GHCL Digest-APRIL 2018
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April <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> DIGEST<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Launches Rekoop
Contents<br />
Index<br />
Pages<br />
MD's Message 3<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Launches “Rekoop” 4-5<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Khadsaliya Lignite<br />
Mine 6<br />
I –Flo Products 7-9<br />
Fes vals Of India – April 10-12<br />
Be Safe- Drive Smart 13-14<br />
Celebra ons @<strong>GHCL</strong> 15-16<br />
Events @ <strong>GHCL</strong> 17-18<br />
Salt Harvest Season <strong>2018</strong> 19<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Recognises 20<br />
A Brief History Of Time<br />
By Stephen Hawking 21-22<br />
Crea ve Corner 23<br />
Editorial team<br />
Corporate communica on<br />
Inputs By:<br />
Mr. M Sathishkumar– Chennai<br />
Ms. Priyum Upadhyay– Bhilad<br />
Mr. Rajkumar M– Madurai<br />
Ms. Siddhi Mehta– Sutrapada<br />
Ms. Mita Vyas-Bhavnagar<br />
Ms. Ami Pandit– Ahmedabad<br />
Follow Us On<br />
For feedback please write to corpcommunica on@ghcl.co.in<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 2
Md’s Message<br />
Dear Colleagues,<br />
As the financial year <strong>2018</strong>-19 draws to a close and we move<br />
towards a new fiscal I am proud to share that <strong>GHCL</strong> has<br />
witnessed an overall 12% increase in revenue in the last nine<br />
months. The soda ash produc on has increased by 20% from<br />
5.77 Lakh MT to 6.94 Lakh MT. There has been a 4% increase in<br />
yarn produc on from 17767 MT to 18397 MT. The home<br />
tex les business has been facing some slack but that is<br />
somewhat related to the headwind being faced by the tex le<br />
industry as a whole. Nonetheless, post the launch of the<br />
“Rekoop” brand, I am extremely hopeful and have great<br />
expecta ons from the team. I am sure that we will see a<br />
posi ve growth in revenue by next year.<br />
Overall, we have performed well and the credit goes to all of you. I thank each one of you for your contribu on.<br />
The success of our company is built on your efforts and in this past year, we have enjoyed many successes, awards<br />
and accolades. As we move forward, we should focus towards crea ng a sustainable environment for our stake<br />
holders and ourselves.<br />
In today's dynamic world, sustainability is a necessity and not an op on anymore. Companies have to diligently<br />
manage their financial, social and environmental risks, obliga ons and opportuni es. This is a very important<br />
factor that has already started effec ng the compe ve landscape of every business irrespec ve of sector. An<br />
increasing need for finding sustainable growth op ons is gradually changing the way organisa ons think about<br />
processes, products and technology. Today more and more companies realise that sustainability is integral to<br />
development and have started to innovate in various ways to retain their compe ve edge.<br />
The one essen al area of focus for us is ins tu onalising safety as a core part of our culture. Unfortunately, we<br />
lost a valuable life during one of our opera ons in the current fiscal, which is totally unacceptable. 'Safe<br />
Produc on' is the only way to go, and I want each one you to support me in making this commitment a reality. As<br />
we are move into a new financial year, we should aim and deliver a 'Zero Harm' in all we do.<br />
Other facets of sustainability involve improving business opera ons and processes to become more efficient,<br />
agile, with a goal of drama cally reducing instances of non-compliance (for e.g. environment & social), costs and<br />
waste. At mes sustainability may appear daun ng, expensive and limi ng and may also reduce opportuni es for<br />
economic profit, but that is where innova on steps in. Innova on is the ability to see beyond these limita ons<br />
and arrive at unconven onal solu ons. Mee ng sustainable development goals will require ac on on a number<br />
of fronts, including harnessing and maximizing the poten al of innova ve solu ons.<br />
Innova on does not necessarily mean overhauling the en re organisa on, even small ideas can have a big<br />
impact. Each one of us is perfectly posi oned to innovate in our own areas, every department can think of<br />
improving their processes. Think out of the box and come up with ideas which change the course of things, and<br />
you could create a legacy at <strong>GHCL</strong>.<br />
A sustainable business strategy has many benefits – sustainability is economical – even switching off a bulb when<br />
not in use saves costs; it is a rac ve – an eco-friendly business a racts a lot of a en on from investors,<br />
customers & press; and fair – as it gives us an opportunity to give back to mother earth.<br />
Together let us make sustainability a way of life at <strong>GHCL</strong> and not wait for opportuni es to do one great thing but<br />
keep doing things in a great way. Wishing all of you a prosperous FY 19.<br />
Regards,<br />
RS Jalan<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 3
Feature story Story - <strong>GHCL</strong> Launches “Rekoop”<br />
HCL has partnered with Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS), New York, a company that develops and<br />
Gemploys unique technologies for the purpose of preven ng counterfei ng and Reliance Industries Ltd.<br />
(RIL), the world's largest manufacturer of polyester fibre and yarn to launch CertainT® verified<br />
molecular tagged, recycled PET (“rPET”) bedding products under the brand “Rekoop”. The target market for<br />
this brand at the moment is the USA market. The brand was showcased at the New York Home Fashions week<br />
from March 19 to 22, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
The CertainT pla orm forensically offers traceability to the recycled PET used in the manufacture of these<br />
bedding products. RIL is the fibre manufacturing partner for this line, which uses their eco-friendly Recron<br />
Green Gold fibre.<br />
On the occasion, <strong>GHCL</strong> launched a film describing the en re philosophy the brand stands for and the process of<br />
crea ng Rekoop beddings. You may subscribe to the <strong>GHCL</strong> Face book, Twi er and Linkedin pages to watch the<br />
en re film<br />
Veronika Richterová the renowned PETar<br />
st from the Czech Republic has been<br />
working with <strong>GHCL</strong> to make bespoke<br />
ar facts made of PET bo les which were<br />
showcased at the Grace Home Fashion /<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> showroom at the Tex le Building<br />
during the New York Home Fashions week.<br />
(Veronika Richterová the renowned PET-ar st)<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 4
A quick peek into the<br />
Rekoop booth at the<br />
New York Home<br />
Fashions week.<br />
“ Ignorance is the curse of god”<br />
“ Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven<br />
By William Shakespeare<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 5
<strong>GHCL</strong> Khadsaliya Lignite Mine Was Awarded The First Prize At<br />
The Inter Mines Competition For "The Overall Performance"<br />
And The Best Manager" 2017-18<br />
Khadsaliya Lignite Mines hosted the Final Day Func on<br />
of 20th Gujarat Lignite Mines Safety & Swachhata<br />
Week 2017-18 on 18th March <strong>2018</strong>, under the aegis of<br />
The Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS),<br />
Government of India.<br />
A total of nine mines from three companies - <strong>GHCL</strong> Ltd., GMDC Ltd and GIPCL Ltd. of Gujarat enthusias cally<br />
par cipated in the weeklong celebra on from 11.03.<strong>2018</strong> to 18.03.<strong>2018</strong>. Mr. P K Sarkar, The Honorable<br />
Director General of Mines Safety, DGMS, Dhanbad, Govt. of India, graced the func on as Chief Guest. Mr.<br />
Narayan Rajak, The Honorable Dy. Director General of Mines Safety, North West Zone, Udaipur, Government of<br />
India, graced the func on as Guest of Honour. Since last twenty years Gujarat is celebra ng The Safety Week<br />
under the aegis of The DGMS and this year it has introduced the theme of “Swachhata” in the agenda along with<br />
safety to develop hygiene ethics in mining industry.<br />
Khadsaliya Lignite Mine won two pres gious awards in presence of eminent dignitaries of the DGMS and under<br />
the efficient and dynamic leadership of Mr. N N Radia, The Chief Opera ng Officer (Soda Ash), M/s. <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Limited, Sutrapada who presided over the func on at Bhavnagar. The first prize for Inter Mines Compe on<br />
“The Overall Performance” 2017-18 under the combat proven leadership of Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, The General<br />
Manager (Mines), Agent/ Manager (Mines) who was awarded for Inter Mines Compe on “The Best<br />
Manager” 2017-18 during the Final Day Func on.<br />
Khadsaliya Lignite Mine won individual cer ficates along with four prizes and deployed contractor, M/s.<br />
Sidheswari Infrastructure won three prizes in various compe ons in different categories at the event.<br />
Khadsaliya Lignite Mine, an open cast cap ve lignite mine has successfully achieved 3662 accident free man<br />
days<br />
Prominent dignitaries from The DGMS present were Mr. Md. Rafique Syed, The Director of Mines Safety,<br />
Ahmedabad Region, Mr. Ram Avtar Meena, The Director of Mines Safety, Surat Region, Mr. D S Salvi, The Dy.<br />
Director of Mines Safety, Ahmedabad Region, other renowned dis nguished guests present were Mr. A L<br />
Thakor, The Chief General Manager, M/s. GMDC Ltd and Mr. N K Purohit, The Chief General Manager (Mines)<br />
M/s. GIPCL Ltd. All the Execu ves, their families and contactors from par cipa ng nine mines were present on<br />
the auspicious occasion.<br />
“Respect is earned.”<br />
“Honesty is appreciated.”<br />
“Trust is gained.”<br />
“Loyalty is returned.”<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 6
I - Flo Products<br />
Triple Refined Salt<br />
Introduc on:<br />
With today's lifestyle, it is important to stay healthy and<br />
energe c. i-FLO refined salt is enriched with Iodine to keep<br />
consumer in good health and prevents iodine deficiency. As a<br />
part of premium segment and high quality standards, i-FLO<br />
launched its Triple Refined Salt in standy pouch. This product<br />
is processed and passed a serious of quality tests in a world<br />
class manufacturing facility under stringent hygienic<br />
condi ons.<br />
Process:<br />
Triple refined salt is manufactured from raw edible salt by mechanical opera on to remove impuri es from<br />
it. Elutria on is the main process of refining in edible salt and it is done by washing of crushed salt crystals<br />
with saturated brine by counter current method. Three elutria on processes is done to ensure the purity of<br />
salt and it excluding the pre-washing of salt. Normal refined salt is manufactured by one elutria on process<br />
and one pre-washing process. Par cles size distribu on is maintained very well to ensure the free flow<br />
nature be er than normal refined salt. The par cles distribu on below 150 microns is maintained at max<br />
4% which is ensuring the free flow nature. The product brightness is the best and it is the purest form of salt.<br />
Packaging:<br />
The product is packed in standy pouch by an automa c “Pick Fill and Sealing Machine” (PFS). The<br />
machine opera on is pneuma c with hydraulic movement. The sequen al opera ons are programmed and<br />
controlled by PLC. The processed finished product is untouched by human and a er packed in standy<br />
pouches; it is hygienically handled and packed in secondary carton boxes. <strong>GHCL</strong> – CPD is the first in India to<br />
pack s salt variant in fully automated pick fill and seal machine. The machine is installed at a controlled<br />
atmosphere with access control.<br />
i-FLO triple refined salt manufacturing facility is accredited with “Halal cer fica on” and “ISO 22000;2005”<br />
for Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.<br />
“<br />
Live as if you were to die tomorrow.<br />
Learn as if you were to live forever<br />
- Mahatma Gandhi<br />
“<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 7
Machines Opera ons:<br />
Pick, Fill and Sealing machine (PFS):<br />
Packing material loading side:<br />
Product filling side:<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 8
Pouch sealing:<br />
Packed product collec on:<br />
Fun Time<br />
An angry wife to her husband on phone: “where the hell are you?”<br />
Husband: “darling you remember that Jewellery shop<br />
where you saw the diamond necklace and totally fell in<br />
love with it & I didn’t have money that time &<br />
I said baby it’ll be yours one day”<br />
Wife, with a smile & blushing:<br />
that my love”<br />
“yeah, I remember<br />
Husband: “I’m in the barber shop just next<br />
to that shop“<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 9
India's Famous Festivals In April <strong>2018</strong><br />
Tulip Fes val, Srinagar<br />
Our very own Srinagar challenges the elegance<br />
of the popular tulip field in Amsterdam.<br />
Kashmir just cannot let the world relax when it<br />
comes to pris ne beauty. Its annual tulip<br />
fes val is well worth the reason to travel to<br />
Srinagar. Given that tulips bloom for only a<br />
period of 2 weeks makes it a visit to the land of<br />
paradise a necessity. Spread over 5 hectares<br />
and an overlooking Dal Lake, the fes val will<br />
overwhelm you with some florid loveliness.<br />
Crimson, golden, striped, purple, streaked, red,<br />
orange are just a few of the glorifying range the<br />
fes val showcases. The fragrance of the<br />
occasion will definitely spell-bound you.<br />
Baisakhi Mela, Punjab- 14 April <strong>2018</strong><br />
Baisakhi is a harvest fes val celebrated in Punjab. Being a<br />
harvest fes val, Baisakhi itself rejoices life in its core form.<br />
The culture of Punjab becomes its purest form during the<br />
fes val with folklore music and Bhangra. People celebrate<br />
this fes val with folk dance and music along with variety of<br />
food. Tough it is celebrated in all over the country; you can<br />
witness the best of this celebra on at the Golden Temple of<br />
Amritsar. You can feel the thumping energy of people<br />
engraved in blissful enthusiasm. The mul tude of cuisines in<br />
its saga of feast makes the fes val an idyllic favourite<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 10
Bihu- 14 Apr <strong>2018</strong>- Assam<br />
Equivalent to Baisakhi is Bihu, which is celebrated in Assam<br />
around April 14, 15 and 16, in the north eastern region of<br />
India. As celebrated in Mid-April, it is called Bohag Bihu. It<br />
signifies the commencement of Assamese New Year and<br />
the approaching of spring season. It is celebrated for 7 days<br />
through folk music, bihu dance, and merriment and<br />
feas ng.<br />
Mopin , Arunachal Pradesh<br />
The people of Along-Basar-Bame celebrate<br />
Mopin as a harvest fes val and as a measure to<br />
keep the evil spirits away. It involves a folklore<br />
dance “popir dance” performed by some very<br />
skilful local tribes' women. The locally made rice<br />
wine (apong) during the fes val is a pleasure<br />
that comes once in a while.<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 11
Kadammani a Padayani, Kerala- 14 Mar – 21 Mar <strong>2018</strong><br />
Kadammani a Padavani is an event annually<br />
carried forward by the locals of Kerala. Padayani<br />
originated from the depth of Travancore and<br />
involves a rhythmic synchronisa on between<br />
melodious folklore music and heavy drumming.<br />
The use of various masks engraving Kalan (God of<br />
death), Yakshi (fairy), Pakshi (birds) and Bhairavi<br />
(Kali) reminisces the core Hindu mythology.<br />
Thrissur Pooram, Kerala- 26 Apr <strong>2018</strong><br />
Kerala is always associated with elephants. Thrissur<br />
Pooram is the place you should visit this April if you<br />
want to come closer to the enriching performance of<br />
man, elephant and music! As many as 30 elephants are<br />
decorated with every possible kind of tradi onal<br />
supplies. It becomes a visual treat to see how these<br />
lavishly bedecked elephants assemble in the tunes of<br />
250 musical ar sts. Ornamental displays and drum<br />
concerts add to the appeal of the event. The ecsta c<br />
firework display as the sun takes a dip into the waters<br />
closes the evening with empha c sa sfac on.<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 12
Sustainability - Be SAFE- Drive Smart!<br />
This month from the sustainability desk, we have come up with an ar cle to enlighten our readers on safety<br />
while travelling on road. We want to encourage employees to take measures that ensure minimal risk while<br />
travelling with comfort. Safety is important at all mes and not just confined to factory boundaries. Risks and<br />
hazards are present all around us. This ar cle shall focus mainly on the measures that can be taken to minimize<br />
risk related to safety while traveling on road.<br />
As per sta s cs from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, the number of road crash deaths have increased<br />
by 31% from 2007 to 2017, and that of fatal road crashes have increased by 25.6% in the same period.<br />
Irresponsibility of drivers is the top contributor to road crash deaths, accoun ng for 80.3% deaths out of the<br />
total road crash fatali es in 2016.<br />
Top three causes of road accident fatali es accorded to responsibility of drivers are – speeding, over-taking<br />
and intake of alcohol. Thus, it is utmost important to be vigilant and careful while travelling/driving.<br />
Below men oned are few important road safety ps to be followed at all mes.<br />
· Before you drive/ride a vehicle ensure that:<br />
· The vehicle is properly licensed,<br />
· It has a valid insurance policy,<br />
· You/driver has the valid and appropriate licence to drive the vehicle.<br />
· Speed should be adjusted according to the road condi ons.<br />
· Driver should ensure safe speed and observe the speed limit.<br />
· Always wear your seat belt and ensure that your co-passengers do the same.<br />
· Do NOT drink and drive.<br />
· Try to avoid driving a er dark if possible.<br />
· The driver should have a good rest before star ng journey especially the long ones.<br />
· Take safety breaks every 2 hours or 200kms<br />
· Do not use/ or let driver use a mobile phone while driving.<br />
· Overtake with due care.<br />
· Do not tailgate- “The Two second rule”<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 13
These ps are not exhaus ve but are the most important but easily ignored ones. Few safety precau ons can<br />
save you from any unfortunate road accident. Prac cing safe driving skills, and making sure that you are<br />
always paying a en on to your own driving and that of others around you, you are doing much to save<br />
yourself from ending up in road accidents.<br />
“Defensive Driving” is one such way that u lizes safe driving strategies to enables drivers to address<br />
iden fied hazards in a predictable manner. Since nearly 80% of the fatal road accidents are caused due to<br />
responsibility of drivers, defensive driving skills can help in dras cally reducing the no. of road accidents. Its<br />
aim is to reduce the risk of collision by an cipa ng dangerous situa ons, despite adverse condi ons or the<br />
mistakes of others. This can be achieved through adherence to a variety of general guidelines, such as<br />
following the assured clear distance ahead and two second rules, as well as the prac ce of specific driving<br />
techniques. Few general and specific guidelines are shared below;<br />
Be sensible when you are behind the wheel and you will be safe when you arrive at your des na on. With just a<br />
few careful steps while traveling on road, we can ensure ours as well as our co-travellers' safety and collec ve<br />
efforts can reduce the number of road accidents.<br />
For further details and queries you may reach to corporate HSE@ghcl.co.in.<br />
Funny thought of the day<br />
Some people should use glue stick instead<br />
Chapstick<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 14
Celebrations @ <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Safety Week observed at Yarn Division, Madurai & Manapparai<br />
The 47th Na onal Safety week was celebrated at Yarn Division<br />
from 03rd March <strong>2018</strong> to 10th March <strong>2018</strong>. On 3-3-<strong>2018</strong> safety<br />
week celebra on was inaugurated and safety flag hoisted by<br />
Mr.Rajamuthu, Joint Director of Industrial safety and Health<br />
department, Madurai. All the employees and execu ves<br />
par cipated and took a safety oath.<br />
During safety week celebra on, Safety Quiz compe on was<br />
conducted at Madurai & Manapparai units on 09th & 14th March<br />
respec vely. Mr. M Rajkumar, Dy. Manager (HR) was the quiz<br />
master of the event. The winners were honoured by cash prizes.<br />
Dhule celebra on held at Lignite Division<br />
“Dule ” as is known in local language was celebrated on 02nd<br />
March <strong>2018</strong> by Lignite Division at Bhavnagar office. All the<br />
employees along with their families par cipated with great<br />
enthusiasm. Everybody exchanged warm pleasantries on the<br />
occasion and enjoyed the fes val by sprinkling herbal colours,<br />
followed by lunch.<br />
Women's day celebrated at Ahmedabad<br />
Women's day was celebrated at Ahmedabad loca on by<br />
Recrea on Team. It started by gree ng the women employees<br />
with flowers & Chocolates. We all played a game called Brand<br />
naming where we formed 4 teams and each team consisted of<br />
4 male and 1 female employee. AMI Pandit's team won the<br />
game.<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 15
Holi Celebra on at Ahmedabad<br />
Holi Celebra on at Ahmedabad loca on was organised by Recrea on Team<br />
on 1st March <strong>2018</strong>. We bought organic colour for this day, all the members<br />
were invited. The func on was followed by snacks. We visited the homes of<br />
HOD's of all the departments.<br />
'<strong>GHCL</strong> Utsav' at HT division<br />
'<strong>GHCL</strong> UTSAV' was organised at HT division on 10th<br />
March <strong>2018</strong>. The family get together, which was an<br />
ini a ve of the Celebra on Commi ee, witnessed<br />
a gathering of more than 400 par cipants.<br />
The occasion was graced by the presence of Mr.<br />
R.S.Jalan and Mr. Sachin Kulkarni. It was a grand<br />
event with many fun filled ac vi es which began by<br />
ligh ng the ceremonious lamp.<br />
A professional event manager was hired to conduct<br />
the en re evening which was made thrilling with<br />
several games and other entertainment ac vi es<br />
like dance and songs and par cipa on from all was<br />
encouraged.<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 16
Events @ <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Training Program on “Collabora on” held at Soda Ash Plant, Sutrapada<br />
As a part of employees' Training & development program, Soda Ash<br />
Division conducted a training program on “Collabora on” on 12th &<br />
13th March <strong>2018</strong>. The session was delivered efficiently & effec vely<br />
by Mr. Gurpreet Singh (Seasoned learning and HR prac oner)<br />
The program highlights - personality traits, leadership quality, team<br />
work, listening & learning, me management, self-analysis and<br />
group work etc.<br />
People were engaged through different business games & stories to<br />
look for solu on of real me problem. Total 42 employees<br />
par cipated (22 on each day) & benefi ed from this program. The<br />
Session received quite an outstanding response and change in<br />
behavior and personality is expected along with team work.<br />
Knowledge Sharing Session on “Mediclaim” held at soda ash plant, Sutrapada<br />
At the soda ash plant, Sutrapada HR/IR department<br />
started an ini a ve to conduct knowledge sharing<br />
session for the workmen cadre. Mr. Yogesh Pardeshi<br />
(Management Trainee – IR) took a knowledge sharing<br />
session on 16th March, <strong>2018</strong> from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm.<br />
Mr. Pardeshi gave glimpse about Mediclaim policy &<br />
procedures which includes claim procedures,<br />
documents required for claim, difference between<br />
cash less claim and reimbursement claim, list of<br />
chargeable expenses and non-chargeable expenses. It<br />
was highly interac ve session.<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 17
Seminar by AMAI (Alkali Manufacturer Associa on of India)<br />
Annual Seminar of Alkali Manufacturers Associa on of<br />
India was held on 14th & 15th Mar <strong>2018</strong> at Bharuch,<br />
Gujarat. The theme of this year's seminar was focused on<br />
“Safety, Health & Environment and Waste Management in<br />
Alkali Industry”.<br />
Total of 65 Companies and over 140 par cipants from<br />
within India and overseas countries had been invited in<br />
this event. Two day interac ons were focused to promote<br />
& adopt best prac ces for safe & clean plant opera ons.<br />
Various speakers shared their experiences<br />
and glimpses of the ac vi es being carried out in their plants/ industry in regards to safety, health &<br />
environment & waste management.<br />
On behalf of <strong>GHCL</strong>, Mr. N. I. Parekh (GM – QEHS) & Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh (Assist. Manager – QMS) presented<br />
a paper on waste management ini a ves with the theme of “Waste to Wealth”. During presenta on, <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
highlighted its various ini a ves which had been taken to manage the waste and convert it in to useful<br />
byproducts. On the last day, the seminar concluded with the visit to UPL, Bharuch plant with the aim to<br />
provide an opportunity to learn be er safe & clean prac ces followed in AMAI member industries.<br />
riddle time<br />
1. I am black when clean and white when dirty.<br />
What am I?<br />
2. I have a head & no body, but I do have a tail.<br />
What am I?<br />
Answers: 1. chalkboard<br />
2. A coin<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 18
HSE Stewards Meet - Soda Ash Division<br />
In order to enhance the Health, Safety and Environment<br />
performance, a team of HSE stewards represen ng all<br />
department has been formed. Every Steward will be<br />
responsible for his area to improve the safety, health and<br />
environment culture. The journey was started in Sept<br />
2017.A total of 28 stewards have been iden fied.<br />
In con nuing towards the Sustainability Journey, a meet<br />
of HSE stewards was organized on 26th Feb <strong>2018</strong> at<br />
Hotel Divine, Veraval.<br />
This was a ended by all stewards, senior management team and EHS team.<br />
Mr N I Parekh –GM ini ated the meet by welcoming all and briefing about the ac vi es so far. The meet was<br />
addressed by Mr. N. N. Radia, COO and senior management team. During the address by top leadership,<br />
organiza on's vision towards development of sustainability culture within the organiza on was presented. The<br />
roles, responsibili es and expecta ons from stewards were delivered.<br />
As a token of felicita on, formal cer ficates to individual stewards were presented by Mr. Lovish Ahuja, Group<br />
Head – Sustainability to boost the moral and par cipa on of stewards by empowering them.HSE stewards also<br />
shared their journey and experience of last 5 months and provided insights for further improvements.<br />
Salt Harvest Season - <strong>2018</strong><br />
th<br />
On 16 March <strong>2018</strong>, Golden Scrapping Func on was<br />
celebrated at our Vedaranyam Plant. The func on was<br />
chaired by Mr. Gopa Kumar Menon (VP-CPD), Mr. T<br />
Malairasan (Advisor-<strong>GHCL</strong>), Mr. V Manoharan (AGM<br />
–Veda Salt Works).<br />
March is considered very auspicious as this month<br />
marks the first Salt Harvest. On this occasion, special<br />
puja ceremony is organized where homage is paid to<br />
Lord asking him to bless and bring prosperity to the<br />
land for bringing good harvest. Last year Veda Salt<br />
Works made the highest raw salt produc on and<br />
sales.<br />
All the staffs and execu ves were present during the func on at the Veda Salt Works. Special Garland was<br />
made using Salt Crystals for the Vinayagar Statue.<br />
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<strong>GHCL</strong> Recognises<br />
On the Spot Awards given to the following members of the Madurai Yarn division<br />
Mr. RADHA KRISHNAN- Sr. Technician, for his idea to fix the 6 mm screw on the suc on duct which helped<br />
resolve the issue and eliminate chocking.<br />
Mr. RADHA KRISHNAN- Sr. Technician, for his idea to fix the 6 mm screw on the suc on duct which helped<br />
resolve the issue and eliminate chocking.<br />
Mr. ASHOK KUMAR- Asst. Technician, for his excellent idea to change sensor from 90MM to 65MM and<br />
also increase empty sensor gap. Its impact, to reduce the workers’ strain and unwanted sider a empts<br />
reduced.<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> TEA (Think- Experiment & Adopt)<br />
has been launched for Soda Ash Division, total 11 Ideas were submi ed by the execu ve. The Idea<br />
discussed and presented to COO and other seniors of Soda Ash Division.<br />
COO & Seniors appreciated sincere efforts by the execu ve and encouraged them with message that<br />
Innova on should be way of our life, we should also strive for excellence by con nuous improvement. All<br />
those who par cipate were given cash prizes by COO.<br />
Various Projects presented were -<br />
1. Conversion of Poten al Energy to electric energy - Bhaveshgar R Aparnathi, Assistant Manager – RMH<br />
2. 2x11 MW TG SETS: Retrofit & Modifica on to 2X12.5 MW TG SETS - D B Vaishnav, General Manager -<br />
U lity opera ons.<br />
3. Reduc on In Mother Liquor Dilu on - Deepak Garg , AGM - Process & Arjun Hirpara, Graduate<br />
Engineer Trainee – Chemical<br />
4. Brique e Online Drier - Mayur A Purohit, Junior Engineer – Process ; K V Zankat ,AGM – Process<br />
5. Salvage Yard Inventoriza on - Nikhil Moundekar, Engineer – QMS ;Sushil Kumar Singh, Assistant<br />
Manager – QMS<br />
6. Do not accept non-confirming material: Limestone- Murlimohan, Sr. Manager – Mines<br />
7. Cleaner Produc on: Towards Sustainability, Priyakanchini Pravin Gupta -Dy. Manager – Environment<br />
8. Carboniza on Chiller - Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary, Manager – Projects<br />
9. Vision For Health - Dr. Tejas K Zankat, Manager – Medical<br />
10. Saving of So Water from Belt Filter Vacuum Pan- Gopal Chavda ,Sr. Manager – Maintenance; Saumik<br />
Dixit, Assistant Manager – Maintenance; Dilip Barad, Engineer – Maintenance; Vishal Yadav Engineer –<br />
Maintenance<br />
11. Calciner Feed Seal Modifica on- R D Badgujar, Dy. General Manager – Maintenance; Saumik Dixit,<br />
Assistant Manager – Maintenance; Hiteshkumar K Patel, Engineer – Maintenance; Vishal Yadav, Engineer<br />
– Maintenance; Nikhil Dileepbhai Trivedi, Engineer - Maintenance<br />
April <strong>2018</strong> 20
Book Review<br />
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes- by Stephen W. Hawking<br />
he book became a bestseller and sold more than<br />
T10 million copies in 20 years. It was also on the<br />
London Sunday Times bestseller list for more than<br />
five years and was translated into 35 languages by 2001.<br />
A Brief History of Time begins with a striking image and a<br />
wonderful true story: An elderly lady a ended a public<br />
lecture given by an astrophysicist on how the Earth goes<br />
around the Sun and how the Sun circles about with<br />
countless other stars in our galaxy the Milky Way. During<br />
the ques on and answer session, the woman stood up<br />
and told the dis nguished scien st that his lecture was<br />
nonsense, that the Earth is a flat disk supported on the<br />
back of an enormous tortoise.<br />
. The scien st tried to outwit the lady by asking, "Well, my dear, what supports the tortoise?" To which she<br />
replied, "You're a very clever young man, but not clever enough. Its turtles all the way down!”<br />
Hawking uses the image of an infinite tower of tortoises to introduce contras ng views of the Universe.<br />
Indeed, the first chapter con nues with an account of people's varying pictures of the cosmos over the last<br />
few millennia. In the following chapters, Stephen Hawkins talks about - Space and Time, The Expanding<br />
Universe, The Uncertainty Principle. He talks about me in Eins en's rela vity theory and uses the Doppler<br />
Effect to explain how the universe is ge ng bigger. He also explains how light waves have crests and troughs.<br />
The highest point of a wave is the crest, and the lowest part of the wave is a trough. Some mes more than one<br />
of these waves can interfere with each other - the crests and the troughs line up. This is called light<br />
interference. When light waves interfere with each other, this can make many colours. An example of this is<br />
the colours in soap bubbles.<br />
Chapter 5 is mostly about elementary Par cles and Forces of Nature. All par cles have something called spin.<br />
The spin of a par cle shows us what a par cle looks like from different direc ons. Besides the force of gravity<br />
and the electromagne c forces, there are weak and strong nuclear forces. Weak nuclear forces are the forces<br />
that cause radioac vity, or when ma er emits energy.<br />
The next chapter talks about Black holes. Black holes are stars that have collapsed into one very small point.<br />
This small point is called a singularity. Black holes suck things into their centre because they have very strong<br />
gravity. Some of the things it can suck in are light and stars. Only very large stars, called super-giants, are big<br />
enough to become a black hole. The star must be one and a half mes the mass of the sun or larger to turn into<br />
a black hole. This number is called the Chandrasekhar limit. If the mass of a star is less than the Chandrasekhar<br />
limit, it will not turn into a black hole; instead, it will turn into a different, smaller type of star. The boundary of<br />
the black hole is called the event horizon. If something is in the event horizon, it will never get out of the black<br />
hole.<br />
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Black holes can be shaped differently. Some black holes are perfectly<br />
spherical - like a ball. Other black holes bulge in the middle. Black holes will<br />
be spherical if they do not rotate. Black holes will bulge in the middle if they<br />
rotate. Black holes are difficult to find because they do not let out any light.<br />
They can be found when black holes suck in other stars. When black holes<br />
suck in other stars, the black hole lets out X-rays, which can be seen by<br />
telescopes.<br />
Chapter 8: The Origin and Fate of the Universe- The Big Bang and the<br />
evolu on of the universe. How the universe started and how it might end is<br />
talked about in this chapter. Most scien sts believe that the universe<br />
started in an expansion called the Big Bang. The model for this is called the<br />
"hot big bang model". When the universe starts ge ng bigger, the things<br />
inside of it also begin to get cooler. When the universe was first beginning,<br />
it was infinitely hot. The temperature of the universe cooled and the things<br />
inside the universe began to clump together.<br />
Chapter 9: The Arrow of Time- In this chapter Hawking talks about why "real me" as humans observe and<br />
experience it (in contrast to the "imaginary me" in the laws of science) seems to have a certain direc on,<br />
notably from the past towards the future. Firstly, there is the thermodynamic arrow of me. The second arrow<br />
is the psychological arrow of me. Thirdly there is the cosmological arrow of me. Humans experience these<br />
three arrows of me going in the same direc on, Hawking postulates that humans have been living in the<br />
expanding phase of the universe. He thinks that intelligent life couldn't exist in the contrac ng phase of the<br />
universe. Only the expanding phase of the universe is suitable for intelligent beings like humans to exist,<br />
because it contains a strong thermodynamic arrow. Hawking calls this the "weak anthropic principle".<br />
Humans have always wanted to make sense of the universe and their place in it. At first, events were<br />
considered random and controlled by human-like emo onal spirits. But in astronomy and in some other<br />
situa ons, regulari es were observed. With the advancement of the human civiliza on in the modern age,<br />
more regulari es and laws were discovered. Hawking would like to see that eventually everybody would one<br />
day talk about theories in order to understand the true origin and nature of the universe, accomplishing the<br />
ul mate triumph of human reasoning.<br />
“ Intelligence is the ability<br />
to adapt changes.”<br />
- Stephen Hawking<br />
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Creative Corner<br />
Escape from Death – By Piyush Halani<br />
Assistant Manager-Finance – Soda Ash Division<br />
“Ved was cycling through an underpass when suddenly the road<br />
above collapsed onto him. He experienced a huge hit and went<br />
numb; with darkness encircling him. It all happened within the<br />
frac on of a second.<br />
For certain amount of me, he went blank and did not know what<br />
to do. Trying to free himself, he vigorously pushed and kicked his<br />
surroundings but to no avail. The impact was so high that he could<br />
not shout for help as well.<br />
A faint light coming through an opening drew his a en on towards the red s cky fluid stuck to his body. 'I<br />
must get out real quick; otherwise I will die of blood loss' he thought to himself.<br />
Some people gathered around the place and their sounds could be heard. Ge<br />
they did not have much me in their hands.<br />
ng him out was a tricky task as<br />
He saw the opening, from which the light reached him, was widening slowly; but was unable to reach it.<br />
Then, a pair of hands appeared, trying to support him to come out. Ved made one last effort and threw<br />
himself towards the helper, with his head reaching there first.<br />
The rescue was half way through when he got stuck again. The pupils of his eyes could not adapt to the bright<br />
lights outside, so he decided to keep them closed.<br />
With some amount of pressure, he quickly exited the hole; finally set free. Everyone around erupted with<br />
happiness and joy. They were clapping and congratula ng one another while his helper carried him. Fresh<br />
oxygen hit his lungs and he took a deep relaxing breath.<br />
Opening his eyes slowly, he tried to thank the people for helping, but could not u er a word. He realised that<br />
he was inside a room and not on the road where the accident took place. The people around had worn similar<br />
clothes. And then it hit him. He started crying as that was the only thing he could do. More happy shouts and<br />
screams could be heard.<br />
“He was not the same Ved anymore. He was a smaller Ved, Reborn!”<br />
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