Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18 (ANI/PNN): Specialty Chemicals Company LANXESS India has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety (GPOHSA) award for the year 2020 for setting world-class standards in the area of Occupational Health and Safety.
Handling chemical substances and working with technical equipment fundamentally involve health and safety risks. The company s state-of-the-art OHS management system is designed based on world-class legal requirements and best industrial practices, across the 33 countries where LANXESS operates. The organization systematically identifies potential risks and hazards and minimizes them by implementing defined preventive and protective measures.
The award was presented to LANXESS on Tuesday, 15th December in a virtual ceremony in the presence of Arjun Ram Meghwal, Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India, and other key dignitaries.
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Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State - Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, has stated that the latest data on the auto sector show that things are looking up and the government will do as much more as necessary to boost it and help it grow. Addressing the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week session on Future of manufacturing in India - becoming a competitive global hub at ASSOCHAM s virtual conference, he noted that the current period is very important for the auto sector, especially in the backdrop of Covid.
Despite the challenges faced by the auto industry, data in the last 3 months look encouraging. The government has taken several steps for the benefit of the auto sector including steps like reviewing the tax on EV from 12% to 5 % and will continue to do more. The govt will do all that is necessary to boost the auto sector, the minister assured.
Independent directors must be pro-active to ensure cos function in socially responsible manner: CAG
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Synopsis In the current times, it may be worthwhile that the independent directors should be more pro-active and guide the companies on path which is profitable, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable, CAG Girish Chandra Murmu said.
In the long term, this will enhance the goodwill of the companies, CAG Murmu said
New Delhi: Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) Girish Chandra Murmu on Tuesday said independent directors of the companies should be more pro-active in guiding companies in profitable, socially responsible and environmentally sustainable manner. Speaking at the Golden Peacock Awards in a virtual ceremony, Murmu said as an auditing body for government finances, CAG has developed standards and guidelines for environment audit, research accounting among others, and has carried out audit on ca