TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 2, 2021 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs.388 crore to the Odisha Government under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for setting up of four Mega Piped Drinking Water Supply Projects in the State. The sanctioned amount would also be used for construction or up-gradation of 20 village roads across 15 ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, JULY 1, 2021 Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group on Thursday announced a Rs 5,000 crore social impact programme with focus on nutrition, women and child development, healthcare, animal welfare and grass root level sports, including investments in a Corona-free village project across several states to combat the pandemic. The first of its kind social impact programme will ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, JUNE 30, 2021 In a new CSR initiative, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) is extending financial support to the tune of Rs. 3.65 crore to the Balangir district administration under project ‘PRAGATI’ for improving health and education infrastructure of the district. An MoU to this effect was signed by Chanchal Rana, Collector & DM, Balangir and PK Chakraborty, ...

TBB BUREAU RAJGANGPUR, JUNE 21, 2021            As part of its corporate social responsibility, the Rajgangpur Unit of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) has renovated the Shani Temple at Khadagali Sahi in Ward 3 of Rajgangpur Municipality.             Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the local people, the CSR wing of DCBL Rajgangpur has spent over Rs 4 lakh ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 19, 2021 Vedanta Aluminium Power and Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, has dedicated a 200-bed state-of-the-art COVID Hospital to the people of Odisha, to support the state government in providing timely and proper care to the critically ailing patients. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated Vedanta’s largest Covid hospital ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 17, 2021 State-run Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) has contributed Rs 500 crore to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) on Thursday for supporting the State government’s efforts to control the present COVID-19 situation. OMC Chairman Surendra Kumar handed over a cheque worth Rs 500 crore to State Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra at Lok Seva Bhawan ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR/TIKIRI, JUNE 17      Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a unit of Hindalco Industries Limited, and Entrepreneurship Development Initiative of India (EDII) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday, to set up a Rural Business Incubation Centre ‘UDYAMEEE’ in Kashipur Block under Rayagada District.   The MoU was signed by Utkal Alumina Unit Head Mazhar Beig, and ...

TBB BUREAU LANJIGARH, JUNE 16, 2021 The Lanjigarh Unit of Vedanta Limited has launched ‘Sashakti Suvidha Kendra’ to help local women sustain their livelihood through various challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Sashakti Suvidha Kendras are aimed at facilitating the marketing and sales of various products like turmeric, ragi, various spices, dry snacks, puffed rice, pulses, rice, paper plates, ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JUNE 15, 2021 Edtech company WhiteHat Jr on Tuesday said it has partnered non-governmental organisation CRY – Child Rights and You to inspire children to create real-world mobile applications. As a part of this new partnership, CRY will recognize/certify participating WhiteHat Jr. students who create mobile apps furthering the cause of social impact. In addition, senior leaders ...

TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, JUNE 14, 2021      “It is mankind’s collective responsibility to reverse the damage to land caused by human activity. It is our sacred duty to leave a healthy planet for our future generations”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the keynote address at the UN “High-Level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought” via videoconferencing ...