The ‘Parent certificate award function’ was held at BHEl, Bhopal. The award function was chaired by the ED, Bhopal SR Prasad in the august presence of General Managers, HODs and Inventors and authors. G Ramakrishna, AGM (Engineering and coordination) welcomed ED with floral bouquet while Sanjeev Gupta, GM (P&D and IT) delivered the welcome address.
BHEl was awarded ‘The Top Public limited Company by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Intellectual Property Organisation, India and the CII , and WIPO Award for Innovative Enterprises by World Intellectual property Organisation. These awards were received by BP Rao, CMD BHEl on World Intellectual Property Day in New Delhi. A brief presentation on the new R&D policy was delivered by AGM (Engineering coordination). The mobile application developed by ITS department was inaugurated by ED. Certificates of Appreciation were presented to the inventors for their contribution towards grant of patents and patents filed during the year 2013-14 by ED and Product GMs respectively. On this occasion, AKS Guru, GM (MM) was felicitated by ED with a bouquet and memento for his contributions to the PIPEC and unit TPSC committees.
In his address, the ED emphasised that the Intellectual Property is the most valuable asset of the company, which can bring in revenue by use in BHEl products or by commercial licensing. The IPRs form an important techno-legal tool to secure and put the Intellectual property to commercial use. Realizing the potential, BHEl has geared up and established patent cells in all the units to aid IP filings.
Since 2005, patenting activity has taken a big leap resulting in BHEl winning the CII-Thomson Reuters Innovation award in November, 2010 in the ‘Hi-tech Corporate’ category , the SCOPE Award for R&D, Technology Development and Innovation in April 2011 and the Top Innovating Company in India. BHEl has setup RPD cells in every product group and provides assistance and infrastructure for R&D activities. It has an attractive Incentive Scheme in place to motivate and reward all inventors.
Special arrangements for environment week
BHEl, Bhopal this year is making grand arrangements for the environment week commencing from June 1 to 7, 2014. Started with ‘Run for Bhopal- 2014 the other day’, massive tree plantation, ban on use of polythene, essay and slogan competition will be held during the week.
Shashi Ranjan Prasad, Executive Director, BHEl, Bhopal the other day kick started the programme by showing off the flag. Under the guidance of Sarvesh Chaturvedi, General Manager, HR and Dr Sarla Menon, Chief Medical Services, Kasturba Hospital tree plantation was held today near the hospital.
Prasad in his address said that the most ardent need of the hour is to keep our environment clean and present a green as well as healthy environment to the future generations. He further said that if we still do not wake up, then it would be difficult to maintain the ecological balance.