Cement, Energy and Environment

) Skit on Chipko Movement by interns from BITS, Pi/ani Reduce your foodprints seeks to underscore the need for everyone to play a part in stopping the wastage of food as about one-third of all food produced globally, gets lost or wasted in food production and consumption systems. Sh. Singhi appealed everyone to change their thoughts and take it as their moral responsibility to raise their voice for against the wastage of food. Mr. Singhi said that instead of wasting food and throwing away the used clothes, these can be donated to real needy part of community to bring more happiness and emphasized that to do more with less is essential for us to live within the resources the planet has to offer. Sh. P.N. Chhangani, Jt. President (Works) congratulated the people of Shree Cement on this occasion and emphasized upon reducing the wastage of food at household level. He mentioned that stopping the wastage of food in every single house would play a significant role in meeting out the world's food crisis. Sh. Rakesh Bhargava, The Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer of Shree Cement emphasized that with the world's growing population, there will be more pressure on natural resources - food, water and energy - and countries will need to shift their development paradigms to find sustainable solutions for their citizens. Shree Cement has a strong commitment towards preserving environment and it has remained pioneer in adopting environment friendly measures for performing business. Shree has been bestowed upon with Green Apple Award by London's Green Organization and Golden Peacock Business Excellence Award in the year 2013 . We are pleased to share the glimpses of World Environment Day Celebration at Shree Cement. Poster Exhibition PM: GREEN CLEARANCE THE NEW LICENSE PERMIT RAJ The edginess in the government over green activism has resurfaced with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reportedly calling environmental clearances as the new "license-permit-quota raj". The remark came after NCP chief and agriculture minister Sharad Pawar surprised the Union Cabinet by raising the issue of central ministries fi ling court cases against each other. He was referring to the petition filed by NHAI in the Supreme Court over delay in forest clearances for road projects. The debate, however, ended with the PM remarking that the Forest Conservation Act has emerged as the new "license-permit-quota raj. " 37