturday emphasized on Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) of Odisha increasing their volume of business, turnover and profit to remain sustainable on a long term basis. Inaugurating the State Level Farmer Producer Organization (FPO) Conclave–2021 organized by NABARD Odisha Regional Office here today, ...

TBB BUREAU ANGUL, SEPT 17, 2021 Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (JSPL) observed Lord Vishwakarma Puja at its Angul Plant premises on Friday. JSPL Angul Executive Director Damodar Mittal, Executive Director Sabyasachi Bandyopadhya and CHRO Pankaj Lochan attended the Vedic puja rituals held at the Plate Mill area of the plant and prayed for the wellbeing of all the workforce ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 17, 2021 Indian Railways on Friday launched Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana (RKVY) to impart skill training to youth in remote areas. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the RKVY under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana through videoconference from New Delhi. Under this scheme, the Ministry will also set up mobile skill training units to improve reach ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 17, 2021 Amresh Kumar has taken over as the Managing Director of Odisha Hydro Power Corporation Ltd.(OHPC), a Gold rated State PSU on Thursday. Prior to the new assignment, Kumar was serving as the Managing Director at Punatsangchhu-II Hydro power Authority, Bhutan. He was responsible for developing and executing the 1020 MW Hydroelectric Project in Inter-Government ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today lauded the newly launched scheme Rural Infrastructure Assistance to States (RIAS) of NABARD, hoping that the scheme would increase project based financing for various projects like roads, bridges and in-stream storage structure. The Chief Minister said this during a meeting with NABARD Chairman Dr. G.R. Chintala, who called ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 The Odisha government on Thursday urged the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to increase its loan assistance to Rs 10,000 crore for different schemes in the state. During an interactive session between the state government and NABARD at the Lok Seva Bhawan here today, Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra said that there ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday inaugurated the expansion of the existing Alumina refinery of Utkal Alumina located at Kashipur in Rayagada district. Situated at the tribal hinterland of Odisha, the expansion unit by the Aditya Birla group is built with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore which will improve the refinery’s annual ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, SEPT 16, 2021 On the occasion of the World Ozone Day on Thursday, Dalmia Cement (India) Limited in association with the Regional Office of Odisha State Pollution Control Board Rourkela (SPCB) organised an awareness programme related to ozone layer protection, and mass tree plantation in Dalmia Vidya Mandir premises, here. SPCB Environmental Engineer Babita Singh graced the ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, SEPT 16, 2021 NALCO’s Panchpatmali Bauxite Mine has been awarded the prestigious Pollution Control Excellence Award 2021 by the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha, for effective pollution control measures and sound environment management practices. In a function held at the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha in Bhubaneswar, Minister for Forest & Environment Bikram KeshariArukha handed over the ...