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Employee of Name Location Date of Birth GenderGovind Singh Panoli 26-03-2015 DaughterRohit S. Patel Panoli 25-04-2015 SonShanni R. Patel Panoli 02-02-2015 SonGaurang M. Pandya Panoli 17-05-2015 SonParmjit Kumar Pandey Panoli 10-02-2015 SonSanjay B. Dhameliya Panoli 15-03-2015 DaughterBinay Kumar Singh Panoli 18-05-2015 DaughterChintan A. Modi Panoli 17-05-2015 DaughterRanjeet Singh Rajawat Panoli 09-06-2015 DaughterBiratpal Singh Panoli 11-04-2015 SonAshish A. Srivastava Panoli 04-08-2015 SonKeshu M. Chitroda Panoli 13-06-2015 DaughterBrahmanand S. Sharma Panoli 13-03-2015 DaughterNarendra Singh Panoli 13-06-2015 SonChandresh B. Chodvadiya Panoli 10-07-2015 DaughterRudra Dev Mishra Panoli 18-03-2015 SonNarendra Kumar Panoli 20-07-2015 DaughterTejas Lakhlani Jambusar 08-06-2015 SonHimanshu P. Thakar Jambusar 03-08-2015 SonDivay Arora Udaipur 04-04-2015 SonMukund Tiwari Udaipur 07-06-2015 DaughterRajiv Ranjan Jha Udaipur 19-02-2015 DaughterRohit Sachan Gurgaon 14-04-2015 Son

Employee of Name Spouse Name Date of Marriage LocationMr. Amit Kumar Gupta Ms. Shivali 04-02-2015 PanoliMr. Rahul V. Maurya Ms. Khusbu 07-02-2015 PanoliMr. Anil Kumar Prajapati Ms. Nitu 07-02-2015 PanoliMr. Hitesh D. Baria Ms. Dixita 21-02-2015 PanoliDr. Praveen Kumar Vaghmar Ms. Manisha 09-03-2015 PanoliMr. Mahipal Ms. Asha 22-04-2015 PanoliMr. Deepak S. Pandey Ms. Rupa 22-04-2015 PanoliMr. Neeraj Kumar Yadav Ms. Sandhya 03-05-2015 PanoliMr. Anurag G. Tiwari Dr. Neha 19-05-2015 PanoliMr. Uttam Kumar Singh Ms. Priti 19-05-2015 PanoliMr. Ashish R. Patel Ms. Dimple 16-05-2015 PanoliMr. Virendra Kumar Singh Ms. Priyanka 02-06-2015 PanoliMr. Yogesh Yadav Ms. Swati 21-04-2015 Udaipur

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Albert Einstein defined insanity as 'doing the same thing over and

over again and expecting different results'.

When we need different results, we need to make a concerted and

conscious shift. Different actions can only follow from different

thinking. The same behaviour leads to familiar outcomes. People

and organizations who have been able to redefine their outcomes

have done so because of a deliberate switch in thinking and a new

game plan.

It took a shift in thinking for Bill Gates to make computers a

household commodity. It took a shift for Wright Brothers to create

the first ever aircraft without which we would not have known the

world of commercial aviation, as it exists today. A shift in the mind

of Mahatma Gandhi ushered in the non-violent struggle for

independence, which led our country to independence. It took a

shift for Dadasaheb Phalke to delineate the contours of Indian

cinema. The ubiquitous smartphone is an outcome of multiple

transformational shifts in the telecommunications industry.

Metamorphosis from the current state to a new and improved state

needs a change. It is a shift, which calls for audacity and courage.

We at PI are committed to it. The transition demands that we move

out of our comfort zone and we are willing to do it.

Let us reach out to possibilities that await us.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITION

The Award Shelf The New Products. A New Shift.

SNEAK PEEK

GOLDEN PEACOCK ENVIRONMENT AWARD

th PI Industries won the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award 2015 at the 17 World

Environment congress, organized by Institute of Directors. The Golden Peacock award is regarded as

the benchmark of corporate excellence worldwide and is given to organizations which have attained

significant achievements in 13 identified functional areas. PI was presented with this most covetous

award by Prakash Javadekar, Honourable Union Minister of State for Environment. The award is a

recognition of PI's initiatives, its state of the art environment management facilities and infrastructure,

a focus on waste minimization from process development stage through the commercial

manufacturing stage, an online tracking and controlling of waste generation and its disposal.

INDIA MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AWARD

One of the largest on-site assessment and awards program,

India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA), awarded PI

Industries the “Silver Certificate of Merit in middle segment of

Chemical Industries” for continuous improvement in its

manufacturing facilities and processes to achieve the highest

level of quality products.

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Super Spreader

Super Spreader has added one more name to the

specialty product offering to the farmers in the PI

portfolio. Super Spreader is a new generation multi-

action silicon based adjuvant imported from America

under exclusive rights of distribution. Super Spreader is

used for improving the efficiency of all the spray

solutions in agriculture. It lowers down the surface

tension of the spray solution leading to a more efficient

spread on the leaves and an increased penetration of

the solution. Super Spreader is mostly compatible with

all the crop care molecules and can be used on all crops.

Perido

Perido is based on technical constituent Propiconazole, which is

globally recognized as one of the most cost-effective fungicide for

the management of a range of fungal diseases on a wide range of

crops (field crops, fruits and vegetables). Perido inhibits the fungal

infestation and protects the crops by acting as a protectant,

curative and preventive fungicide with anti-sporulant activity. Due

to its fast action on target fungi, the protection of the crops starts

immediately after the application of Perido. Apart from fungal

activity Perido also helps in enhancing the quality of the produce.

This product will help PI strengthen its fungicidal solutions to

farmers in rice, wheat, tea, soybean, banana, coffee and

groundnut crops.

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LIMELIGHT

PI never loses an opportunity to showcase its talent. Chemspec Europe 2015 was a perfect

opportunity for the PI Business Development team to engage with many key decision

makers from new targeted customers in Fine Chem business to the global innovator

companies in Agrochemical space. The strategic location of the exhibition played a key role

in the success of the event. A huge number of chemical companies located in Germany and

Expanding Boundaries

Switzerland visited the event and the response was overwhelming. The PI team showcased their infrastructure,

capabilities and chemistry offerings with these potential customer contacts while proactively finding out their

reported old and new chemistries, aligning them to PI's existing chemistry capabilities to generate interest.

Chemspec also provided an ideal platform to meet up with representatives from existing key customer base and

discuss with them the status of existing projects. Updates on new infrastructure at Jambusar was also shared and

customers were quite interested in getting more details about the set-up being planned at Jambusar. Chemspec

provided an excellent opportunity to increase the visibility of PI as a potential custom synthesis partner for global

companies who are looking for strategic partners.

Chemspec Europe 2015:

Agrotech 2015:

PI has always been dedicated to provide innovative solutions to farmers

which are beneficial for the stakeholders as well. Agro Tech Chandigarh

was the best platform to showcase PI's new products for farmers and

stakeholders. Agro Tech is CII's initiative in the field of agro technology as

well as an international business fair that attracts participation globally,

besides large scale involvement of the Indian agri and farming sector.

PI took this opportunity to introduce DSR, an environmentally sustainable,

innovative cost effective method of rice cultivation. Due to various

challenges faced by the rice growers, DSR is a sustainable method of rice

cultivation in future. The PI stall had kept focus at the wheat growing

farmers providing them Melsa as a solution for their weed problem and

the new BiovitaX for the good health and quality yield of wheat crop. With

an average farmer footfall of around 300 per day, the PI stall was embraced

by eminent personalities in field of agriculture. The exhibition was a huge

success where PI's efforts were appreciated widely.

Krishi Vikas:

It has always been a strive for PI to give the farmers the

gift of advanced farming. The Krishi Vikas fair- an initiative

by CII, Indore, was the perfect platform to showcase PI's

wide portfolio. This exhibition is organized with the

objective to help farmers understand the latest

techniques and gain more knowledge in the field of

agricultural development and help them in improving the

quality of the agricultural produce. The 2015 fair was

inaugurated by Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the CM of

Madhya Pradesh. This exhibition was an opportunity for

PI to display their portfolio for different Kharif crops

(Soyabean - Cotton) and update the farmers & dealers

about PI's vast range of products. The event was a big

success for PI as the stall saw a footfall of around 400-500

farmers and 50 dealers.

Kisan Mela:

It was an honour for PI to exhibit its products at the Kisan Mela. PAU

Ludhiana farmer fair is the prestigious fair in the Northern India.

Here, farmers from Punjab, Himachal & Haryana come to see new

products in the market showcased by different companies and buy

seeds of new varieties. This year, a number of Agrochemical &

Machinery companies and approximately 10,000 farmers

participated in the fair. PI divided its team in 6 sections to look after

each corner - Product display corner, Rice corner, Vegetable corner,

DSR corner, major product corner and Biovita corner. The number of

footfall at the DSR corner was overwhelming.

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The Strategic Partners Meet is held annually in

several states across India to build a stronger

relationship with the distributers and aim to

progress further. This year the Strategic Business

Partners Meet was held in Indore, Raipur, Kolkata

and Hyderabad, where the distributors were

awarded for their success and inspired to perform

better through motivational sessions. All the four

meets were immensely successful.

FOCAL POINT

Shifting Focus Towards Growth

Indore

The Strategic Business Partners Meet was held in

Hotel Sayaji on 19th June. More than 200

distributors across Madhya Pradesh attended this

event. The event started with a brief session by

Mr. R.D. Kapoor, Head – Agri Business, followed by

G.K. Venugopal, Vice President - Agri Business,

Mr. Ajay Sharma, Sr. GM - Marketing and Finance,

Mr. Dinkar Joshi, GM – Marketing and Mr. Purnesh

Mathur, Zonal Manager – Indore.

The full day meet included a motivational session

with Mr. Vivek Bindra. In the end, the distributors

were recognised with a token of appreciation and

awarded for their performance last year.

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Raipur

The Raipur Strategic Business Partners Meet

was held in Hotel Taj Gateway on 4th July. More

than 60 distributors around Chattisgarh came to

attend the event. It started with a grand lunch

and a session by the Corporate Team members

– R . D . K a p o o r, H e a d A g r i B u s i n e s s ,

Mr. B.N. Pathak, Vice President Head, Mr. Dinkar

Joshi, GM Marketing and Mr. Sunit Chaturvedi

Zonal Manager, Raipur. The daylong meet had a

few interactive sessions with the distributors,

understanding and addressing their issues and

acknowledging them for their hard work

throughout the year. Like Indore, Raipur

also arranged a motivational session by

Mr. Vivek Bindra which inspired everyone

present at the event.

Kolkata

West Bengal Strategic Business Partners Meet was held on 24th July at Vedic Village Resorts,

Kolkata. The objective of the meeting was to recognize last year's best performers, discuss the

current year business prospects and have an overview of how PI is growing in the Agro chemical

market.

The program was inaugurated by the Vice President, PI Industries (Agri-Input) along with the

senior distributors of the region. Mr. B.N. Pathak talked about the agricultural scenario of India

and discussed the future prospects of PI in the coming years. The corporate presentation was

followed by an inspiring speech by Mrs. Paushali Guha Kar. Starting with an ice breaking session,

the entire group participated in engaging activities. In the end, Mr. B.N. Pathak & Mr. Ajay Sharma

felicitated the best performers of the last year.

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By Abhijeet Satsangi - AVP

Exploring The Shift

THE DIGITAL WAY

It has been a few months since I have joined PI Industries. Having worked across different sectors like Aviation, Office Automation, Banking and Telecom before, Agriculture was very new to me. But I believe that this area is an extremely exciting sector as I could contribute to the economy of the country.

As a relatively new concept, there is no specific definition of digital strategy. Many would say that digital strategy has got something to do with incorporating email, websites and social networks into marketing and communication efforts. Some might say it has got to do with accepting electronic payment, registrations or donations. Others would say that it relates to going mobile. Depending on your sector and industry, the perception and role of digital changes radically.

To muddy the waters further, the rationale for digital is ever evolving. Initial efforts focused on substitution – uncovering cost savings and improved efficiency. Then, focus shifted to identifying what we could sell online. And today, focus has shifted again as we find ourselves asking how to use the digital space to improve the overall business.

The key enablers for digital marketing success are:1. Carefully thought strategy2. Investing in relevant digital capabilities that are well aligned with strategy (Digitization transforms the way they research and consider products and services, interact and make purchases on the digital consumer decision journey) 3. A strong and adaptive culture that helps in making up for a lack of crucial technical capabilities such as big data analytics, digital content management, and search-engine optimization4. Aligning organizational structures, talent development, funding mechanisms and key performance indicators (KPIs) with the chosen digital strategy

There are many opportunities for digitization in the Agri sector. At PI, we are focused and aligned to go the digital way. The core objectives being increasing reach, adding efficiency in business operations, better understanding of markets, connecting & communicating better with the farmers hence increasing the engagement level, providing Agri-solutions and creation of new business opportunities.

Hyderabadth thThe Hyderabad Strategic Business Partners Meet was arranged for two days - 19 and 20 July at Hotel

Marina for the distributors around Andhra Pradesh. The meet was attended by more than 100 partners.

The first day was organized exclusively for the distributors with over a crore sales.

Mr. Mayank Singhal, the Managing Director & CEO was the Chief Guest of the event. Other PI members

included Mr. R.D. Kapoor, Head Agri Business, Mr. G.K. Venugopal, VP – Agri Business and the PI members

from Andhra Pradesh. Mr. Mayank Singhal personally appreciated the effort of the distributors, motivated

and thanked them in his powerful speech. All the business partners were applauded with a token of

appreciation along with trophies and certificates.

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IN CONVERSATION

As the new CFO of the company how do you see the growth of PI in the next 5 years?

I see an exciting growth journey for our company in the coming years. Firstly, looking at our business and

capabilities, we still have a huge potential to grow. The agro chemical industry in the country continues to

grow at a healthy pace with double digit growth expected in the next 5 to 10 years. This provides a huge

opportunity to leverage PI's key strengths and presence in the domestic market. Looking at newer business

models with emerging net technology will offer a higher growth potential for our company. On the CRAMS

(Contract Research and Manufacturing Services) business, deepening the relationships with our global

partners and expanding our capacities to meet the demand will provide tremendous growth opportunities.

Secondly, looking at areas beyond our core is critical to drive growth at scale. Moving into adjacent spaces

and tapping white space opportunities should complement our current business and further augment

growth.

Do you see any challenges that you would need to overcome to achieve this growth?

Sustaining rapid growth on a continual basis throws its own challenges. Developing an optimal business

model (mix of existing and new) to deliver on the growth opportunities, optimizing revenues and risk-

adjusted profits, optimizing capital allocation, building an organization to optimally support the strategic

roadmap of the company, ensuring strong process and system oriented approach and managing the

expectation of the stock market and stakeholders are few key challenges that we need to carefully work on

and address.

What is the vision you have for your team? How do you guide them to achieve it?

My vision for finance is to be the “Stewards of Enterprise Value and Leaders of Value Creation.” The business

objectives are to excel in finance and support our financial objectives, be a business enabler and create a

great place to work.

The foremost need is to structuring the finance organization to align to the strategic needs of our business.

Second is developing deep expertise within the function and building capacity for future scale up. Third is

developing business acumen and a solution oriented customer mindset. Forth is creating an environment of

empowerment, learning and development. Fifth and the most important thing is to invest time in our talent,

enrich their experience and enable them to grow.

We spend almost 70% of our wakeup time at workplace and each day should be a day where we all learn,

contribute, excel, grow and have some fun! Igniting the passion and enabling the team to achieve this is the

key for our organizational growth and success.

According to you, what is that one thing needed to 'SHIFT' the growth of PI to new heights?

PI has grown multifold in the past few years. To sustain and accelerate the growth, one key ingredient is to

build a strong organization with proven leadership capabilities to support the strategic roadmap of the

company.

Ms. Jayashree Satagopan – CFO, PI Industries

Please share with us your experience with PI in the last few weeks?

It's been a nice experience with PI over the past few weeks. I had the opportunity to visit our plants, R&D

centre, meet and interact with our people and the leadership team. Our vision of building on the foundation

of trust, being in the forefront of science and leading opportunities by delivering innovative solutions is

compelling. Our facilities reflect the company's philosophy of being in the forefront of technology.

Investment in the R&D facility is very futuristic and a huge step forward. Environment, health and safety

standards & compliance are at par with best in class companies.

Agro industry per se offers a huge potential for growth. PI has been growing at a pretty fast pace over the

past few years and this trend is expected to continue. Designing growth strategies that will drive value

creation to all stakeholders is the core of our business model. Building an organization aligned to the

strategic needs of the business is integral to our strategy. I am excited to be part of this journey in PI,

strengthening the foundation and partnering in the future growth of the company.

What in your opinion are the key strengths of PI that make it stand out in the Industry?

There are several key strengths that make our company stand out.

• Sustained aggressive business growth over the past few years

• Healthy balance between agri business and custom synthesis

• Excellent reach in the domestic market with strong network of dealers & distributors

• Spotting opportunities and being ahead of the market in contract manufacturing

• Partnership built with global players on the basis of trust and integrity

• Strong product pipeline and healthy order book

• Investment in high end technology at plants and R&D centre

• Strong operations with focus on environment, health and safety practices

• Profitable growth, strong balance sheet and good cash generation

The New Expertise. A New Vision.

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INSIDER

In pursuit of achieving excellence in our journey, the Management Team at PI got together to articulate a

plan to invest in our most important resource i.e. Human Capital. An external consultant TSMG was hired to

study the employee life cycle at PI. On the basis of their inputs, a HR Transformation Roadmap was designed

and a robust HR platform integrating the various stages of the employee lifecycle is now being developed

and will be launched in two phases.

stPMS, which was a part of the first phase was launched in the 1 week of July and the other modules will

follow soon. Each Module has its own feature, making common internal business processes more efficient

that will drive employee engagement, innovation and business performance.

The Success Factor Team

The new HR platform will help PI drive the business

performance through strategic goals like efficiency of

service delivery, data quality and compliance. That in turn

will impact our business and build transparency, trust and

engagement by integration of organization and individual

goals.

It has been a great learning experience for the team in the

journey so far wherein the HR team got together with the

Senior Management, Business Heads the representatives

from business for a series of workshop sessions to launch

the PMS module.

Helping PI share the world practices to benefit its employees

• The new plan will help in understanding the company strategy and goals by its

comprehensive performance and goal management

• Highly engaging performance reviews which are intuitive and easy to use

• It encourages and affirms manager's feedback

• Maximises employee engagement to deliver strategic HR goals & provides a

vault over the PI's strategic capabilities critical to its growth journey

• Drives the business performance through strategic goals like efficiency of

service delivery, data quality & compliance and insights that impact our

business

• Comprises of modules like Goal & Performance Management, Recruiting

Management, On-boarding & Learning Management System

• It's believed that this integrated system will build transparency, trust and

engagement by ensuring integration of organization and individual goals

through a robust framework aligned to every employee's achievements and

our organizational objectives

• It is simpler and easy to use, with real time updates & notifications, thereby,

fostering a culture of transparency and trust

• Drives engagement, simplicity, and HR strategy execution

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Gurgaon Team

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MESHIFT

The Annual Meet, 2015 focused on a 'SHIFT' in attitude that could help every individual to move forward

and constantly stay ahead of the rest by bringing in a fresh change in the 'System', 'Habits' and 'Technique'

with 'Focus' and 'Intelligence'.

High performers for the year gone by were rewarded for their achievements at the PI award ceremony. Vilas Nayak,

the famous speed painter of Asia, unveiled the winners with his on-spot painting on canvas of the winning faces.

Everybody enjoyed the extraordinary performances by 'Angels in Grooves' and Avijit Tinku, the winners of India's Got

Talent, Season 3. One of the most inspiring moments was when Harsha Bhogle and Vivek Bindra motivated the PI

team with their powerful speech. The event came to an end with the mesmerizing voice of singer Jyotsana Narang.

The two-day highly motivational event was action packed with

various performances, workshops and awards. The workshop on

SHIFT was the most engaging session in the event. The

employees were divided into 10 teams where each team came

up with ideas for bringing the desired 'SHIFT' in their respective

areas of business to be implemented in the year ahead.

Striving To Bring In The Change

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One of the most enjoyed activities was the dance

performance. The employees were divided into

20 teams and were given only 2 hours to practice.

Each team had a choreographer who helped

them put up a brilliant dance performance. It

was a beautiful experience to watch the

employees explore their dancing talent on stage.

The Annual Meet ended on high spirits, inspiring

everyone to think big, shift the gear and stay

ahead.

S. M. Ahsan-Gurgaon

The Annual Meet has always been a good platform to come together as a team,

meet new faces and bond with them. With motivational speakers and

engaging workshops, we were even more inspired to bring in a SHIFT to our

habits and to the system. I look forward to more such events by PI that push us

to work better with a cleared vision.

Jnaneshwar G K-Udaipur

This Annual Meet inspired us to take PI to the next level by bringing in a

SHIFT. The motivational speech by Vivek Bindra and the workshop was

much needed at this juncture to induce new habits, innovation, focus and

success in our system. It was a great experience to interact and build teams

to bring in new ideas that would help the company rise higher in the

coming years.

Simran Kaur-Gurgaon

They say, to change ourselves effectively, we must change our perceptions.

PI has already achieved great success in the Indian market and abroad. But

to rise even higher we need to adapt our systems and habits to external and

internal conditions and create a SHIFT from the traditional focus on back

end optimization to a value generation through technology. This was my

first Annual Meet in PI and I strongly believe that this “Shift” can be

accomplished through good practices, collective intelligence through

collaboration & interactions and engaging in the organization's growth. We

are all geared up for the New Shift!

EMPLOYEE OUTLOOK

As the Annual Meet 2015 inspired us to SHIFT our Systems, Habits and Techniques with Focus and

Intelligence. How has the workshop on SHIFT helped you plan better to take PI ahead in the coming years?

Shifting Gear To The Next Level

Anupam Satpathy-Gurgaon

In my last 2 years in PI Industries, the Annual Meet has been one of the

most awaited events. Being a part of the Product Management team the

event brings about a perfect blend of fun and work. I have thoroughly

enjoyed the competitive moments with friends from every part of the

country for the brain teasing simulating activities during the SHIFT

workshop. The extravaganza and the magnanimity of the event is growing

each year with lots of exhilarating actions adding upon. I would like to

congratulate the organizing team and wish the organization to rise up to a

new level in the years ahead.

Raj Choudhary – Panoli

In this year's Annual Meet Mr. Mayank Singhal painted a vision for PI to

become a billion dollar company in the coming years. And the workshop

showed us the way to achieve the goal. It encouraged us all to ideate and think

of ways bring in a SHIFT to the system. It was a brilliant experience for us to

take part in this exercise and contribute to the future of PI.

Manish Arora-Agri Sales Karnal

It was a wonderful experience for me to be part of this Annual Meet in

Hyderabad. The workshop on SHIFT taught us how to solve the complexity

of a situation and the importance of positive thinking in our career. After

the workshop I find all my assignments even more engaging as the

workshop made me see the hidden potential in the work that I do every

day. I thank PI for organizing this workshop for us.

Poonam- Gurgaon

All achievements begin with an idea. The workshop has put those ideas in

front. This impetus has empowered the momentum for success. It was a

great platform to learn and collect powerful ideas from different people. It

gave us an opportunity to think in the strategic direction. Everyone

exchanged ideas and this opportunity will surely magnify the success.

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Vikas Ratra-GurgaonA great move from the ORBIT theme of last year. Now the onus is on each one of us is to SHIFT from our comfort zones and take PI Industries to conquer new frontiers and reach new heights. It was a great learning experience for each one of us during the team workshops conducted during the event.

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DISCOVER PI

Malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases, kills hundreds of thousands of people every

year, spreading through a devastatingly effective cycle of incubation and transmission. It

starts when a female anopheles mosquito infected with a malaria parasite bites someone,

injecting the single-celled parasite into the victim's blood. The parasite invades that

human's liver cells, maturing, multiplying and moving into the bloodstream, making the

person sick. When other mosquitoes bite that person, they ingest the parasite, which

infects them. About 10 days later, when an infected mosquito happens upon uninfected

humans, the whole cycle begins again.

Understanding Malaria – An attempt to break the deadly cycle

But what if there were a way to break that cycle?

Research by Jun Li, a University of Oklahoma biochemistry professor, could pave the way for a method to do just

that. Through his work Li has been able to isolate a mosquito protein critical to the malaria parasite's life cycle.

That finding could one day lead to a treatment that doesn't affect just individuals, but entire communities by

blocking the transmission of the disease.

"You won't be a source of malaria. Think about this in the context of in a village, a city or the whole world. Your one

shot could actually contribute to the reduction, or even elimination, of malaria", says Li. Li's research sought to

clarify a critically important question about malaria: How does the parasite interact with the host mosquitoes

carrying it? What he found was a protein that serves an important function in malaria's lifespan--it allows the

parasite to invade the insects' bodies.

"The mosquito is an organism. The parasite is also a pathogen," Li said. "Of course, when the parasite enters the

mosquito by ingestion, there should be mechanisms through which the mosquito's system tries to prevent

infection. But this protein actually acts like an anchor to help the parasite penetrate the physical barrier in

mosquito guts."

He and his collaborators found the protein by collecting data from mosquitoes in Africa, along with blood from

people infected with malaria. The researchers then fed that blood to mosquitoes, analyzing the rate at which the

parasite multiplied in their bodies while also examining the insects' genotypes. They found a particular protein,

known as FREP1, in the part of mosquitoes' digestive systems known as the "midgut" makes the insects more

susceptible to invasion by the parasite. Once the parasite gets into a mosquito, it multiplies.

"It is very important to note that the malaria has to infect the mosquito first before they can infect humans," Li

said. "This protein is what allows that to happen."

Identifying that protein is a big step for Li and his collaborators. Now that they know the role it plays in spreading

malaria, they can work on ways to use it to block transmission of the disease. Li says that such a treatment could

involve injecting people with the mosquito protein. That patient would then generate an antibody against the

protein. Any mosquito that bit the patient afterward would ingest the antibody--which would prevent the malaria

parasite from taking hold in the mosquito's body.

"Your body becomes a dead end for the parasite," Li said, "and the community is protected." Li is now collecting more

data in Africa to support his work, and verifying that the protein plays the same role in multiple strains of malaria.

He's hoping his research could help halt the transmission of a disease that he has a personal stake in stopping.

Applauding The Young ChampionPI has always believed that talent and determination can take anyone beyond any limits. Therefore PI takes

special pride in applauding the young Chess Champion - E Agam Aditya, son of Anand Swaroop (Panoli

Plant), who's hard work and determination has taken him to achieve a series of victory at a very young age.

Agam was first selected to represent Bharuch District. His unparalleled talent caught many attention and he

was then trained to represent Gujarat in the National Game. He further went on to take part in the

International tournaments. Presently, he is one amongst the final 13 students undergoing studies and

coaching in School, identified by Gujarat Government for Chess.

Agam visited World Championship with Vishwanathan Anand and Magnus Carlen at Chennai in November

2013 and played at the Common Wealth Chess Tournament held at New Delhi in June 2015. Talents like

Agam is precious to the country and PI is proud of the young champion.

THE RISING STAR

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Mr. Sumanta Layak-Gurgaon

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT

Interesting Activities With The Team

International Yoga Day

On the International Yoga Day, when the whole Nation woke up to

the ancient Indian tradition of Yoga, PI took the opportunity to

organize a session for its employees at Udaipur, Panoli and

Gurgaon. PI invited certified trainers from Art of Living to create

awareness on the importance of Yoga to promote harmony,

healthy life and peace for humanity. It was a peaceful session

where everyone adopted a new way of living through meditation.

Motivational Workshop

Sometimes a little push creates a bigger 'shift' in habits. That's why PI arranged a motivational session with

Mr. Vivek Bindra at Udaipur and Panoli to inspire the employees and their family to achieve their goals with a

greater zeal.

Independence Day

There's no better way to celebrate freedom than flying

kites. And creating one makes it even more special. PI

organized a Kite Decoration Competition along with a

Drawing Competition for children, on the occasion of

Independence Day at all the three offices - Gurgaon, Panoli

and Udaipur. Many other fun activities were organized. The

employees and their families participated in the event in

their tri-colour clothes to celebrate this special day. In the

morning of 15th August, everyone gathered to hoist the

National Flag at the Udaipur office, without which the

celebration wouldn't have been complete.

Panoli

PI took the opportunity to spark the young minds by

organizing a motivational session for the children of the th th

employees, the ones who have reached the 10 and 12 th

standard. The event was organized on 27 June, 2015 at

Lord's Plaza, Ankleshwar and was attended by 30 students.

The topic of the session was “Secret of Success” which was

started with yoga and then followed by the powerful

speech by Mr. Vivek Bindra.

Daman

A motivational session by Vivek Bindra was held at Daman th thon 26 & 28 June. The session was organized for the

employees of Jambusar who could not attend this year's Annual Meet at Hyderabad. For more than 2 hours Vivek Bindra's motivational session kept the audience engaged with high-spirited activities. The entire session was filled with energy and the employees felt extremely inspired with the positive thinking and 'never say never' attitude.

Udaipur

Since Udaipur is the Technology centre of PI, the theme

was rightly centered on motivation, creation and th th th collaboration. On the 8 , 9 and 10 of July, 2015 the full

day sessions were organized for the employees which

helped recognize the importance to achieve individual and

organizational success.

The Motivational speaker and the management guru, Mr.

Vivek Bindra imbibed a positive trait in everyone with his

powerful sessions on-

• Group activity on positive mental attitude

• Attitudinal assessment scale

• Exercise on Communication Style

• Video on Collaboration

• Activities on Innovation & Creativity

• Discussion on Team Work

• Listening Skills

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SOCIAL FACE

A contribution for the sanitation at large

th On 16 of April, the Head of PI Foundation handed over the letter of commitment

to ensure a support of Rs. 60 Lakh to Honorable Chief Minister, Government of

Gujarat to construct school toilets with the ideology of Swachh Bharat & Swachh

Vidyalaya, in Jambusar & Ankleshwar taluka of Bharuch district.

Certified Vocational Training Course on Chemical Plant Operator

rd The 3 batch of 'Vocational Training Program on 'Chemical Plant thOperator' at DDU Nadiad, Gujarat campus started on 25 May,

2015 with 40 science graduates (B.Sc & M.Sc.) from economically weaker sections. The program was inaugurated by the Honorable Member of Parliament of Kheda, Shri Devusinh Chauhan along with Head PI Foundation, Dean Faculty of Technology and HOD, Chemical Engineering Department of DDU.

The objective of the program was to help the students undergo a specially designed vocational training course on chemical engineering concepts, industrial safety and environmental sustainable practices, combining classroom studies with practical industrial experience and to enhance the employment of budding science graduates from the economically weaker background.

The Green Bharuch Clean Bharuch Campaign

PI Participated in the Green Bharuch Clean Bharuch Campaign and Cleanathon Ankleshwar under

Swachhata Abhiyan to create mass awareness among the citizens of Ankleshwar & Bharuch to keep their

home, street, society, road and all the public places neat and clean to protect environment. PI Foundation is

the co-sponsor of this program and its employees have actively participated in both the event at Bharuch on th th24 May and in Ankleshwar on 26 April. PI committed a social development in the district in support of

Swachhata Abhiyan and for hygiene and access to safe drinking water.

A whole hearted contribution to promote education

PI distributed 11,020 note-books, 2,600 registers, 2,000 pencils, erasers, sharpeners and 2,200 ball pens among 3,000 children enrolled in surrounding 13 Goverment. Elementary Schools. It also aided schools of Jambusar & the Panoli Plant to improve the enrolment and attendance of children surrounding Jambusar & Panoli Plant at the beginning of the academic session.

Spreading Yoga – the gift of health with a way of life

On International Yoga Day PI organized a session for the

students of the Vocational Training Program at DDU

Nadiad. The session connected students to nature by

getting them used to the necessary meditation of Yoga.

PI took this initiative to reduce the rate of health

challenging diseases and getting a relief from stress

through the practice of Yoga.

A Shift In Habits For The Betterment Of India

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Orientation of community on health, safety & emergency preparedness

PI took part in the orientations of community members on health, safety,

environment along with emergency preparedness in surrounding villages. This

orientation reached out to the villagers on health, safety, environment &

emergency preparedness along with addressing the issues of livelihood-

extension services, post-harvest management, up keeping of livestock, fodder

and feed availability in slack season.

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PI NEWBIES

New Joinees

MAKE THE HEALTHY SHIFT

Desk jobs don't do much for healthy habits. Before long, you may start to wish you hadn't eaten that cheeseburger at lunch or that you had gone to the gym before work. But don't worry. There are simple ways to get back on track without drastically changing your daily routine.

Start off on the right footThe more you can get up and walk, the better. Start your day by parking as far as you can from your office building. If you take public transportation, get off one stop early and walk the rest of the way. And when you arrive at work, take the stairs instead of the elevator.

Prepare for a snack attackMake sure you have healthy food available to curb periodic hunger, so you don't reach for chips or cookies. Nuts, granola bars and fresh fruit are smart staples to have on hand.

Try some desk-ercisesNot everyone has an office door to privately exercise behind. Trade your desk chair for an exercise ball. Other suggestions include doing 15 to 30 second leg lifts underneath your desk, or holding your leg behind to stretch it during a break.

Just keep movingIt's important to keep moving throughout the day. Get up at lunch and take a walk instead of sitting in the break room. Walk to your co-worker's desk instead of emailing them a question.

Keep yourself hydrated 8 to 10 glasses of water every day can help keep you hydrated. Bring a 16 ounce bottle of water to work and try to finish it by lunch, and then fill it up again and finish that by 3 p.m. By 5 p.m., finish a third bottle.

Take vacationsIt's very beneficial to get away for a long vacation that will help you recharge your batteries. Vacations help reduce stress and get your mind off work, especially if you're having a conflict.

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Gurgaon: Swati Sachdeva, Nitin Kumar, Malik Shah, Abira Bhattacharjee, Abhijeet Satsangi, Vishal Guleria, Sumit Singh, Tarun

Mishra, Srijan, Indira Kumari, Aaditya, Narayan Chaudhary, Rachita Kedia, Jayashree Satagopan, Kaushik Basu, Anand Vilasrao

Kulkarni, Bhavna Jha

Panoli: Mr. Rahil N. Saiyed, Sagar K. Amle, Rudra Dev Mishra, Suman J. Shaikh, Sushil Kumar Kharkwal, Rahim Khoja, Santosh

Kumar Yadav, Farhan M. Shaikh, Ranjan Kumar, Raj Kumar Pandey, Paresh J. Patel, Rakesh S. Prajapati, Kuldeep Kumar, Santosh

CH, Jigish B. Patel, Nishant Kumar, Ranjeet Singh, Arun Kumar, Saurabh Pandey, Bijit M. Tiwari, Satbir Singh, Tribhuwan Kumar

Singh, Ravindra Kumar Singh, Kuldeep P. Prajapati, Kuldip D. Bharad, Anil Kumar, Digvijaysinh V. Chavda, Durgesh Kumar, Rohit

Kumar, Hidayatkhan Pathan, Umesh Chandra, Ajay Kumar Verma, Kisan Kumar Biswal, Rahul Tyagi, Atul Kumar Rai, Varun Kant

Sharma, Ketan Patel, Vishal Sutariya, Upendra Sharma, Vishal Kumar, Ram Sevak Patel, Indal Kumar, Pramod Kumar Jaiswal,

Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal, Annasaheb B. Khilari, Prabhat Kishore Sharma, Abhishek P. Jain, Jay P. Patel, Menu Kumar, Angad Kumar,

Sachin A. Patel, Preetam Singh, Tirvachan Tyagi, Krishna Nand Rai, Amit S. Dabir, Hari Bhan Singh, Hari Pratap Singh,

Paramanand R. Patel, Narendra Kumar, Saikat M. Banik, Vivek Kumar, Arvind Nandan Singh, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Neeraj

Saraswat, Rajesh Kumar Patnaik, Ashish K. Patel, Ajay K. Singh, Arpan U. Mistry, Yogesh M. Tiwari, Ajay Singh, Mayank B. Patel,

Nitesh Choudhary, Mahendra Singh, Rajesh Kumar Gangwar, Yogesh D. Chhaniyara, Shailesh Padhiyar, Manoj B. Dhacha, Pradip

H. Borase

Jambusar: DV Vinay Kumar, Pankaj Singh Adhikari, Nilesh H. Rawal, Sonu Kumar, Sandip J. Savani, Kamlesh K. Rajput, Jayant

Sharma, Tejaskumar R. Patel, Vivekkumar V. Mistry, Vinodkumar J. Vaniya, Sushil S. Rai, Ravi S. Sharma, Prabhulal L. Dharviya,

Piyush M. Patel, Abhinav Gupta, Bhavinbhai B. Thummar, Vishal K. Patel, Utkarsh A. Pandey, Vijay V. Rohit, Rakesh Kumar Yadav,

Hitesh S. Kohade, Prakash B. Vekaria, Keval D. Patel, Pramod U. Shelar, Vishal N. Yadav, Mayank Narayan Shukla, Himanshu P.

Thakar, Mahesh L. Navathar, Dharmendra Bhardwaj, Vipul D. Tyagi, Amit D. Patel, Pushpendra Kumar Dubey, Sudhir Kumar

Upadhyay, Vinod J. Patil, Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Dinesh Singh Rawat, Jignesh S. Patel, Rajneesh Kumar Rajput, Dashrathsinh M.

Parmar, Mehul U. Kachhia, Kunal Y. Patel, Karan Kumar, Rangwani, Minesh V. Kanojia, Amit Shrivastava, Sukanto Das, Mohit H.

Joshi, Hardik Vankhede, Janmejay P. Patel, Sanjeev Kumar Dubey, Shailendra Singh Thakur, Shirish G. Wagh, Vipul J. Patel,

Praveen Kumar, Ankur D. Patel, Nitin N. Parmar, Hemendra A. Patel, Vanrajsinh S. Parmar, Prashant B. Kapatel, Somil Kumar,

Ravi D. Bhansadadiya, Hardik V. Patel, Nikunj H. Bhanderi, Digambar S. Singh, Yogesh P. Patil, Ratnesh Kumar Jha, Rupesh J.

Pandya, Narendra M. Raulji, Santosh Thakur, Bharat D. Patel, Saeed Sadik Dang

Udaipur: Mr. Nilesh Kshirsagar, Neeraj Singh, Avinash Desai, Sukriti Sharma, Jitesh Tailor, Divay Arora, Dr. Sandip Pujari,

Sandeep Sharma, Mukund Tiwari, Deepak Bahuguna, Kamble Ganesh Tatya, Subrata Pal, Dr. Rohit Saxena, Ashwini Gupta, Vipin

Kumar, Abhishek Pandey, Dr. Ruchi Garg, Vishal Ashok Mahajan, Ms. Shreysa Venetia Gardner, Dr. Savita Gupta, Mohit Mudgal,

Ms. Shrasti Dixit, Ram Mayur, Deepak Verma, Dr. Jatin Samanta, Kishor Sajitra, Suresh Suthar

Agri: Mr. Balkrishan Kushwah, Anshu, Sanjib Kumar Nandi, Babu Rao Bethamcherla, Pankajkumar D Dabhi, Rajkumar Bera, Ram

Prasad Garg, Venkatesh S, H.C. Manjuprasad, Souriv Biswas, Tushar Dattatray Nanekar, Manish Kumar, Amit Kumar, Ravi

Sharma, Naga Venkata Narasimha Girish Uppu, Sagir Alam, Veerraju Vedulla, Vasudev Ganesh Bhatt, Srinivas Thota, Tirupati

Devathoti, Pritam Kumar Jana, Manash Bhuinya, Dilip Rajhans, Shaktivesh Singh, Brijendra Kumar Singh, Nitin Gajanan Nikam,

Vijay Nanaji Pawar, Pravin Yashwant Jadhav, Sanjay Kumar, Tusharkumar B Patel, Diwakar Kaushik, Ramakrishna Muthavarapu,

Yogesh Nagoraoji Masane, Nitin Dinkar Patil, Pradeep Vavilala, Shiva Adam, Subhash Baishander, Anil Kumar Gupta, A

Gangadhar, Raghavendrareddy Sanjamala, Satyam Singh, Sudhir Kumar Patel, Karnesh Kumar, Madhav Parashar, S Krishna

Reddy Bodanapu, Sudarshan Patel, Suhas Prabhakar Zod, Pankaj Kumar Meena, Sorwar Alam, Ram Din Maurya, Anil Kumar

Patel, Thippeswamy PH, Pramod B Kemayi, K Sudharshan Reddy, Chandra Shekar Reddy N, Malleswararao Gollapalli, Sanjeev

Kumar Raghav, Shibasis Behera, Shivkant Kumbhar, Gorla Alisha, Krushna Chandra Sethi, Srinivas Chavakula, Punesh Kumar

Chouhan, Piyusa Kumar Pal, Rajagopal Reddy Venna, Pradeep Kumar Verma, Sukhendra Rana, Avanish Kumar, Sudhanshu

Kamal, Suneel Kumar Pandey, Rasmi Ranjan Rout, Akshay Bhanudas Hajare, Sharad P Sultane, Deepak , Partha Banik, Aparajeet

Gogoi, Pradip Soumondal, Ravi Gaba, Pooran Singh, Georges Kaddar, Deba Kumar Borah, Siba Prasad Nayak, Balbhadra N

Chaturvedi, Vijay Kumar, Sarvendra Singh, Thirumalasetty Chandrasekhar, Kunj Bihari Sahu, Swapnil Ramrao Patil, Sankar Lal

Khaddar, Ranjitkumar J Patel, Lakshmojee Rao Ravula, Charan Singh, Lingaraju G.H., Mukul Sharma, Kamal Preet Singh, Nataraj

Ramappa, Dipak Gopal Rode, Hem Chand Yadav, Amit Joshi, Saurabh Chandra Singh, Nand Kishor Jangid, Manu K.M.,

Ravichandra Kantly, Amol Sadashiv Rao Bhujbal, Basavaraj Kalyani, Mukesh Shrivastav, Shashikant Salian, Chandra Prakash

Sharma, Dinesh Anandrao Mendhe, Md. Sahajahan Dhali, Hiralal Ghosh