TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 20, 2021  On the occasion of Akshay Urja Divas or National Renewable Energy Day, SwitchON Foundation launched the Strengthening Energy Water and Agriculture (SEWA) Network, a network of grassroot organisations working in these domains to create an ecosystem for the promotion of solar pump, micro irrigation, ground water recharge and other sustainable agricultural practices in Jharkhand, ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/BHUBANESWAR, AUG 11, 2021 Adding one more feather to its cap, Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL), a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries Limited, has bagged the IGMC (Indian Green Manufacturing Challenge) Award for its outstanding contribution to green manufacturing and in line with the efforts of leading Indian economy towards a sustainable one. In the special virtual telecast of ...

TBB BUREAU SAMBALPUR, AUG 07, 2021 India’s home-grown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, and Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sambalpur on Saturday announced a partnership to support and promote small businesses, artisans and weavers by leveraging technology, e-commerce platform and market insights. An MoU to cement this partnership will be signed in the next few weeks. Through this partnership, announced on National ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, AUG 5, 2021 As a part of its philanthropic initiatives, the Inner Wheel Club (IWC) of Bhubaneswar Metro has taken up several measures in the Capital City of Odisha. During her official visit to the City today, IWD 326 District Chairman Manisha Shrivastava distributed Lenovo and Samsung Tablets to the underprivileged students of Mahima Gyana Mandira at ...

TBB BUREAU TIKIRI/BHUBANESWAR, AUG 5, 2021 The transition of subsistence farming to commercial cultivation for small and marginal farmers in and around Tikiri in Rayagada District, has now become a reality, with Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) driving the change from the front through its initiative “Project Sugandha”. The journey by the subsidiary of Hindalco Industries of the Aditya Birla ...

TBB BUREAU MUMBAI, AUGUST 02, 2021 In a major outreach scheme to protect vulnerable communities, Reliance Foundation, the philanthropy arm of India’s most valuable company, will partner with Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to provide three lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to communities across 50 locations in the city. The free vaccination drive, through Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, ...

TBB BUREAU BARBIL, AUG 02, 2021 JSPL Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), recently organised a workshop for local farmers on adoption of sustainable, scientific and organic farming. The event was attended by more than 60 farmers of Deojhar and Kandra gram panchayats under Joda Block of Keonjhar district. During the day-long session, the attendees ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 29, 2021 Lauding Odisha’s approach towards disaster management, British Deputy High Commissioner to Kolkata, Nick Low said that Odisha’s achievement in climate change adaptation has been immense. “As we’ve seen from its disaster response to Cyclone Amphan and Yaas, Odisha’s achievement in climate change adaptation has been immense.  I was delighted speaking to the decision-makers and influencers ...

TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JULY 27, 2021 Around 150 children from local communities took part in mega-weekend cleaning and tree plantation drives at the villages of Bhubaneswar. The drive was organized recently by SOS Children’s Villages of India (SOSCVI). The children were members of Bal Panchayats, the forums floated by SOS Children’s Villages of India to give opportunities for children to ...

TBB BUREAU JHARSUGUDA, JULY 16 Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has dedicated an approach road under the bridge (RUB) to residents of the Jharsuguda district. The RUB was inaugurated by State Health & Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das in presence of Vedanta Ltd. Jharsuguda CEO CN Singh, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Jharsuguda Collector Saroj ...