GHCL Digest JULY 2018
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July <strong>2018</strong><br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> DIGEST<br />
Creating a balance
Index<br />
Pages<br />
MD's Message<br />
Know Your Leader – Mr. N N Radia<br />
Feature Story : Work Life Balance<br />
News and Events @ <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Fes vals of India – July <strong>2018</strong><br />
Sustainability<br />
Celebra on@<strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Awards and Recogni ons<br />
Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)<br />
Long Service Award<br />
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6-8<br />
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15-18<br />
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Book Review-The Happiness Project - by Gretchen Rubin 21-23<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. Geeta Jaiswani- Ahmedabad<br />
Follow Us On<br />
For feedback please write to corpcommunica on@ghcl.co.in<br />
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MD's Message<br />
Dear colleagues<br />
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All of us celebrated the “Interna onal Day of Yoga” on the 21 of<br />
June but for me, I consider Yoga as one of the best forms of<br />
exercise that helps us achieve a perfect balance between our<br />
mind and body. People value this ancient art as it gives great<br />
results when it comes to maintaining good health and balance in<br />
our lives.<br />
Though I was travelling, I did get to know that all of us celebrated the “Interna onal Yoga Day” across all<br />
office loca ons. Yoga sessions were organised and all of you did take some me out from your work<br />
schedule and dedicated it for rejuvena ng yourself. I am sure the sessions helped you realise the<br />
importance of maintaining a balance between work and good health.<br />
Having a successful career is important but to achieve it we should not neglect our wellbeing. It is<br />
wonderful to be successful and equally important is that we remain healthy and rejuvenated to handle<br />
any kind of pressure be it physical or mental. It's not just yoga but even if we take out some me every<br />
day for following a rou ne which is focussed towards prac cing any form of exercise like walking,<br />
running, aerobics or simple breathing exercises, it will help us achieve strength.<br />
I once came across a quote by Jim Rohn who was a major force in personal development world. “First<br />
We Form Habits, Then They Form Us”.<br />
Exercise helps us fight anxiety, stress, depression, grief and any form of frustra on. Once we learn to<br />
win over such nega vity within ourselves, it helps us become more produc ve in our approach towards<br />
any task. For a frui ul professional life, it is very essen al that we remain healthy and rejuvenated. This<br />
will help us remain posi ve and control our emo ons that will further help us in being an effec ve team<br />
player.<br />
Would like to end here hoping that all of us have a healthy<br />
goal for ourselves and progress with it to achieve our<br />
inner strength.<br />
“<br />
I once came across a quote by<br />
Jim Rohn who was a major force<br />
in personal development world.<br />
“<br />
“First We Form Habits,<br />
Then They Form Us”.<br />
Regards,<br />
R S Jalan<br />
Always remember……<br />
“The greatest<br />
wealth is health”<br />
-Virgil<br />
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Know your leader<br />
1. Name : N N Radia<br />
2. Was born in : Mumbasa (East Africa)<br />
3. Sun sign : Leo<br />
4. Favourite Pass me : Reading & watching TV<br />
5. Favourite quote : “Nothing is Impossible”<br />
6. Favourite Cuisine : Chinese , especially veg<br />
fried rice<br />
7. Favourite Song : Thoda hai thode ki Zaroorat hai<br />
8. Can you name a person who has had a tremendous impact on you as a leader? Maybe some one who<br />
has been a mentor to you? Why and how did this person impact your life? :<br />
Mr. R. K Daga (Former MD, <strong>GHCL</strong>)<br />
9. What is one characteris c that you believe every leader should possess?<br />
A leader should be fair & firm<br />
10. What advice would you give someone going into a leadership posi on for the first me?<br />
Always have empathy and be fair and firm<br />
11. What is that one thing you are most proud of?<br />
I am proud of the fact that I was able to create some work-life balance in the organisa on. Also I am<br />
proud of my son<br />
12. Who is your favourite Actor/actress?<br />
Actor – Amitabh Bachchan ; actress - Preity Zinta<br />
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Feature Story : Work Life Balance<br />
Today we are so busy in coping up with the challenges in our personal and professional life that we o en<br />
forget to bring balance between work and good health habits. In today's fast pace world, we are not able<br />
to take out desired me for finding that balance. Maintaining a work/life balance is not just important for<br />
personal health and rela onships; it can also improve efficiency and performance at work.<br />
Lack of balance between work-life can have great<br />
implica ons on oneself. Long work hours and a<br />
stressful work environment can not only affect an<br />
employee's ability to be compa ble at work and<br />
private life but is also associated with health<br />
problems including both physical and mental.<br />
Crea ng and maintaining a posi ve work/life<br />
balance is essen al to leading a happy and fulfilling<br />
life. Successfully applying it every day is beneficial to<br />
both you and your place of employment.<br />
Benefits to you:<br />
Your overall health and well-being will improve.<br />
You will be more produc ve both in and out of the office.<br />
You will start to enjoy your work more.<br />
You'll have more me for yourself!<br />
Benefits for organisa on:<br />
Happy and healthy employees can be er handle adversity and customer demands.<br />
Happy and healthy employees are more produc ve.<br />
Happy and healthy employees provide be er service and boost your compe veness.<br />
Happy and healthy employees stay.<br />
Technology that we greatly rely on today has undeniably blurred the boundaries between work and home,<br />
making the need for a healthy work/life balance more imminent than ever. It's important that we as an<br />
organisa on understand, respect and help where needed their employee's needs for a healthy lifestyle both<br />
inside and outside of work. It becomes very essen al for an individual to recognise this and self-manage<br />
accordingly.<br />
If we understand the ways to priori sing the health along with our work, it will help us to be be er in our<br />
approach as a worker as well as a person. Work/life balance will make us happier and more produc ve.<br />
Today, work-life balance is an evolving concept but, put simply, it's about achieving the mix of business and<br />
personal life that's right for you. We're all unique, and the term "personal life" means something different to<br />
everyone: it can include spending me with your friends and family; res ng; par cipa ng in hobbies; engaging<br />
in personal, spiritual or educa onal development; exercising; or care giving. It can even include our work!<br />
It is very essen al that we dedicate some me for our own self being. Set aside me every day for exercise ,<br />
meals, sleep, and quiet me for contempla on, brainstorming or just being in one's own imagina on world.<br />
This will help us to connect more effec vely with the people and the work we are associated with. Be er result<br />
can only be delivered when we are staying healthy and looking a er our self.<br />
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MEAI - Seminar held on 31 May <strong>2018</strong><br />
News and Events<br />
Mining Engineers' Associa on of India (MEAI), Bhavnagar Local Center organized State level seminar at<br />
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Ahmedabad in joint collabora on with M/s. <strong>GHCL</strong> Ltd., M/s. GMDC Ltd. and M/s. GPCL Ltd at on 31 May<br />
<strong>2018</strong>.The subject chosen for the seminar was “New CMR 2017: Review of the changes”.<br />
The inaugura on lamp was lit by Mr. S N Mathur - Ex. General<br />
Manager of M/s. GMDC Ltd., Vice President - MEAI Organizing<br />
Commi ee Mr. Anil Kumar Garg, General Manager - Project Surkha<br />
North Mine M/s. GMDC Ltd. the Patron of MEAI, Mr. Dhananjay Kumar<br />
on behalf of <strong>GHCL</strong> Ltd, Khadsaliya Lignite Mine,General Manager<br />
(Mines)/ Agent, Mr. Harshad Bhai Patel - Convener of MEAI and The<br />
Honorable Collector - Bhavnagar graced the seminar as the Chief<br />
Guest.<br />
Dona on of School Kit to Shala Pravesh Utsav by Khadsaliya Lignite Mine<br />
In order to bring qualita ve changes in the primary educa on system<br />
and in the role of Anganwadis, children enrollment programe by<br />
”Shala Pravesh Utsav” has been very helpful in shaping the future of<br />
children residing in the nearby villages of Khadsaliya Lignite Mines.<br />
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On 14 June <strong>2018</strong>, Shala Pravesh Utsav was celebrated to encourage<br />
student's enrollment in the primary schools situated near Khadsaliya<br />
Lignite Mine. Smt Rekha Ben – CDPO (Child Development Planning<br />
Officer) Govt. of Gujrat, Bhavnagar graced the utsav as the chief guest where she also appreciated the<br />
welfare ac vi es organized by <strong>GHCL</strong> for the utsav.<br />
Mr. Dhananjay Kumar,General Manager (Mines)donated school and toy kits to the students of<br />
Bholavader Prathamik Shala and Khadsaliya Kendrava Shala on behalf of <strong>GHCL</strong> Ltd.<br />
“One Day Training Program for Workmen” at Sutrapada<br />
One-day Training program was organized at Soda Ash Division, Sutrapada for the workmen, Technician<br />
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and Staff Category On 6 June <strong>2018</strong>. The topic covered in the training session was “Collabora on”. The<br />
training session was organized in line with the “Great Place to Work” survey and <strong>GHCL</strong>'s Mission –<br />
Vision Statement.<br />
Mr. Jayesh P Shah (VP-IR), Mr. Anil Kumar Singh (Sr. GM HR&IR), and<br />
both the Union Leaders were present at the opening of the training<br />
session. The session was taken by Mr. Deepak Dhomse.<br />
Mr. Deepak Dhomse discussed various aspects of the topic during the<br />
training session:<br />
- What is Collabora on<br />
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- Importance of Collabora on<br />
- Advantages of Collabora on<br />
- Collabora on in 21st Century<br />
- Collabora on in our Professional and Personal Life etc.<br />
59 workmen a ended the training session and were very happy<br />
with the way the topic was compiled and explained to them.<br />
Summer Camp for children of Employees at Yarn Division<br />
Summer camps are one of the best ways to engage kids in learning<br />
new skills during their vaca ons. These camps usually aim at making<br />
kids learn new ac vi es apart from the academics. In this context,<br />
Kodai Konda am summer camp was conducted for daughters of<br />
employees from the age group of 10 to 16 years on 18th May <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Main ac vi es organised within the camp were jewellery making, art<br />
from waste and hair styling. Mr. P.Janaki sankar – AGM (HR)<br />
welcomed the faculty, kids & their parents.<br />
Apart from this the faculty from Thiyagam trust Ms.Shanthi taught the children how to make mobile<br />
pouch, toys and door mat.<br />
62 kids par cipated in the summer camp. The event was followed with lunch and distribu on of gi s<br />
from Mr. Elangovan (Sr. GM)<br />
Medical Awareness Session– Yarn Division<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Yarn division, conducted Medical awareness session on “Preven on of heart disease” at our unit<br />
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on 14 June <strong>2018</strong> at Vaigai Conference hall. Dr.Karuppiah, Sr.Cardiologist from Apollo Hospital addressed<br />
the session where he shared many insights about heart disease and the preven on of the same.<br />
Main points discussed during the session were:<br />
Symptoms of Heart a ack<br />
Do's and don'ts during the heart a ack.<br />
Reasons for heart a ack<br />
Maintain a healthy blood pressure and Monitor your<br />
cholesterol (blood lipids)<br />
Make exercise a daily habit.<br />
Reduce stress<br />
The session was very beneficial for all as many insights were shared over how we can improve and<br />
adopt healthy habits towards achieving the healthy life with good healthy diet<br />
BLOOD DONATION CAMP – Yarn Division<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> Yarn division Manaparai unit organised a blood dona on camp on<br />
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18 June at the Mill premises in associa on with Government Hospital,<br />
Manaparai.<br />
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The camp was inaugurated by Mr. R.Balakrishnan Sr. GM (Produc on). 34 employees par cipated in the<br />
camp and donated their blood.<br />
District Collector Visit to Tex le Plant - Gujarat<br />
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On 2 June <strong>2018</strong>, Valsad district collector visited the Home Tex le<br />
Division situated in Valsad, Gujrat. The main point of discussion was<br />
home tex le business, <strong>GHCL</strong> overall structure, current Indian scenario &<br />
some local issues.<br />
He accepted the request to visit Home Tex le showroom. Mr. Sachin<br />
Kularni (Plant Head) showed the video of Rekoop to the collector and also<br />
shared the concept of Rekoop, the product line, quality details with him.<br />
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Invita on for celebra on of 92 birthday of Queen Elizabeth<br />
Mr. Vishnu Gupta, Head Commercial and Finance from our Gujarat<br />
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division was invited for the celebra on of 92 birthday of Queen Elizabeth<br />
from Mrs. & Mr. Geoff Wain, Bri sh Deputy High Commissioner to the<br />
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State of Gujarat & Rajasthan on 14 June <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
It was a great opportunity for him to meet Mr. J. N. Singh, Chief Secretary,<br />
Government of Gujarat at the celebra on venue. Further, Mr. Gupta took<br />
honor in invi ng Mrs. & Mr. Geoff Wain to visit our factory, as we are<br />
already working with Bri sh customer like House of Frasers, The White<br />
Company, Galleria Kau of, Federa on of Migros etc.<br />
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1) Amarnath Yatra<br />
Fes vals of India – July <strong>2018</strong><br />
The famous Amarnath cave temple, one of the top caves in India, houses a<br />
Shiva lingam made out of ice. It's one of the toughest pilgrimages in India<br />
to visit it. Pilgrims must ba le inclement weather, which makes the track<br />
slippery and dangerous, as well as very high al tude.<br />
When: June 28-August 26, <strong>2018</strong><br />
Where: On Mount Amarnath, around 140 kilometers from Srinagar<br />
in Kashmir. There are two routes to the shrine -- 16 kilometers from Baltal in Ganderbal and the<br />
tradi onal 45 kilometers Pahalgam track in Anantnag district, approximately three to four hours drive from<br />
Srinagar.<br />
2) Beh Deinkhlam<br />
The most important fes val of the Pnar tribe of Meghalaya, Beh Deinkhlam<br />
is celebrated a er agricultural sowing is over. Khlam means plague and beh<br />
dien means to drive away with s cks. Hence, the fes val is held to drive<br />
away and nega ve forces that may affect the crop. The fes vi es take<br />
place over three days, and culminate with procession of chariots and<br />
ceremonial tree trunks (khnongs) to a sacred pool full of water. Another<br />
highlight of the occasion is a football match between locals. The winner is<br />
believed to have a bumper harvest.<br />
When: July 3, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Where: Jowai, Jain a hills, Meghalaya, Northeast India.<br />
3) Dree fes val<br />
Dree is an agricultural fes val of the Apatani tribe. It's celebrated by<br />
sacrificial offerings and prayers to the gods who protect the crops. Folk<br />
songs, tradi onal dances, and other cultural performances have also<br />
become a part of the modern-day fes vi es. There's even a "Mr Dree"<br />
contest, billed as the ul mate pla orm for men to show their strength,<br />
agility, stamina, and intelligence!<br />
When: July 4-7 each year.<br />
Where: Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India.<br />
4) Puri Rath yatra<br />
The exuberant 12 day Rath Yatra fes val sees Lord Jagannath (a<br />
reincarna on of Lords Vishnu and Krishna), along with and his elder<br />
brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, venture out of their abode in<br />
Puri's Jagannath Temple. The gods are transported on massive towering<br />
chariots. It's Odisha's most popular fes val.<br />
When: July 14-26, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Where: Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha.<br />
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5) Guru Purnima<br />
This full moon day is celebrated in remembrance of the ancient sage<br />
Vyasa who edited and wrote a number of holy Hindu scriptures. However,<br />
the idea behind Guru Purnima extends further than that. It's also a day for<br />
giving thanks to anyone who's taught you spiritual lessons in life. Many<br />
people simply spend some me reviewing all the knowledge they've<br />
acquired in the last year, and the way it's helped transformed them.<br />
When: July 27, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Where: All over India, par cularly in spiritual centers such as Sivananda<br />
Ashram, Rishikesh. One of the largest Guru Purnima fes vals is held at<br />
Goverdhan, near Mathura.<br />
6) Njanga ri Aanayoo u (Elephant Feeding Ritual)<br />
Elephants are usually seen decorated and paraded around during temple<br />
fes vals in Kerala. However, during this elephant feeding ritual, they<br />
remain unadorned. The elephants are taken inside the temple premises<br />
and given a delicious feast of sugarcane leaves, coconut, jaggery and other<br />
local produce by people who come to worship them. The ritual aims to<br />
please Lord Ganesha, for the removal of obstacles and fulfillment of<br />
wishes.<br />
When: July 20, <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
Where: Njanga ri Bhagavathi temple, Pa ambi, Palakkad district, Kerala<br />
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Sustainability<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong> is always concerned with integra ng social concerns in its<br />
business opera ons and interac ons. To serve this, we have <strong>GHCL</strong><br />
Founda on Trust. Our zeal and commitment for CSR is constantly in<br />
line with our corporate philosophy. The sole purpose of our<br />
interven ons is sustainable development and need based<br />
interven ons.<br />
It is our responsibility as an organisa on to serve to the people of the villages living around the areas<br />
where we are opera ng for our business.<br />
<strong>GHCL</strong>'s Founda on Trust o en conducts various CSR ac vi es that are targeted towards helping the<br />
villagers and making various facili es available for them like medical and other services from me to me.<br />
Keeping this in mind, this month “Cancer Detec on Camp” was organised in three villages in Vapi, Gujarat<br />
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from 6 June <strong>2018</strong> to 14 June <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
The details are given as under:<br />
Total number of women par cipated: 418<br />
Total number of women scanned:376<br />
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Celebra on@<strong>GHCL</strong><br />
World Environment Day Celebra on at Soda Ash Division<br />
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Soda Ash Division celebrated “The World Environment Day” on 5 June <strong>2018</strong>. The theme of the celebra on<br />
this year was #Beat Plas c Pollu on.<br />
Various ac vi es were planned around the theme for Environment<br />
Protec on. The event was named “Plas c Pick up campaign” organised<br />
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from 1 June <strong>2018</strong> – 5 June <strong>2018</strong>.<br />
The HSE stewards along with their team ac vely par cipated in the event.<br />
The Soda Ash division also par cipated in Somnath Beach cleaning ac vity<br />
that was awareness programme organised by Gujarat Pollu on Control<br />
Board and GEER for extending their support for India's Mission 2022-<br />
phasing out the use of plas c.<br />
Many ac vi es like walkathon, poem submission, slogans and quiz compe on were organised followed by<br />
the prize distribu on for the winners. The ac vi es gave great insights on how we can make <strong>GHCL</strong> be er in<br />
choosing out more sustainable methods towards making the environment cleaner and greener. On the<br />
occasion, planta on programme was also organised.<br />
“World Environment Day” celebrated at Khadsaliya Lignite Mine<br />
Khadsaliya Lignite Mine of Lignite Division celebrated the World<br />
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Environment Day on 5 June <strong>2018</strong> theme with the “Beat Plas c Pollu on”<br />
in order to spread awareness in the nearby villages. The campaign was<br />
organized specially to educate people about what measures can be taken<br />
from our end towards protec ng the environment. The main objec ves<br />
were to make people aware of the environmental issues and empower<br />
them to become ac ve agents for ini a ng eco-friendly efforts and<br />
develop the surrounding area.<br />
All Execu ves, contractual employees along with Gram Panchayat members and villagers planted the<br />
samplings at Khadsaliya Lignite Mine site. Ac vi es like quiz compe on was also organised on the occasion.<br />
All the par cipants of the event also took pledge to save the environment.<br />
Work-Life-Balance<br />
To focus on how to successfully combine work<br />
and personal life into a sa sfying life<br />
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Asaamanya Parivartan Award<br />
Awards and Recogni ons<br />
Asaamanya Parivartan (On the Spot) award given to Mr. Ashwin Panjari of<br />
PHB Electrical Department, by Mr. V. B. Panchal (DGM-Electrical).<br />
Mr. Ashwin Panjari received this award for preven ng the the of around<br />
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1000 Meters of cable on 30 May <strong>2018</strong> during his night shi by catching 7<br />
persons who were involved in the the .<br />
ON THE SPOT AWARD (Madurai)<br />
MR. SUBBURAJAN J & MR.PREMKUMAR V<br />
Received on-the spot award for ac va ng intermediate waste collec on<br />
circuit system with exis ng sequences mer from old panel/Exis ng<br />
panel. This was done with NEW LUWA sequence<br />
DINESHBABU T<br />
Received on-the spot award for providing drip irriga on of 50saplings with<br />
available oil cans from scarp<br />
KABILAN<br />
Received on-the spot award<br />
-For introducing Air regulator a ached with the doffer for be er pick up<br />
of yarn from Cones<br />
-For improving the efficiency of machinery in reserve peg area from 52%<br />
to 74 % by ge ng welding done on the said area.<br />
KATHIRVEL M<br />
Received on-the spot award for designing the angle guide and fixing the<br />
same in Rieter K 45 which prevented damage of the conveyer belt.<br />
PRABHU U<br />
Received on-the spot award for efficiently managing the driver's duty<br />
for the month of May <strong>2018</strong> and receiving great feedback from the users.<br />
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DHASRATHKANI<br />
Received on-the spot award for efficiently managing the budget<br />
assigned for vegetables for the Hostel that gave saving of about 25%.<br />
RAVI A.K<br />
Received on-the spot award for contribu ng into bringing down the waste<br />
in the blow room, carding and comber under process of Yarn Realisa on.<br />
His efforts helped bringing down the waste to 1% without affec ng the<br />
Quality which increased yarn Realisa on process from 67.7 to 68.25 in 40s<br />
Mixing. The award was handed over to him by our co on supplier Mr.<br />
Kunal Shah.<br />
MUTHU KUMAR P<br />
Received on-the spot award for efficiently maintaining the co on bales<br />
lot wise. The award was handed over by our co on supplier Mr, Kunal<br />
Shah.<br />
FUN TIME<br />
look at the point in the end<br />
of the nose for 30 seconds, Then<br />
look up to the roof then keep<br />
Blinking Ur eyes ... You will see<br />
The original woman's image...<br />
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Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT)<br />
In the era of Fourth Industrial Revolu on (Industry 4.0)<br />
"The revolu on in Industrial IT"<br />
Introduc on<br />
Mr. Vinod Pandey<br />
DGM- IT<br />
The Fourth Industrial Revolu on<br />
(Industry 4.0)<br />
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Use case: Industrial IOT for Compressed air<br />
(Solu on based on iConn by Gardner Denver)<br />
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The compressed air marketplace<br />
Basic data analy cs<br />
Predic ve maintenance<br />
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Augmented reality<br />
Cogni ve<br />
In current world, many digital platform focuses on OPEN secure IIoT standards, not proprietary. GD's<br />
strategy is a game changer for the compressed air market and the aim is to keep it simple. Simple helps to<br />
SMEs learn, and develops the operational efficiency steps in them. If you buy a brand, you must always<br />
buy their 'IIoT' kit to make it work.<br />
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LONG SERVICE AWARD<br />
We truly appreciate the years and long service you commi ed in our company. Your dedica on and<br />
loyalty will be forever cherished. We are happy to have you as a part of team <strong>GHCL</strong>. Congratula on on<br />
your 10 years with us. Let's celebrate!<br />
ASHOKCHANDRA<br />
RAMSIBHAI RAM<br />
Employee ID: G00349<br />
Soda Ash Division<br />
Sutrapada<br />
Joined on 10-May-2008<br />
MANISH MAGANBHAI<br />
MALAVIA<br />
Employee ID: G00350<br />
HT Division<br />
Bhilad<br />
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Joined on 14 May 2008<br />
AMI A PANDIT<br />
Employee ID: G00351<br />
Soda Ash Division<br />
Ahmedabad<br />
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Joined on 09 June 2008<br />
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Our Product “Indian Jujube Honey”<br />
from brand i-FLO under CPD division<br />
is now spreading its wings in the<br />
north region..<br />
i-FLO Indian Jujube Ad featured in<br />
HT Brunch with “Vir Sanghvi”<br />
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Book Review<br />
The Happiness Project - by Gretchen Rubin<br />
One of my core beliefs is this:'Its more important to be happy than it is to be<br />
rich My personal experience bears this out (though I'm fortunate to be both).<br />
No surprise then that for the past couple of years, one of my favorite blogs has<br />
been Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project. Rubin is a former lawyer who<br />
abandoned her promising high-paying career to follow her bliss: She decided to<br />
become a writer. She started her blog as a part of a year-long experiment to find<br />
new ways to be happy. She's now turned that experience into a best-selling<br />
book.<br />
The Happiness Project<br />
Rubin decided to spend one year consciously pursuing happiness. Each month, she tackled one specific aspect<br />
of life — marriage, work, a tude, and so on — and during that month, she a empted to meet a handful of<br />
related resolu ons she hoped would make her happier.<br />
Her financial resolu ons for July, for instance, were about money. Rubin is an “under-buyer”; she's frugal by<br />
nature. For this month, she wanted to indulge in a modest splurge, buy needful things, spend out (meaning to<br />
actually use the stuff she has), and give something up (Rubin stopped obsessing over office supplies).<br />
Fortunately, the book isn't lame. Rubin's style is warm and engaging. Though The Happiness Project includes<br />
tons of info from research into happiness and well-being, this data isn't presented in a dull, dry way; it's neatly<br />
woven into Rubin's account of her day-to-day progress toward happiness (or lack thereof). She shares the<br />
research in casual prose, not in academic jargon.<br />
Among my favourite findings, I bookmarked these:<br />
“The most effec ve way to judge whether a par cular course of ac on will make you happy in the future is to<br />
ask people who are following that course of ac on right now if they're happy and assume that you'll feel the<br />
same way.”<br />
You can do anything you want, but you can't do everything you want. This insight is remarkably similarly to the<br />
one I had a couple of years ago, when I realized that I can buy anything I want, but can't buy everything I want.<br />
“One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make<br />
other people happy is to be happy yourself.”<br />
“Best is good, be er is best.” In other words, the perfect is the enemy of the good. When you spend too much<br />
me pursuing the best, you're bound to be unhappy.<br />
“Money doesn't buy happiness the way good health doesn't buy happiness. When money or health is a<br />
problem, you think of li le else; when it's not a problem, you don't think much about it. Both money and health<br />
contribute to happiness mostly in the nega ve; the lack of them brings much more unhappiness than<br />
possessing them brings happiness.”<br />
I loved this p from a reader of Rubin's blog: “[I] change my passwords to a goal that I've been working on, or an<br />
achievement I want. They become a constant reminder of my goals, my dreams, of what I want to achieve.”<br />
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The Happiness Project is filled with anecdotes: from Rubin's life, from the comments on her blog, and from<br />
the people she meets. These stories add a lot of colour to the topics she covers, and help to show how<br />
complex happiness can be. For example, from the chapter on money, here's a story that made me laugh:<br />
While I was thinking hard about the rela onship between money and happiness, I struck up a conversa on with<br />
a fellow guest at a bridal shower. I told her that I was trying to figure out ways to “Buy some happiness.” (As I<br />
explained the issue, it began to dawn on me, dimly, that I might be becoming a happiness bore.)<br />
She became quite indignant at my sugges on. “That's so wrong!” she said. “Money can't buy happiness!”<br />
“You don't think so?”<br />
“I'm the perfect example. I don't make much money. A few years back, I took my savings and bought a horse. My<br />
mother and everyone told me I was crazy. But that horse makes me incredibly happy — even though I end up<br />
spending all my extra money on him.”<br />
“But,” I said, confused, “money did make you happy. It makes you so happy to have a horse!”<br />
“But I don't have any money,” she answered. “I spent it all.”<br />
“Right, because you used it to buy a horse.”<br />
She shook her head and gave up on me.<br />
Rubin undertook her happiness project because she realized, “I wasn't as happy as I could be, and my life wasn't<br />
going to change unless I made it change.” This realiza on is so important. Too many folks sit back, wai ng things<br />
for to improve. That's what I used to do with money. But it wasn't un l I actually took charge of my own life that I<br />
was able to defeat debt and build wealth. And it wasn't un l Rubin decided to be responsible for her own<br />
happiness that she was able to make the li le changes that brought about increased well-being.<br />
Making resolu ons<br />
The sec on on “finding fun” — one of the subjects of chapter 5 (“May: Be Serious About Play”) — literally<br />
moved me to tears. As I read about Rubin's love of children's literature, how she rediscovered her passion for<br />
scrapbooking, and her general quest to make room in her life for fun, I realize that's something I've been<br />
missing. For the past few years, everything I've done has been very very adult. I've reaped adult rewards for<br />
adult effort, but it hasn't been a whole lot of fun. I need to make room in my life to enjoy myself just for the sake<br />
of pleasure. So, that's one of my goals for the next few months: Find more fun.<br />
But Rubin draws a dis nc on between goals and resolu ons:<br />
You hit a goal, but keep a resolu on. “Run a marathon” makes a good goal. It's specific, easy to measure<br />
success, and once you've done it, you've done it. “Sing in the morning” and “Exercise be er” are be er cast as<br />
resolu ons. You won't wake up one day and find that you've achieved it. It's something you have to resolve to<br />
do every day, forever.<br />
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As you know, I'm a fan of goals and, generally, I refuse to set resolu ons. But I see Rubin's point. As a result, I've<br />
decided to set some resolu ons of my own. I'll be tracking the following with Joe's Goals:<br />
Eat real food<br />
Be ac ve<br />
Avoid strong drinks<br />
Read for pleasure<br />
Write daily<br />
Be dy<br />
Purge Stuff<br />
Be friendly<br />
Be true to myself<br />
Some of these will be easier than others. I write nearly every day because I cannot help myself; I'm drawn to<br />
it. Tidiness? Real food? Being true to myself? These things will be tougher, but I really think they'll make me<br />
happy.<br />
I'm tempted to say that The Happiness Project is one of the best books I've ever read, but I know that's just me<br />
engaging in hyperbole. Instead, it's probably be er to say that this was the perfect book for me to read for<br />
where I am in life. It spoke to me. I can't say for sure that it will speak to you, but a personal happiness project<br />
could lead to increased wealth — financial and otherwise<br />
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“Balance is not<br />
be er me management,<br />
but be er boundary management.<br />
Balance means making choices<br />
and enjoying those choices."<br />
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