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Volume V. Issue II. JuNe 2013

Dear junctionites,Even as I write this, rain fury has left a huge

trail of death and devastation in Uttarakhand. Millions have been rendered homeless and countless pilgrims, tourists and residents remain stranded. This is a national crisis of no small measure, and while the government and several non-profit organisations are working day in and day out, this is also the time our national conscience raises its head. mjunction has always stood by the Indian people, whether it was the tsunami and the Bihar floods and no exception will be made this time. I also urge all of you to do whatever little you can in your personal capacities as well. Even if you can make a difference to one person, your effort would have been well worth it.

While on one hand we stand by our people in distress, on the other we do not seem to set much store by peace, which is borne out by the Global Peace Index in 2013, which was released recently by the Institute of Economics and Peace, a global thinktank which works on the relationship between economics, business and peace. The report has ranked India among the 25 least peaceful nations to live in. The country was placed 141 among 162 nations, having lost more than two lives a day — or a staggering 799 persons — to internal conflicts in 2012. Giving India company at the bottom of the heap are countries like Pakistan, Iraq, South Sudan and Afghanistan, which are traditionally perceived to be more violence-ridden. Iceland emerged as 2012’s most peaceful country in the index.

The report of course also says that the number of deaths from internal conflicts in India has come down. However, it also refers to border skirmishes between India and its neighbours requiring a large military force and increased defence expenditure, which drags down India’s overall score. Whatever the case may be, perhaps we need to be more tolerant as a nation. In such tough times, we need to be very strong internally. And yes, we need to be positive and optimistic. I believe everything ends when negativity and pessimism creep in. As long as there is life, there is hope.

And while we speak about positivity and hope, I believe dreams are also an integral part of hoping. So when I read about the so-called “ordinary” egg-seller girl from Kolkata climbing Mt. Everest, she no longer remained “ordinary” in my eyes. The sheer grit and determination which made her cling to her dream, her family which stood by her and contributed every penny of its savings and her so-called “ordinary” neighbours some of whom contributed as little

as Rs 50 – all of them make for a story that rises much above its ordinariness. I believe there is a little bit of that egg-seller girl in each and every one of us, only if we allow ourselves to dream and then pursue that dream. And perhaps that is the differentiator between simply existing and living. It is a dream which makes a life worthwhile.

Meanwhile, we at mjunction held our Horizon 1 and Horizon 2 annual conferences. We took stock of the year gone by, identified our failures and the reasons and drew up a plan to move forward. We adopted McKinsey’s three-horizon model last year. One year down the line, I believe we are on the right path, with a separate set of approaches for each horizon. And that is why it also helped to have the conferences horizon-wise, so that there is a common set of objectives for everyone present there. Though the economic conditions are difficult, mjunction has always believed in holding out in such times and emerging a winner. I believe this approach will work well for us and I also believe that our targets and objectives will be well within our reach if each one of us knows what is expected of us and delivers accordingly.

The first quarter has gone by and we look forward to a buoyant FY14. Most importantly, we look forward to meeting the target of $10 billion transaction value that we set for ourselves in our Vision statement co-created three years ago. We are well on our way to achieving this in this financial year before we give ourselves a new Vision, a new guiding light.

May we all stick by each other in this journey. Good luck to all of us.

Regards,Viresh Oberoi

JuNe 2013Volume V Issue II

WHAT’S INSIDE

mj wins Responsible Supply Chain award 2Uttarakhand relief 3

mj observes SHE week 4Travelogue: Thai Splendour 6Travelogue:Goa - Paradise on earth 7

ej convocation held 7mj coal conference delves into key issues 8Featured junctionites 9Client speak 10

Annual conferences 11Spot awards and new faces 12Mixed Bag 13mj contributes for Learning at mj 14

Junctionites usher in Bengali new year 15Photo contest &Quiz Corner 16

BEYONDBARRIERS

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Dear Readers,

A survey conducted by a non-profit organisation Saviours and Friends of Environment (SAFE), has come out with some spine-chilling facts on food wastage. While this survey concentrated on Kolkata, this is a worldwide concern, captured by the UNEP theme this year of “Think, Eat, Save” for the World Environment Day.

India ranks 67th out of 84 in the global hunger index prepared by the International Food Policy Research Institute. It takes into account prevalence of child malnutrition, child mortality and the proportion of people who are calorie-deficient. Not a happy story by any means. And when the hunger is so high, wastage seems all the more criminal and unacceptable. In Kolkata city, the SAFE survey says, which is apparently fast catching up with other metros in terms of domestic food wastage, around 20% of the garbage generated is unconsumed food. Even more horrifying is the fact that households contribute around 60% of the wasted food.

While concerted efforts are already being made in other cities to channelise the unused food to take care of some hunger, efforts will be made in Kolkata too very soon, we are assured. My concern is different: what can we do at our individual levels to minimise this? And the answer is simple. We have to be first aware and then conscious of our responsibilities. mjunction observed the Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) week and did its bit in raising awareness in keeping with the UNEP theme. Food wastage, apart from everything else, also contributes to environment pollution. So maybe it is time for the collective conscience of the nation to take over. And maybe for each one of us to say a small prayer of thanks at the end of each meal and see to it that not a morsel goes waste.

Beyond Barriers brings to you a flavour of life at mjunction in all its myriad hues. Hope you enjoy reading this issue.

Regards,

Madhuchanda DasguptaEditor

mjunction services limited was adjudged the winner in the Marketplace Behaviour – Responsible Supply Chain Award category from among 6 companies on the 28th

of June, 2013, at the Responsible Business Summit organised by the World CSR Congress in Taj Lands End, Mumbai. This is the second year of the summit as well as the awards.

The award was given away by Dr Chandra Mauli Dwivedi, President & Global Head – Corporate HR, Datamatics Global Services Ltd and was received by Prashant Jha of the Mumbai office on behalf of mjunction. The award recognises companies that can positively impact and transform the supply chain through innovation and add value to it.

The Responsible Business Summit is a meeting place for organisations to discuss corporate responsibility and sustainability. Experts share their experience and provide insights on tools for successful collaboration, highlight the importance of corporate culture to meet long-term sustainability objectives and also share how once can gain and retain competitive advantage.

The summit aimed to recognise and award mutually beneficial relationships between business and society. They received 68 nominations across the various categories.

mjunction winsResponsible Supply Chain

Award

Ethics is putting principles into action. Consistency between what we say we value and what our actions say we value is a matter of integrity. Workplace Ethics is about confirming to accepted and especially professional standards of conduct

Are these actions Ethical Behaviour?• Taking office supplies from work for personal use?• To make long personal calls from the office phone?• Use office time for personal business?• Exaggerating credentials in an interview?

You may revert with your answers to [email protected]

Contributed by : Sanchita Bandyopadhyay, Ethics Counsellor


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mj contributesfor Uttarakhand relief

Whether it was the Bihar floods or the tsunami, mjunction has always stood by the distressed during times of national crisis. As flash floods ravaged Uttarakhand, mjunction appealed to their on-roll employees to donate a day’s salary for relief funds.

We are proud to announce that some junctionites volunteered to donate an amount which was more than a day’s salary. Also, there were some associates who volunteered to donate though it was not mandatory. We laud their spirit of giving during a national crisis.

On-roll employees who donated more than a day’s salary Associates who volunteered to contribute

Chandrasish Dasgupta Anita Banerjee

Jaita Bose Debarati Bose

Kaushik Kumar Mitra Dev Prakash Mishra

Nirmal Ghosh Kaushik Chatterjee

Rupendra Nath Chakraborty Nirmalya Ghosh

Sanchari Majumder Priyanka Biswas

Soumitra Nandy Rahul Das

Subhankar Gupta Sanjib Das

Sobhan Jas

Sujay Ghosh

Uma R

mjunction has put its buy side expertise to good use for a noble cause. Not content with simply

contributing money for relief operations, mjunction sprang into action as soon as it received a mandate from the Tata Relief C o m m i t t e e (TRC) to procure three items – tarpaulins, blankets and food packets.

ChallengesThe challenges were:

♦ Delivery lead time, as time is a clinching factor in crisis situations;

♦ Negotiate rates without compromising on quality in a seller’s market as other NGOs were procuring similar materials;

♦ Availability of stock with the supplier at the given point.

mjunction rose to the occasion and completed all activity with the requisite parameters – beginning from vendor credentials to quality and lead time.

The following is a brief description of the items:

Tarpaulins

TRC placed a procurement request on July 8 to mjunction for 500 tarpaulins.

In just about 48 hours’ time on July 10, mjunction got back to TRC with a final recommendation of a Delhi-based supplier along with

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expertise

relevant supplier credentials. On July 12, mjunction received the approval from TRC and the purchase order was raised on July 13.

The Delhi-based supplier has accepted the purchase order and the delivery has been completed as per schedule and stipulation.

TRC had provided the size of the tarpaulins, and the other quality specifications were fixed by mjunction and it zeroed in on tarpaulins of 550 gm per sq metre. Optimum delivery lead time was one of the primary requirements of TRC and mjunction successfully negotiated this procurement deal.

Blankets and food packets

TRC placed a request on July 4 for 1,000 blankets and on July 8, mjunction completed the process of supplier evaluation and made a recommendation to TRC. In fact, mjunction even managed 10 days’ credit though it is not the established practice in such cases. However, TRC informed thereafter that they are currently keeping this procurement on hold on account of inclement weather.

In the case of food packets too, mjunction finalised the order from Big Bazaar who sought a 10% advance and a delivery lead time of three to four days to deliver the 1,100 packets on site. However, despite placing the purchase order, TRC cancelled it as the urgency of delivery rose and they needed the packets with two days.


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mj observes sHe week

In keeping with mjunction’s tradition of safety and environment consciousness, the company’s headquarters in Kolkata as well as its other branch offices observed the Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) week from June 3 to 9, also coinciding with the World Environment Day on June 5.

In FY13, mjunction conducted safety drills, safety and health awareness campaign and training as per the safety calendar. In fact the same exercise continued through Q1 of FY14. New safety initiatives like integration of the fire alarm system with Building Fire Alarm System and Fire Dampers were undertaken. Fire alarm systems were installed at new offices in Rourkela, Burnpur, Jamshedpur and Bokaro. A safety review was conducted at Tata Steel Jamshedpur and Safety Audit by TBEM and external auditor were organised by Corporate Safety Tata Steel.

The SHE week was part of the organisation’s effort to continue on its journey of excellence in safety.

Day 1, June 3

The following activities were part of the first day of the celebrations:

¤ Safety Awareness through LCD Display and Screen saver

¤ Fire Safety Awareness by Ceasefire: Ceasefire organised a road show to create Fire Safety Awareness and imparted knowledge and training about Fire Extinguisher, its types and how to use it.

¤ A night fire safety mock drill was conducted from 11 p.m. to 11.55 p.m.

Day 2: June 4

The following activities were part of the second day:

¤ Safety awareness through LCD display and screen saver

¤ An online quiz on Safety

¤ Fire Safety Awareness by Ceasefire – Road Show

Day 3: June 5: World Environment Day

An online competition was conducted on how one can reduce ‘Foodprint’ in keeping with this year’s UNEP theme of “Think Eat Save”. Awareness on the theme was raised through LCD displays and screen savers.

An eye check-up camp was organised in coordination with “Sight & Smile Multispeciality Eye & Dental Care”. As many as 116 junctionites participated in the camp.

Safety training was imparted to 15 junctionites in a classroom session which covered important topics like Fire safety, emergency evacuation, fire fighting and first aid.

To commemorate the World Environment Day, 50 (Five neem, jamun, mahua & arjun each and 30 Erica) plant saplings were distributed to interested junctionites.


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Day 6 & 7: June 8 and 9

The following activities wrapped up the week-long SHE week: ¤ First aid awareness through screensavers and LCD displays; ¤ Fire safety equipment audit and maintenance; ¤ A mock drill was conducted related to fire safety and emergency preparedness from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The situation was that of a fire due to electrical short circuit in MV panel 2 which later spread to the entire electrical room in spite of fire fighting.

Captain Rama Shankar of Administration was the observer at all the mock drills conducted during the week.

Day 4 : June 6

The highlight of the fourth day was a fire safety assessment and training session by the Fire Brigade. A team of seven officers from the Fire Station of Sector V visited the office from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. They conducted a survey and assessment of fire safety preparedness for the office. It also gave them the opportunity to familiarise themselves with not only our office but also the entire building of Godrej Waterside, the entry, exit and structure and design of the floor and the building. A short training was also provided to ERT about the latest equipment of the Fire Brigade.

Routine safety awareness was conducted through LCD displays and screensavers.

A night electrical safety mock drill was conducted to check the emergency preparedness related to power and electricity from 10.45 p.m. to 11.45 p.m.

The drill was conducted under the following situations:

Situation 1: Power failure due to short circuit in MV Panel 1

Situation 2: Power failure due to short circuit in MV Panel 2

Day 5: June 7

The following activities were part of the fifth day:

a) Online competition for best Safety Observation, Safety Suggestion, Safety Slogan & Safety related photograph

b) First Aid awareness through Screen saver & LCD

c) A Basic health check-up camp in coordination Fortis Hospital which included height, weight, blood pressure, random blood sugar and ECG (on recommendation of the doctor) were done for 118 junctionites.

d) An ERT and SHE committee meeting and training was done from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

e) Safety report for May and SHE week report was discussed. Training on Electrical and HVAC system and BMS at our office and Godrej Waterside was provided.


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May 30 was a memorable day – the day I ventured for my first trip abroad with my brothers. It was a dream come true, as we

boarded our Jet Airways flight to Bangkok. We arrived at the Suvarnabhumi International

airport after a two and a half hour flight, where we waited for our private transfer to Pattaya. The weather was just perfect and as soon as we entered Pattaya, it was hard to ignore its resemblance with Goa, apart from of course the four-lane roads and signboards in Thai language!

Upon my friend’s insistence, we went to the world-famous Alcazar show – a colourful theatrical performance where colourful costumes and amazing backdrops showcased the various art forms of Thailand. Even the language wasn’t a barrier as the expressions said it all. It was surprising to know that all the actors were transgender, and were locally referred to as ‘Ladyboys’! he following day we went on a Coral Island tour and indulged in some amazing water sports –parasailing and under-water walk – off the coasts of some spectacular islands and visiting the largest jewellery showroom in Asia.

After two nights in Pattaya, we caught a flight to Phuket, a huge island with more than 18 beaches on the western front. We stayed on the Patong beach – claimed to be the best and safest beach of them all. Our hotel, Patong Resort – had four wings and three swimming pools. The place was not as populous as

Pattaya. The city of Patong had a vibrant night life with beach parties and one could spend hours walking down the local streets and by-lanes. It even had a miniature version of “The Walking Street” of Pattaya, called the “Bangla Road” (yes, that’s the name!). Shops for tattoos and some gorgeous paintings were eye-catching.

We also went to the Phi Phi Island tour and snorkelled off the coast of the islands and the blue waters coupled with millions of small green fish reminded me of the programmes we see in National Geographic. Our tour guide took us to a place on the outskirts of the town which gave us one of the best experiences on ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and shooting. Here we are not talking about the air-guns that shoot balloons but actual carbine rifles and shotguns, which

Travel tips• While buying flight tickets, always

compare prices with the necessary add-ons. Jet fares are higher than Air Asia but when you add the check-in baggage and meals, it’s cheaper.

• Phuket is a must. The island, though a bit more expensive than Pattaya, provides a better and safer getaway.

• The Jewellery Museum in Pattaya along with its toy-train ride, the local island tour and Phi Phi island tour in Phuket and the Safari World Tour in Bangkok are the must-dos.

• If you want to avoid the premium rates during winter, then monsoons are the best time to visit the country.

• Since almost all directions and sign-boards are written in Thai, one needs to rely on a local map to venture out without a guide. Do not rely on Google Maps. Pattaya & Phuket depictions there are wrong.

• Avoid expensive Bangkok-Phuket flights by booking overnight trains.

• In Phuket, Indian restaurants are hard to come by and in Pattaya, one is better off not going to Indian restaurants.

• Please keep your valuables safely. While on a particular tour, a family was robbed of THB 1 lac (or Rs 2 lakh) and reporting to the police provided no results. Always keep your passport with you and check to see no pages are torn while submitting it for verification at hotels.

• Bangkok duty-free accepts majorly Thai currency, unlike Kolkata duty-free. While buying electronics, please note any purchase above Rs 35,000 would attract a customs duty of 35-36%. Hence always keep all your invoices safely.

Anondo Kumar Dutta, metaljunction

Thai Splendour

make a deafening noise, to take down steel targets. The following day we explored the island and visited certain plantations, factories and a bee farm, which are the main source of income for Phuket apart from tourism.

The last two nights were reserved for Bangkok and we stayed on the 40th floor of the Baiyoke Suite hotel. Needless to say, the view from the room overlooking the city was splendid, especially at night. Bangkok has over a hundred monasteries and of them, by far the best is The Golden Buddha. Covered in plaster for centuries to keep it hidden from enemies, it is the world’s largest solid gold statue estimated to be valued at over $3 billion. To get a glimpse of Lord Buddha and the various stages of enlightenment, our guide took us to the Marble Temple. The temple had a huge courtyard with bronze statues depicting his four stages of enlightenment. The temple also had Buddhist schools where natives spend six months. Thai people are required to compulsorily spend a minimum of six months as a monk. A tour which left an indelible mark in our memories was the Safari World tour. We saw orang-utans fighting it out in a boxing match. The dolphin show and the sea lion show showed the amazing agility and balancing capability of these mammals, where the sea lions balanced almost any object while swimming and dolphins did some pretty cool stunts. The performances concluded with a Wild West show where performers acted out a comical scene of a bank robbery gone wrong, complete with stunts, fire-works and some visual effects. Before leaving the park, our car took us through a tiger and lion park where we were confined within our jeep and the tigers roamed freely!

Of course, who can forget the shops & malls of Bangkok! Staying near Indra Square, the place was a shopper’s paradise as MBK mall (for the best of apparel), IT mall (for the best of computers & gadgets) & Indra mall (for the best of electronics) bustled with buyers from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Small shops filled up the by-lanes and sell a dizzying variety of products!

My first trip abroad was spectacular and heart-warming. Wherever I may go later in life, this one will remain firmly etched in my memory.


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The convocation of Batch 44 of ejunction, the CSR initiative of mjunction, was held on May 25

at the Godrej Waterside premises. Seventeen students successfully completed the four-month course.

ejunction was started in May 2007 with the motive of empowering the financially challenged and lesser privileged by imparting computer literacy, English proficiency and soft skills training to make them employable. It also facilitates placement for qualifying students.

Sital Chattopadhyay came first with 92% marks, followed by Suraj Dhopi with 84% and Pintu Das with 81% marks. The coordinators for this batch were Ms Sanchari Majumder and Mr Shamim Ahmed. Mr Manish Mathur, Mr Rajarshi Chattopadhyay and Mr Suvajit Chakraborty gave

away the certificates to the students and also addressed the gathering.

The excited batch also presented a group photo as a token of gratitude to the ejunction core commitee members. The convocation was attended by Ms Adrija Ghosh of the Lake Gardens Women and Child Development Centre and Ms Swagata Sarkar of Inthink Knowledge Ventures Pvt Ltd.

Largest ever batchThe current batch at Godrej Waterside started from May 27 with as many as 40 students, the largest batch ever at the centre! We thank all the junctionites who have come forward to train the students and associate themselves with ejunction. We look forward to your continued support.

Tie-up with Apeejay Groupejunction has tied up with the Apeejay Surrendra Group for imparting its training module. The first batch began on May 27 at the Apeejay House on Park Street.

It is a part of the Individual Social Responsibility initiative of the Apeejay Group, whereby all trainers and infrastructure support will be provided by them.

The target audience will be young adults from slums in and around the famed Park Street of Kolkata as well as other parts of the city. The programme will seek to cover 45 students in one year, in three batches of 15 students each.

mjunction will provide content, mobilisation and assessment support as well as support for branding and publishing.

ejunction convocation held

Recreation can mean different things to different people, depending on their interest, availability of time and financial resources. I love to travel

and see places, study people, their customs and cultures and know the history of the place and taste the local cuisine. When I am alone, I prefer to eat at simple restaurants and use public transport or depend on the walker’s express.

In India, there are certain places that I have visited more than once and the erstwhile Portuguese colony, namely Goa, which the Portuguese call Estado da India, when they reigned over it, is one of my all-time favourites. There are many reasons why Goa keeps beckoning me, may be its friendly people, beautiful

beaches, its ever warm and balmy weather, churches, temples and the gifts one can carry back for friends and family.

Last month, I visited Goa with my family. The flight from Kolkata to Mumbai takes 2 hours 20 minutes and during the morning flight, the aircraft is ready to land by the time the passengers have had their breakfast. We took a train to Goa from Mumbai. It takes around 10 hours to reach Thivim station in Goa. We stayed at a beautiful resort surrounded by all modern amenities.

There are lots of places in Goa we were about to visit namely Mangesh and Shanta durga temple, BOM Jesus church, the Se Cathedral at old Goa, Calangute,

Goa: Paradise on earthPrasenjit Bose, buyjunction

Colva and Miramar beaches, Dona Paula bay , St. Augustine’s fort and Aguada fort etc. The Goa state government needs to be complimented for developing the state into a much sought out destination by both Indian and foreign tourists. From the languages spoken by these tourists, I could pick out Russians, Germans, Americans and others. I presume Goa earns or rakes in a lot of money through tourism, export of cashew nuts and Feni – the state’s popular alcohol brewed both from cashews and coconuts.

On the first day of our trip we visited north Goa, where we saw Aguada fort, Vagator beach, Anjuna beach which is a very popular beach in Goa. Then we went to the popular Calangute beach as well as the beautiful market places of Goa.

The next day we began with the BOM Jesus church, the Se Cathedral, which is now a heritage spot in Goa. At BOM Jesus church we saw the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier that is kept in a casket. The Mangesh temple we saw is located at the ancestral village of the Indian melody queen, Lata Mangeshkar. Then we went to the Shanta Durga temple.

The Portuguese house across the road from the museum showcases the lifestyle they led in Goa in the days of yore. We feasted on local cuisine which consisted of various types of seafood and the traditional Goan thali.

Unfortunately we could not enjoy the various water sports at the beaches as every year during the monsoon the sea becomes rough and the Goa government officially discontinues any kind of water sport.

It was a good holiday with all the right ingredients. Goa never fails to impress me and to me it is a destination to suit all pockets.


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mjunctionedge, the knowledge division of mjunction services limited, organised a one-

day coal conference on the theme “Reorganising the Indian Coal Supply Chain” in Nagpur on June 21.

More than 100 delegates, including those from the energy and mining space, and professionals from the coal, power, cement, steel and allied sectors attended the conference.

Western Coalfields Ltd CMD D C Garg and economic advisor to the coal ministry Dr M R Anand were among the prominent speakers at the conference.

Garg said the key issue today is augmenting coal availability and faster clearances of projects were the need of hour. “CIL had not made much progress on overseas acquisitions. Some initiatives

to acquire property in South Africa did not materialise, but now it is looking at Australia, Indonesia, Colombia and other countries and I hope it will now be successful,” Garg said.

“If CIL could record production

growth of 5% in the 11th Plan, it can also achieve the 12th Plan target of 7% growth, provided clearances come on time,” he added.

Anand said increase in domestic coal production projections need to be attained. He said CIL will play a major role in the coming years in achieving production targets.

Presentations were also made by the

mjunction coal conference delves into key issues

CMPDI regional director and MECL representatives. The conference proved to be a very relevant forum at a time when the country’s energy and mining industry players are looking for solutions to the various strategic and operational challenges being faced by them.

The conference placed special emphasis on the issues pertaining to the Vidarbha and central India regions and discussions were held on mining-related bottlenecks and their impact on the

overall coal availability scenario. Policies related to allocation,

development and operations from mining blocks were also discussed at length. The forum also discussed major operational issues like coal quality, logistics, taxation etc. The meet concluded with an emphasis on innovative modern-day technological solutions and new services on offer to the industry.


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The low-profile Anamika Datta of buyjunction was born in Agartala, the capital of Tripura. Quietly nestled in

the lush greenery of hills, verdant valleys and transparent waterscape, Tripura, a land of plentiful myths and legends, beckons tourists from across the globe. This state, home to nineteen indigenous tribal groups, Bengali speaking non-tribals and a diversity of culture, resembles a tiny dot on the peninsular India’s map dangling between Northeast India and Bangladesh. But the wealth of Tripura’s traditional art, culture, history and archaeology, flora and fauna, biodiversity and flushing meadows always cast a magnetic spell on casual visitors and tourists. Anamika feels the state’s rich handicrafts, traditional music and diversity of cultural streams and faiths, are all part of its irresistible charm as a tourist destination.

She especially mentions some of the tourist spots like the Ujjavanta Palace, Neermahal-Water palace, Pilak–Sivamsundar, Unakoti - Shiva pilgrimage, Bhubaneswari Temple, Boxanagar, Tripura Sundari Temple, Kamalasagar Kali Temple, Mahamuni Pagoda, Chaturdash Temple, Jampui, Dumboor and Sepahijala, among many others.

Anamika recalls her childhood in this beautiful place fondly from where she completed the first phase of her education. Those days were challenging and exciting at the same time, with the heady experiences of childhood and school days. As she left Agartala for higher education, she took with her the earliest memories of friendship and a sense of belonging to her native land where she spent her formative years.

After Anamika completed her Management degree, which called for a lot of struggle, determination and patience, she embarked on her professional career with ICICI Bank in Bangalore where she spent about two and half years. Marriage brought her back to Kolkata and her stint with mjunction began on October 13, 2008. Since then,

it has been a journey marked with hard work, a lot of learning and also a lot of fun alongside. She says it has been a satisfying and delightful ride.

Anamika makes special mention of the extremely supportive and conducive work environment at mjunction where she has always received a lot of encouragement and support from all her colleagues. Without that, it would have been nearly impossible for Anamika to give her best in whatever role was given to her. She is currently in the pre-auction team of buyjunction, the procurement division of mjunction. Her job constantly throws up new challenges but the support of her team helps her to face them in a positive manner as well as gives her a lot of satisfaction.

Anamika has made some good friends at the workplace and she believes any account of mjunction would be incomplete without the time she spends with them, whether at the parties, picnics, sports and cake cutting events in office or even her daily lunch schedule. They contribute in no small measure to her rich experience at mjunction, she feels.

Anamika says it is only determination, courage, dedication and above all honesty that pay in the long run. There can be no short cuts to success and one needs to continuously learn from ones mistakes. mjunction has taught her to work under pressure and to work in a team. It has also taught her to work efficiently and effectively. She believes God has been kind and she has a long way to go. Her parents’ encouragement nd inspiration and husband’s support has helped her to come this far, she feels, and will help her choose the right path always. In September last year, Anamika assumed a new role in her life, a role that changed her completely as a person, as she became mother to little Aditya. Her baby gave a new meaning to her life and has made her more responsible towards her own self, she feels.

Anamika strives to rise above the materialistic world and would love to lead a simple life laced with humaneness. Her spare time is spent cooking, watching movies and reading. She also loves to periodically get away from the hustle and bustle of this city and either escape to the cooler climes of the hills or the restless seas.

The very reticent and yet friendly Joyotpol has spent

a little over seven and half years in mjunction. He still fondly remembers that day in September 2005 when he received the interview call and soon thereafter the letter of appointment. Since then, it has been one long happy journey, first at Tata Centre and now at the sprawling office at Godrej Waterside.

Calling himself honest as well as aspirational, Joyotpol says that each day at mjunction has been fraught with challenges but it has been possible to overcome them with the unwavering support of all colleagues – peers, seniors and juniors alike. In fact that is what has made life at mjunction so much of hard work and yet so much of fun, he says.

Joyotpol was born and brought up in a middle-class family which has its roots in East Bengal. After completing his schooling from South Point School, he moved to Jalpaiguri in North Bengal to pursue his engineering from the Government Engineering College. From there, Joyotpol moved to Pune for a Post Graduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Modern Management. It was a heady phase in his life, full of as much learning and hard work as fun and good times.

Joyotpol’s father worked in a pharmaceutical company and has retired eight years ago. His mother stayed home and looked after the family and his sister has recently completed her Bachelors in Engineering course in Computer science. An addition to the family happened in April 2007 when Joyotpol married Shibangee, and another in 2010, when son Aditya was born in 2010. Joyotpol feels blessed to have a loving family who stand by each other in times of joy and times of distress.

For Joyotpol, working with the business unit of financejunction has been fruitful and challenging. The work involves coordination with clients, their supply chain partners and partner banks. Coordination has to be done so that the payment needs of the customers are addressed for smooth material lifting from sellers. The entire end to end process is facilitated through online platform and seamless integration with clients and partner banks. He feels it has been a satisfying ride all through which has been made possible by the support and cooperation of all his colleagues. In the future too, he wishes to contribute to the growth of the company in equal measure.

Joyotpol loves to unwind at home with his music and the television. He is a positive person who is undeterred by life’s failures. If anything, they give him the strength to forge ahead and look for the next opportunity.

FEATURED JUNCTIONITES

anamika datta

Philosophy of life: Be humble and be nice to others

Source of inspiration: My parents

Strengths: Honesty and hard work

Weakness: Cannot tolerate injustice

Likes: Truth and truth.

Dislikes: Dishonesty, complacency

Hobbies: Cooking, shopping, reading, gardening, sports

Favourite movie: 3 Idiots, Rang De Basanti

Favourite film star: Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai

Favourite music: Rabindra sangeet, ghazals, old songs of Kishore, Lata Mangeshkar

Dream travel destination: Switzerland, UK

Favourite food: Chinese cuisine, biriyani

Favourite singer: Shreya Ghoshal, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Jagjit Singh

Vision for yourself: To be a good human being by doing only good work. All other things will follow.

Favourite quote: Smile a lot, it costs nothing

Comments about mj: A friendly atmosphere to work in

JOYOtPOL PaUL

Philosophy of life: Live & let live in harmony & togetherness

Source of inspiration: My parents and some close friends

Strengths: Hardworking, perseverance

Weaknesses: Easily distracted

Likes: Simplicity, honesty

Dislikes: Dishonesty

Hobbies: Listening to music, watching television

Favourite Movie: Sholay, Mission Impossible

Favourite Filmstar: Amitabh Bachchan, Tom Cruise

Favourite Music: Rabindra Sangeet

Dream Travel Destination: Dubai, Las Vegas

Favourite food: Hilsa Fish, biriyani

Favourite singer: Shaan, Kumar Sanu

Vision for yourself: Be truthful to yourself & others, success & satisfaction will follow

Favourite Quote: If you fall down during the journey to the unknown, ask for help, rise & start again.

Comment about mjunction: Nice company to work with friendly & co-operative colleagues


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Client Speak

The customer is at the heart of all activities at mjunction and their feedback is of utmost value to us. We bring to you a few voices of the customer.

mjunction’s Guiding Force

As the stock of MOG pig iron became very high, the metaljunction team

facilitated sale of nearly 8,800 tons of material through e-auction.

I would like to make a mention of the efforts taken by Mr A.K. Azad and

his team for the proactive role that they played.

A.K. Ghosh, GM (Mktg & CS), SAIL ISP, Burnpur

The contract cell department – SAIL Refractory Unit (SRU) appreciates the

commendable contribution of mjunction in conducting reverse auctions

for select tenders.

Some of them are – transportation of raw material from Vizag port to

SRU units on full truck load basis, and cleaning, dismantling, application,

maintenance and round-the-clock monitoring of slag runners of blast

furnaces at DSP, Durgapur.

We would especially make mention of Mr Sumit Kumar Das for overall

support in execution of these auctions.

T. Sarkar, AGM (MM), Contract cell, SRU

I would like to make mention of Ms Sangrilla Mohapatra and Mr Sourav

Tiwari of mjunction Jamshedpur for their support in finalising the go-no-

go decision related to EHP6 version of SAP ECC6. It has helped us to

move ahead with the new upgraded SAP with confidence.

Bidyut, Sr Commodity Manager (MRO), Tata Steel

The sales team from mjunction helped Rourkela Steel Plant to sell 8,334

tons of secondary steel through online tender. It also happened to be the

largest ever sales in a week.

Mr Snehasish Banerjee and his team from Kolkata and Mr Ashok Roy,

Mr Somnath Mukherjee and Mr Rajib Nayak from Rourkela played key

roles in this process.

H. Pradhan, GM (Marketing), SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant

I would like to put on record my appreciation for Mr Anoop Mishra and

his team for mobilising a lot of new buyers for the aluminium cable scrap

auction of the Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL).

Harish Sharma, HOD-MM, TPDDL (NDPL)


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mjunction held its Horizon 1 and Horizon 2 conferences in June.For Horizon 2, mjunctionedge and financejunction conferences were held on June 7 whereas the buyjunction conference

was on June 8. The Horizon 1 (metaljunction and coaljunction) conference was held on June 24.The mjunction managing director Mr Viresh Oberoi presided over all the conferences. All business units analysed their

performances in FY 13 and presented action plans for the future.Dinner and dance wrapped up the conferences.

Annual conferences held


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Spot AwardsAPRILAalia Baksh, CJ Abhijit Banerjee, StraightlineAbhilash Chatterjee, StraightlineAbhishek Sen, CJAmit Das, MJAnoop Mishra,MJArchi Choudhury, CJArijit Paul, CJArun Kr Bose, StraightlineArun Mahapatra, MJAsiya Zaki, CJAvijit Mitra, Incubation CellAvik Das, CJBijay Panda, BJ2Bikram Kr Pal, Finance Biplab Biswas, Incubation CellDanish Zahir Ismail, BJ2Debashree Sengupta, StraightlineDebasish Chakraborty, StraightlineDebmalya Dey, MJDeepyaman Chatterjee, TechDevashish Jha, MJFarida Dak, MJGobinda Pramanick, Incubation CellHarjinder Singh, MJImran Mannan, Corp. Marketing & CommunicationsKamlesh Kr Ghode, MJKaushik Nandy, BJ1

Madhurendra Kumar, MJManish Ranjan Dey, MJMohammad Feroz, Finance Niraj Kr. Vaishnaw, MJObhishek Roychowdhury, MJParomita Mondal, Incubation CellParomita Sen, HR Poonam Rana, MJPranab Kr Chattaraj, MJEdgePrateek Bose, CJPriyanka Biswas, BJ1Raghunath Banerjee, Incubation CellRajashri Saha, TechRajkumar Maity, Incubation CellRakesh Kr Singh, MJRaminder Pal Singh, MJ Jamsheed Hosi Daver, VJRicha Khanna, TechRudra Prasad Nag, FJS. Shankar, MJSaikat Barman, TechSameer Ingole, TechSamiran Deb Barman, Incubation CellSanchita Pal, MJSandipan Nandy, Incubation CellSanjoy Gopal Singha, MJSaroj Kr Anand, BJ2Saswati Nandy, MJSatyajit Biswas, BJ1

Shamima Shabnam, MJShruti Sanskriti, Corp. Marketing & CommunicationsShyamal Bhar, MJSk Moidul Islam, Incubation CellSnehasish Banerjee, MJSourav Bhowmick, FJSouvik Ghosh, CJSubarna Gupta, FJSubhradeep Sen, Incubation CellSubrata Mandal, AdminSuddhasattwa Datta, StraightlineSudipa Das, TechnSujoy Das, StraightlineSukanta Maiti, Incubation CellSukesh Jha, BJ1Tania Chakraborti, MJTanmoy Ray, MJTapendu Bera, Incubation Cell

MAyAkhilesh Dwivedi, BJ2Ayan Kumar Paul, TechGaurav Biswas, TechIndranil Karak, BJ2Mohammad Feroz, Finance Saikat Barman, TechSandeep Banerjee, BJ1Sangrilla Mohapatra, BJ2

Satyesh Kumar Singh, BJ1Subhankar Mitra, TechSubrata Saha, Corp. AccountsSupriyo Mullick, Finance

JUNEAmit Das, MJAnirban Mondal, Marketing (B2C)Ankit Kumar, BJ1Ankit Singhania, StraightlineAshok Kumar Roy, MJAvijit Bose, MJCapt Rama Shankar, AdminDebashis Roy, Corp. AccountsDebmalya Dey, MJDilip K Singhal, Corp. AccountsDipak Barua, AdminDipankar Das, BJ1Farida Dak, MJGaurav Biswas, TechHarjinder Singh, MJIndranil Karak, BJ2Jaita Bose, MJJamsheed Hosi Daver, VJKartick Paul, Incubation CellMousumi Pal, StraightlineObhishek Roychowdhury, MJPallab Banerjee, Incubation CellParomita Sen, HRPrasenjit Mazumder, TechPraveen Kumar, MJRajib Kr. Nayak, MJRohit Saharan, Incubation CellRudra Prasad Lahiri, AdminSagarika Bhattacharya, CJSaket Kumar Singh, MJ

Sakuntala Biswas, AdminSamiran Deb Barman, Incubation CellSamrat Moulik, AdminSanchita Pal, MJSandeep Banerjee, BJ1Sandip Kumar Singh, TechSanjoy Gopal Singha, MJSanjukta Ganguly, MJEdge (Editorial)Santanu Guha, TechSaranathan Srinivasan, MJSatyajit Biswas, BJ1Sharmita Ghosh, TechnSiddharth Bhatia, StraightlineSk Moidul Islam, Incubation CellSnehasish Banerjee, MJSobhan Jas, MJEdge (Editorial)Somnath Mukherjee, MJSourav Dey, BJ2Subha Ranjan Mallik, TechSuddhasattwa Datta, StraightlineSudipta Biswas, MJSumit Kumar Das, BJ1Supriyo Mullick, Finance Susant Kumar Das, MJSusmita Panda, AdminSuvasis Paul, VJTania Chakraborti, MJTanmoy Pal, MJTanmoy Ray, MJTapendu Bera, Incubation CellThiruvalluvan K, BJ1Vikas Sonkar, MJ

Time to Arise and AwakeDollops, dollops rain dropsDreams of bumper crops

Still sound of sobs.Mother Nature is revengefulHow can we remain cool?

We pray for dry day of cricket matchBut not for the victims in flood clutch!!Time to awake and arise from slumberTo herald the path of a new sunrise

If we serve the needy and poorThe benevolent rain will pour

Amidst the Music of Heavenly BlissAnd a sublime kiss…not to miss…

Mukul Sarkarautojnction

The PicnicI rambled down the road,Bathed in the golden sun;

Yonder was the picnic spot,Towards which we had walked and run.

There were mountains,A riot of colours;

A lonely stream was gliding by,As if the hilly trees were heaving a deep sigh.

Our cook prepared a hasty lunch,Though we had a heavy brunch;

A sense of togetherness informed our participation,In the grand melee.

We enjoyed our picnic in gaiety and glee,But I had my picnic with destiny;

A tryst indeed!!

Pritam DasTechnology

HEARTIEST WELCOME TO ALL

New facesArijiit SarkarArijit BanerjeeArpit ChaturvediAsif Jamal

Debika Dasgupta PaulDeepak KumarHarsha SanyalKarnali Banerjee

Kartick PaulKishalaya DasMadhumita MookerjiMaruf MdPriyanka DasRajesh JhaRoushan KumarRudra Prasad Lahiri

Saikat DasSamrat GhoshSandip Kumar SinghSatya Prakash TaraiShirshendu DeSonali ChakrabortySreeja GhoshSudip Saha

Sumit ChakrabortySunita Kumari YadavSusant Kumar PradhanSuva Subdar SahaSuvendu Das AdhikaryVinay Kumar PandeyVishwas Tiwari


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MIXED BAG

Debleena Saha of buyjunction ties the knot with AvijitBiplab Biswas of Incubation Cell and Piyali take the holy vows Beginning of new innings for Soumitra

Nandy of buyjunction and Pritam

wedding bellswedding bells

Snapshots of India through the lens of Manish Mathur, BE, Strategy andIncubation Cell


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Most among us are used to accepting things at face value in their current state. That attitude has been

handed down over generations and that is how most of us tend to accept it. Very rarely do we question the existing state of affairs and even ask ourselves, leave alone others, whether there is a better way to do it. The possibilities are enormous and one needs to have innovative as well as think out of the box to bring about a change.

Out of box calls for reverse-engineering the status quo – ask what would have to be true about our industry, our customers, our capabilities, our cost structure, our competitors, for the status quo to be a great idea? Then play with those elements that would have to be true and ask what if each wasn’t actually true; what if something else was? Then ask what strategy built around the present system of standardising our product might make sense. The key is to utterly suspend belief about the current logic and do so in a systematic way. Keep doing this exercise for each element of the logic that underpins the status quo.

What if the industry was about to start contracting, rather than growing for the next decade as our current strategy assumes? What if our cost structure is the highest in the industry not the lowest as our current strategy assumes? One will surely come up with a series of out-of-the-box ideas - at least

one of which will be interesting enough to prototype and test with customers.

Innovative ideas call for something totally new idea which may be drawn from the surrounding environment, experiment or dreaming about a product and working on it. Airplane was invented based on principal that to fly, wings are required. Rocket does not need wings to go up or down and move at great speed. May be after a few years, we shall be able to travel to USA from India in one hour’s time! Blade-less fans have already arrived. All cars have similar design in which two hands and two legs are required to drive. Why not through buttons only? Dresses for men globally and now for working women look similar. Can it be disposable one and so on and we can go on asking such questions.

For production of iron, there is a belief that coal is required for reduction. What is required is some sort of reductant which may be H2/other element which can combine with O2 of Fe. However if electricity can be generated cheaply, iron can be produced through electrolysis. In fact with cheap electricity, cost of production for Al, Ti, etc. will come down substantially. So what is needed is the technology for production of electricity on sustainable basis at a very low cost. Nature has given us many sources like

sun rays, wind, tide, geo thermal, gravitation, etc. Applying their talent, scientists have come out with nuclear energy. If fusion technology is developed properly, electricity cost can come down significantly and there will be massive changes in the way materials are produced and used.

In the commercial area, transactions are taking place globally for trillion of crores annually. These are imports, exports, exchange of services and so on. There is a need for transaction through transparent means. There are thus a number of avenues to get business. Customers can be served either by meeting their exact requirement or delight them by giving them innovative services which they never thought of.

In the area of iron and steel industry, customers are approached for taking care of part of their purchase and marketing functions through esourcing route. Why not other functions like maintenance, IT, entire projects, and even production? Can we do it before others can think about it?

It is possible to achieve by stretching our imagination and questioning the present practices. There is unlimited potential and one has to look for it.

mjunction has always encouraged the culture of learning and a dedicated

team works towards ensuring optimum learning curves for all junctionites.

In order to aid new joinees to better understand and imbibe mjunction’s culture and work processes, a learning programme called My Learning @ MJ has been introduced as per their work levels.

My Learning @MJ is a three-step learning programme consisting of the following:

• Class room type introductory orientation of three days or one day as applicable, to be attended on the day of joining.

• On the job training for 15-30 days

(as required) and knowledge about the departmental ISO Process Manual/SOP.

• Successful participation and completion of e-learning training

modules identified as per their work levels on the TMTC-Harvard platform.

Certified Professional in Supply Chain Management (CPSM)

Congratulations to the buyjunction team comprising Mr Vinaya Varma, Mr Kaushik Sarkar, Mr Indranil Chaudhuri, Mr Anirban Sarkar and Mr Ashish Goel for successfully passing the Level 1 Examination of the company sponsored CPSM course conducted by ISM-USA.

These senior executives made mjunction proud because as per ISM-India, the worldwide success

rate for this exam at the first attempt is 60%, in India it is 50% but for MJ it is 100%.That speaks very highly of this team’s commitment.

Learning @mj

Thinkingout of the box!

B.P. Sarkar


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Join the group

Sakuntala Biswas of Administration secured the first rank and was awarded the title of Sangeet Bivakar for the year 2011-12 by the Bangiya Sangeet Parishad affiliated to the Rabindra Bharati University. It

marked the culmination of five years of study in Indian Classical Music. We congratulate Sakuntala and hope she keeps her passion alive.

Excellence in Music

The Bengali New Year 1420 was observed at the mjunction Godrej Waterside office premises with

a half-hour unique offering of Bengali songs and poetry on April 15.

The participants dressed in traditional attire added to the mood of the evening.

The participants were Puja Chakraborty, Debipriya Sengupta, Sanchari Majumder, Aparajita Haldar Ganguly, Sudipa Das, Piya Nandi, Nandita Mitra, Sourav Chakraborty, Anirban Mondol, Abhishek Kar and Abhishek Majumder. The soulful renditions cast a spell over the audience.

The evening ended with distribution of traditional snacks to everybody present for the occasion.

Junctionites usher in

Bengali New Year Payel Misra of buyjunction emerged the winner at a popular Bengali television game show Didi no. 1, aired on one of the leading channels of the

city, Zee Bangla. The show is hosted by Ms Rachana Banerjee, a very successful and popular Bengali film actress.

The episode, which was aired on June 19, had a total of four participants, who were chosen after gruelling auditions spread over two days.

On the day of the shoot, Payel says she was nervous as it was her debut in front of the camera. However, as the game got off to a start, the nervousness ebbed. There were four rounds in the game, which consisted of music, puzzles and audiovisual clues. In all, it was a fun ride, Payel recalls. It was a double bonanza for her as she won the jackpot round at the end, which added to her kitty of attractive prizes.

Among the audience was Payel’s mother-in-law who inspired her to try her luck in the first place and her two-year-old son.

Congratulations Payel!

Kallol Ghoshal of Technology travelled to the Solveda Office in Gurgaon for a three-day workshop with IBM regarding WCS7

migration of B2C projects. The rigorous workshop included describing the various B2C projects to IBM, discussing the scope of improvement in the current environment, overall WCS7 migration approach, among other things.

Kallol feels the workshop was exciting and fruitful in terms of the technical output and recommendations which emerged at the end of those three days.

Kallol also interacted actively with all the members of Solveda LLC who are working for various B2C projects for mjunction.

Junctionite attends IBM workshop

Junctionite winsTV game show

A noble gesture

Dipak Biswas of the Jamshedpur office and his wife have donated their bodies for the purpose of medical research at

the MGM Medical College. Dipak’s father Mr Prafulla Biswas had also done the same and his body was handed over to the college after his demise. Dipak says his father was the inspiration behind this decision.

This was covered by a section of the media. We salute this noble gesture.

mjunction participated in the CCFC 5-a-side football tournament. In the league stage,

mjunction was up against some of the best teams in the tournament. The first game ended in a goal-less tie against this year’s favourites and last year’s Main Plate semi finalists Descon. Though the competition was stiff, the mj team managed to make it to the knock out stages eliminating Wipro GE and JSW Steel. The team lost to team

HSBC in the pre-quarter stage.

The 10-member squad which represented mjunction in the tournament:Jamsheed Daver (Captain), Atanu Saha (Vice Captain), Anamul Haque (Goal Keeper), Soumen Baral, Aritra Bhowmick, Sanjib Das, Deepak Kumar Kashyap, Dilip Rangnath, Shamim Ahmed and Soumya Paul.

mjunctionin soccer tourney


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We threw open the contest this time and mjunction

shutterbugs responded with zeal.

‘Home is where my Mom is’ by Nilotpal Saha of buyjunction is the winning click this time. The other two photographs which have merited special mention by the judges are ‘Together Forever’ by Avijit Bose and ‘Monsoon’ by Subhankar Gupta.

Candid Shots

QUIZ CORNER

A learning organisation is a growing organisation. Just like in a marathon run, there is no one winner, in a successful organisation, all those who participate with enthusiasm and

team spirit are winners, and not just those who reach the finishing line.

Mail your answers to the quiz to [email protected], and you stand a chance to win 150 straightline points.

The winner of the last quiz is Kallol Ghoshal of Technology.

Congratulations Kallol!

The winner of this quiz will be declared after conducting a lottery among the all-correct entries. The decision of the quizmaster in this respect will be binding and final. The questions:

1) During the 1920s bicycle lamps were either powered by candles or oil. Who invented the battery powered bicycle lamp with the assistance of his brother in law? He later went on to be a famous industrialist as did his brother in law. Both founded companies in the consumer electronics space & these companies later merged in 2009. He is often called the most remarkable entrepreneur of the 20th century.

2) Which Indian $4-billion electronics company owns the Ravva oil field with one of the lowest operating costs in the world producing 50,000 barrels of oil per day?

3) He worked as a dispatch clerk with A. Besse & Co. Subsequently, when A. Besse & Co. became the distributors for Shell products he was promoted to manage the company’s oil-filling station at the port of Aden. Who are we talking about?

4) In 1994, John Elkington of UK based consultancy ‘SustainAbility Ltd’ introduced the term “Triple Bottomline.” If profit is the first measure, what are the other two?

5) The Chipko movement was started by which eco-activist, who eventually won a Padma Vibhushan?

6) In the US, the designation “Director of First impressions is increasingly replacing which job title?

7) In 1983, Eiji Toyoda convened a clandestine meeting of his company which sparked off a top secret project codenamed F1 aimed at “Luxury exports to the US.” What was the end result?

8) Their 1902 contract with Wimbledon as official tennis ball supplier till 2015 represents one of the longest deals in sports sponsorship. Which Co. are we talking about?

9) The towels for Wimbledon are manufactured by Christy’s. Christy’s is a subsidiary of which Indian company?

10) With which film production house would you associate Gurunath Meiyappan the man now under investigation in the spot fixing scam?

If you have scored between• 0-3 points -You need to keep abreast of current affairs• 4-6 points -You are on the right track• 7-9 points -You are ready to replace me• 10 points - Where have you been hiding?

Compiled by Debashish Mukherjee, Corporate Accounts

The answers of the last quiz are as follows:1) Alyque Padamsee; 2) Planetary Resources; 3) Rovio makers of Angry Birds game; 4) Indian War comics; 5) Old Monk; 6) Harish Hande; 7) Aaron Schwartz; 8) Haan main krazy hoon; 9) Vilfredo Pareto after whom the Pareto Principle is named; 10) Honey Bunny

Congratulations Nilotpal!Home is where my mom is

Together Forever

Monsoon

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