The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA), the apex body of Indian cement companies, held ‘CONSERVE’, a two day conference on Green & Sustainable Resources on September 30 & October 01, 2019, in New Delhi.
Aparna Dutt Sharma, Secretary General, CMA; C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India; Mahendra Singhi, President, CMA and MD and CEO, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited; Parameshwaran Iyer, Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India ; Dr Shailendra Chouksey, Past President, CMA, and Wholetime Director, JK Lakshmi Cement Limited, inaugurated CONSERVE 2019 – 4th Conference on Alternate fuel and Raw Materials in Cement Industry.
The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), the apex body of Indian pharmaceutical companies, organised a one-day Pharma Industry educational trip for key health & pharma journalists on 13th August 2019, to view two very prominent Indian pharmaceutical sites, a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant and a R&D centre, in Ahmedabad.
National CSR Network (NCN) held its CSR Impact Conclave on 21st November 2019 in Noida (UP).
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar; Department of Personnel Training Additional Secretary Srinivas Katikithala; Mohini Daljeet Singh, Chairperson of NCN Forum on Elementary Education and Literacy and Trustee – Max India Foundation; GSK Chairman P Dwarakanath; NIIT JMD P Rajendran; World Bank Group Lead Tertiary Education Specialist Francisco Marmolejo; ICPI Director Deepak Bharara deliberated over the successes and failure of the CSR initiatives at the inaugural session of the ‘CSR Impact Conclave’.
Centre for Digital Financial Inclusion (CDFI) held an expert Roundtable discussion and unveiled their report titled “How Migrants Send Money Home?” amongst policymakers, stakeholders and industry experts at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi on 1st August 2019.
The Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI) 6th National Forum held on the 19th and 20th of September, 2019 with theme of –‘Developing Partnerships, Engaging Stakeholders’.
Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs & Ministry of Civil Aviation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry during the inaugural discussion at PAFI’s 6th National Forum in Delhi.
The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs created a huge Ravana made out of plastic waste across five cities in India, including Delhi, Noida, Lucknow, Raipur, and Ahmedabad, which was installed and disposed of mechanically in a cement plant coinciding with Dussehra festival. The intent was to personify Ravana in its plastic form as a demon, bad for the society and environment. This initiative also highlighted the role that the Cement Industry can play in helping overcome the menace in its plants in an environmentally friendly manner.