Cement, Energy and Environment

SOCIAL WELFARE SPENDING TO INCLUDE CSR ACTIVITIES OF PSUS The Government has said the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities pursued by public sector enterprises would be covered under the social welfare spending provisions of the new Companies Act. CSR spending by central public sector undertakings is based on the guidelines issued by the Department of Public Enterprises and efforts are on to harmonise them with that of provisions in the new law. Under the Companies Act, 2013, certain class of profitable entities are required to spend at least two per cent of thei r three-year average annual net profit towards CSR activities. The Government has said CSR activities pursued by public enterprises would be covered under the social welfare spending provisions of the new Companies Act. The matter has been communicated to all Ministries and Departments by OPE through an office mem– orantum dated July 2. The Corporate Affairs Ministry has clarified that "ongoing CSR activities/projects of CPSEs can be covered under any of the items in Schedule-VII of the Companies Act, 2013". Courtesy: The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, 5.07.2014 ' Page No. 6-7 INVITATION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS Original contributions are invited in the following broad areas of cement industry operations: •:• Energy Management and Conservation •:• Environmental Management and Improvement •:· Productivity Enhancement •:• Material Conservation •:• Plant Achievements and Case Studies Typically, these could be: ·:· Success stories on Energy Saving, Environmental Improvement, Material Conservation; ·:· Diagnostic/Case studies on specific problems/deficiencies met with in-plant operation; •:• Reports on Productivity enhancement studies/campaigns; •:• Reports on Benchmarking of plant performance; ·:· Results of R&D on energy efficient technologies/machinery; ••• • Results on plant renewal/modernisation; and ·:· Summary Proceedings (with recommendations where av~ilable) of Seminars/ Conferences devoted to Energy, Environment and Productivity matters in cement Industry Authors are requested to send their contributions ~o Secretary ~eneral , Ce~ent Manufact~re~s· Association, CMA Tower, A-2E, Sector 24, Noida- 201 301 (U.P.), lnd1a, preferably m CD/E-ma1l cmand@cmamd1a.org. It will be appreciated if material is supported by ample graphics and colour photographs. Printed by Harish Panchal and published by Harish Panchal on behalf of Cement Manufacturers' Association at 2142-47 Gurudwara Road, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 110005 and printed at M/s. Instant Offset Printers. D-42, Sector-?, Naida, UP-201301 , Mob: 9953882201 j ' ) t