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Volume 06, July 2010The A2Z GROUP Newsletter
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Message from the Founder & MD
I wish to start this note by complementing all those who
contributed in making the new Horizons an excellent platform for
communication. It gives me immense pleasure to see the A2Z
family actively involved in leveraging this highly effective
communication tool. In any organization, Effective
Communication is important as it creates a very healthy
understanding and a vibrant relationship between the
management and the employees.
This issue aims to highlight critical importance of Human
Resources in any organization. An organization can only excel
through its human resource - individuals who are passionate and
intellectually curious about their work. They gain experience
employing the theories and use the knowledge to perform better
and subsequently train and develop others. They are the most
valuable asset of any organisation.
As you read on, the “Stop Press” and “Group Updates” will inform
you about the national developments and “Global Footprints” will
update you on our successful forays in international markets.
In this issue, we have included three new sections. Straight talk
which carries experiences of A2Z personnel sharing their
experiences, their moments of pride, honour and glory. The IT
Section talks about the various technology implementations
taking place within the organisation. Further, we have added CSR
Section to discuss the all important social responsibility issues that
are so close to the Group’s Vision.
I am sure you will also enjoy this month's Book Review on
“Imagining India: IDEAS FOR THE NEW CENTURY” by Nandan
Nilekani. I salute the spirit in which Nandan Nilekani gave up his
corporate career at his peak and decided to deploy his experience
and intellect for the betterment of the nation.
I urge everyone to actively participate and make Horizons an even
bigger success. You can reach me at and I
shall be glad to share my views / comments.
Happy reading!
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It’s All About People
An organization C r e a t i v i t y i s v a l u e d o v e r
i s a f a c e l e s s conformity, cooperation is
entity by itself. preferred over competition and
The people in a p p r e c i a t i o n i s f o r t h e
the organization effectiveness of the team and not a
c r e a t e t h e component. The norms are
i d e n t i t y , a p p l i e d c o n s i s t e n t l y a n d
character and u n i f o r m l y t o s u p p o r t t h e
personality of an objectives behind employee
organization. There is a popular empowerment. We promote an
saying that “a person is known by environment where an employee
t h e c o m p a n y h e k e e p s ” . feels good about what the
Similarly an organization is company is doing and what it is
known by the people it employs. trying to achieve. It is individual
A vibrant and rapidly growing belief and commitment that
organization like A2Z Group guides a person to align his/her
realizes that there is no better personal objectives and make
way to begin the change process efforts to attain organizational
than by revisiting our attitude goals.
and policies towards people. We A 2 Z e m p l o y e e s v i e w t h e
have made a slow but steady organization as an extension of
start by ensuring that right kind their own self, and therefore, feel
of persons take care of relevant good when they personally
activities. We have tried to achieve their goals through the
a c h i e v e t h i s t h r o u g h o r g a n i z a t i o n . I t h a p p e n s
r e p o s i t i o n i n g o f e x i s t i n g successfully only because they
personnel or injecting fresh align their individual goals with
talent into the organization. that of the organization. It is this
However, it is more of an art than s e n s e o f o w n e r s h i p a n d
science, and therefore quite a belongingness to A2Z family that
challenging task. provides personal fulfillment, and
At A2Z, we enjoy a culture that is consistently bring out the best in
conducive for personal growth one another.
and development. We have The Board & Senior Management
highly constructive and positive of the company sets the strategic
organizat ion c l imate. We vision but the leadership in the
motivate employees to work to organization – at every level, in
their full potential. It naturally every group company - delivers
results into high levels of the vision by creating the culture
satisfaction, dedicated team that can attain and retain
work, high quality customer necessary talent. At A2Z we have
service, and commendable sales leadership that provides right mix
g r o w t h . W e h a v e w o r k of experience, expertise and
environment where Quality is by exuberance to foresee the future
Choice and not by chance!
Mr Rajesh Kataria
Head HR
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challenges and successfully deliver. We have A2Z Group employs 16,000+ people today and it is
often displayed our abilities to meet and accept continually growing. We have multi-dimensional
challenges in undertaking projects which growth opportunities available to us in power sector
normally a much larger company may attempt to through renewal sources of energy, Transmission &
deliver. The Project Management abilities of our Distribution franchisee, Municipal Solid Waste
leaders and employees are strongly displayed in Management, Management of Waste Water and
our presence to work in diverse and difficult providing innovative Management Services for
terrains viz. from Leh and Kargil on one extreme Infrastructure across the country. It necessarily calls
to Jaisalmer and Pokhran to another extreme. for multi-skills and multi-competencies within the
We execute in Naxal infested area like organization. The group offers excellent career
Lohardaga and/or in difficult hilly regions of opportunities to people who have aspirations, passion,
North Eastern States. Our people have shown positive attitude and inclination to work like an
intrinsic adaptability to work under very entrepreneur.
challenging and adverse environments. This is just the beginning…more is yet to come!
The Corner Office by Kushal Grover
Have you got any other skills you think might be worth mentioning?
Very impressive, but I was thinking of skills you could apply during office hours.
Yes Sir! Last year I had two short stories published in magazines, and I finished my novel.
Oh, that was during office hours only sir.
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Group Updates
Integrated Performance Management System
The management has taken an HR initiative to implement “Integrated Performance Management System” across
the entire group. The ball has been set rolling by defining Vision, Mission, Values and goals of each SBU and the
entire group. The former will be followed by creating the organizational structure for each SBU, further followed by
job descriptions for each role which in turn would define individual Key Result Areas (KRAs) & Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs).
The new IT-enabled performance management system would be half yearly i.e. from 1st April – 30th September
and 1st October – 31st March and it would evaluate an individual based on these KRAs/KPIs. This structured
approach adopted by the Management /HR Team will bring out clarity at all levels in terms of the Business and the
approach to meet targets. The performance of the employees will be measured against the predefined KRAs/KPIs of
the individual… thereby making it a fair and transparent system.
This PMS system is proposed to be launched by first week of October 2010.
A2Z Scholarship ProgramHearty Congratulations to all the Recipients of A2Z Group Scholarship
Scheme.
A2Z Group is proud of Mr Mayank and Ms Sweta who have shown
meritorious performance and achieved remarkable success in Class 12th
results this year. Well Done!
1. Mr. Mayank - S/o Mr. Sunil Kumar
Percentile Scored: 94.6%
Topped in Muzaffarpur District
2. Ms. Sweta - D/o Mr. Rashmi Ranjan
Percentile Scored: 94%
A2Z Group is pleased to award a monthly scholarship of Rs. 5000/- to both
the students for a period of one year to pursue their academic interests.
We wish them a bright future and a successful career ahead.
a2z Infrastructure Pvt Ltd was awarded the JCB CII – APTDC Solid Waste Management Award
Mr. Sunil Kumar Mr. Mayank
Mr. Rashmi Ranjan Ms. Sweta
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The A2Z Group
Mr. Vijay Prakash Upadhyay has joined A2Z
Group as General Manager - IT Infrastructure
from 15th July, 2010. Before joining A2Z
Group, he has worked with Zee News (Essel
Group) Dainik Jagran, Alphabetics
Pvt.Ltd.(TISL), TVS Electronic. He was also
CCNA MCSE, Lead Auditor, (ISMS) and ITIL.
Mr. Vijay brings with him an experience of 15
years in the areas of Network Management,
System Administration, Security and
Technical Support.
Dr M.N Chkravarthy has Joined a2z
Powercom Pvt. Ltd. as Engineering Head. He
holds a Ph.D in Power Economics from IIT
Delhi in the Centre of Energy Department. He
has more than 32 years of experience in
Power and engineering sector. He also holds
P.G. Diploma (MBA) in Corporate Finance,
M.Tech in Thermal Engineering and B.E in
Mechanical Engineering. His last assignment
was with Dimension Engg. Consultants Pvt.
Ltd.
Brigadier Harjit Singh Sandhu has over 35
years of experience in Indian Army during
which he has held various Strategic,
Operational, Staff and Instructional
Appointments. He has served in top level
positions in Security & Risk Mitigation
Organizations, since 2003. His last assignment
was with Eagle Hunter Solutions Ltd. as Chief
Operating officer. He holds MSc. (Defence
Studies), M.Phil (Management and Defence
Studies), Advance Course in Strategic
Management and he has recently joined a2z
Infraservices Pvt. Ltd. as Head -Security
(Operations and Business Development)
Powercom
Mr. A Yagneshwar has
r e c e n t l y j o i n e d a 2 z
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. as
General Manager (Projects).
He served Indian Air Force
and Border Security Force
(BSF) in Engineering and
Project Management. He has
rich experience in tender
negotiations and PNC while
in BSF wherein he headed
the team of logistics and
engineering. A graduate in
P C M a n d h o l d s P o s t
G r a d u a t e d i p l o m a i n
Industrial Engineering and
Management. He is also a B.E
(Mechanical) and certificate
c o u r s e i n B u s i n e s s
Management from MDI,
Gurgaon.
Infrastructure
Mr. Vijay Prakash Upadhyay
General Manager- IT Infrastructure
Infraservices
Brigadier Harjit Singh Sandhu
Head -Security
(Operations and
Business Development)
Mr Rizvi comes with 29 years of rich
experience in Project Management ,
Operations & Maintenance, Erection &
Commissioning, EHS Management, Process
Enhancement and Team Management in
Power Plants. He has joined a2z Powercom as
Head ESCO. He has done B.Sc Engineering
from AMU and he has also done one year
Senior Management program from IIM
Calcutta. His last assignment was as Head of
business and CEO operation in BYPL.
Welcome on board
Powercom
Mr Sajjad Shahid Rizvi
Head ESCO
A YagneshwarGeneral Manager
(Projects)
Kamal Mazumdar
Head Corporate Affairs and Business
Development(Powercom)
Mr. Mazumdar has a rich
and varied experience of
more than 30 years with
s o m e o f t h e l e a d i n g
corporate entities in India.
In the recent past, Mr.
Mazumdar was headingCorporate Affairs and
Business Development
Group at Kirloskar Group.
Mr. Mazumdar is now
heading the Corporate
A f f a i r s a n d B u s i n e s s
Development Group. Mr.
Mazumdar holds a Master’s
d e g r e e i n B u s i n e s s
Administration from Pune
University, a PG Diploma in
International Marketing
from the Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade (IIFT), and a
PG Diploma in Publ ic
Administration and Master
of Arts Degree in Social
Science from Jabalpur
University.
Dr M.N Chkravarthy
Powercom
Engineering Head
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Stop Press
Synopsis of Meter Shifting Project in PunjabThe Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. has initiated the works for REDUCTION in T & D Losses in the state
of PUNJAB, specially the NON R-APDRP TOWNS/ VILLAGES/ AREAS/ The job involves shifting the SINGLE /
THREE PHASE Energy Meters outside the Consumer PERMISES in lockable PILLAR & METAL METER BOXES
with a future plan to go for ZERO LT Lines in these areas by installing number of small capacity Distribution
Transformers instead of single DT of Higher capacity.
The Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. initiated the above scheme on “TURNKEY BASIS” for “Shifting the
SINGLE / THREE PHASE Energy Meters outside the Consumer PERMISES in lockable PILLAR & METAL
METER BOXES” in 19 Nos. DS CIRCLES with a total consumer base of 31, 81,380 Nos.
The work has been allotted/ distributed to 9 out of 18 Pre-Qualified Participants on the basis of their Past
Performances & Financial capability.
We have been awarded the work for 4 DS CIRCLES namely KHANNA, JALANDHAR, KAPURTHALA and
NAWANSHAHAR out of 19 Circles.
WE have been entrusted the work for 6, 40,549 connections out of 31, 81,380 i.e. for 20%.
BY AWARDING 20% OF THE WORK PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD. HAS ONCE AGAIN
REAFFIRMED THEIR FAITH IN A2Z’s CAPABILITIES.
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Meerut Site Inauguration Ceremony Simhadri Lilo Project at Vishakhapatnam
765 kV Meerut – Agra Transmission Line, a project of Rs 100 Cr. ,
was inaugurated at the hands of Sri P. C. Pankaj , Executive
Director, POWERGRID alongwith five GMs and other
dignitaries on 28th May 2010 near Bulandshahar.
Distinguished Guests from POWERGRID
including , Sri P C Pankaj , ED, were
welcomed by Sri R Ranjan,
President(T/L), A2Z .
Bhumi Pujan and Havan.
Inauguration of foundation of 765 kV
Meerut – Agra T/L Line. Inaugural concreting by the
distinguished guests.
Mr. Veera Raju, Consultant; Mr. L.S. Rana, G.M.
Projects; Mr. R.K. Raju look on as Mr. A.R. Bansal
breaks the auspicious coconut at the Simhadri
project site.
Mr. R.K. Raju, Contracting Agency; Mr. G.M. Rao
Mgr. Incharge Simhadri project, Powergrid;
Mr. A.R. Bansal, Add. G.M. Powergrid
performing Bhoomi Poojan at Simhadri
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Stop PressWe care.
Infraservices gets a fresh looka2z Infraservices recently engaged a leading quality assurance consulting firm, GrowX for streamlining its
operations and flow of work. The consultants have already set up formal processes and mechanisms pertaining to
Procurement, Business Development, HR, Operations, Quality, Transition and Customer Satisfaction within the
organization. The association has already made a positive impact within the organization and the results are
encouraging.
An Overview of Projects
Name of the Project Project Description Region
GMR (Airport)- Parking
Mechanized housekeeping at Multi-level car parking at T-3 Delhi International Airport
New Delhi
Aashlok Hospital, Delhi
A 25-beded Hospital located in South Delhi where A2Z Infraservices is offering Housekeeping Services
Delhi
Impetus Technologies IT Company Indore
Birla Mutual Fund Housekeeping Services 30 Houseboys
East India (15 Locations)
Flexituff International Ltd.
This is world largest clean room Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container manufacturing facility. We have deployed 28 mechanized housekeeping staff
Kashipur
Kota Heart Institute We are providing mechanized housekeeping, ward boy, ward lady and patient care services
Kota
L & T Ltd. Mechanized Housekeeping Services Bahadurgarh and Motinagar
Army Welfare Housing Organization
AWHO provides accommodation for serving or retired Army personnel and their widows. A2Z facilitating mechanized housekeeping, Electromechanical and Gardening services
Greater Noida
Bajaj Sons Ltd. We are providing mechanized housekeeping and security services
Haridwar
Avantha Power Avantha Power & Infrastructure Limited is a power generation company. We are providing House Keeping Services
1 Supervisor, 2 Office Assistant, 5 Housekeeper, 4 Pantry, 1 MST
Gurgaon
Time to celebrateA2Z Infraservices have bagged order from CWG (Commonwealth
Games ) for cleaning services, to be completed in approx 3 months
timeframe with approx. 3000 manpower with world class service
levels.Anil Soni
Joint MDa2z Infraservices
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Stop Press
Hitting the bull's eyea2z Infrastructure continues to
expand its operational reach and
explore new terrains in different
parts of the country. Lately, we have
been successfully bidding many
projects thereby establishing a
highly enviable track record. The
agreement for MSW C & T project at
Bihar Sharif was signed on 30th
June 2010.
It’s all in the Family
Congratulations Mr. BorahMr. Rituraj Borah, AVP, a2z
Infrastructure has been blessed
with a lovely daughter. A moment
to celebrate for all, the baby
promises to bring much greater
success to an already illustrious
career of Mr. Borah. We wish the
proud parents and the child, a
prosperous and healthy life.
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a2z Infrastructure Private Limited
Growing by leaps and boundsa2z Powercom Pvt. Ltd. a fully
o w n e d s u b s i d i a r y o f A 2 Z
Maintenance & Engineer ing
Services Ltd. It started working with
FOUR projects of which THREE are
Co-gen based Power Plants that are
being executed with Co-operative
Sugar Mills in Punjab having
capacity of 1X15 MW (Biomass
Based Power Plant) and the
remaining one is in Kanpur with capacity of 1X15 MW
(based on Biomass/ RDF as fuel).
These projects are:
1. Morinda Co-operative Sugar Mills, Morinda,
Roop Nagar
2. Nakodar Co-operative Sugar Mills, Nakodar,
Jalandhar
3. Fazilka Co-operative Sugar Mills, Fazilka,
Ferozpur
4. a2z Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd., Panki, Kanpur
All these projects are designed with state-of-the-
art technology. The Boiler is Circulating Fluidized
Bed Combustion type with Flow capacity of
75TPH, Pressure of 87 atm and Temperature of 515
± 50 C, whereas Turbine is Single Cylinder impulse
turbine with controlled extraction cum
condensing. These are being sourced from
reputed manufacturers from China.
Engineering and Procurement of most of the
Auxiliaries and BOP has already been completed,
which includes Boiler Feed Pumps, PA SA & ID
Fans, ESP, DM Water Plant, Deaerator, Air
Compressor, Chimney etc. Balance packages are
under procurement.
Civil work at the Punjab Project sites started with
Bhoomi Pujan in the month of April 2010. The Civil
activities are in full swing. Whereas the Civil work
at the Kanpur started in the month of June 2010.
The projects are scheduled for commissioning by
March 2011.
a2z Powercom Private Limited
AVP a2z Infrastructure
Mr Rituraj Borah
GMa2z Powercom
Mr R.K. Anand
AGMa2z Infrastructure
Mr Ajay Pratap Singh
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Sr. No IT Projects Benefits Status
SAP offers : xExciting opportunities to cut costs, improve
efficiency, and deliver impressive benefits to the organizationxIntegrated solution for different business units
within the company, Reconciliation of multiple systems to a single common solution / pointxFollow best practices from world widexContinually updated reporting, resulting from
improved data collection, database and reporting tools
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2 Waste Management Billing and Collection
xThe efficiency increases due to less manual work and human involvement
xComplete household information of the operational sites can be obtained from the application
xMonitoring of complete collection process with total start-to-end cycle tracking
xThe information is live and can be accessed across the cities on web
Patna Site is operational and very soon Varanasi and other waste management sites wil be functional in a full fledged manner
3 Security
xAntivirus
xAntispam
xImmediate protection that improves automatically, minimizing the time to protect information on our Laptops, Desktops and Servers from new and/or unknown threats xOfficeScan10 delivers industry-leading
protection against all types of malware OfficeScan10 combines malware detection, device control, network-layer and application-layer HIPS. This product blocks threats – both on and off line by using a cloud technology
IT team has started implementing OfficeScan10 powered by Trend Micro Enterprise Security. Installationalready completed on the server Installation on user's machine is in progress and the same is expected to complete by end of this month(July'10)
Intranet
Server Hosting at Data Center
xMajor Intranet benefit is the cost-effectiveness feature due to the paperless environmentxThe intranet can speed up employees’
communications through e-mail, chat facility and newsgroup transmissionsxCommunication and collaboration form the
foundation of intranet applicationsxIntranet can fully support a distributed
computing architecture due to the Internet and World Wide Web architecture that it uses
xDedicated server is a type of internet hosting in which you lease an entire server and do not share it with anyone outside the organisation xSignificant saving of power consumption, mechanical systems, multiple service provider availability, time & costxSecure data management and transfer
SAP ERP - DMS (Document Management System) - ESS ( Employee Self Service)
We are in process of evaluating SAP partners who could integrate activities of different departments, Remote Locations, connect with Employees within our group companies. The partner is expected to get finalised by end of this month
4 We are in a process of evaluating the partners for the installation of this application. Most likely we will start using its benefits before the end of Aug'10
We have started this concept with one application. We are also in discussion to host our other server at data center More clarity will emerge by mid of Aug'10
5 Desktop Management Software Application (Kaseya)
Single Console Management for Server and Desktop , Network Monitoring , Remote Management with Automated Approach e.g. Proactive Monitoring, Asset Inventory , Patch Management, Software Installation. Up to Date IT Infrastructure Documentation
We have finalised the partner and the installation of this software is in process. We may avail of its benefits from Aug'10
Information Technology at A2Z
Today, the work environment is largely dependant on IT. Most of our work related applications
are now completely automated, thanks to IT. Here we lay down the road map A2Z has created to
take the Group ahead of the competition... with latest technologies and processes. Here’s a brief
overview.
Mr. M Chauhan
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Better surveillance and control Continuous monitoring ensures timely execution of project Security concerns are reduced considerably Ensures System regulation and process flow, following all protocols and meeting quality concerns
CCTV In early stage, more clarity expected by mid Aug'10
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SCADA In early stage, more clarity expected by mid Aug'10
Supervisory control and data acquisition eliminates the need for site visits by personnel for inspection, adjustments and data collection. Enables anyone to monitor operations in real times. Reduces operational costs and increases efficiancy. Can auto-generate reports and trouble-shoot. Increases life period of equipment and eliminates costly repairs. Its usage also translates into manhours saved. Especially useful for large project sites which are remotely monitored
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6 MPLS-VPN xSecure Network, High availability, Protocol to offer Communication for many to manyxEfficient and Reliable without any need for
highly skilled resources
Only IP-VPN is working at this moment.MPLS is in nascent stage and will have more clarity expected by mid of Aug'10
Waste Management – Better processes through technology
The IT Team at A2Z Group has successfully developed a very unique online web application for Billing Activity of
solid waste collection from households in various cities (municipality and/or corporations) undertaken by a2z
Infrastructure.
As you are aware, a2z Infrastructure is engaged in door-to-door municipal waste collection and with the help of this
application software, we can effectively bill the individual household.
Workflow starts with collection of household information, in which we collect information for each household
under our operational area. The information captured are - complete billing address, landmark, contact number
(preferably mobile number), number of family members, etc.
A team of market research professionals is working with us to collect the required information. Another team
validates the data by cross checking the collected information by the previous team.
The Data Entry Operators at each operational site are responsible for entering household information into the
application software and generating unique household ID for billing purpose.
The application generates billing and transfers it to the handheld device for the collection team which initiates the
process for door-to-door billing. Post which, the information is synchronised back to the application from hand-
held devices and is subsequently used to generate various reports.
This process is already operational in Patna and is soon to be launched in Varanasi and other operational sites. The
billing is done quarterly with the help of the registered data.
Incidentally, the Municipal Corporation of Varanasi is impressed with the handheld device process and is keen to
adopt the same for various Municipal Corporation Tax collection purposes. We have got approval for billing
starting August 2010 based on a successful demonstration of application to the Municipal Commissioner of
Varanasi.
Benefits to the organization1. Monitoring the complete life cycle of billing and collection process
2. Complete household information of each operational city
3. Instant invoicing, payment tracking, live reporting, etc
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Management Quotient
Real leader commands respect
Imagine coming to office one day to discover that all
designations have ceased to exist and you are forced to
live in an environment where people are no longer
identified by hierarchies or positions?
Would you still be able to command the same respect
among your subordinates and colleagues?
Would they still work for you?
I believe that is the true test of leadership.Most people mistakenly assume that leadership is
about being at top of the hierarchy, adorning a
designation of respect. The belief is that by being in
these positions, they are able to direct people and
influence them. However, reality is far from being so!
Mostly, they are exceptionally good managers
specialized in the technical aspect of business. They
are able to see the organization through a filter of their
technical expertise, as a system designed for better
output focusing more on things like physical assets,
processes and systems. People are not in the focus here
but they are just another means to achieve better
efficiencies. As people are pushed back to the
periphery, they work not out of allegiance to their
senior, but because they do not have a choice.
So how do you
move in to the
position of being a
real leader?
The first step is to understand that beyond a mere
designation, leadership is a matter of having right
attitude. An attitude that puts people above all the
physical infrastructure and processes and considers
them as critical resource for all activities. For a real
leader, people are not just the means to achieve an
end. Under true leadership, employees are not doing
their jobs because they ought to, but because they are
motivated to and because they are passionate about it.Good leadership is also about having a strong
commitment. Yes, it is difficult to put people at the
centre of an organization, and even more difficult to
practice this consistently. Many leaders fail to achieve
this objective. There are times when they start
focusing on people, however, when the rubber hits the
road, this commitment wears off, and they go back to
their old ways to concentrate on processes and
systems. Unfortunately, this would leave the leader in
a much worse position than from where he or she
started.When people get the miserable feeling that they had
been selfishly and temporarily used to achieve a
certain objective, they tend to lose their trust and
confidence, probably forever. Hence it is also
important for the leader to remain consistently
committed to his philosophy.Ultimately, it appears that leadership may have
nothing to do with your position. You could be
occupying the highest position in the largest
corporation, but if you are unable to wield your
influence outside the immediate realm of your
designation, not once or twice but consistently, then
you are not a leader but a mere corporate mortal.
Sangeet Varghese
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a2z Infrastructure Celebrates World Environment Day at KanpurA2z Infrastructure has always been responsive
towards the needs of the environment with a
mission to Create Cleaner Climate. Recently, the
company celebrated the “World Environment Day”
in Kanpur marking the onset of Asia's largest
integrated solid waste management project in
Kanpur. The two day event commenced with a press
conference on 4th June 2010 presided over by Mr. R
Vikram Singh, Municipal Commissioner, Kanpur
Nagar Nigam and senior officials of a2z
Infras tructure . The fo l lowing day, a2z
Infrastructure celebrated the “Paryavaran Jan
Jagriti Yatra” aimed at reiterating the importance of
environment conservation. The event flagged off
with 110 mini trucks distributing saplings and
educating people in all wards of the city. Quizzes
were held on environment topics and prizes
distributed to enlightened citizens. A bumper gift
was also presented to the winner of the Best Slogan
on Environment and its protection.
CSR
An overview
As an extension of CSR initiative, A2Z Group has
started the "Clean Planet Green Planet" activity at the
micro level too. To begin with, the CSR Team headed
by Mrs. Vandana Kohli, at A2Z conducted the “GREEN
FEST 2010” at Venkateshwara International School,
Dwarka on 29th July 2010. The event comprised
several interactive sessions with students from 20
participating schools, sensitizing them about the
importance of preserving our environment in view
the recent happenings.
Jury: - The jury comprised of esteemed judges.
Amongst them were Ms. Pooja Sehgal, an educationist
and Ms. Sukriti from Khushi Foundation.
Event Highlights
1. Best Out of Waste competition, (a craft activity)
trained students in creating useful products by
reusing and recycling waste.
2. An English Skit Competition based on the theme of
Environment Protection.
3. Poster Making Competition based on the theme of
Green Planet- Future Strategies.
4. Distribution of the saplings in the school premises.
5. Felicitation of the judges by the A2Z Group.
6. Certificate of Participation was given to all the
students by the A2Z Group.
7. Awarding trophies and Certificates of Appreciation
to the winners.
Starting Young
Students performing an
English skit at the event
Winning students
receive their well
deserved trophies
Mr. R Vikram Singh plants saplings and Mr. Nair waters
them as Mrs. Kohli and Mr. Amit Agarwal looks on 1313
Real Heroes From the FieldHere, we meet our Real Heroes, the engineers from our sites who deliver results to all our projects, notwithstanding the hardships.
Naresh Gupta
Sr. Manager, Projects
privilege of someone to pass over the land
belonging to someone else. JKPDT had
acquired the land but it had not made the
payment for the acquired land. As a result,
whenever the employees of A2Z commenced
work, the locals opposed them and created
hurdles thereby bringing work to a halt.
Even to the extent once tried to stop the work
through violence and even stole the tools
and equipment. The problem is further
compounded by poor road infrastructure
and adverse weather conditions. Mr. Gupta used team expertise in logistics
and Public Relations to save company's
resources. He leveraged some local contacts
in order to meet urgent raw material
requirements in J&K and saved a significant
amount of transportation cost for A2Z. Just
because of dedicated persons like Mr. Gupta,
the company is known for its excellence in
project management.
Complete Machine Layout and physical
execution of the project under the guidance
of Mr. Atul Vashisht. The main challange of
the project is the extremely difficult
entrance to the site i.e. the approach road is
t h r o u g h n a r r o w b y l a n e s . T h e
material/machines etc are to be moved
inside taking help from local administration,
local police etc. Mr. Amit has the arduous
task to co-ordinate all this. Another
problem is that of managing the local
hindrances. This region is basically rural /
semi-urban and literacy rate is very low. The
villagers required a lot of persuasion to
enable smooth execution. However, the
project manager successfully tackled this
situation with innovative communication
strategies while adopting some unique HR
policies to resolve these issues. According to
him, the work culture of A2Z provides him
with the opportunity to exploit individual
potential and perform with motivation. He
considers himself very fortunate to be part
of A2Z.
Amit Sharma
Project Manager - Civil
We are well aware of our nation's economic
progress and we are happy to mention that it
also includes the state of Jammu & Kashmir
which is aptly named as “the paradise on
earth”. The people of Jammu & Kashmir are
gett ing employment opportunities ,
electricity is being provided to remote and
border villages. It's possible due to some
fabulous efforts of A2Z people who work
tirelessly to complete their assignments on
time. Mr. Naresh Gupta is one of them. He
along with his team is working on projects,
where they are constructing 3 substations in
Jammu (biggest substation in Jammu),
Manwal (25 km from Jammu) and Chandok
(300 km away from Jammu). They are also
erecting transmission lines in five other
project sites in New Delhi. In Jammu, the major problem faced by the
team was ROW (Right of way). It is the
Sustainable development is one of the most
important aspects in our existing corporate
philosophy. Yet there are very few who
actually practice it. It simply means
judicious use of resources so that they are
available to the future generations. A2Z
contributes to this cause by managing waste
and gainfully deploying its employees. This
is possible because of few stalwarts of the
company and Mr. Sharma is one of them. He
is a Project Manager (Civil) at Solid Waste
Treatment plant, Muzaffarnagar. Before
joining A2Z he worked for companies like
Ramky Enviro Engineers and VSL.Construction of the Muzaffarnagar plant
and installation of Machinery for producing
compost is being looked after by him under
the guidance of Senior Management of a2z
Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. He is also dealing
with the client (UP Jal Nigam) as a company's
representative. Initially the target for this
project is to process 120 TPD of Solid Waste
in this region. His key role and
responsibilities are Procurement of raw
materials, Manpower Planning, Design of1414
After serving in IAF as a Technical Airman
for four years, he joined A2Z as state head for
Andhra Pradesh (AP). Mr. Kumar also has
the experience of working with ICICI
Prudential. He is currently managing more
than 54 Branches in AP for A2Z, 47 of which
are of BSLI (Birla Sun Life Insurance) and 7
b r a n c h e s a r e o f N o k i a . H i s k e y
responsibil i t ies are Housekeeping,
Equipment Maintenance (which includes
Inverters, Air conditioners, UPS, Generators
and other services). He is also involved in
vendor management. He provides all
possible assistance to the clients. For
example, if the client wants to purchase any
equipment then he provides them with best
available product at least price which is not
always easy to manage. It requires in-depth
knowledge of vendors and market to get best
quotations. After getting the quotation, it
requires the approval from clients to finalize
the deal. Besides this, he willingly offers
other value-added services like interior
designing, etc.
The challenge in this job is that of managing
and supervising a large number of branches.
It is a unique challenge because the
resources are limited and he has to optimally
utilize those resources. Another challenge is
of HR related activities like training and
supervising and Performance Appraisals to
ensure that the employees are motivated
and are ready to perform to their best
potential. His concept of motivation is simple
and effective. He always treats his
subordinates with respect. He is a firm
believer in Maslow's Need Hierarchy Theory
and tries his best to interact with his team
accordingly to fulfil their individual needs.He also interacts a lot with his subordinates
(BOEs) and makes them understand the
importance of client satisfaction. He also
provides them with the knowledge of CRM
and its practices with clients. According to
him while working with A2Z he developed
the sense of ownership and he believes that
good relations with clients and employees
are major contribution to his professional
success.
Mr. Gill is currently working as a project
manager with a2z Powercom. The Process of
E r e c t i o n a n d C o m m i s s i o n i n g o f
Cogeneration and Biomass Plant, Morinda is
being administered and controlled by him.
Before joining A2Z he has more than 10
years of experience and expertise of
working with Sugar Mills. He worked as
chief engineer for 5 years at Wahid Sandhar
Sugar Mill Ltd. Phagwara and Rana Sugars.
His Key responsibilities are complete
Erection and Commissioning of power
project. He is co-ordinating with Erection
Team at the site and he is also involved in
liaisoning and coordinating with Punjab
State Electricity board. He is interacting with
clients on the issues like Root Finalization
for 66 KV line and on providing temporary
connections for construction. He is also
catering for Balance of Plant calculations. It
includes all the calculations related to Heat
and mass transfer from one point to the
other and flow of steam and these
calculations are very important for a steam
operated plant and control of losses. In
turbine operated plants Reduction of Steam
Consumption is one of the major issue and in
order to do that. They have made a
benchmark of reducing 55% steam
consumption in first phase and reduce the
consumption up to 45%.
The main challenges he faced on site is of
maintaining the precision and accuracy
during the installation of plant equipment
and in Erection and Commissioning of
Power project. He had to work 24 hrs round
the clock when he was on site so that,
everything goes according to the plan. He
also practices cyclic reviews and proper
scheduling of the project on weekly basis.
Because the deadline for the project
completion is 31 March 2011 and A2Z has an
excellent record of on time project
completion.
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Kulbansh Singh is a Senior Advisor
at a2z Powercom. He has 40 years
of experience in India and abroad
in the field of engineering,
metallurgy, power generation,
process and chemical industries.
His professional journey has been
long and rewarding. He has
worked in various positions at
many places and at times in very difficult
situations with success. He believes in “Always
beating the past records”.
EducationHe completed B.Tech (1st Class Honours) from
IT–BHU in 1970 and pursued MBA (1st Class) from
Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan in 1978. He did exclusive
training in Special Design of tools, Electrical
Industry and Project Implementation from
Roorkee University, Berlin–Germany and Indian
Administrative Staff College- Hyderabad
respectively.
FamilyMr. Singh's wife was the principal in CBSE Schools
at Delhi, Jamshedpur and Dwarikesh (Bijnor
district). His son is MDS with specialisation in oral
and maxillofacial surgery. His daughter-in-law is
also MDS in conventional dentistry. Both are
professors - HoD of Udaipur Dental College and
have their own private practices. They are blessed
with an 8 year old daughter and a 5 year old son.
Life beyond workAlways busy with light exercise, yoga and games
like badminton and table tennis. He enjoys his
social life with friends and at the club.
Success MantraSuccess = Sincerity + Dedication + Commitment +
Hard work + Integrity + Honesty.For the young generation his message is “There are
no substitutes for Hard Work and Integrity”.
Life at A2ZExciting, busy with work, free of anxiety and
worry and no unsolved problems left for
tomorrow.
Leadership Profiles Meet the Leaders We realize the impacts leaders can have on the young generation. Here, we explore more about three eminent personalities of the A2Z Group.
Mr. Chaudhary, CEO (Electrical Substation)
Design, has joined A2Z recently. He has 29 years of
experience in the power cable industry. He is BE
(Electrical) from Y.C.C.E, Nagpur. He started his career with ACSR Manufacturers
(ancillary unit to NTPC). He worked for 6 years
and subsequently with a number of other power
cable and conductor companies like Moti Cables,
Krishna Electrical Limited and Dynamic Cables.
Family BackgroundHe belongs to a farming family of Baghpat (UP).
His father Late Shri K R Chaudhary retired as
Director at Baghpat Sugar Mill Ltd. Mr Chaudhary
is blessed with three sons and one daughter.
Eldest son is working with telecom giant
Vodafone, second son has Diploma in Computer
Science after B.Sc. in Electronics and the youngest
son is doing Diploma in Animation and his
daughter holds M.Sc. in Environmental Science.
Life at A2ZHe recently joined A2Z and has always worked in
cable manufacturing plants at different locations.
He spends most of his time working with industry
and in manufacturing plants.
Success MantraMake best efforts to understand the product from
each aspect. Since he has worked in all the
departments in cable industry he has the
advantage of understanding each and every
aspect of cable industry and its products.
Message for youngstersWork hard with loyalty and sincerity. Never
change the line, stick to one line and learn every
aspect of it.
Senior Advisor
Mr Kulbansh Singh
CEO (Electrical Substation)DesignMr D.K. Chaudhary
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Life beyond workHe likes to interact with people and he enjoys doing
some social works on Sundays. He loves to spend
time with family and relatives.
Life at A2ZHe feels that life at A2Z is full of encouragement and
exhilaration as A2Z gives lot of opportunities to
grow. The working environment of the company
motivates him to work harder and longer.
Success mantraWork hard. Do not worry for the result. Be sincere
with the company and be responsible for every
work.
Message for youngsters
Learn as much as you can while working. There is
no age limit for learning. Be always loyal to your
company and to your work.
He has more than 38 years of
e x p e r i e n c e w i t h B H E L i n
Transmission Department and
Substation layout design. After
retiring from BHEL, he worked as a
consultant for many companies – viz.
P r e m i e r E n g i n e e r i n g a n d
Technologies (New Delhi), Structure
and Foundation (New Delhi), Alstom,
Noida and Lahmeyer International, (Gurgaon) for
the engineering activities of substation Layout
Design.
A family manA homemaker wife and two sons complete his
family. Mrs Khurana holds a B.Ed. degree. Elder son
is a Textile Engineer and is working with IKEA in
U.S.A. Younger son is MBA by qualification and
owns a business of car accessories.
Mr CPKhuranaSr V P MES
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A2Z Group launches the Ideas' BankIt is better to share an idea than to live with it.
An idea is a specific thought or a concept that arises in
one's mind as a result of creative thinking. It is just a
mental picture or an image when it occurs. It may or may
not be verbalized. There are times when it may not be
possible to substantiate it by further data and/or
information, but it may be based on our intuition and/or
knowledge. Good idea for the organization is like a fresh
breathe of oxygen. An idea combined with passion and
supported by hard work invariably leads to success.
We are launching a unique platform “THE IDEAS' BANK”
at A2Z Group based on this philosophy. The “IDEAS'
BANK” will provide a common interface to the employees
from all the departments across the A2Z Group to submit
their ideas, suggestions, and innovations they believe
would contribute positively towards growth and
development of the organisation and its employees and
further add value to our clients' businesses.
These ideas can be mailed to [email protected]
The
winning idea selected every month by Mr. Amit
Mittal, will get a cash reward of Rs. 5000.
I completed BE (Mechanical) in 1968 and
aspired to join a service that would offer me
scope for professional excellence and a good
quality of life. Therefore, I joined IAF and
was commissioned on 05 Jan, 1970.
My first posting was with fighter aircraft
base at Halwara (Punjab). The rigorous work
schedule stretched from pre dawn till
midnight… developing a tough, thorough yet
unassuming professional out of me.
Six months prior to 1971 war with Pakistan,
we were moved to operational/field
location. We stayed in tents which was our
home as well as, our workplace. Once, while
I was sitting on bed and going through daily
official mail, a Jawan entered and
immediately walked out of the tent. I called
him back and asked why he didn't stay. He
promptly replied that his duty was restricted
to office area and not home. He further
added that my feet were not on ground
which indicated that I was still at home and
yet I had not reached my office. Such simple
and stress-free working environment had at
all times been my greatest inspiration and
motivating force in my career.
During actual war from 3rd to 17th
December (1971), our comradeship, team
spirit, burning desire to repay our country
by defending and winning the war, kept
everyone in 100% fighting fit condition
which eventually resulted in our victory.
During my career in IAF, I worked in
diversified disciplines viz maintenance/
servicing /repair of MIG fighter aircraft fleet,radar/ communication/ weapon systems,
fleet of common user & specialist vehicles,
armaments (storage & periodic servicing),
external examination board of IAF,
Engineering Institute and Air HQs in various
appointments.
I retired from IAF in 1997 and have been
working in corporate sector for last 13 years.
My contribution in corporate sector as GM &
ED in Mangalam Group and as VP in Multitex
Group has been effective and 100% result
oriented only due to my rigorous training
and a long rewarding career in IAF. I
consider myself as a true product of IAF and
feel eternally grateful to IAF for making
myself a good professional in all fields of life.
The most difficult moment in my life arrived
when it was time to choose my career path
after school. Armed Forces had always
inspired me, and therefore, a friend and I
decided to join the NDA. But as luck would
have it, he joined but the family pressure
compelled me to take up engineering
instead. It was in my final year of college
when the movie 'An Officer and a
Gentleman' revived the soldier in me. As my
friend graduated to become a helicopter
pilot in the Indian Air Force, I found myself
courageous enough to materialize my
childhood dream – to join the armed forces,
which I did.
Immediately after completing my
Mechanical Engineering, I joined the Indian
Air Force in the Maintenance Branch. From
then on, I saw my disorganized civilian life
transformed into a disciplined one…and a
challenging one. Besides the high level of
physical fitness which I thereon found in me,
I always stayed professionally contended too.
I worked on MiG-23BN fighter-bomber – a
menacing-looking mean machine that could
deliver up to 3 MT of explosives behind the
enemy lines, which it did in the Kargil war. I
also worked on fourth-generation aero
engine, M-53, which powers the multi-role
fighter Mirage-2000, which carried out the
famous Tiger Hill bombing in this very Kargil
Wing Commander Vijay Kumar Vashisht
(Retd)
Wing Commander Akhilesh Gupta
In this section, our experienced personnel share their past experiences in a candid way.
Straight Talk
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war, bringing this infamous war to an end.
For me, this war was particularly special, for
both my friend (the helicopter pilot) and I
were in the thick of action at this time.
For personal reasons, I had to seek
premature retirement from still coveted
service (I am using the phrase 'still coveted'
since with privatization, good talent prefers
the monetarily lucrative civil world rather
than Govt. sector jobs). But having spent
nearly 18 months in civil life now, I have
realized that Indian Air Force was far more
than just a government job. If we had
worked relentlessly and tirelessly 18-hours a
day for days, weeks and even months in a
row, we did manage to get quality time for
our family and ourselves by way of adequate
paid-leaves. If we found our take-home
salaries less than that of our contemporaries
in the corporate world (after the 1990s, i.e.
after stepping up of privatization), we never
felt the need for more because of our highly
subsidized club and sports facilities. Our
children may not have spent their free time
in the sprawling shopping malls all the time
(the biggest shop in forward areas are at
times even smaller than the corner-shop in
NCR), but they still are a disciplined lot . And
we have always enjoyed the cleanest of
environments – both in nature and in office.
I could go on and on…but that would be
unfair to the civil world which has accepted
me in my second stint with open arms. In
the preceding lines, I have only expressed
my nostalgic feelings for the armed forces –
to which I have given 23 prime years of my
life, and definitely got far more than I had
bargained for.
Jai Hind!
My stint in Indian Air Force (IAF) as a
Logistician was daunting and challenging
task which required handl ing of
multifarious activities - ranging from
providing rations to the troops to
maintaining airworthiness of the fighting
machines in far flung areas in adverse
conditions. This diversity enriched me with
experience as a decision maker on
provisioning, inventory management and
supply chain management for getting the
best in terms of time and money.
During the career there were situations
which tested one's skills to the maximum. In
winters of 1996, Srinagar valley was cut off
from the country for over 10 days due to
snow, landslides etc. It created virtual crisis
of Kerosene oil, the fuel for ordinary masses,
used both for cooking and heating. One
morning it was informed that the entire
stock of Aviation Turbine fuel (refined K'oil)
at Srinagar air base was reduced to NIL as
Prime Minister directed to distribute the fuel
in the valley. A security risk was at hand due
to non availability of ATF since air operation
could not be launched. The valley already
cut off, only aerial route was the option. ATF
stock at base was brought up to desired level
by utilizing IL-76 aircraft. These aircraft
were refueled at air bases in Punjab area
and de-fuelled at Srinagar air base over next
3-4 days to overcome the crisis.
In 2001 Gujarat was struck by severe
earthquake reducing the entire western
state to rubbles including air bases at Bhuj
and Naliya. Providence saved the runaway
making rescue possible. IAF took the lead in
extending complete logistics in terms of
evacuation of both injured as well as
survivors, sending medical assistance ,
ration, clothing, shelter, equipment for
excavation etc. from all over the country as
well as aid received from foreign countries .
It was a day and night effort over the next
fortnight to channelize the resources, create
and sustain the network of supply chain so
as to ensure minimum loss of men &
material, and finally the recover the leftover
material after the earthquake.
In the end the stint in IAF was not only
eventful but glorious where every day
brings in a new challenge and you learn to
face them squarely.
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The wonders of our Equatorc) Water experiment exactly on the Equator – And
surprisingly, here on removing the plug, the water
passed through the drain in a calm manner instead of
going in circles as if it was sucked by the hole from all
directions!
The guide further informed us two more facts about
the Equator –
-One that our shadows totally disappear two times in a
year – i.e. on the 21st of March and 23rd of September.
On this day at 12 noon the sunrays are exactly
perpendicular making everything shadowless.
-Second that an object weighs 3% less at the Equator
than it would weigh on either side of the Equator.
While we are appreciating the above facts and
contemplating about the possible reasons for the
same, our guide further informed us that as per the
statistics gathered, we have joined the elite group of
around 2% of the entire population on earth that
actually crossed the equator by road in their lifetime.
With a sense of pride and achievement, we resumed
our onward journey.
During our tour to Uganda, we were lucky to pass
through the Equator by road. We experienced some
interesting facts about the Equator that left us
yearning to know more about the mysteries of nature.
The equator as you know is the imaginary line that
runs through the centre of the earth.
The water experiment - We witnessed the water
experiment wherein water was made to drain through
a hole at the bottom of a saucer shaped container. The
experiment was repeated at 3 locations – one at about
15 meters south of equator,second at about 15 metres
north of the Equator and the third - exactly on the
equator.
a) Water experiment at South of Equator – The water
was poured into the vessel with the drain hole
plugged. The water was allowed to come to a stagnant
position before the drain plug was removed. On
removing the plug, the water gushed through the
drain by rotating in “anti-clockwise circles”.
b) Water experiment at North of Equator – Here on
removing the plug, the watergushed through the drain
by rotating in “clockwise circles”
(L to R) Mr. Vaibhav Seth, Mr. Rahul Sharma, Mr. Gaurav Baweja and Mr. Ashok Saini in Uganda20
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The solution provides every employee, having a mobile
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India’s growth story yields a lot of optimism critical evaluation of the requirements and
in most of us, but some dare to present a transformation process is presented. This
picture where India could emulate its full entails the much needed reforms in the
potential to become an economic education system, the city infrastructure
powerhouse that can bring prosperity, and the market impediments in
empowerment and happiness to its more connectivity and logistics.
than a billion citizens. 3. India’s deepest challenges
Criticisms aside, Mr. Nilekani reveals the The on-ground execution of the stated code to build a new operating system for approach has its own challenges. May it be India - an operating system that is fast, a lack of consensus in reforms, conflicting flexible and scalable. The code shows a populist policies or the politicised nature of direction in building governance structures, multiple universities, each challenge infrastructure and institutions that are further degrades our optimism. growth oriented, inclusive, uplifting for the
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But each challenge has a solution. If the practical participants steeped in the
solution is technology based, the realities of India. The focus is on the
implementat ion , sca labi l i ty and inherent socio-economic threats of class
effectiveness becomes a fathomable reality conflict, the dilemmas of State Policy ,
. Moreover the solutions avoid the ills of Private Initiatives and contemporary
ultra capitalism and seek the utopian view consumerism. Consequently, Mr. Nilekani
of IT empowering the most marginalized analyses alternatives and prescribes the
people of India. Some notable examples solutions that could best serve the needs of
mentioned by Mr. Nilekani are Single India.
Citizen ID card, distribution channels, land Nilekani has divided this book in four parts:records, and national information utilities
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The author reiterates the all too evident can be a transformational force.
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Imagining India truly envisions India the role of IT , market reforms and
through a practical perspective of one of modernisation.
India’s foremost ‘techpreneurs’ and serves 2. Issues that Indians are currently engaged as a must read for those who yearn to see with the benefits of IT in remote parts of India.
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Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Lake Edward, Uganda
Lake Edward, Uganda
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Mr. Vaibhav Seth, Mr. Ashok Saini and Mr. Rahul Sharma with the local Ugandans
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Railways Electrification at Khurja Site (U.P.) Railways Electrification at Khurja Site (U.P.)
Subabul- New born biomass energy crop grown in Punjab
Leh Project site at Nimo Bazgo transmission line
Leh Project site at Nimo Bazgo transmission line
Leh Project site at Nimo Bazgo transmission line
(L to R) Mr. Vaibhav Seth, Mr. Rahul Sharma and Mr. Ashok Saini in Uganda
Mr. Gaurav Baweja,
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For staying relevant and "live-wired" in this age of "Digital Economy", A2Z Group launches the following digital initiatives:
1. A2Z Group on Twitter
Now follow A2Z group updates on A2Z group on www.twitter.com/a2zgroup
You may get most corporate communication updates on this by just linking it to your email id.
2. A2Z Channel at Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/thea2zgroup
3. A2Z Blogging
http://a2zgroup.wordpress.com
This is just the beginning. Now you can look forward to more such initiatives in the days to come. Watch this space.
A2Z Group goes digital
So, what are you waiting for...get your eyes behind the lens and start clicking.
Ms Nisha BankureMarketing
Executive
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