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WEI wishes everyone a very happy New Year 2018. May the year bring new hopes and new avenues for all.

Recently global gender gap index, declared by world economic forum (WEF), has been in the news, for reporting reverse shift of gender parity globally this year, since it was first introduced, in the year 2006. Interestingly WEF report also reiterates, while discussing on participation of women in Industrial level, what we already know. It clearly states that though more qualified women are coming out of education system, Industries are failing to hire, retain and promote them, losing on wealth of…

The continued Energy security of India in the face of depletion of fossil fuel, adverse environmental impact on health and the problem of global warming causing climate change, compels us to embark on a path of reducing dependence on fossil fuel and increasing usage of clean Renewable Energy. India’s journey on this path is expected to take several decades to arrive at zero fossil fuel scenario and the Energy industries in the mean time would operate on baskets of Energy…

I recently came across a Facebook post of my young colleague, and a young mother that the hardest thing in life is to leave your child at home and go to office, and not being able to see what he/she is doing at home. Many of us would have gone through this gut wrenching moment when one look of the baby’s sad face, makes one drop everything in the world, and stay back home. But my dear young mothers, you…

Glass Half filled? A major accident in the beginning of career, turns her into an ambassador of safety for life…… On March 17, 1993, her entire face was burnt during a process safety incident at Sinopec Beijing Ethylene plant.. During a plant emergency shutdown, the Depentanizer tower was isolated and purged. As per the company’s safety procedure during that time, an air sample was taken only once in the morning for tower entry. Continuous air monitoring and personal LEL monitor…