OREANDA-NEWS. February 02, 2015. Tata Steel,  Jamshedpur Works has been conferred the 15th Annual Greentech Environment Award  2015 in Gold category of Metal & Mining sector. The Award was given by Mr M Narendra, Former Chairman &  Managing Director, Indian Overseas Bank.   On behalf of Tata Steel, the award was received by Mr Suresh Kumar, Vice  President, Shared Services, Tata Steel and Mr Shubhanand Mukesh, Head,  Environment, Tata Steel.

The  event was graced by Mr K U Mistry, Chairman Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Mr  Rajnish Prakash, Chairman & CEO Heavy Water Board, Government of India, Dr  T K Joshi, Advisor, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Mr Asok Mohan Charkrabarti,  Former Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal and Mr Rajeev Mathur,  Managing Director, Mahanagar Gas Limited.

Technical  presentation was made by applicant industries at Greentech office, New Delhi.  The panel of Judges consisted of Dr. R K Suri, erstwhile Director, Ministry of  Environment, Forest and Climate Change Govt. of India, Mr. K G Gupta, erstwhile  Executive Director (Corporate HSE), Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Mr.  Kamleshwar Sharan, President, Greentech Foundation.

Greentech  Foundation, established in the year 2000 and based at New Delhi, is a  non-profit organisation committed to recognise and celebrate ethos of  outstanding performance in Environment Protection, Fire & Safety, HR &  CSR issues. Greentech Foundation Awards honours the proactive practices of  awardees enhancing their esteem.

About Tata Steel

Established in 1907 as Asia's first integrated private sector steel  company, Tata Steel Group is among the top global steel companies with an  annual crude steel capacity of over 28 million tonnes  per annum (MnTPA). It is now the  world's second-most geographically-diversified steel producer, with operations  in 26 countries and a commercial presence in over 50 countries. The Tata Steel Group, with a turnover of US\\$ 24.81 billion  in FY 14, has over 80,000 employees across five continents and is a Fortune 500 company. The Group’s vision is to be the world’s steel industry  benchmark in “Value Creation” and “Corporate Citizenship” through the  excellence of its people, its innovative approach and overall conduct. Underpinning this vision is a performance culture committed to  aspiration targets, safety and social responsibility, continuous improvement,  openness and transparency. In 2008, Tata Steel India became the first  integrated steel plant in the world, outside Japan, to be awarded the Deming  Application Prize 2008 for excellence in Total Quality Management. In 2012,  Tata Steel became the first integrated steel company in the world, outside  Japan, to win the Deming Grand Prize 2012 instituted by the Japanese Union of  Scientists and Engineers.