CII Communique - October, 2010

egionsand Chairman cum Managing Director, Central Bank ofIndia, presented his perspective of Public Sector Banksand Undertakings.ChandigarhInformation Security Awareness3 September, ChandigarhThe workshop was held to create information securityawareness amongst all the end users of internet in theregion and to protect them from the growing risks ininternet usage and online dangers, Mr Shekhar Kapoor,Finacle Consulting & Products Strategy (CAPS), InfosysTechnologies Ltd described various cyber threats that couldrisk business dealings and protective strategies to combatthem. using antivirus, antimalware & firewall, SPAM.HaryanaCII Manufacturing Excellence Mission9 September, Gurgaonownership, exemptions from all commercial levies andrepatriation of capital and profits.Himachal PradeshValue Stream Mapping13 September, ChandigarhThe workshop on Identifying and Decreasing Wastemapped out the activities in the manufacturing processwith cycle times, down times, in process inventory,material moves, information flow paths etc.Apne Lakshya Ki Prapti18 September, NalagarhThe workshop aimed to self-motivate workers to enhanceproductivity and work towards achieving organizationalgoals.Uninterrupted Power Supply28 September, BaddiThe session addressed the issue of power shortagefacing the Baddi, Barotiwala and Nalagarh industrialbelt of Himachal Pradesh. Tata Power Trading Companyand Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board madelucid presentations on how to find a practical solutionfor the problem. It helped industries to create a roadmap for uninterrupted power supply to enhance theirproductivity and competitiveness.A 30 delegate mission visited Honda Motorcycle andScooter India Pvt. Ltd., Hero Honda MotorsLtd., JCB India Ltd. and Whirlpool India Ltd.to learn best practices in the manufacturingsector. The visit included meetingswith the top management, presentations,discussions and visits to key facilitiesfor environment-friendly technologies forperformance improvement, energy andwater conservation, optimum utilizationof natural resources and reduction inemissions.Ahmed SultanQassimi, SeniorCommercialFree ZoneManufacturing Excellence Mission membersDoing Business in UAE21 September, GurgaonThe secession highlighted the wide rangeof international business opportunitiesavailable for the SME sector at theHamriyah Free Zone, which providescompetitive incentives and uniqueopportunities to establish a businessin a tax-free environment, full companyPunjabSteel Mart 201010-11 September, ChandigarhBipin Kumar Vohra, CMD, SPS Group: J Mehra, Chairman, Steel Mart 2010 and &Director, Essar Group; Virbhadra Singh, Union Minister of Steel; R M Khanna, Chairman,CII NR) and J K Arora, President, All India Induction Furnace AssociationThe CII Steel Mart 2010 focussed on higher automation,focus on special products, high end products for bothdomestic and export markets and joint investments intechnical manpower, to bring back the growth trajectoryof the steel industry.Mr Virbhadra Singh, Union Minister of Steel, made astrong statement that only value added products shouldbe exported, and suggested a ban on iron ore exports.Communiqué October 2010 | 71