STAI e-SOUVENIR Released on the Occasion of 7878thth VirVirtualtual AAnnualnnual CCononvvenentiontion && InIntternaernationaltional SugarSugar ExpoExpo 20202020

20th - 21st October 2020 New Delhi

THE SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION OF INDIA Plot No. 15, 301 Aggarwal Okhla Plaza, Community Centre, Behind Hotel Crowne Plaza, Okhla Phase - I, New Delhi-110020 Tel: 011-45960930, 31, 32 • E-mail: offi[email protected] Website : www.staionline.org (I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) (VI) (VII) (VIII) (IX) India’s first Integrated Agro Industrial Complex (IAIC) with Sugar Mill, Molasses based Distillery, Grain based Distillery and Malt / Rice based Brewery with Biocomposting Facilities along with Packaging Plant in one complex. Group is having following companies located at Vill. Kiri Afgana, Tehsil Batala, Distt. Gurdaspur, Punjab. 1. M/s. Chadha Sugars & Industries Pvt. Ltd. Capacity 7500 TCD, with Cogeneration 23 MW. 2. M/s. Adie Broswon Breweries Capacity 5 Lakh Hecto litrs per annum 3. M/s. A.B. Grain Spirits Pvt. Ltd. Distillery having capacity 160 KLPD 4. M/s. Chadha Sugars & Industries Pvt. Ltd. Distilleries 2 Nos. capacity 30 KLPD each Ethanol Plant of 50 KLPD already installed & Commissioned. 5. M/s. A.B.T.C. & A.B.G.S.P.L Bus Division – Operating more than 700 buses in Delhi & NCR

Group marching fast towards Socio-economic promotion and Infra Structure Development of International Border area of District Gurdaspur, Punjab.

SALIENT FEATURES l ISO Certified Company. l Obtained Food Safety Certificate. l Winner of Punjab State award for highest tax payer amongst districts. l Best efforts for upliftment of the society and infra structure of the area. l Producing 18 ICUMSA double refined sugar only in Punjab. l Producing best white crystal sugar in northern part of India. l Having largest capacity of cane crush in Punjab. l Having cogeneration Power Plant of 23 MW. l Development efforts for new promising sugar variety for achieving high sucrose.

(X) (XI) (XII) (XIII) (XIV) (XV) (XVI) (XVII) (XVIII) (XIX) (XX) (XXI) (XXII) (XXIII) (XXIV) (XXV) (XXVI) (XXVII) (XXVIII) e-Souvenir : Virtual Annual Convention 2020 CONTENTS Page No. 1. Messages XXXI-XXXVII 2. About STAI 1-8 3. Highlights of STAI Activities 2019-20 9-13 4. Programme Structure of Virtual Annual Convention 2020 14-16

5. Profile of Life Time Achievement Awardees for 2020 l Mr. Pandurang Abaji Raut 17-18 l Mr. Madhavrao Bhagawanrao Ghatge 19-21 l Mr. N. Nageswara Rao 22 l Mr. K.P. Ramasamy 23 l Mr. T.S. Rao 24 l Mr. M.K. Suri 25-27

6. Profile of Industry Excellence Awardees for 2020 l Chadha Sugars and Industries Pvt. Ltd. 28-29 l Shree Narmada KUSM Ltd. 30 l Mr. Anand Reddy 31 l M r . V i j a y N i r a n i 3 2 - 3 3 l Mr. Chaitanya Subodh Joshi 34-35 l Mr. Abdul Alim Saifi 36 l Mr. Pawan Arora 37 l Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt. Ltd. 38 l Mr. Narpat Singh 39

7. Profile of Isgec Gold Medal-Engineering for Excellence Awardee for 2020 l Process Engineering : Mr. G. Venkateswara Rao 40-42 l Process Technology : Mr. Pradeep Tyagi 43

8. Profile of J.P. Mukherji Gold Medal for Engineer of the Year Awardee 44-45 for 2020 : Mr. D.K. Goel 9. Profile of Dr P.J. Manohar Rao Gold Medal for Excellence in Co-Products Awardee 46 for 2020 : Mr. Ajay Kumar Awasthi

(XXIX) 10. Profile of Dr Bansi Dhar Gold Medal for Best Energy Efficiency Awardee : 47-48 Mr. Sandeep S. Taur 11. S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture 2020 : Dr. Louis Jean Claude Autrey 49-76 12. Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture 2020 : Mr. Roshan Lal Tamak 77-89 13. List of past Seminars/Webinars/Virtual Workshops organized by STAI l International Events since the year 1994 90 l Domestic Events since the year 2000 90-94

14. List of Past Awardees l Life Time Achievement Awards instituted since 2005 95-97 l Industry Excellence Awards instituted since 2010 98-99 l Isgec Gold Medal -Engineering for Excellence instituted since 2015 99 l JP Mukherji Gold Medal for Best Engineer of the Year instituted since 2011 99 l Dr P J Manohar Rao Gold Medal for Excellence in Co-Products 99 instituted since 2019 l Dr Bansi Dhar Gold Medal for Best Energy Efficiency 99-100 paper instituted since 2006 l Noel Deerr Gold Medal since 2000 for research paper presented 100-105 during Annual Convention l STAI Silver Medal since 2000 for research paper presented 106-111 during Annual Convention l Sardar Gurmit Singh Gold Medal awarded between 2010 and 2013 111

15. List of Advertisers 112

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I am happy to know that The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India is organizing its 78th Virtual Annual Convention & International Sugar Expo 2020 from 20-21 October, 2020.

Sugar Industry is of enormous significance for India’s development because of the vital linkages and synergies it promotes between the two pillars of our economy, industry and agriculture. This industry is also one of the main drives of the country’s rural economy which supports millions of farmers and their families directly or indirectly and generates employment for a sizable population in the rural industry.

In the prevailing environment, options and opportunities galore for sugar industry to tap. Sugarcane is now emerging as a multiproduct crop providing raw material for the production of food, fuel, energy and fiber, besides a host of ancillary products which can open new avenues for the industry to tap in the years to come.

I believe that the convention will prove to be good platform for factory owners, technology developers and sugarcane agriculture experts to interact, deliberate and ponder over matters concerning sustainable growth of the sugar and allied industries in the years to come.

My best wishes for the success of the Convention.

(Narendra Singh Tomar)

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I am glad to note that the The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (STAI) is holding its 78th Virtual Annual Convention at New Delhi from 20-21 October, 2020. In the current challenging scenario of COVID 19 pandemic, the Industry has emerged as a saviour agro based industry which has been providing constant avenues for wealth-generation and employment to millions in rural India. Sugarcane has tremendous significance not only as a source of sugar and sweeteners, but also as a source of sustainable energy and other value added products. With an increasing demand for sugar and other sweeteners, coupled with emphasis on sugarcane/sugar crops based energy programs, there is immense scope for improvement in the production, management, marketing and related areas for these crops, necessitating a manifold improvement in their productivity. Innovative green technologies which can aid in productive, profitable and sustainable growth are the need of the hour. The agro-industrial processes, development of high-value products through bio- energy approach, green chemistry, production of bio-ethanol/bio-electricity etc. need to be optimized. This diversification is bound to pave the way for the sustainable sugar industry. I am also pleased to know that STAI is also going to release a Souvenir on this occasion. I convey my felicitations to all the members of the Association for taking such initiatives and wish the Convention all the success and send my best wishes. Yours faithfully,

(Ashutosh Sharma)

Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110016 Tel: 0091 11 26511439 / 26510068 Fax: 00 91 11 26863847 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.dst.gov.in

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I am delighted to know that The Sugar Technologist Association of India is organizing its 78th Annual convention on 20-21 October 2020 on virtual platform. Under the current situation of pandemic, it is a welcome step as under adverse circumstances it would provide opportunity to various stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on various issues including implications of Covid -19 on sugar consumption and supply chain management.

The Indian sugar industry is now world leader but continuous surplus sugar production has resulted in imbalances in demand supply situation of sugar and hence economic sustainability. Valorization of byproducts, particularly, production of bio ethanol by sacrificing sugar through various modes has provided certain relief. However, a long term strategy is required for economic and environmental sustainability of the sugar industry. There is a dire need for developing innovative processes and products so as to bring about a face change and convert the sugar industry into a vibrant and profitable industry. The advancements through technological interventions are required from farm to factory.

The convention is an opportunity for discussion of all such issues including farm mechanization, safe processing and packaging, production of special sugars and integration with food processing industry.

I wish the convention a grand success.

(Narendra Mohan)

(XXXIV) Bakshi Ram Director Dated : September 24, 2020

MESSAGE

Sugarcane is the second most important commercial crop in the country, grown in about five million hectare area and sustains the sugar industry which is the second largest agro-industry. At present, the crop engages about 123.4 lakh farmers and farm workers. The average sugarcane productivity and sugar recovery have, however, hovered around 59.6-71.7 t/ha and 10.03-10.55 per cent, respectively in the country during 2001-02 to 2013-14, whereas cane productivity and sugar recovery in sub-tropical part of India were lower than the national average and varied from 52.3-60.3 t/ha and 8.98-9.21 per cent, respectively during the same period. The release of the sugarcane variety Co 0238 (Karan 4) developed by ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Regional Centre, Karnal for commercial cultivation in North West Zone has brought substantial cane productivity (19.6 t/ha) and the sugar recovery (2.08 units) improvement and has revolutionized sugarcane cultivation in the sub-tropical part of the country. The variety was in cultivation over 25.88 lakh hectares area (2019-20) in sub-tropical states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar, which is the highest ever area (79.15 per cent) occupied by a single variety in the country in a very short span of five years. The share of Co 0238 in the total sugarcane area in the country is 53.18 per cent. Apart from five sub-tropical states, the variety has occupied a sizable area in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. The spread of Co 0238 in sub-tropical states not only compensated the reduction in cane yield and sugar recovery in tropical states, but also led to overall improvement at national level.

The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (STAI) – 78th Virtual Annual Convention & International Sugar Expo 2020 is being organized from 20-21 October 2020. The STAI, also recognized by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, has been playing a key role in bringing the Indian Sugar Industry on top of the world map as the largest sugar producer through developing and propagating numerous process technologies and equipment for sugar industry since 1925. In the current scenario of COVID 19 pandemic, this year for the first time, the Convention will be organised in virtual mode. This will give opportunities to overseas scientists/technocrats to participate and share their new research and technologies. I am hopeful that the proposed 78th STAI Annual Convention & International Sugar Expo 2020 will be beneficial to Researchers and Technocrats from different countries and states of India. I congratulate the organizers and wish the STAI Convention a grand success.

Bakshi Ram Director

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Sugarcane being world’s number one crop in terms of harvested tonnage is cultivated on about 26 million hectares of land in more than 115 countries and provides 80% of the global sugar and 40% of ethanol as the primary sugar and bio fuel feedstock crop. India has emerged as the largest sugar producing country of the world with increased production and productivity of sugarcane. There are 525 working sugar mills in the country, producing around 27 MT of sugar, annually. More than 7.0 million farmers are engaged in sugarcane cultivation. It provides employment to about 2 million skilled, semi-skilled & other workers employed in ancillary activities, mostly from rural areas and thus, it has strong influence on the rural economy. The total present turnover of the industry is over Rs. 1,10,000 crore. As the most important cash crop of the country, sugarcane has tremendous potential to contribute in big way to enhance or double the income of the farmers.

I am delighted to learn that the Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (STAI) is organizing its flagship event, 78” Virtual Annual Convention & International Sugar Expo 2020 during October 20-21, 2020. I am sure that this convention will provide opportunities to Indian as well as overseas technocrats to participate and share their experiences on changing consumer perspective, continued focus on diversification, research and technologies and to discuss various issues involved in sugar production which need immediate redressal for sustainable growth of the sector and enhancing profitability of the Industry as well as sugarcane farmers.

I wish the Conventicn a grand success.

(A.D. Pathak)

Place : Lucknow Dated : September 26, 2020

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MESSAGE

I take pleasure in welcoming you to the 78th Virtual Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2020 of The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India which is scheduled from 20-21 October 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, which restricts holding of large gatherings, this year it has been decided to hold this year’s Convention through hybrid/virtual mode in a dynamic interactive 3D virtual environment. This will provide the delegates a secure online experience from the comfort & convenience of home or office and also avoid expenditure on travel/accommodation/other expenses. The event this year will be bigger and diverse and it will eliminate the geographic boundaries and provide an interactive and engaging platform for over 1000 delegates from India and abroad to participate and deliberate on research papers of various disciplines which are of great significance for the sugar and allied industry. The highlight of this year’s convention will be the Memorial Lectures – The prestigious S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Dr. Jean Claude Autrey, General Secretary, International Society of Sugarcane Technologist on “An Update of the Competitiveness of different sugarcane industries in an era of low sugar prices”. The coveted Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture will be presented by Mr. R.L. Tamak, Executive Director and CEO (Sugar Business), DCM Shriram Ltd., on “Sustainability of Sugar sector – Challenges and way forward”. Apart from above lectures nearly 30 research papers in various disciplines will be presented and deliberated during the Convention. I am sure that the deliberations during the technical sessions would help in generating superior understanding on various subjects of sustenance, improved working and productivity of the sugar industry. Holding Sugar Exposition in conjunction with the Convention is another star attraction wherein the delegates get an opportunity to interact directly with the key equipment manufacturers who are not only experts in their own domain but are also the backbone of the Indian sugar industry. This year too Virtual Exposition of Product & Services for the sugar and allied industries is being organized which will ensure facilities to our esteemed exhibitors to reach out to their target audience seamlessly through several interactive measures in India and abroad. On behalf of STAI Council I extend a very warm welcome to all the participants to the 78th Virtual STAI Annual Convention and hope you have a great time ahead during the event!

(Sanjay Awasthi) President (XXXVII) (XXXVIII) THE SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (Registered under Indian Societies Act XXI of 1860)

The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India (STAI) is the national level apex association of professionals associated with the sugar industry and allied fields. It is a non-government not for profit organization, founded in the year 1925 and is headquartered at New Delhi. Presently it has nearly 3000 members working with various sugar mills, refineries, distilleries, research institutes, technology providers and other professionals from sugarcane agriculture, sugarcane biology, sugar technology, factory engineering and co-products. The association, headed by the President, is managed by an elected council comprising of 30 professionals representing different regions of India. The council, elected every three years by STAI members, is assisted by the Standing Committees on Research and Investigation, Advisory Committee on Publications and the Indian National Committee of ICUMSA.

Key Objectives of the Association  To provide opportunities for the acquisition and dissemination of information, exchange of knowledge amongst the members and to provide facilities for presentation of papers and delivery of lectures on subjects connected with and useful to the profession.  To promote schemes of research relating to the sugar industry and allied fields.  To establish and maintain a library and to publish and circulate papers, books, journals, magazines, newsletters and other scientific literature connected with the profession.

International Affiliations  STAI is the sole representative from India on the council of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT), a global association of scientists, technologists, managers, institutions and companies/corporations concerned with the technical advancement of the cane sugar industry and its co-products. The ISSCT has been in existence for over 95 years during which it has organized 30 Congresses, usually at 3-year intervals.  Following STAI office bearers/senior members are presently serving on various committees of ISSCT • Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President-STAI, as an elected member of the ISSCT Executive Committee for the term 2016-2022. • Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI, Kanpur & Vice President, STAI (Ex-Officio) as a member of the Factory Processing Committee for the term 2019-2022. • Dr. M.S. Sundaram, MD, JPMA, Pune and Senior Member STAI as a member of the Factory Engineering Committee for the term 2019-2022. • Mr. R.L. Tamak Executive Director & CEO – Sugar Business, DCM Shriram Limited and Senior Member, STAI as a member of Co-products Commission for the term 2019-2022.

1  STAI is the sole representative from India on the Committee of International Commission for Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis (ICUMSA). Dr (Mrs.) V.S. Keskar is the Convenor of the Indian National Committee on ICUMSA and is also the referee for the Subject GS9 – Plantation White Sugar.  STAI is also a member of International Association of Professionals in Sugar and Integrated Technologies (IAPSIT)

International Events STAI has successfully hosted the IX ISSCT Congress in 1956 at New Delhi, the XXIII ISSCT Congress in 1999 at New Delhi, ISSCT combined Factory Engineering & Processing workshop in 1994 at Pune and ISSCT Factory Processing Workshop in 2003 at Goa. The XXXI ISSCT Congress has been awarded to STAI to be held in Hyderabad from 5-8 December 2022. STAI also successfully hosted the 23rd session of ICUMSA in 2002 at Pune and the 4th Session of IAPSIT in 2011 at New Delhi.

National Events STAI has so far successfully organized 77 Annual Conventions and 11 Joint Conventions in collaboration with affiliated associations. The association organizes 4-5 one day seminars every year in association with affiliated associations, research institutions and various other stakeholders. The Annual Convention held by rotation in different cities, is spread over three days that includes memorial lectures, plenary sessions and technical sessions on different disciplines for presentation of research papers. International Sugar Expo is also held concurrently with the convention on various products and services.

TECHNICAL SERVICES Research & Investigation Activities - STAI has a pool of experts and a cumulative store house of knowledge. It is instrumental in developing & promoting vital process technologies & state of the art equipment for sugar and allied industry applications. Mr. D.K. Goel is the Convenor of the STAI’s Standing Committee on Research and Investigation that takes up R&I projects in following areas, with active involvement of various stakeholders: • Sustainable Sugarcane Agriculture • Factory Engineering and Energy Efficiency • Sugarcane Processing Technologies and Sugar Quality • Zero Liquid Discharge in Distilleries • Recycling of Sugarcane/Sugar Factory Wastes • Co-Products : Cogeneration, Ethanol, Downstream Chemicals

AWARDS STAI recognises the contribution of industry professionals by presenting various awards in different fields of science and technology. The aim of these awards is to recognize the contribution of its members to the sustainable growth of the industry and to inculcate the habit of contributing research papers which must be of direct value to the Industry. The following awards are presented during the annual convention : a. Awards for Contribution to the Sustainable Growth of Sugar & Allied Industry • Life Time Achievement Award – This is presented to industry veterans for their outstanding life-time contribution to the development and growth of the Sugar & Allied Industry. • Industry Excellence Award – This is presented to sugar factories/entrepreneurs for their significant contribution to the technological advancement of Sugar & Allied Industry.

2 • Isgec Gold Model for “Engineering for Excellence” – Process Technology & Process Engineering. • J.P. Mukherji Gold Medal for the “Best Engineer of the Year”. • Dr. P.J. Manohar Rao Gold Medal for “Excellence in Co-Products”. b. Awards for Research Papers Presented during the Annual Convention The research papers may contain results of original research work done by the authors or the results of adaptation of known processes/equipments/material of construction to the Indian conditions. • Dr. Bansi Dhar Gold Medal for the best research paper related to “Innovation in the area of Energy Efficiency & Conservation in Sugar Industry”. • Noel Deerr Gold Medal for the best research paper in the areas of – Sugarcane Agriculture, Factory Engineering, Factory Processing and Co-products. • STAI Silver Medals for second best research paper in the areas of – Sugarcane Agriculture, Factory Engineering, Factory Processing and Co-products.

Recognitions • STAI is recognized by the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India as a Scientific and Industrial Research Organization. • President-STAI, is as an expert member on the Advisory Board of the National Sugar Institute, Kanpur and also on NSI’s Standing Advisory Committee on Sugar Standards. • President-STAI, is as an expert member on the Sugar Industry Sectional Committee (FAD2) of the Bureau of Indian Standards. • President-STAI, is a special invitee on the Sub-Committee under the Sugar Development Fund, Dept. of Food and Public Distribution, Govt. of India.

Annual Publications • Directory of Cane Sugar Factories and Refineries (India and other SAARC countries) and Distilleries (India, Nepal and Bhutan) • Annual Convention Proceedings and Souvenir • Year Book and Technical Data Directory of Indian Sugar Factories

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3 the sugar technologists’ association of india HONORARY FELLOWS

Dr. OSCAR ALMAZAN SHRI RANJIT PURI Shri s.c. sharma

PAST PRESIDENTS 1925-1936 Late Noel Deerr 1982-1984 Late Vasantrao Dada Patil 1936-1938 Late K.S. Majithia 1984-1986 Late Daya Prasad Tiwari 1938-1942 Late Desraj Narang 1986-1988 Late Indubhai C. Patel 1942-1944 Late Lalchand Hirachand 1988-1991 Shri Dhruv M. Sawhney 1944-1946 Late R.C. Srivastava 1991-1993 Shri Ram V. Tyagarajan 1946-1963 Late Desraj Narang 1993-1996 Late Shivajirao G. Patil 1963-1965 Late D.D. Puri 1996-1999 Shri V.K. Goel 1965-1968 Late Dr. S.K. Somaiya 1999-2002 Dr. M. Manickam 1968-1972 Late S.N. Gundu Rao 2002-2004 Shri Manharlal M. Patel 1972-1975 Late Lala Bansi Dhar 2004-2006 Late Mangal Singh 1975-1976 Late Dr. S.K. Somaiya 2006-2009 Shri J.J. Bhagat 1976-1980 Late Dr. B.B. Ramaiah 2009-2015 Dr. G.S.C. Rao 1980-1982 Shri Ranjit Puri

4 PATRON MEMBERS of STAI

1. Seth Radhakrishnan Ramnarain Ruia 46. Shri S.V. Balasubramanian 91. Shri Raj Kumar Adlakha 2. Shri V.D. Jhunjhunwala 47. Shri I.D. Mittal 92. Shri Dhavalsinh Pratapsinh Mohite Patil 3. Shri M. Linghiah 48. Dr. M. Manickam 93. Shri K.N. Nibe 4. Shri D.P. Agarwala 49. Shri G.R. Morarka 94. Shri Prashant Paricharak 5. Shri A.K. Jain 50. Shri Shailendra Mohan 95. Shri Kallappa Baburao Awade 6. Kr. Ram Nath 51. Shri Prakash Naik Navare 96. Dr. Indrajeet Y. Mohite 7. Shri V.K. Goel 52. Shri M. Srinivasan 97. Shri A.M. Patil 8. Shri Kailash Chandra Kesardeo Seksaria 53. Rana Ranjit Singh 98. Shri K. Ramakoteswara Rao 9. Shri B.M. Thapar 54. Dr. Samir S. Somaiya 99. Shri R.D. Gupta 10. Ms. V. Kiran Rao 55. Shri Ajit Shriram 100. Shri S.S. Kanoria 11. Shri K.N. Saraogi 56. Shri Rajesh K. Kedia 101. Shri S.R. Patil 12. Smt. P. Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan 57. Shri Narendra Murkumbi 102. Shri Jayantilal B. Patel 13. Shri V.M. Naik Nimbalkar 58. Shri Vivek M. Pittie 103. Shri G.D. Agarwal 14. Shri Ranjit Puri 59. Shri Rajat Lal 104. Shri V. P. Singh 15. Shri O.P. Dhanuka 60. Shri S.N. Chaturvedi 105. Shri Gurpal Singh 16. Shri Anil Kumar Ruia 61. Shri Manharlal M. Patel 106. Dr. G.S.C. Rao 17. Shri Shishir Bajaj 62. Shri Vivek Saraogi 107. Shri J. S. Kalsi 18. Shri N.S. Parthasarathy 63. Shri Vinay Kumar 108. Shri Ganesh D. Patil 19. Shri Mayur M. Madhavani 64. Shri S.L. Jain 109. Shri M.N. Agarwal 20. Shri Balkrishnalal N. Pittie 65. Shri Prabhakar B. Kore 110 Smt. I. Velagapudi M. Rao 21. Shri E.V. Alias Balasaheb Vikhe Patil 66. Shri Chandrashekhar M. Patil 111. Shri Ranjeet Babanrao Shinde 22. Shri S.K. Sethu 67. Dr. M.R. Desai 112. Shri Vijendra Singh 23. Shri D.M. Sawhney 68. Shri Sadashivrao D. Mandlik 113. Shri Ashok Kumar Gupta 24. Shri S.L. Singh 69. Shri Jayprakash Dandegaonkar 114. Shri M.G. Joshi 25. Shri G.M.S. Mann 70. Shri Mahendrabhai G. Upadhyay 115. Shri Hanmantrao R. Gaikwad 26. Shri Ram V. Tyagarajan 71. Shri Dilipbhai Bhikhabhai Bhakta 116. Shri Sudalagunta K. Kalyan Kumar 27. Shri Rajendra Morarka 72. Shri R. Sudhakar Choudary 117. Shri Ramesh Patel 28. Shri Radhakrishna E. Vikhe Patil 73. Shri Siddharth Morarka 118. Shri V.M. Tiwari 29. Shri Man Mohan 74. Shri Jagdish S. Gudagunti 119. Shri Susheel Chandra 30. Shri N.C. Brahma 75. Shri G.C. Singh 120. Shri Zakariaha Mathew 31. Shri Mahesh Chaturvedi 76. Shri S.C. Sharma 121. Shri Ashwin Kumar P. Gholve 32. Ms. Rajshree Pathy 77. Shri Y.K. Jhunjhunwala 122. Dr. M.K. Shrivastava 33. Shri Altaf M. Saleem 78. Shri Sabya Sachi Mishra 123. Shri Murugesh R. Nirani 34. Shri Ashok Oswal 79. Shri Ashok Kumar Jain 124. Shri Hasan M. Mushrif 35. Shri Gautam Goel 80. Shri Aleem Saifi 125. Shri C.N. Deshpande 36. Shri Vipul Agarwal 81. Shri V.M. Kulkarni 126. Shri Jayantilal G. Patel 37. Shri Ashok Kumar 82. Shri Ajay S. Shriram 127. Shri Sangamesh R. Nirani 38. Shri M.V.S. Ramireddi, I.A.S. 83. Shri N. Gopalaratnam 128. Shri P.S. Srivastava 39. Shri Gaurav Goel 84. Shri S. Jayaram Chowdary 129. Shri Amrut Lal Hirabhai Patel 40. Shri C.B. Patodia 85. Shri S.B. Bhad 130. Ms. T. Saritha Reddy 41. Shri Gautam Dalmia 86. Shri Subodh V. Joshi 131. Mr. Kaushik Chhotalal Pabari 42. Shri Sidharth Prasad 87. Shri A.N. Chicker 132. Mr. Ranjeet Sharad Borawake 43. Shri Y.H. Dalmia 88. Shri V.P. Rane 133. Mr. Datta Balbhim Shinde 44. Shri P. Ramababu 89. Shri L.K. Jhunjhunwala 45. Shri R.V. Shirgaokar 90. Shri Basavraj Madhavrao Patil

5 the sugar technologists’ association of india COUNCIL MEMBERS 2018 – 2023

President Sanjay Awasthi

Vice Presidents (Elected) G. Venkateswara Rao Anup Kesarwani A.K. Malik P.K. Belsare

Vice Presidents (Ex-Officio) narendra Mohan A.C. Patil S.S. Gangavati Director, NSI President, SISSTA President, DSTA

Hon. Editor Hon. Treasurer Secretary General D.K. Goel Anup Kesarwani Amit Khatter

Council Members (Elected) Dr. Bakshi Ram B.R. Jadhav B.S. Hooda yogesh Malik Dr. V.P. Sidnale Anurag Goyal r.V. Vatnal A.H. Patel A.K. Awasthi D.M. Raskar Pradeep Tyagi E. Muthuvelappan Alok Saxena Kuldeep Kumar S. Krishna Kalyan Kumar S.K. Ohri S.K. Srivastava

Council Members (Co-opted) Dr. S. Solomon G.V. Chaturvedi

Special Invitees Subodh Kumar Singh Dr. Bakshi Ram Shivajirao Deshmukh Abinash Verma Dr. A.D. Pathak Prakash Naiknavare

6 STAI ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS 2018-2023

MEMBERS Sanjay Awasthi D.K. Goel Aup Kesarwani President-STAI Convenor & Hon. Treasurer & Hon. Editor-STAI Vice President-STAI

narendra Mohan S.S. Gangavati A.C. PATIL Ex-officio, Ex-officio, Ex-officio, Vice President Vice President President – SISSTA & Director, NSI & President – DSTA

Dr. G.P. Rao P.S. Srivastava G. Venkateswara Rao Life Member – STAI Life Member – STAI COO, KCP Sugar

STAI PANEL OF REFEREES TO ADJUDICATE RESEARCH PAPERS FOR THE ANNUAL CONVENTION 2018-2023

SUGARCANE AGRICULTURE FACTORY PROCESSING Dr. S. Solomon Dr. V.P. Sidnale Dr. G.P. Rao A.H. Patel Dr. J.P. Singh Anurag Goyal

fACTORY ENGINEERING CO-PRODUCTS D.K. Goel Sanjay Desai A.R. Patil D.M. Raskar P.S. Srivastava Ajay Kumar Awasthi

STAI secretariat team for publications Amit Khatter Ashish Vikram Hanu Mehrotra Secretary General Sr. Executive Officer Sr. Executive Officer

7 STAI RESEARCH & INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE 2018-2023 MEMBERS D.K. Goel Dr. A.D. Pathak Pramod Kumar Belsare Convenor & Director, MD, Hon. Editor, STAI ICAR-IISR Indiana Sucrotech

D.M. Raskar Dr. (Mrs.) V.S. Keskar D. Swain CEO, Shreenath Managing Director Prof. Sugar Mhaskoba SK Ltd. Maarc Lab. Engineering, NSI

Dr. V.P. Sidnale A.K. Srivastava Dr. G.P. Rao Sr. Sugar Technologist, Consultant-Distillery, Secy, Society for VSI NFCSF Research & Promotion

Dr. Priyanka Singh Anurag Goyal Jatinder Singh Sahil Sc. Officer, UPCSR, AGM, CEO, Sugar N Power Shahjahanpur ISGEC Heavy Engg.

S.S. Gangavati A.C. Patil C.N. Deshpande President – DSTA President – SISSTA President – Jaywant Sugars

G. Venkateswara Rao Dr. M.S. Sundaram P.S. Srivastava COO, KCP Sugars MD – JPMA MD – Enmill Technologies

INDIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF ICUMSA 2018-2023 Dr. Mrs. V.S. Keskar Sanjay Awasthi Narendra Mohan Convenor & President- STAI Ex-officio, Vice President MD, Maarc Lab. & Director, NSI Dr. Rajendra N Bhosale Dr. S.S. Nimbalkar Dr. V.P. Srivastava Technical Advisor - Sugar, Consultant & Analytical Asst. Prof. - Technology & Quality Services, Maarc Lab. Organic Chemistry Manager, VSI NSI

rajesh Singh J.C. Chauhan S.K. Ohri AGM – Quality Manager GM – Projects Triveni Engineering Daurala Sugar Works UP Coop. SFFL

Dr. Kaman Singh Gowrishankar Sivasubramanian G. Manikandaraman Professor, Babasaheb Head – QA Manager – QA Bhimrao Ambedkar University EID Parry India Ltd. EID Parry India Ltd.

S. Prakash Dr. V.P. Sidnale Sudha D. Ghodke Microbiologist Sr. Sugar Technologist, VSI Scientific Officer, VSI EID Parry India Ltd.

8 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE STAI ACTIVITIES IN 2019-20

77th Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2019 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India successfully organized its flagship event – 77th Annual Convention and International Sugar Expo 2019 at the state-of-the-art Convention facility, Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata from 17-19 July 2019. This was the first time that the Convention was held in the state of West Bengal which houses the headquarters of some of the leading sugar groups in the country. The highlights of the convention were: Participation by nearly 800 delegates which included bureaucrats, sugar mill entrepreneurs, CEOs, HODs, consultants, technology providers, research professionals etc.

Chief Guest Mr. Ranjit Puri, Chairman, Saraswati Sugar Mills Ltd.; Past President STAI and ISMA

Guest of Honour – – Mr. Kallappa Awade, Founder Director, Shri Jawahar SSSK Ltd.; Past President, NFSCF Ltd. – Mr. Arun Lohia, Chairman, Ganpati Sugar Industries Ltd.

Distinguished Dignitaries – – Mr. Ghanshyambhai J Patel, Chairman, Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. – Mr. R S Raghavan, Managing Director, Gobind Sugar Mills Ltd. – Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur – Mr. B B Mehta, Whole Time Director, Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited – Mr. Prakash Naiknavare, Managing Director, National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited – Mr. R L Tamak, Executive Director and CEO, DCM Shriram Ltd. (Sugar Business Division) – Dr. M S Sundaram, Managing Director, J.P. Mukherji & Associates Private Limited.

STAI Prestigious Awards The following awards were handed out by the dignitaries during the Inaugural Session :

Life Time Achievement Awards The Life Time Achievement awards for the year 2019 were conferred to: • Mr. Prakash Kallapa Awade, Chairman, Jawahar SSSK Ltd. • Mr. R Nandakumar, Chairman, Natems Sugar Pvt. Ltd. • Mr Gyanendra Kumar, Advisor, Daurala Sugar Works • Mr B B Mehta, Whole Time Director, Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd. • Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta, Whole Time Director (Operations), Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar Ltd. • Dr Rajeev Vasant Dani, Head and Technical Advisor, Dept. of Sugar Technology, VSI, Pune • Dr (Mrs.) Vasudha Keskar, Managing Director, MAARC Labs Pvt. Ltd. • Mr Byom Shankar Dubey, Managing Director, V.S. Projects and System Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

9 Industry Excellence Awards The Industry Excellence Awards for the year 2019 were conferred to : • Gobind Sugar Mills Ltd., U.P. • Mawana Sugars Ltd., U.P. • Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahkari Mandli Ltd., Gujarat • Puri Industries, U.P. • Mr C N Deshpande, President, Jaywant Sugars Ltd. • Mr Rajesh Verma, Managing Director, Enviropol Engineers Pvt. Ltd. • Mr Madhav Mathur, Managing Director, N.K. Organic Inorganic Industries Pvt. Ltd.

Isgec Gold Medals: Engineering for Excellence were conferred to – Mr. D K Goel, Hon. Editor, STAI for Process Engineering – Mr R L Tamak, Executive Director and CEO, DCM Shriram Ltd. (Sugar Business Division) for Process Technology

J P Mukerjee Gold Medal Mr L M Talwar, Ex Executive Director, ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd.

Dr P J Manohar Rao Gold Medal for Excellence in Co Products : Mr Sanjay Desai, MD, Excel Engineers and Consultants

Dr. Bansidhar Gold Medal : Mr M G Joshi, Mr Sanjay Awasthi, Mr Anurag Goyal, Ms Deepti Mishra for their paper “Steam Economy in existing Plant at Jawahar S.S.S K –A Success Story

S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture - The coveted lecture was delivered by the following : 1. Dr. G.S.C. Rao, MD, Global Cane Sugar Services Pvt. Ltd. on “Sugar Industry…What’s Next ?” 2. Dr. Vasudha Keskar, MD, Maarc Labs Pvt. Ltd. on “Food Safety Act and Indian Sugar”

Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture – The prestigious lecture was delivered by Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, NSI on “Indian Sugar Industry : As I Look at it”.

International Sugar Expo 2019 In conjunction with 77th STAI Annual Convention, International Sugar Expo 2019 was also organized wherein 52 technology providers including turn-key plant suppliers, SMEs, consultants etc. from India and abroad showcased their latest innovations, products & services, for the sugar & allied industry. The Sugar Expo witnessed a large number of visitors from the senior management of Sugar Industry, scientific fraternity and R&D institutes. Over the years the convention and sugar expo have emerged as the most potent forum for showcasing of new technologies, exchange of ideas and a bellwether for the Indian Sugar Industry.

10 Technical Presentations 66 research papers were published in the Annual Convention proceedings against which 63 papers were presented and deliberated in the following sessions: 1. Agriculture Section - 26 papers were presented 2. Factory Section - 23 papers were presented 3. Co Products Section - 14 papers were presented

New Initiatives To make the Convention programme interesting and lively for the delegates, the STAI Council as a new initiative introduced the following awards exclusively for the participating delegates attending the technical sessions – Sugarcane Agriculture Session, Factory Session and Co-products Session : a. The Best Participating Delegate Award was given to the participant attending the technical sessions and was decided through lucky draw by the Session Chairman & Co-chairman b. The Most Attentive Participant Award was given to the delegate answering the questions put up by the Session Chairman & Co-chairman during the technical sessions c. Quiz Contest - A quiz contest was organized by Shrijee group for the participants that took place in Factory Session and Co Products Sessions. 10 questions were put up to the delegates and the participants giving right answer were given Gift Vouchers.

STAI e-Newsletter In the year 2019-20 the following editions of STAI e-Newsletters were released having details on the activities of the association, national and international events of interest to the members : a. Volume 5, Issue 16, October 2019 b. Volume 5, Issue 17, January 2020 c. Volume 6, Issues 18-19, June 2020

Research and Investigation Work On the recommendation of the Research and Investigating Committee and decision of the Council, following projects are being undertaken : 1. “Utilization of Sugarcane and Sugar Industry Wastes for Sustainable Sugarcane Production” was formulated to conduct a collaborative study between STAI, Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd and UP Council of Sugarcane Research. The project commenced in March 2020 and would be completed in March 2022. A tripartite agreement has also been signed between the three parties. STAI is providing the financial assistance to the tune of Rs.4 lakhs for the above project. 2. STAI in association with in association with M/s. Shreenath Mhaskoba Sakhar Karkhana Ltd are working on the project “Bio-enzymes for condensate treatment and recycling in a distillery”. The project has already been started and a research paper on the same is being presented in the Co- products session of the 78th annual convention. 3. “Tractor driven mechanical harvesters” – The KCP Sugar & Industries Corporation Ltd. in collaboration with Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Andhra Pradesh are working on developing a tractor drawn whole cane harvester. They have desired STAI to join the project and nominate experts so that the quality of experimentation can improve. The proposed machine is tractor mounted and can be maneuvered in Indian fragmented fields in harvesting season and after that the tractor can be normally used for other works thereby increasing its prime mover utility.

11 4. CNG from press mud waste – National Sugar Institute, Kanpur and Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd., have been working on the project and have achieved the results at laboratory level and now they intend the initiate the project at commercial level. They have desired that STAI should also be part of the project. The commercial trials are proposed to be undertaken at the experimental factory of NSI next year. 5. Removal of suspended material in mixed juice by use of flotation clarifier – STAI in association with Chemical Systems Technologies (I) Ltd., will be undertaking the above project in the ensuing sugar season 2020-21 and full scale commercial trials are proposed to be undertaken at the experimental factory of NSI.

Technical Seminars, Webinars & Virtual Workshops Organized in the year 2019-20 The following seminars, webinars & virtual workshops were organized in the year 2019-20. The topics/ themes of the events were kept in mind considering the need of the industry in present times :

– Physical Seminars a. All India one day seminar on “Optimizing Ethanol Production in Distilleries attached with Sugar Mills - Experiences Gained and Way Forward” 27th Sept. 2019, Goa b. All India One Day Seminar on “Bio-Enzymes/other Technologies for Condensate Treatment and Recycling in a Distillery”, 22nd January 2020, in association with M/s. Shreenath Mhaskoba Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Pune c. All India One Day Seminar on “Advances in Sugar Grading and Food Safety Standards to produce Quality Sugar”, 22nd February 2020, Belagavi.

– Webinars To resume STAI activities after lockdown, as a new initiative the Council of STAI decided to reach out to the members through holding of webinars and virtual workshops on imperative subjects as holding of the seminars/workshops in person was not possible due COVID 19 pandemic. In this series, the following programmes were organized : a. Webinar on “Revenue Generating Modern Technologies for Air Pollution Control in Sugar Mills & Distilleries” 29 May 2020. b. Webinar on “Improving Sustainability of Sugar Industry through Biofuels and By Products” 16 June 2020.

– virtual Workshops a. Virtual Workshop on “Latest Technologies for Sugarcane Milling” on 15 July 2020. b. Virtual Workshop on “An Ideal Model Of Sugar Refinery To Get The Maximum ROI & Best Product Quality" on 19 August 2020. All the above programmes were well attended by large number of delegates from India and abroad and invoked exciting response from the participants.

– Participation in 2nd International Conference & Exhibition organized by VSI STAI participated as an exhibitor in the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on "Sustainability – Innovation & Diversification in Sugar and Allied Industry" from January 31 to February 02, 2020 at VSI Campus, Pune. A number of participants including renowned experts from India & abroad visited the STAI stall. VSI had also invited eminent personalities from around the world to the programme as Session Chairs/Panelists for the Plenary Session and various Technical Sessions that also included senior members of STAI.

12 INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF SUGAR CANE TECHNOLOGISTS (ISSCT) Because of the persistent efforts of the Association and support of the Council, STAI finally gotthe opportunity to hold the XXXI ISSCT Congress in December 2022 at Hyderabad, India. Earlier STAI made bids during ISSCT Congress in Mexico, 2010 and in Thailand, 2016 but were unsuccessful. In the third attempt during the XXX ISSCT Congress held at Tucuman, Argentina from 02 – 05 Sept. 2019, STAI made a successful bid to host the XXXI Congress in India. This will be the third time that STAI will be hosting the prestigious ISSCT Congress in India. It will be a great opportunity for the Indian sugar industry to showcase its technological might to the global sugar industry that we have achieved in the past two decades. To finalize the programme for the Congress, a Mid-term meeting of ISSCT was scheduled from 7th Feb. – 16th Feb. 2021 (which is getting deferred to July/August 2021 due to COVID 19 pandemic) for onsite review of the arrangements proposed for the Congress. The ISSCT team comprising of its Executive Committee, members of Technical Programme Committee, Editor and General Secretary will visit India to see the arrangements. After deliberations and on agreed terms and conditions a final programme and contract will be signed between ISSCT/STAI and a complete congress programme will be released by the ISSCT to all its members across the world.

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNIFORM METHODS OF SUGAR ANALYSIS (ICUMSA) The 1st Meeting of ICUMSA National Committee was held on 18th July 2019 at Kolkata. The meeting was attended by 11 members of the ICUMSA National Committee. Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President of Indian National Committee-ICUMSA chaired the meeting and Dr. (Mrs.) V.S. Keskar, Convenor gave a brief introduction on the decisions of 31st ICUMSA Session held from 26th to 28th August 2018 in Skukuza, South Africa. She also gave an update on the Method GS-9 & work to be done by the members of the Indian National Committee : . Study of Four Methods of Colour Analysis i.e Method No 7, 8, 9, 10 . Study related to effect of various brands of MPOS on Colour Value of Sugar. . Possibility of getting analysed samples of sugar on ICP-MS if the method is to be tested collaboratively and in case any other test method required by sugar industry, work may be initiated.

13 Programme STRUCTURE

78th STAI Virtual Annual Convention & International Sugar Expo 2020 20th - 21st October 2020, New Delhi

Tuesday, 20th october 2020 1000-1230 Inauguration & Distribution of Awards n Lifetime Achievement Awards n Industry Excellence Awards n ISGEC Gold Medals n J.P. Mukherji Gold Medal n Dr. P.J. Manohar Rao Gold Medal n Dr. Bansi Dhar Gold Medal n Noel Deerr Gold Medals n STAI Silver Medals

1230-1240 Inauguration of the Virtual Sugar Expo 2020 by the Chief Guest

1240-1300 Innovative Technology Session Presentation by ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd. Presentation by Excel Engineers & Consultants Presentation by S.S. Engineers

1300-1330 S.N. Gundurao Memorial Lecture - “An Update of the Competitiveness of different sugarcane industries in an era of low sugar prices” by Dr. Jean Claude Autrey, General Secretary, International Society of Sugarcane Technologists (ISSCT) Chairman : Prof. Narendra Mohan, Director, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur Co-Chairman : Mr Sanjay Awasthi, President, STAI & Business Head, Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd.

1330-1500 Break for Lunch

1500-1800 Presentation of Research Papers in Co-Products Session Chairperson : Dr. (Mrs.) Seema Paroha, Professor (Bio-chemistry), National Sugar Institute, Kanpur Co-Chairman : Mr Harshvardhan, General Manager (Sugar Business), DCM Shriram Ltd. Mr P S Srivastava, Proprietor, Enmill Technologies 1. Bio-Ethanol from Sugar Industry - How to Push? by Narendra Mohan 2. Development & Testing of Bio-Enzyme for Distillery Spent Wash evaporator condensate treatment by D. M. Raskar, R. S. Shewale & A. P. Chavan

14 3. Vinasse incineration with Bagasse as a supporting fuel by Niranjan Shastry 4. An Integrated Approach - MEPA for Air Pollution Control in Spent Wash fired incineration Boilers - A Case Study from Daurala Sugar Works by Rajesh Verma & Prakhar

5. Treatment of Sulphate in Double Sulphitation Sugar Industry effluent by Physico-Chemical Process by Akhilesh Kumar Gupta, Ram Mohan Chauhan, Virendra Prasad Sinha & Dharmendra Kumar Verma

6. Stepping towards Zero Ground Water abstraction in Sugar - Cogeneration Plant with massive reduction in discharge by Condensate treatments by S. C. Aggarwal, Arvind Kumar Mishra & Manoj Giri

7. Natural, Value-Added Product Mix from Indian Sugar Industry - A Step towards Changing Tomorrow by Narendra Mohan

8. Valorization of Sugarcane Bagasse Cellulose to Methyl Levulinate with in a Biorefinery approach by Direct Alcoholysis by Narendra Mohan, Vishnu Prabhakar Srivastava, Chitra Yadav & Tushar Mishra

WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER 2020 1000-1030 Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture and Presentation of Research Papers in Combined Factory Engineering and Processing Session Chairman : Mr D K Goel, Hon. Editor, STAI

Co Chairman : Mr G. Venkateswara Rao, Vice President, STAI & Chief Operating Officer, KCP Sugar and Industries Corp.Ltd. Dr M S Sundaram, Managing Director, J.P. Mukherji & Associates Pvt. Ltd. 1000-1030 Mangal Singh Memorial Lecture: “Sustainability of Sugar sector – Challenges and way forward” by Mr. R. L. Tamak, Executive Director & CEO - Sugar Business, DCM Shriram Ltd.

1030-1330 Presentation of Research Papers 1. Smart Sugar Complex for a Smart City - A Concept by Sanjay Awasthi, Anurag Goyal & Deepti Mishra

2. Continuous Ion Exchange System for Raw Sugar Melt Decolourisation by Anup Kesarwani & R K Moharana

3. Innovative Mathematical Method to read Mill Brix Curve by K. B. Kale, M. B. Londhe, Sandeep Sharma & Charu Koharwal

4. Innovative ways to achieve Energy Efficiency in Sugar Plant by Pankaj Singh, Atul Srivasatava Surya Kumar Sachan & Ram Mohan Chauhan

5. Design Modification to enhance the Performance of Rotary Vacuum Filter by Sushil Kumar, Amrish Yadav & Abhay Kumar

6. Troughs and Chutes in Sugar Industry- Advantages of Stainless Steel plates vs cladding of mild steel plates by Rajeev Gupta, Nimish Goel, D Kamila

7. New Technology for production of Refined Quality Sugar directly from Cane Juice byS. K. Bhojraj & V M Kulkarni

8. Tulsipur Unit - Journey Towards Upgradation (2.0) by Yogesh Kumar Singh, Pradeep Kumar Mishra & Yogendra Singh Bisht

9. Case Study - Impact of high Imbibition % Cane (50 % +) on Sugar Recovery and Steam Consumption by M. B. Londhe, K. B. Kale, A. K. Dixit & Sarad Raj Khan

15 1330-1500 Break for Lunch

1500-1800 Presentation of Research Papers in Sugarcane Agriculture Session

Chairman : Dr. Bakshi Ram, Director, ICAR-Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore Co-Chairman : Mr Raja Srivastava, Joint Vice President, DCM Shriram Ltd.

Co-Chairperson : Dr. Priyanka Singh, Scientific Officer, UP Council for Sugarcane Research

1. Co 0238 – Its Impact, Management and What’s next? by Bakshi Ram

2. Co 12009 (Sankalp) – New Midlate Variety for Peninsular Zone by S Alarmelu, G Hemaprabha & Bakshi Ram

3. Comparative Analysis of Recycled Sugar Mill Waste and Inorganic Fertilizer Application on Growth, Yield and Quality Components of Sugarcane at Farmer’s Field by Priyanka Singh, M. M. Singh, Kuldeep Kumar, Sanjay Awasthi & J. Singh

4. Sugarcane Varieties suitable for five Agroclimatic Zones of Tamil Nadu identified through Institute-Industry Collaborative Programme by C. Appunu, G. Hemaprabha & Bakshi Ram

5. Case Study on Mechanized Harvesting of Cane in Coastal Region by G. Venkateswara Rao, V. V. Punna Rao, R. J. Chandra Babu, P. Venkateswara Rao & K. Rajamohan

6. Techno-Economic Feasibility of Drip Fertigation in Sugarcane by P P Shinde

7. Increased application of KCP IRMA Bio-Wonderon Sugarcane Quality and Yield by G. Venkateswara Rao, V. V. Punna Rao, R. J. Chandra Babu, P. Venkateswara Rao & K. Rajamohan

8. Genetic Improvement for Sugar Yield Traits of Co Canes evolved during a century of Breeding at ICAR Sugarcane Breeding Institute by G. Hemaprabha, K. Mohanraj, S. Alarmelu & Bakshi Ram

9. Efforts for Sustainable Sugarcane Production in Catchment area of DCM Shriram Ltd. by Raja Srivastava, Balbir Singh & N. P. Gangwar

16 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to Mr. Pandurang Abaji Raut

Name : Mr. Pandurang Abaji Raut Designation : Chairman Organization : Shreenath Mhaskoba Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.

Contribution to sugar Industry Establishment of Shreenath Mhaskoba Group of Industries. Establishment of Shreenath Mhaskoba Sakhar Karkhana Ltd, Patethan, Tal. Daund, Dist. Pune-412207 in the year 2002. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Raut the capacity of sugar plant was expended from 1250 TCD to 5000 TCD.

2G Ethanol R&D Plant Zeal of Mr. Raut to do innovative things led to formation of a joint venture with M/s. Praj Industries Ltd, Pune to set up a second generation ethanol R&D plant in the complex of Shreenath Mhaskoba Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., which was successfully commissioned in year March 2018. The plant was inaugurated by Mr. Nitinji Gadkari Saheb, Union Cabinet Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Pilot CBG Plant The joint venture of SMSKL & Praj was inaugurated by Dr. Anil Kakodkar (Member, Atomic Energy Commission and Chairman Rajiv Gandhi Science & Technology Commission, Govt. of India)

Waste to Energy Project A 4 MW power project at the plant was successfully commissioned in August 2020, in which combined fuel is used i.e. Bagasse (60%) and RDF (Refused Derived Fuel) 40% from Pune Municipal Corporation

Other Industrial Units in Group 1. Zenith Bio-chemicals Ltd - 60 KLPD MSDH. 2. Regola Bio-chemicals Ltd - 60 KLPD MSDH. 3. Sri Sri Milk & Food Products - 50 KLPD. Mr. Raut also holds the post of General Secretary in WISMA (West Indian Sugar Mills Association of India), Private Sugar Mills Association for Maharashtra and North Karnataka.

17 His Attitude towards Sugar Industry 1. Promoting Innovation. 2. Arranging Seminars/Workshops on factory site. 3. Financing Sugar Factories through Consortiums of Co-operative Urban Banks under the Leadership of JansevaSahakari Bank, Pune of Which he was Chairman for 15 Years.

Social Work 1. Founder President of Shri. Janseva Pratisthan, Shikrapur

Activities – Hostel for Boys from Economically weaker Section of Society. – “AYUSH” Medical & Health Centre. – Women’s Skill Development Centre.

2. cOVID-19 Spread – Distribution of Food kits to needy. – Free Distribution of Sanitizer and Disinfectant to nearby Villages.

3. Annual Social Activities – Blood donation & Health Checkup camp. – Felicitation of Extra ordinary workers from Society. – Women Empowerment Program

18 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to MR. Madhavrao Bhagawanrao Ghatge

Name : Mr. Madhavrao Bhagawanrao Ghatge Designation : Chairman & Managing Director Organisation : Shri Gurudatt Sugars Limited

Shri Gurudatt Sugars Limited is a company promoted by Late Shri. Bhagawanrao G. Ghatge & Shri. Madhavrao B. Ghatge. The company was created with main objective of engaging in the business of sugar and allied products including generation of power by using bagasse during the process of sugar production. Towards the above objectives, a 2500 TCD sugar mill and 3 MW captive power plant at Takliwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra was estabilished by adopting the latest modern technologies in the sugar industry. The plant was commissioned in January 2004 in a record time after facing many challenges. Mr. Ghatage turned the crisis into opportunity with some brave experiments that played a key role in the transformation of the area which is emulated by others. Mr. Ghatage expanded the crushing capacity of the plant from 2500 TCD to 5700 TCD within 12 years and also successfully set up a 15 MW power plant which was commissioned in October 2013 and later an additional 6 MW was added and as of today the plant generates 21 MW of power. This year the factory has installed 75 KLPD capacity fuel ethanol plant with 22 TPH slop fired incarnation boiler & 2 MW Turbine exclusively for Zero discharge policy of Government of India and will be commissioned in the mid of September 2020. Mr. Madhavrao Ghatge - Chairman & Managing Director is the driving force of the Company. Mr. Ghatge was successfully running a milk and milk products business for over 10 years. He is young and dynamic and under his leadership during the last 15 years, he has several achievements in the sugar cane industry which has earned him several awards. The efforts and valuable contribution made by Mr. Madhavrao Ghatage since inception has enabled the company bagged the following prestigious National and International awards in recognition of the outstanding performance of the Company for all-round achievements and developments:

National Awards • Bharatiya Udyog Ratna Award - Year 2006. • Business Award with Gold medal - Year 2007. • Kohinoor of India Award - Year 2008. • Indira Gandhi Rastriya Sadbhavana Award - Year 2008. • Bharatiya Vikas Ratna Award - Year 2008. • “Most Efficient Sugar Factory” by Bhartiya Sugar - 2016/17.

19 International Award • Hind Ratna Award, Mauritius – Year 2012

Under the leadership of Shri. Madhavarao Ghatage the plant implemented a various innovative research & developments, some of the notable achievements are given below:

Highest recovery Due to recovery based harvesting program the sugar mill has one of the highest recovery of sugar from sugarcane consistently over the last Fifteen years. During the last five crushing seasons (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19) the sugar mill has ranked first in all over India with highest recovery of 13.34% & 13.62% 13.11%, 13.34% and 13.41% respectively.

Highest payment to sugarcane farmers The Company has paid the highest payment for sugarcane growers since the last 16 years, thereby ensuring consistent supplies of sugarcane In Crushing season 2016-17 we have paid highest cane price of Rs. 3054/- per MT and Crushing season 2017-18 we have paid Rs. 3164/- and Crushing season 2018-19 we have paid all FRP payment of Rs.3164/- per MT to Farmers.

Cane Development programme Shri Madhavrao Ghatge implemented a number of innovative Sugarcane development schemes to increase Sugarcane production per acre. Fertilizers & seeds were supplied to the farmers directly on their door step without any interest. In order to increase the production using modern technology, the farmers are encouraged to increase their morale by organizing cane crop Programs by cane experts in command villages through factory. The average cane Yield for per acre was 33MT when the sugar mill was started & today the average cane yield is increased to 43MT. Various cane development schemes like seed orchards, demo plot schemes, farmer reward schemes, Kisan Card schemes are implemented. Saline Land Project: Due to heavy usage of chemicals huge area of land was turned into saline land. Mr. Ghatage took a initiative & was able to convince state government & central government to announce a program under RKVY SCHEME & to support those farmers with a capital from government to implement the saline project to filter their lands & increase their yield. A total amount of 60000 / per hectare subsidy was provided to various farmers. Drip Irrigation Subsidy: A subsidy of 8000/ per acre has also been announced by the sugar mill to the farmers.

Premium quality sugar & Export: The quality of sugar with 50-60 ICUMSA has been the best in Maharashtra fetching a premium in the domestic and international markets.

Bagasse Dryer System The Company has successfully installed a bagasse dryer system on waste heat recovery from flue gas and saved bagasse via reduced moisture loss around 10% & bagasse saving additionally increased by 2.5%.

Lowest steam consumption The Company has recorded the lowest steam consumption in Maharashtra state with bagasse saving of 7.5% on cane which has been recognized by the Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune.

20 Water Treatment Plant The Company has commissioned a water treatment plant whereby the water in the sugar cane is recycled of 92% after treatment making it self sufficient for water, obviating the need to draw water from the river. Social benefits of the same are priceless, considering the acute water shortage that faces the country.

ISO certification The Company adopted ISO standards and certified ISO 9001-2008.

Corporate Social Responsibility Mr. Ghatge has not only made a profit through Sugars factories but has also done various social work through social commitment while taking care of the economic interests of the farmers. • In 2005 and 2019, many villages in the eastern part of Shirol taluka were submerged due to flood. At that time, more than 10000 flood-affected people and more than 2000 animals were provided accommodation and food for 15-20 days at the factory site. • Jaipur Foot Camp was organized for the disabled and more than 300 persons with disabilities were provided Jaipur Foot. • In 2018, affected flood in Kerala State, the factory provided essential items to the flood victims on their area. • In November 2018, in Shirol taluka, there was an outbreak of salivary glands. To overcome this, the factory conducted camps in 52 vilages and provided free examination and medical vaccinations to 20,000 animals. • In order to control the corona epidemic in March 2020, the factory sanitised around 15 villages in the factory area and distributed arsenic album 30 tablets to 30,000 villagers in the factory area. • Along with it we were also able to serve 4200 cane cutters who had came from different districts & states as well as 1700 cattles for a month WITH FOOD & FODDER who were not able to go to their respective places due to COVID 19 lockdown around the whole nation. • Compared to other sugar mills in the region our sugar mill has paid extra amount of Rs.60 CRORES to the farmers till date.

21 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to Mr. N. nageswara rao

Name : Mr. N. Nageswara Rao Designation : Managing Director Organisation : NCS Group of Companies Mr Narayanam Nageswara Rao popularly known as NNR among business circles is a Prost Graduate from Mysore University. He is a successful entrepreneur with over 4 decades of established supreme business skills and has been an epitome of success in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Mr Rao hails from a respectable/renowned “NARAYANAM” family from Vizianagaram. Mr Rao is a proud son Late Sri Narasimha Murthy Garu and Grandson of Late Sri Dharma Chalamaish Garu who was a very well known devotee “Ram Bhakat” in and around Vizianagram besides being a businessman who sincerely followed the principles of dharma. Mr Rao has since been following in the footsteps, lineage and legacy left behind by the great souls. With his inherent flair for business, NNR had picked up the business acumen from his father at a early age of 20 years and has since then picked up momentum with every passing year and built the edifice / conglomerate now called the NSC GROUP which operates a sugar mill, 20 mw CO-GEN Power Plant, both located in Bobbili. There are further plans to establish 240 KLPD Ethanol Plant and 600 TCD Sugar refinery adjacent to existing sugar factory. The other ventures of NCS group are bulk liquid storage terminals located in port cities of Kakinada and Karwarr and Oil Process and Refinery, NSC Multiplex complex, NSC Theater located in Vizianagaram. Mr Rao was instrumental in development of many small and marginal farmers in and around Bobbili since past couple of decades and helped them immensely in the Implementation of various novel irrigation system / principles. Mulching System, Inter-cropping, wider spacing, selection of quality seed depending upon the soil) to increase the productivity of sugarcane to achieve better yields and higher revenues under irrigation. Mr Rao in his initiative to promote best sugarcane agriculture practices invited the famous Agronomist Dr. Subhash Palekar to Bobbili for a 2 day conclave for the benefit of Sugarcane farmers ( more than 500 farmers from nearby districts too participated) and introduced the “ZBNF” zero Buget natural farming technique pilot plots have are being developed the zone with a vision to achive 100 % organic sugarcane cultivation in the next 5 years. Mr Rao has traveled extensively and participated in many international Sugar Seminars / Conclaves and the novel idea mooted by him in the field of sugarcane Production & refined sugar were well acclaimed. He has been an active member on the panels of SISMA (of which he was President for 8 years), ISMA, FAPCCI, CII and Other notable / leading business Associations / Organisations. Mr Rao is an ex trustee of the “TIRUPATI DEVASTHANAM Board TTD and was known for the implementation of new schemes for improvement in facilities for the pilgrims/devotees visiting Tirumala.

22 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to Mr. k.p. ramasamy

Name : Mr. K.P. Ramasamy Designation : Chairman and Managing Director Organisation : KPR Sugar & Apparels Ltd.

Shri K.P. RAMASAMY in the year 2012-13 had set up a most modern sugar factory of that time having crushing capacity of 5000 TCD and 30 MW Cogen plant which has now been expanded to 10000 TCD with Ethanol production.

The KPR Sugar and Apparels limited is now establishing a new integrated sugar complex at Gulbarga, Karnataka having crushing capacity of 10000 TCD and facilities like Co-gen, Ethanol & production of Sulphurless Sugar on Zero liquid discharge concept.

Driven by High Principled Values, KPR Group of Companies is one of the largest vertically integrated, public limited listed companies with diversified business focus spanning across Yarn, Fabrics, Garments and Sugar. KPR has earned a great deal of experience over the last 40 years to produce an indelible mark in the textile landscape.

Beyond being a very successful Entrepreneur Mr Ramaswamy, all through strenuous and enduring efforts is contributing to the society from what he has earned. He is a keen environmentalist and is passionate about sustainable business. Mr. Ramaswamy is also recipient of multiple awards to his credit. To quote a few : l Star of India Award from the hands of former Prime Minister of India Shri Deva Gowda l Best achiever of Kongu region Award from Dr. Mahalingam Memorial Trust l ‘Best Entrepreneur’ Award from Coimbatore Management Association

23 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to Mr. T.S. RAO

Name : Mr. T S RAO Designation : Joint Managing Director Organisation : J.P. Mukherji & Associates Pvt. Ltd., (JPMA), Pune, India Profession : Consulting Engineer, with 42 years of total industry experience

Background Hails from Attili Village in Andhra Pradesh. Completed Graduation and Post-graduation in Chemical Engineering in Andhra University College of Engineering in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

Career Joined as a trainee Chemical Engineer in Ravalgaon Sugar Farm Limited, Ravalgaon, Maharashtra and continued there as Process Chemist in Sugar Factory and Design Engineer in Industrial Machinery Division (IMD).There after joined J.P. Mukherji & Associates Pvt Ltd (JPMA) in 1980 as Technical Officer. Has since been working with the company, was elevated as a full time Director of the company in 2004. Presently holding the position of company’s Joint Managing Director. In JPMA, handled wide spectrum of assignments and gained rich experience starting from pre-feasibility studies to complete project engineering, project management for both green field & expansion projects for sugar, cogeneration and distillery projects. Handled troubleshooting and optimization in existing plants; in the process touched all aspects of sugar complex. Has also been extensively involved in process equipment and system designing. As Project Director led number of greenfield and expansion projects in Sugar, Cogeneration and Distillery in India and overseas. Participated in many national and international conferences. As Joint Managing Director and one of the Senior Directors of the company, a 135-strong consultancy organization, oversees and monitors company’s all functions, techno-commercial and financial, formulates and implements company’s global business development and expansion plans and guides technical staff in all aspects of sugar engineering consultancy. Had the enviable fortune of having worked under and being groomed by none other than late Sri. J P Mukherji, a name needing no introduction to anyone in sugar industry. Awards / Recognitions received 1. ISGEC Gold medal award for Engineering Excellence during XI Joint Convention of STAI, DSTA in 2015 in Goa (In individual capacity). 2. 2019: “National Award for Innovation Engineering” awarded by Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) New Delhi (In company capacity). 3. 2017: “National Award for Excellence in Project Engineering” awarded by Consulting Engineers Association of India (CEAI) New Delhi (In company capacity).

24 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Life Time Achievement Award” to Mr. Mahesh Kumar Suri

A Brief Overview o Qualified Post Graduate Sugar Technologist from National Sugar Institute, Kanpur with 5 decades of experience in Sugar Industry i.e. operation of sugar mills, distilleries including erection / commissioning of New Projects. o Achieved highest production & profits at 90 KLPD Saraya Distillery, P.O. - Sardar Nagar, District - Gorakhpur (U.P.) in 37 year’s history of the factory for which the management rewarded him. o Completed and commissioned green field project of 4000 TCD i.e. Ramgarh Chini Mills in 1995. It is one of the best sugar units in U.P. o Rectification technical problems of several old sugar mills successfully. o Visited abroad for consultancy assignment to ALBANIA in 2000-01 for rehabilitation of sugar factory.

Core Competence o Strategical planning for achieving corporate objectives. o Control on cost & expenses with ROI accountability. o Human Resource Management with optimization of strength, performance and resolving union / IR issues. o Ensuring proper cooperation & coordination at all levels in the factory for peace & harmony in the industry. o Effective public relations & liaison. o Smooth Plant operations with improved productivity & better sugar & ENA quality production.

Career Highlights Sl. name of the Company Designation responsibilities & No. & Capacity & Period Achievements 1. Naraingarh Sugar Mills Ltd., President Looking to Project work & Technical Naraingarh (Haryana) From : 01.09.08 aspects of Sugar Unit, Distillery & (4000 TCD Plant) To : 30.06.11 Co-Gen Power Project. 2. Kamlapur Sugar & Ind. Ltd, Executive President Overall In-charge of Sugar Unit. Kamlapur (U.P.) From : 27.01.07 (4000 TCD Plant) 1 year (+) To : July, 08

25 3. Dewan Sugar Ltd., Sr. Vice President Overall In-charge of Sugar Unit. Agwanpur (U.P.) From : July, 04 (4000 TCD Plant) 2 Years (+) To : Nov, 06 4. Eastern Sugar & Ind. Ltd. Executive President In-charge Sugar Unit Motihari (Bihar) From : Jan, 02 (3000 TCD Plant) To : Jun, 03 2 Years 5. Monnet Industries Ltd. Sr. Vice President 1. Reduced strength from 872 (Sugar Division), Unn (U.P.) From : Mar, 97 to 562 i.e. 310. (3500 TCD New Plant) To : Feb, 99 2. Avg. crushing improved by 500 2 Years TCD as compared to previous season. 3. Increased sugar recovery by 1.00 unit through better cane management & plant performance. 6. Dewan Sugar Ltd., Vice President Project on hold due to financial Agwanpur (U.P.) From : Oct, 95 problem from Dec, 96. (3500 TCD Plant) To : Feb, 97 2 Years 7. Ramgarh Chini Mills Ltd. Dy. E.D. Associated with project from Ramgarh (U.P.) From : Oct, 92 conceptual stage with selection of (4000 TCD New Plant) To : Sept, 95 equipment & technology and looked 3 Years after erection and successful com missioning of the plant in minimum time. It is one of the most modern sugar unit. During the above period, extensive cane development work was done in the Factory Area to increase cane availability. 8. Saraya Industries Ltd. General Manager a) Initially for 3 years worked as Sardarnagar (U.P.) From : June, 86 G.M. for 90,000 LPD Distillery (3200 TCD Plant) To : Sept, 92 Unit along with G.M. (Tech) for 6 Years Dhuri Sugar Unit of 2500 TCD (Punjab) & G.M. for Transport & Agricultural Farm at Sardarnagar. Management rewarded me for giving highest production & profits in distillery unit. Developed good quality cane in 1100 acres farm of the company. b) Subsequently looked after 3200 TCD Sugar unit Sardarnagar & achieved highest crushing, production & profitability. 9. Triveni Engineering and Technical and Overall Incharge of Engg. and Industries Ltd., Khatauli (U.P.) Production Manager Manufacturing Departements. (4500 TCD Plant) From : Aug, 83 1 Year To : Mar, 84

26 10. Sir Shadi Lal Sugar & 2 Years In-charge Sugar Unit. General Mills Ltd. Technical and Mansurpur (U.P.) Production Manager (2500 TCD Plant) 1 Year & General Manager 1 Year From : Sept, 84 To : May, 86 11. SKG Group (Bihar) Superintending Improved crushing rate, sugar 1. Hatuhua : 2000 TCD Plant Technologist for recovery & quality and reduced 2. Lauriya : 1800 TCD Plant 3 Sugar factories for losses & labour strength. 3. Siwan : 1000 TCD Plant 5 years & Chief 9 Years Chemist for 4 years. From : Oct, 74 To : Aug, 83 12. Raja Buland Sugar Mills Ltd. Chief Chemist (4 yrs) Controlling process work for better Rampur (U.P.) & Dy. C.C. (1 yr.) sugar recovery & quality with (300 TCD Plant) From : Sept, 69 minimum losses. 5 Years To : Jun, 74 13. Gangeshwar Ltd., Deoband Mfg. Chemist Working in shifts for process (3000 TCD Plant) From : July, 62 control. 7 Years To : Sept, 69

Blessed with a very good health & most pleasing personality. Can undertake any challenging responsibility in Sugar & Distillery Industry and ensure best performance within the frame work of Corporate Policies & Philosophy.

27 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to chadha sugars & industries pvt. ltd.

Mrs. Jasdeep Kaur Chadha, Managing Director Mr. HPS Bhatia, Director Our motto “Har Maidan Fateh” (Victory in Every Field) appropriately captures the ever-evolving spirit of Adie Broswon Group as set by our visionary Founder, Late Sardar Hardeep Singh Chadha. Over the years, the Group has grown into business conglomerate with an annual turnover of more than Rs. 1200 crores and having interest spanning from production of double refined exportable sugar, grain and molasses based ethyl alcohol, potable and industrial alcohol, extra neutral alcohol (ENA), rectified spirit (RS), Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL), Punjab medium liquor (PML), Beer, Power through renewal energy and Passenger Cluster Bus Service. M/s Chadha Sugars and Industries Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, is a part of Adie Broswon group promoted by Shri. Hardeep Singh Chadha. After sudden demise of Sri Chadha in November 2012, his wife Mrs. Jasdeep Kaur Chadha has taken control of management of Adie Broswon group. The Company was incorporated vide CIN no. EPC 125786 dated 13.04.2004. The group established a Sugar complex in the year 2010 at Vill. Kiri Afgana, Tehsil- Batala, Distt. Gurdaspur, Punjab. Sugar plant of initially capacity 4500 TCD was commissioned in Nov. 2010, further expended to 7500 TCD Capacity in 2012, it produce sulphur less refined sugar of 18/20 ICUMSA. Plant is having Cogen power of 23 MW capacities and about 13 MW is exported to Punjab Grid having PPA of 20 years. The group has established it as a Integrated Agro Industrial Complex in one umbrella which include following Units situated in one complex of 166 Acres area at Village -- Kiri Afgana, Tehsil Batala, Dist - Gurdaspur Pb. 1. M/s Chadha Sugars & Industries Pvt. Ltd. Capacity 7500 TCD, with Cogeneration 23 MW. 2. M/s Adie Broswon Breweries. Capacity 2.5 Lacs cases per month. 3. M/s A.B. Grain Spirits Pvt. Ltd. Distillery having capacity 160 KLPD.

28 4. M/s Chadha Sugars & Industries Pvt. Ltd. Distilleries 2 Nos. one grain base & one molasses based having capacity 30 KLPD each Ethanol Plant of 50 KLPD already installed & Commissioned. 5. M/s A.B.T.C. & A.B.G.S.P.L. Bus Division – Operating more than 800 buses in Delhi & NCR. The group as a whole of 6000 family members are manned with technical & financial staff of high repute, having relevant /requisite qualifications required for Sugar Industry & Co-generation, Distilleries with vast experience of having worked for the long in the industry. HPS Bhatia Sugar Techno crate having experience of 55 years in various capacity in sugar industry.He is attached with this Group for the last 22 years, joined as General Manager in 1998 and working as director for the last 10 years.

SALIENT FEATURES Group marching fast towards Socio-economic promotion and Infra Structure Development of International Border area of District Gurdaspur, Punjab. • India’s first Integrated Agro Industrial Complex (IAIC) since year 2010 with Sugar Mill, Molasses based Distillery, Ethanol Plant, Grain based Distillery and Malt/ Rice based Brewery with Biocomposting facilities along with Packaging Plant in one complex. • First installation of double refined sugar in Punjab supplied by M/s Chemical System. • First installation of process producing sugar without using sulphur. • Producing 20 ICUMSA double refined Sugar only in Punjab. • Producing best white crystal Sugar in Northern Part of India. • First Sugar Unit in India to divert press mud to Mills mixed with Baggase being used as fuel at boilers resulting saving of adequate fuel. • Having Co generation Power Plant of 23 (MW). • ISO Certified Company having food safety certificates winner of Punjab State Award for highest Tax pair amongst districts. • Development efforts for new promising Sugar Cane varieties for achieving high Sucrose. • Group is in process of expansion of Sugar Unit to 10,000(TCD) with 40(MW) Co-gen. • Group is also in Process of Expansion of capacity of distilleries to 60(KLPD) each with ethanol expansion. • Best efforts for upliftment of the society and Infra Structure of the area.

29 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to shree narmada khand udyog sahakari mandli litd.

Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Mandli Ltd. is a 2500 TCD Crushing Capacity Sugar Factory having 45 KLPD Distillery and 2 MW Co-generation plant. The Narmada KSUSM Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of Refined Sugar, Organic sugar, Rectified Sprit, Ethanol, Power and Bio Compost. Under the dynamic leadership of Mr. Ghanshyam Jivabhai Patel, Chairman of Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. the factory achieved many milestones. Shree Narmada KUSM Distillery Project was put in operation with in record time by the team led by under the leadership of Mr. Narendrabhai A Patel, Managing Director. The Distillery Plant established is the First One in Gujarat having total recycle and self sufficient utility use. In First Season 2019-20 the distillery plant production details are as under: Rectified Sprit : 6503930 Liters Absolute Alcohol : 4129877 Liters Bio gas : 1278552 m3

Carbon Dioxide gas (CO2) : 1358267 Kgs

Future Projects After success of Narmada Distillery project, following projects are planned for future 1) Bio CNG from Bio-gas future purification. 2) Dry power / Organic manure from further concentration & drying of Spent Wash. 3) Bio- methanated Spent wash base liquid Organic Manure.

AWARDS • Best performance of the plant in the season 2005-06 & 2008-09 - Best Co-Operative Sugar Factory (All India Basis) awarded by NFCSF New Delhi. • The plant had 1st prize in Finance Management Award during the season 2009-10 by National Federa- tion of Sugar Factories New Delhi, on 29.09.2010. • During the season 2013-14, the factory is awarded 2nd prize in Best Performance of the plant by State Minister for Forest and Environment Sri Mangubhai Patel in memory of Late Sri Pramodbhai Kanayalal Desai Award on 28.02.2015 at Mahuva, by Gujarat State Co-operative Sugar Factories • During the season 2016-17, the factory is awarded 1st prize for Best Finance Management on 27.09.2017 by National Federation Co-Operative Sugar Factories, New Delhi. • During the season 2017-18, the factory is awarded 2nd prize for Best Finance Management on 10.09.2018 by National Federation Co-Operative Sugar Factories, New Delhi.

30 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. s. anand reddy

Name : Sh. S. Anand Reddy Designation : Founder & CEO Organization : Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt. Ltd. Shri S. Anand Reddy is the founder and CEO of Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt. Ltd. (VSPL). VSPL operates 5000 TCD sugar plant, a 130KL Distillery and 35 MW Power plant in Gangapur Village, Mundargi Taluk, Gadag District, Karnataka. VSPL started sugar operation in 2010 and has completed 10 seasons to date. VSPL produces high quality Refined Sugar for institutional customers as per their technical specifications. Its customers include soft drink, packaged food, dairy, sweet, baby food, pharmaceutical manufacturers. VSPL exports 20% to 30% of the sugar produced every year to Europe, Asia and Africa. VSPL also manufacturers ENA for high end bottlers such as Diaggio and John Distilleries and renewable energy for sale to local utilities. Shri Anand Reddy is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of establishing starting companies with long term potential. Prior to setting up of VSPL, Shri Reddy was responsible for setting up 38MW power plant in Visakhapatnam, AP and in the year 2001 and setting granite processing company in the year 2004. Shri Reddy has earned master’s degree in Business Administration in 1992 from East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA and Master’s Degree in Economics from Jamia Millia University, Delhi in 1990. He obtained Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University in 1988. Shri Reddy completed his schooling in Hyderabad. Shri. Reddy being an intellectually curious person, is an avid reader.

31 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. vijay M. Nirani

Name : Mr. Vijay M. Nirani Designation : Managing Director Organization : MRN Group of Companies Vijay M. Nirani is a young and an enthusiastic entrepreneur focused on the sugar industry, renewable energy, distilleries, cement industries, alcoholic beverages, education sector as well as banking. He is a renowned name in the sugar industry, with laurels of executing and commissioning a 10,000TCD sugar unit at a young age of 22 years. Vijay Nirani is backed up with a very strong management background and a solid technical base, which has constantly helped him achieve various milestones in his work. He is presently on the board of several companies and is an active decision maker and an executor.

Sugar Industries He is presently the Managing Director in three Sugar units; • NIRANI SUGARS LTD., 20,000 Tones crushing per day. • SHRI SAi PRIYA SUGARS LTD., 10,000 Tones per day. • MRN CANE POWER LTD., 8,000 Tones per day

MRN Group today is a leading manufacturer of Sugar in India, that employs over 5,000 people directly and over 45,000 people seasonally and Vijay Nirani is a key driving force of the group. He looks after the day to day operations and concentrates mainly on the Finance and Accounting, Marketing and Sales and the Procurement wing of the 3 sugar units.

Renewable Energy As a step to further integrate the sugar industries and an exemplary measure to create wealth from waste MRN Group has established Co-Generation in all of its sugar industries, these cater the power needs of MRN Group and further exports power to a scale of 166 MW, to the state grid. • Nirani Sugars Ltd. - 72 MW • Shri Sai Priya Sugars Ltd. - 59 MW • MRN Cane Power Ltd. - 35 MW

Vijay Nirani has been involved in establishing the Co-Gen division of the Group right from the project erection and commissioning. He is also involved in negotiating terms of power supply and in finalizing the power purchase agreements with the government. The group has plans to further enhance the capacity by 55MW, taking the total green power generation of the group to 221 MW.

32 Distilleries MRN Group has set up two Distilleries at a scale of over 300,000 Litres per day. As another initiative of further integrating the sugar complex, the Group has set up molasses based spirit plants, the main produce of these units are Extra Neutral Alcohol, Ethanol, Rectified Spirit and Fusil oil. Vijay Nirani has been successful in getting giants like Diageo Spirits, United Spirits, Radico, Pernod Ricard etc as its clientele. Vijay Nirani is the decision maker of the operations, sales as well as day to day operations of both the distilleries.

Vijay Nirani is the founder and C&MD of an IMFL company TURACO SPIRITS PVT. LTD., the company has already started producing Whiskey. Vijay Nirani has plans to make it a global beverages brand and introduce all kinds of luxury spirits like Vodka, Rum, Gin, Ciders, Scotch etc, which will all be bottled in origin in Europe and in Russia.

Cement industry MRN Group today runs a Cement unit that goes by the name RATNA CEMENTS (YADWAD) LTD., the product Ratna Gold is a big hit in the markets that the cement is being sold at Vijay Nirani was the key strategist in expanding the market base of the cement and expanding the production capacity to 1200 Tones per day, the unit has its own limestone quarries that would suffices the production for the next 35 to 40 years. Vijay Nirani is involved with the Marketing and Sales of the unit, Procurement as well as the Finance and Accounts of the cement division of the Cement division as well.

Education MRN Group has established two schools, in Bagalkot and in Mudhol, located in Karnataka, • VIJAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL • TEJAS INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL The sole purpose of the schools were to provide the best of education and facilities to the Children in and around the district, today both the schools put together has an average students strength of 1,800 children every year. One of the schools is set after the name of Vijay Nirani.

Banking MRN Group runs a Souhard Society that was set up in 2007, in the name of VIJAY SOUHARD CREDIT SOCIETY, this unit of the group is also named after Vijay Nirani. This unit today holds the trust of over 200,000 people directly depending on the micro finances this division offers. The Society today holds public deposits of over 450 crores and does a turnover of over 8,000 crores each year. The society today has 32 branches. Vijay Nirani has taken up a target to set up over 100 branches in the next two years.

33 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. Chaitanya Subodh Joshi

Name : Mr. Chaitanya Subodh Joshi Designation : Director Organization : Suviron Equipments Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Chaitanya Subodh Joshi is the Director of M/s. Suviron Equipments Pvt. Ltd. G-120, M.I.D.C., Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India. It is a ISO9001:2015 certified company, established in 1998. He joined as a trainee Engineer. He has 20 years of experience in the specialized field of juice/syrup/melt clarification and purification. He contributed for the development of new product like Two stage Rotary Juice Screening System, Hot Raw Juice Screening System, Suviron’s Low Retention Time Juice Clarifier, Decanter System for muddy juice treatment, Syrup / Melt Clarification and filtration system. Under the leadership of Mr. Chaitanya, Suviron has served various sugar factories in India and abroad by designing and supplying their innovative and specialized products. Mr. Chaitanya has published following titled papers in various journals and proceedings of seminars held at National and International level : • Case Study of Decanter Operation At Lokmangal Mauli Industries - SISSTA 2015 • Two-stage decanter operation for treatment of muddy juice - ISSCT 2016 • Decanter Technology Application In Indian Sugar Industry - A National Perspective -STAI 2016 - One day seminar • Gravity Flow Screening Of Hot Raw Juice To Boost Up Performance And Capacity Of Decanter Station - One day seminar STAI 2016 • Application of decanter system for sugarcane muddy juice- STAI - Kolhapur – 2017 • Two Stage Decanter System To Process Muddy Juice From Clarifier - Philsutech 2017 • Screening Of Hot Raw Juice Using Rotary Juice Screen - STAI 2017 • Mixed Juice Screening In Two Stages At Mill House - DSTA 2017 • Simple Rotary Juice Screen Technology To Remove Fine Fibres From Mixed Juice- Bharatiya Sugar 2018 He has been conferred with following awards : • DIC Award 2016 by District Industrial Centre, Ahmednagar

34 • “EEPC Award Star Performer 2016” by Engineering Export Promotion Council • “S.T. Taskar Award for Innovative Invention 2017” by Marathi Vidnyan Parishad • “The G S Parkhe Award for Innovation in Entrepreneurship 2019” by Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries And Agriculture Suviron has so far designed, manufactured and supplied following equipments : a. Rotary Juice Screens in India and abroad - 650 Nos. b. Suviron’s Low Retention Time Juice Clarifier (SLRTC) - 36 Nos. c. Decanter System for muddy juice treatment - 12 Nos. d. Syrup/melt clarification and filtration system - 18 Nos. e. Rotary Screen for hot raw juice screening - 34 Nos. Suviron recently installed and successfully commissioned a total package of “raw sugar melt clarification and filtration system” for production of “Sulfurless Sugar” comprising of raw sugar melter, totally closed construction Rotary Screen for melt screening, melt clarification system, melt filtration system using fully automatic deep bed (mixed) filters and three stage scum desweetening system at M/s. MRN Cane Power (India) Ltd., (A Unit of Nirani Group), Badami, Dist.: Bagalkot achieving excellent performance results.

35 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. abdul alim saifi

Name : Mr. Abdul Alim Saifi Designation : Managing Director Company : Three Star Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd. Three Star was formed in the year 1989 with meagre capital and strong determination, since then the company has strived to do its best in their field under the guidance of its chairman Mr. Mohammad Hussain. Abdul Alim Saifi is the Managing Director of Three Star Engineering works Pvt. Ltd. INDIA and isthe driving force behind the success of the company. He has over 31 years of experience in the field of Sugar Industry. This experience has brought him immense knowledge and expertise within the field. His years of experience in the field have made company name synonym with trust. Mr. Alim is a calm headed person in nature who loves to take challenges in an easy-going manner. He is a man of commitments and has always strived to keep up to the promises made by him. He has created his company goodwill on the basis of giving good customer experience and building & maintaining long- lasting relationships with customers. Under his guidance, managerial skills and dynamic leadership the company become the global power house serving the sugar industry. He transformed Three Star into a proud manufacturer of sugar plant machinery in a very less time frame. He also managed to develop additional factory unit in India & a branch office in UAE. The company provide a broad spectrum of products and services to wide range of industry vertical. The company also diversified into manufacturing in different areas like Cement Plant, Stone Crushers and Paper & Pulp Industry. During the span of 31 years the company has installed 500+ equipment, 10+ expansions and 4+ greenfield projects worldwide. Span of 31 years speaks the success story itself. The company is backed by well trained, dedicated and highly qualified team to optimize the equipment performance and high efficiency. The company setup for design, manufacturing, engineering, procurement, erection, commissioning and annual maintenance. The company established its credibility in market worldwide because of its quality, durability and timely delivery. The company always focuses on customer satisfaction. The company vision is to be high performance organization, offering engineering products, satisfy customer with our quality & services conforming to the highest tenets of our company quality to be reputed globally. The company expertise in design services for global sugar industry capacity optimization, expansion and identifications of hurdles in achieving the designed capacity. Technical audit of existing operations by evaluating, process, mechanical and energy balance. Evaluating the process options in brownfield and greenfield projects. Presently, its global presence is in ‘Kenya, Uganda, UAE Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia, Philippine’ and the journey continues.

36 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. pawan arora

Name : Mr. Pawan Arora Designation : Proprietor Organization : Universal Heavy Engineering Company, Saharanpur, U.P. (India)

Pawan Arora, the Proprietor of Universal Heavy Engineering Company, has an experience of over 23 years in sugar machinery business. The company was set up by his father Late Shri Vijay Arora in 1983, Pawan joined his father in 1999 and took complete charge of the company after he passed away in 2013. Under his leadership the company has grown in leaps & bounds & has become a Global Brand. Today Universal Heavy Engineering Company is the most preferred brand for Rotary Vacuum Filters & Clarifiers not only in India but around the world. The company has a vast clientele that spreads around various continents from Fiji to Eucador (South America) to Africa. Under his leadership & innovative ideas, the company has done many modifications in Clarifier & Vacuum Filters, which has resulted in increased capacity, efficiency, life expectancy and reduced maintenance cost, wear and tear of equipments. Universal Heavy Engineering Co. introduced 5th Compartment concept in the Clarifier which has become a new norm, nowadays in the Sugar Industry. They are also the first one to introduce SS304 material in Rotary Vacuum Filter which has reduced operational cost of equipments.

37 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt. Ltd.

M/s Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt. Ltd., Pune, is a Team of young technocrats in field of fluid mixing with 19 years of rich experience. With vision to provide energy efficient solutions in the Mixing Industry, Galaxy has already established itself as a technical solution provider to Critical Problems across Process Industry with more than 200 clients. Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt Ltd has been working for Sugar Industry since early 2000 to introduce the world proven mixing technology to sugar industry and provide energy efficient solution. Galaxy has successfully re-introduced Mechanical circulators to the industry with highly precise engineering & energy efficient impeller designs. Consistent efforts of Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt. Ltd. to improve Pan Boiling operation has led to: 1. Steam Saving for Pan Boiling 2. Strike Time reduction for Pan Boiling 3. Effective Pan Boiling on 3rd& 4th Body Vapours 4. Significant improvement inCrystal Quality, Robust Circulator Design & Trouble-free operation has ripened many more benefits to Sugar Industry. With continuous R&D and excellence striving attitude, Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt Ltd has introduced In-line Lime Mixers & Juice sulphiter Mixers to augment the operational efficiency of Boiling house operations. Today, Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt Ltd, Pune having more than 500 Mechanical Circulators across the Globe and more than 100 satisfied Sugar factories, is a Global Leader in Designing of Mechanical Circulators

38 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Industry Excellence Award” to Mr. narpat singh rajpurohit

Name : Mr Narpat Singh Rajpurohit Designation : Managing Director Organization : Raj Chemicals and Minerals

• Born on 10.11.61 in Nagor, Rajasthan, Mr Rajpurohit started his journey as trader of Lime in the year 1984. Over the period of time excelling through the path of success, he established his own lime manufacturing plants by the year 1992. • Mr. Rajpurohit is regarded as one of the distinguished Lime suppliers in India and abroad. Raj Chemcials and Minerals is today a leader in producing and supplying all forms of limestone and its derivatives, including quicklime (calcium oxide), slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and dolomite (calcium and magnesium carbonate). They execute total annual supplies of Lime up to 1,25,000 T with a total daily production capacity of Quick Lime Lumps up to 400 T. • Mr. Narpat Singh’s association with the sugar industry lasts for over 25 years and he is providing his services and products to about 105 Sugar Factories in India and also to some of the sugar factories in Nepal and other countries. • During COVID-19 crisis his organization played a crucial role in providing uninterrupted limes supplies to various sugar factories of India and was notably appreciated for their efforts in intervening with Government to ensure regular supplies for sugar factories all across India • He has been actively associated with The Sugar Technologists’ Association India as a Life Member for last 25 years. He was also council member from 2009-2012 and has actively participated and supported the activities of the Association. • Mr Rajpurohit is a man of wide interests and is also indulged in many philanthropist activities.

39 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Isgec Gold Medal – Engineering for Excellence : Process Engineering” to Mr. GORIJALA VENKATESWARA RAO

Name : Mr. Gorijala Venkateswara Rao Designation : Chief Operating Officer Organisation : K.C.P. Sugar and Industries Corporation Limited

QUALIFICATION Ø B.E (Chem.) with First class and Distinction, University Fifth Rank Ø M.Tech (Chem.) from Vasant Dada Sugar Institute with First Class and Distinction Govt. Institute Second Rank Ø M.B.A (Hr) Ø Diploma in Personnel Management and Industrial Relations with First Class Ø Studied Diploma in Business Management Ø Pursuing Ph.D in Business Administration from Geetam University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1. Undergone 6 weeks in plant training in M/s. F A C T, Cochin Kerala in 1990 2. Worked for a period of 3 months in M/s. SGR Chemical Pvt. Ltd., at Hyderabad in 1991 3. Joined at M/s.K.C.P. Sugar and Industries Corporation Limited in 1992 and worked in various positions Ø Management Trainee from 1992 to Jan 1994 Ø ENGINEER (R&D) from Jan 1994 to July 1997 Ø SR. ENGINEER (Technical Services and R&D) from July 1997 to August 1998 Ø ASST. MANAGER (Tech. Services and R&D) from August 1998 to July 2000 Ø MANAGER (PROCESS) from August 2000 to July 2004 Ø PLANT MANAGER from August 2004 to September 2006. Ø GENERAL MANAGER- Lakshmipuram Unit From October 2006 to June 2007. Ø GENERAL MANAGER- Units from June 2007 to Oct 2011. Ø CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER – Units from October 2011.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Ø Executive member of South Indian Sugar Mills Association (SISMA) Ø Executive member of Distilleries Association of India (DAI)

40 Ø Executive member of Institute of Engineers(India) (IEI) Ø Life member in International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) Ø Life member in Sugar Technologists Association of India (STAI) Ø Life member in South Indian Sugar Technologists Association of India (SISTA) Ø Life member in Deccan Sugar Technologists Association of India (DSTA) Ø Board of studies member in Business Management course of Krishna University. Ø Board of studies member for Siddhartha College, Vuyyuru

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Ø Working as Chairman for Rotary Community Service Trust which runs “ Prestigious 100 BEDDED ROTARY EYE HOSPITAL and OLD AGE HOME” Ø Served as Secretary, President and Counselor for Rotary Club, Challapalli & Vuyyuru. Ø Served as Secretary, and President for Rotaract Club Ø Chairman of VRKM School, Vuyyuru (50 Years old Elementary and secondary Education School) Ø Chairman of Sai Baba Temple Trust, Vuyyuru (30 Years Old) Ø Member of Undrapudi Hanuman Temple Trust (50 years Old)

TOURS TO STUDY SOCIAL CONDITIONS Ø Toured almost all the states of India to study the cultre and socio economic conditions of the people. Ø Toured various countries to study global scenario and the global culture in advanced, developed and developing countries like Australia, Guatemala-South America, U S A, U K , South Africa, Mauritius, Dubai, China, Ethiopia, Qatar and Brazil. Ø Studied socio economic conditions in African Countries like Ethiopia, Angola

CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIO- ECONOMIC GROWTH Ø prolific speaker having addressed close to 1000 public gatherings on several topics in hundreds of villages, mandals in the entire district. Ø Instrumental in growth of the community with focus on health, education and environmental issues as major areas of entire Krishna and Guntur districts. Ø He had vigorously pursued the following service activities benefiting the community in and around Rotary Clubs of Vuyyuru and Challapalli as Counselor which had improved the standard of living of the people. Ø Organizing Mega heath camps, Veterinary camps and Eye camps entire Krishna District. Ø Planted & distributed millions of saplings in and around Vuyyuru. Ø Development of green cover in and around surrounding villages. Ø Developed avenue plantation on both sides of the highways and along the interior roads in a stretch of 600 KMs in Krishna District. Ø Dug re-charge wells to conserve water Ø Encouraging drip irrigation system by extending subsidies. Ø Building houses for poor. Ø Building Bus shelters (appox 200)

41 Ø Building roads, bridges and culverts for better connectivity. Ø Helping Educational institutions and children of rural areas to promote literacy Ø Played a key role in mobilizing donations to P.M’s and C.M’s relief fund in times of natural disasters. Ø Supply clean drinking to nearby villages and educational institutions. Ø Pulse polio programme Ø AIDS day Ø Population day Ø World Olympic day Ø Sea shore clean day Ø World Environment Day Ø Earth hour Ø Rehabilitation of Flood, Fire Victims by organizing camps/ distribution of Utensils and essentials

AWARDS Ø Received Prize in sugar Sector for National Energy Conservation Award 2008 from central power ministry. Ø Received 1st Prize in sugar sector for National Energy Conservation Award 2007 from Hon’ble President of India Smt. Prathiba Patil. Ø Received Best Management award in 2006 from Hon’ble Chief Minister Mr. Y.S.RAJASESKHARA REDDY and in 2009 from hon’ble Chief Minister MR. K. ROSAIAH Ø Received Citation and Memento from Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sri SUSHEEL KUMAR SHINDE Ø Received National Safety Awards for 2003, 2004, 2005,2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009

42 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Isgec Gold Medal – Engineering for Excellence : Process Technology” to Mr. Pradeep Tyagi

Name : Mr. Pradeep Tyagi Designation : Vice President Organisation : DCM Shriram Ltd. Pradeep Tyagi is Vice president in DCM Shriram Ltd., India. He has privilege to be associated with leading sugar groups in various capacities for last 36 years like - Birlas, Dhampur, Balrampur, Triveni Engineering, DCM Shriram Ltd. in India and Olam International in Indonesia, as Unit Head - Sugar Refinery situated in Cila Cap, Java. During tenure of his service, he got opportunities to visit renowned industries to get the exposure of their unique features & have attended various workshops & National & International Seminars conducted by STAI, NSI, CII, ISSCT & SIT in various places of India, South Africa, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Dubai UAE. Being a Sugar Technocrat with vast experience & exposure, he significantly contributed to the overall growth of the industry and has been elected twice in continuation as council member of STAI. He has also taken initiatives in adoption of new technologies in the field of energy saving, water management, digitalization etc. At DCM Shriram Ltd. Hariawan as Unit Head, he had pivoted role in successful commissioning of Distillery of 150 KLPD ethanol with 55 TPH slop fired boiler with 90 % capacity utilisation in very first year & 100 % in second year with BH ethanol production too & also implementation of state of art technology (Bio- digestion in 4 hrs) for ZLD in Distillery in January 2018 & and also 5000 TCD Sugar Refinery with 30 MW Co-gen plant in December 2018. Presently Country Liquor project of 11000 cases per day is also under progress. He is still engaged in various projects viz. with CII for further exploring viable technology for targeting zero ground water extraction for the combination of sugar & distillery complex & some projects with NSI on condensate treatment for recycling & in-house projects for conversion of waste into wealth.

43 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “JPMA Gold Medal” for Best Engineer of the Year 2019-20 to Mr. D.K. Goel

Name : Mr. D.K. Goel Present Affiliation : Hon. Editor, STAI E-mail : [email protected]

After graduating from Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University) in the year 1969 (A recipient of Banco Foundation Gold Medal awarded by the University of Delhi for highest marks in electives in the final year of B. Tech Mechanical Engineering course), Shri DK Goel started his career with ISGEC (now Isgec Heavy Engineering Ltd.), where he served in various capacities from 1969-1977 at its Yamunanagar works and again from 2000-2008 at its EPC office in Noida, rising to the position of Executive Vice-President as Business Head of the Sugar Machinery Division. After superannuation, he continued as an Advisor at ISGEC’s Noida Office before hanging his boots in December 2017. He is credited with the development of the first of its kind “Energy Efficient Pinionless Mill” which was installed and commissioned by ISGEC during the season 2007-08 at a 5000 TCD sugar mill in Maharashtra. Since then, this innovative mill in various sizes has been supplied by ISGEC to several sugar factories around the world. From 1977-2000, he worked with the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd (NFCSF) at its New Delhi office, rising to the position of Technical Advisor as Head of the Consultancy Division, providing comprehensive technical services for establishment of Green & Brown-field Sugar plants with Co- generation, modernization and upgradation of sick sugar mills, energy efficient technologies, optimization of capacity & efficiency of existing mills, manpower training etc. Shri Goel is as an expert in the field of sugarcane milling, energy efficiency and high pressure co-generation. He has published over 30 research papers in ISSCT and STAI, some of which are: a) 6-roll Sugarcane Mill Mathematical Model, FEA and its validation by Strain-Gauge measurement; ISSCT Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2016 b) Improved Design of a Falling-film Tubular Evaporator with Maintenance-friendly Novel juice distributor; ISSCT Congress, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2016 c) Design Optimization of Sugar Plant Equipments with the aid of an advanced FEA Software, STAI Annual Convention, 2015. This research paper was awarded Noel Deer Gold Medal for the best paper in Factory Engineering Section d) Innovative Energy Efficient Milling Train; ISSCT Congress, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013 e) 4-Roll Pinionless Mill: For High Extraction efficiency and lower friction losses, STAI Annual Convention 2012. This research paper was also awarded Noel Deerr Gold Medal for the best paper in factory Engineering Section. f) Sugar Plant Efficiency Analysis by the first and second laws of Thermodynamics; ISSCT Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, 1992

44 g) Pinionless Mill for Energy Efficiency and Low Maintenance; ISSCT Workshop, Brazil, 2008 In recognition of his services to the sugar industry, he was honored with STAI’s Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Professional Excellence’ in the year 2009, presented during the STAI’s Annual Convention at Udaipur by His Excellency Late Shri APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India. The Council of STAI nominated him as Hon. Editor of the association in the year 2012 for a three year term that has been extended thrice till the year 2023. Shri Goel has taken several initiatives during his tenure as Hon. Editor of STAI. Some of these are mentioned below: a) Improvement in the quality of Research Papers for Seminars and Annual Convention by strengthening the review process and motivating talented young technocrats/scientists in progressive organizations to present case studies of emerging/innovative technologies. Guiding the speakers for preparing good quality power point presentations by holding dry runs. b) The STAI Standing Committee on Research & Investigation has been revived after a gap of almost 12 years. The R & I Committee of which Mr Goel is convenor since 2018, has initiated 5 collaborative research projects with various factories & research institutes. c) Annual publication titled’ Year Book and Technical Data Directory of Indian Sugar Factories has been reformatted. For the first time the Year Book has been updated to separately record technical data for factories producing refined sugar/pharma sugar from the season 2018-19 onwards. Also technical data of factories diverting B heavy molasses for ethanol has been incorporated. d) The Directory of Cane Sugar Factories & Distilleries has been updated by weeding out irrelevant content. It now includes an exhaustive profile of STAI with list of members of the STAI standing committees on Research & Investigation, Publications, Panel of Referees, ICUMSA. He was nominated as a Member of the Factory Engineering Committee of the International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) in the year 2007 for a 3-year term that has been extended thrice till 2019. He is the first Indian to serve on this committee, has reviewed research papers of international authors and Chaired Technical Sessions during the triennial Congresses held in Mexico, Brazil and Thailand. Mr Goel is known for his impeccable integrity, personal as well as professional. He has travelled widely on professional work around the world including Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Kenya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Mozambique, Mauritius, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand and Pakistan.

45 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Dr. P.J. Mahohar Rao Gold Medal” for Excellence in Co-Products” to Mr. ajay kumar awasthi

Name : Mr. Ajay Kumar Awasthi Designation : Vice President - Operations Organization : Turbotech Engineers Pvt. Ltd. • Born on 2nd November 1974 ,Mr Awasthi did Post Graduate Diploma Course in Industrial Fermentation and Alcohol Technology from National Sugar Institute, Kanpur • Associated with Distilleries for last 24 years, he has dedicated his entire career span towards progression of ethanol and Distillery Industry. A man with a vast knowledge of distillation processes, increasing efficiency of distilleries, building ultra modern state of art new projects. • Presently he is working with Turbotech Engineers as Vice President - Distillery Operations and associated with U.P. Co-operative Sugar Factories Federation and is Head of two state-of-the-art distillery plants at Kisan Sahkari Mills Najibabad and Azamgarh. • Mr. Awasthi is actively associated with The Sugar Technologists’ Association India as Member, Referee to adjudicate Research Papers for Annual Convention. He has won several accolades for distinguished services from various institutions/organizations. • Mr Awasthi was also conferred with Noel Deerr Gold Medal in the 74th Annual Convention of STAI in 2017. • Mr Awasthi’s passion and commitment have been the cornerstones of his career and have always held him in good stead. Mr Awasthi is an avid traveler and enjoys cricket, photography.

46 The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India Presents “Dr. Banshidhar Gold Medal: Innovation in the area of Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Sugar Industry” to Mr. Sandeep Suresh Taur

Name : Mr. Sandeep Suresh Taur Designation : Chairman Organization : Venkateshkrupa Sugar Mills Ltd. Date of Appointment : 20.09.2001 Office Address : Gat no.204, 205, 206, 219 & 236 A/P– Jategaon (BK) Tal.- Shirur Dist.- Pune, State.- Maharashtra Residential Address : 11 Somwar Peth, Near Kamala Nehru Hospital Pune 411011 State - Maharashtra Date of Birth : 08th July 1969 Occupation : Chairman of Venkateshkrupa Sugar Mills Ltd., Pune Other Occupation : Restaurant/Hotel, Agriculture etc. Other Activities : Carrying on various social activities such as health club, blood donation camps, Assisting poor and needy students by providing books, uniforms etc., providing medical assistance to needy persons, participating in various social activities in the area. President of Wrestling Training School at Pune where Nominated wrestler are developed

Highlights of Venkateshkrupa sugar mills ltd. A. Lowest steam consumption % cane i.e. 26% on cane. B. Raw water consumption almost zero. C. Least manpower in sugar factories in region. D. Bold sugar grain production: 70+ 5 % of to sugar production. E. Fully DCS operated sugar plant. F. 5000 TCD Sugar plant installed on least land area.

47 Awards of Venkateshkrupa sugar mills A. Late Vilasraoji Deshmukh Award for the most innovative sugar factory in Maharashtra in Sugar season 2014-2015 by Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune. B. Best technical efficiency award first prize in central zone for Sugar season 2016-2017 by Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune. C. Vasantdada Patil memorial prize “Author of first prize in year 2016” by The Deccan Sugar Technologists Association (India), Pune. D. Dr. Bansi Dhar Gold medal for best paper on innovation in the area of energy efficiency and conservation in sugar industry in year 2020 by Sugar Technologist Associations of India.

48 S.N. GUNDU RAO MEMORIAL LECTURE

By

• Dr. Jean Claude Autrey General Secretary, International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT)

on "Competitiveness of Different Sugarcane Industries in an Era of Low Sugar Prices"

Presented during 78th Annual convention of The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India

20th – 21th October 2020 at New Delhi

49 Late Shri S.N. Gundu Rao 1909–1985

50 S.N. GUNDURAO MEMORIAL LECTURE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER – 2020

Name : Dr Louis Jean Claude Autrey, CSK Designation : General Secretary – International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) Organisation : International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT) Dr. Louis Jean Claude Autrey from Mauritius has been involved in sugar cane Research and Development for some 53 years. He is presently the General Secretary of International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT), Chair of the Board of Directors of Bonsucro Ltd, London and Chairman, ACP Committee on Sugar and its Scientific Advisory Group and Chair of the Research and Development Committee of the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI). He has served the MSIRI for 40 years from 1967 to 2007 and was its Director from 1996 to 2007. Dr. Autrey was a former Lecturer at the School of Agriculture, Senate Member and Council Member of the University of Mauritius from 1978 to 2015. He was appointed Chancellor of the University of Mauritius in 2015. He was the Co-ordinator Science and Technology, Omnicane Group. He was also the Lead Consultant of the East and West African Sugar Development Projects two United Nations projects managed by the International Sugar Organisation (London). Dr. Autrey holds a BSc in Botany from the University of London, an MSc in Plant Pathology, a PhD Plant Virology and the prestigious DSc degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Exeter. Dr Autrey is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology, London and is a Chartered Biologist. He is one of the few Mauritians to be elected member of TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries. He is also a Fellow of the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology. He has acted as Consultant for many institutions including the European Union, FAO, UNESCO, World Bank and UNIDO as well as for the sugar and agricultural companies internationally and has led missions on agricultural production in some 30 countries including 22 in Africa. Dr Autrey has served on the editorial board of International Sugar Journal for many years. He is the author of some 200 scientific papers and more than 150 expert reports. He has visited some 60 countries in relation with sugar cane production and has taught sugar cane production to students of more than 40 nationalities. He has guided many students in their post-graduate studies for MSc and PhD degrees and has also examined many theses for the award of these degrees for local and many overseas universities. Dr. Autrey has been a member of various institutions locally and internationally of which many he has chaired including the Royal of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius, the Société de Technologie Agricole Sucrière de Ile Maurice, the Mauritius Standards Council, the Council and Executive Committee of ISSCT, the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology. Dr. Autrey has been awarded many distinctions during his career including Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (CSK) one of the highest distinctions of the Mauritian republic. He has been made Honorary Life Member of the ISSCT, of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius and the Mauritius Academy of Science and Technology. An active Rotarian since 1980, Dr. Autrey has served the Rotary Club of Port Louis in various capacities including its presidency in 1986-1987. He was made Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International for distinguished services to the Community. Dr. Autrey is married to Floryse and they have two sons and five grandchildren.

51 Competitiveness of Different Sugarcane Industries in an Era of Low Sugar Prices

Dr. Jean Claude Autrey*

*General Secretary – International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists (ISSCT)

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 mangal singh MEMORIAL LECTURE

By

• MR. R.L. Tamak Executive Director & CEO – Sugar Business DCM Shriram Limited

on "Sustainability in Sugar Business Challenges and Way Forward"

Presented during 78th Annual convention of The Sugar Technologists’ Association of India

20th – 21th October 2020 at New Delhi

77 Late Shri Mangal Singh (1932 – 2008)

78 mangal singh MEMORIAL LECTURE DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER – 2020

Name : Mr. Roshan Lal Tamak Present Affiliation : Executive Director & CEO – Sugar Business E-mail : DCM Shriram Limited

Mr. Roshan Lal Tamak heads the Sugar and Ethanol businesses at DCM Shriram Ltd as its ExecutiveDirector & CEO. He brings with him more than three decades of distinguished professional experience in the vast Indian Sugar Sector.

He has made his mark in the industry by successfully handling a wide range of assignments ranging fromsetting up green field as well as brown field expansion projects, managing strategic acquisitions, andturning around companies during his tenure with leading Indian & multinational companies like Balrampur, Dhampur, Mawana & Olam International.

He has been successfully championing the cause of income growth of both small & marginal farmers bysignificantly improving agricultural productivity and introduction of good management practices throughadoption. He also brings in experience of running multi-stakeholder partnerships with multilateralagencies, global FMCG majors, civil society organizations and development banks for furtherance of sustainability initiatives.

Mr Tamak’s contribution to the sugar sector has been recognized nationally and globally with many accolades. In recognition of his deep knowledge and understanding of the sugar sector, he has been engaged actively in various industry forums like:

. Chairman – Sugarcane Sub-Committee of Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA)

. Committee Member – Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA)

. Ex-Vice President – Sugar Technology Association of India (STAI)

. Member - Technical Advisory Board (TAB) of Bonsucro, London

. Member – CII National Committee on Water

. Member – CII National AI Forum

. Member – CII Task Force on Sugar & Ethanol

. Member – Co Products Commission, International Society of Sugar Technologists (ISSCT)

. Member – Research Advisory Committee, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISR), Lucknow.

79 In recognition of his contribution to the sugar sector, he has been conferred numerous awards:

. Bonsucro Global Award-2019, for Inspiring Sustainable Partnerships

. Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 by International Society for Sugar Research & Promotion

. Best Partnership Award 2018, by Solidaridad, Netherlands

. Sustainability in Action Award by Olam International, Singapore

. Frost & Sullivan Certificate for Operational Excellence in Leadership

. Industry Excellence Award 2018 by STAI

. Rashtriya Udyog Award for Contribution in Industrial Development

. Professional of the Year 2010-11 by STAI

. Sustainability Executive of the Year 2015

Mr Tamak is a regular speaker at various national / International seminars as well as academic institutions. He is widely travelled and exposed to best global practices in the industry and has attended numerous leadership programs in institutes like IIM-Ahmadabad, Tata Management Training Centre, Pune and Corporate Coach Institute, Singapore.

80 sustainability in sugar business challenges and way forward

Roshan Lal Tamak*

*Executive Director & CEO – Sugar Business, DCM Shriram Limited

81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 LIST OF PAST SEMINARS / WEBINARS / VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY STAI

S. Subject Place Year No.

A. International Events since the year 1994

1. ISSCT Combined Factory/Energy Workshop on “Efficient Pune 1994 Production and Utilization of Steam in Sugar Factories” 2. XXIII ISSCT Congress New Delhi 1999 3. “(IAPSIT) & Guangxi Society of Sugarcane Technologists” New Delhi 2012 4. 1st India Sugar Expo Nairobi 2010 5. “2nd India Sugar Expo and International Conference” Nairobi, Kenya 2013 6. 3rd India Sugar Expo & International Conference Surabaya, 2014 “Relevant Technologies for South East Asian Countries Indonesia

B. Domestic Events Since the year 2000

1. Cane Varieties Surat, Gujarat 2000 2. All India Workshop on Continuous Crystallization Khatauli, UP 2000 3. All India Seminar on “Role of clarification on Sugar Pune, 2001 Quality Improvement” Maharashtra 4. All India One Day Seminar on Bio- technology as a tool Lucknow, UP 2001 for increasing Sugarcane and Sugar Productivity 5. Dissemination Workshop for Fortification of Sugar with New Delhi 2002 Vitamin “A” 6. All India Seminar on “ICUMSA Colour” Dadra and Nagar Silvassa, UT of 2003 Haveli 7. All India Seminar on “Ethanol & Co-Generation” Nainital, Uttarakhand 2003 8. All India Seminar on “The Sugarcane Variety, Cane Lonavla, Khandala, 2003 Quality & Its Effects on Sugar Industry” Maharashtra 9. All India One Day Seminar on “Alternate Process of Udaipur, Rajasthan 2004 Sugar Refining” 10. All India One Day Seminar on “Commercial Derivatives Kalyanpur, Kanpur 2004 from the Sugarcane & its Co-products” 11. All India Seminar on “Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills” Surat, Gujarat 2004 The Hague/nThe Netherlands 12. All India One Day Seminar on “The Role of Lucknow, UP 2005 Micronutrients & Minerals in the Sugarcane Farming” 13. All India One Day Seminar on “Alternative Technologies Lucknow, UP 2005 for Juice Extraction”

90 14. All India One Day Seminar on “Resource Management Erode, Tamil Nadu 2005 by Sugar Mills” 15. All India One Day Seminar on “Production of Refined New Delhi 2006 Bold Grain Sugar of 25-30 ICUMSA Colour” 16. All India One Day Seminar on “Efficient Practices in Shahjahanpur, UP 2006 Sugarcane Management” 17. All India Two Days Seminar on “Heat Recovery” & Kumarakom, 2007 “Vacuum Pan Design” Kerala 18. All India Two Days Seminar on “Development of Sugar Patna, Bihar 2007 Industry in Bihar” & “Sugarcane Planting Method including Intercropping & Biological Control of Weed, Pest & Diseases” 19. All India Two Days Seminar on “Role of SS Material to Gangtok, Sikkim 2007 Combat Corrosion in Sugar Industry” and “Sugar Manufacturing Processes (Double Sulphitation, Sugar Refinery or any other Processes) – Merits & Demerits” 20. All India Two Days Seminar on “Plant/ Automation” and Mount Abu, 2007 “Unknown Losses” Rajasthan 21. All India Two Days Seminar on “Clean Development Jaisalmer, 2008 Mechanism/Carbon Credit” & “Alternate Feedstock of Rajasthan Sugar Industry for Manufacture of Ethanol & Its Economics” & “Reducing the Manufacturing Cost by Adopting Newer Viable Technology & Better Efficiency such as Co-generation, Ethanol & other Biofuels if any” 22. All India Two Days Seminar on “Water Management in Kodai Kanal, 2008 Sugarcane Development” & “Modern Techniques Abating Tamil Nadu Water Pollution in Distilleries” 23. All India Two Days Seminar on “Filtration Technology” & Pahalgaon, 2008 “Impact of Quality Parameter of Indian Sugar on Srinagar International Trade” 24. All India seminar on “Varietal Improvement & Lucknow, UP 2009 Intercropping in Sugarcane with Wheat & Other Crops” 25. Workshop on Cogeneration at Haidergarh. “Operational Haidergarh, UP 2010 Aspects of Cogeneration at Haidergarh Chini Mills” (A Unit of Balrampur Chini Mills), Haidergarh, Dist. Barabanki 26. All India Joint Seminar of STAI & SISSTA Bengaluru on Bengaluru, 2010 “Processing of Raw Sugar in Sulphitation Factories Karnataka During Off-Campaign Period” 27. All India One Day Seminar on “Addressing New Delhi New Delhi 2011 Cyclicality in Indian Sugar Industry” 28. All India One Day Seminar on “Latest Kanpur Efficient Kanpur, UP 2011 Technologies in Indian Sugar Industry” 29. One Day Workshop on “Grooming Frontline Leadership Roorkee, 2011 for Profitability in Sugar & Allied Industries” Uttarakhand

91 30. All India One Day Seminar on “Finance Skills for Non New Delhi 2011 Finance Professionals” 31. All India One Day Seminar on “Instrumentation, Pune, 2012 Automation & Controls in Sugar Industry” Maharashtra 32. All India One Day Seminar on “Mechanization of Lucknow, UP 2012 Sugarcane Harvesting–Opportunities and Challenges” 33. Workshop on “Managing Time & Stress at Workplace” Lucknow, UP 2012 34. All India One Day Seminar on “Trends in Juice Extraction Belgaum, 2012 Systems – Balancing Efficiencies & Power Consumption” Karnataka 35. One Day Workshop on “Energy Conservation & Baheri, UP 2012 Management Systems” 36. Interactive Session with “H.E. Carlos Sergio Sobral New Delhi 2012 Duarte, Ambassador of Brazil to India” 37. Drivers Training on Program “Fuel Economy” at different UP 2012 locations like Simbhaoli Sugars Ltd., Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd., and Haidergarh Chini Mills. 38. Interactive Session between the “Medical Officers of the Lucknow, UP 2012 Sugar Mills and CEO & Leading Doctors of Sahara Hospital” at Sahara Hospital 39. Interactive Session with “Shri Claes Tigerstrand – Head Delhi – NCR 2012 of Avesta Research Centre – Sweden” 40. Program on “Farmers’ Training” Sitapur, UP 2012 41. All India Seminar on “Optimizing Process Efficiency for Surat, Gujarat 2013 Higher Productivity in Sugar Industry” 42. One Day Workshop on “Energy Conservation and Roorkee, 2013 Management in Sugar Industry” Uttarakhand 43. All India One Day Seminar on “Water and Waste Water Nasik, 2013 Management in Sugar Industry” Maharashtra 44. All India One Day Seminar on “Falling Recoveries in Shahjahanpur, UP 2013 North India – Opportunities & Challenges” 45. One Day Workshop on “Energy Conservation in Sugar Lucknow, UP 2013 Industry” 46. One Day Workshop on “Energy Conservation and Karnal, Haryana 2013 Management in Sugar Industry” 47. One Day Workshop on “Behavioral Excellence for Lucknow, UP 2013 Improving Productivity and Profits” 48. One Day Interactive Session on “Integrated and Cost New Delhi 2013 Effective Mechanization Solutions for Sugarcane Value Chain” 49. All India One Day Seminar on “Mechanization of Kanpur, UP 2013 Sugarcane Cultivation”

92 50. One Day Interactive Session between “Representatives Lucknow, UP 2013 of Cooperative Sugarcane Societies and the Sugar Mills of Uttar Pradesh” 51. All India One Day Seminar on “Refined Sugar as a Means of Pune, Maharashtra 2013 Improving Profitability: Models of Process Conversion” 52. All India Seminar on “Sustainable Sugarcane Development Puducherry 2014 and Emerging Technology Tools for Higher Sugarcane Productivity” 53. All India Seminar on “Water and Waste Water Hyderabad, 2014 Management: Opportunities and Challenges” Andhra Pradesh 54. All India Seminar on “Diminishing Sugarcane Productivity Lucknow, U.P. 2014 and Sugar Recovery in Northern India: Opportunities & Challenges” 55. All India Seminar on “Use of B Heavy Molasses or Alternative Delhi 2015 Feed Stocks for Maximizing Ethanol Production” 56. All India Seminar on “Varietal Improvements and Emerging Indore 2015 Technology Tools for Enhancing Sugarcane Productivity” 57. All India Seminar on “Energy Efficient options for Treatment Noida, 2016 of Clarifier Underflow” 58. All India One Day Seminar on “Sustainable Technologies for Mudhol, Karnataka 2016 Optimizing Ethanol Production and visit to Nirani Sugars Ltd. 59. All India Seminar on “Water Management & meeting the Kanpur, U.P. 2016 CPCB Guidelines” in association with National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, U.P. 60. All India Seminar on “Energy Efficiency in Sugar Mills” Amritsar, Punjab 2016 61. All India one Day Seminar on “Bagasse Drying – Meerut, U.P. 2017 A Success Story” 62. All India one seminar on “Emerging Trends in use of Stainless Pune, Maharashtra 2017 Steel to combat Corrosion in Sugar & Allied Industries” 63. All India seminar on Recent advances in Energy Efficient & Gangtok, Sikkim 2017 Eco-friendly Sugar Refineries 64. All India Seminar on Energy Efficient Technologies-Decanters Kolhapur, Maharashtra 2017 in Sugar Mills, Refineries and Distilleries 65. All India STAI-SISSTA Joint Seminar on Air and Water Pollution Chennai, Tamil Nadu 2018 Control and Monitoring in Sugar Industry and Distilleries 66. All India Seminar on Modern Boiling House Technologies Solapur, Maharashtra 2018 and Impact of Steam Saving on Process Efficiency 67. All India Seminar on Sustainable Sugarcane Practices for Lucknow, U.P. 2018 Viable Sugar Industry 68. All India one day seminar on Techno-Economic Viability of Kanpur, U.P. 2018 Sugarcane Juice or B-heavy Molasses as Alternate Feedstock for Ethanol Production

93 69. All India one day seminar on Recent Advances in Sugar Dehradun, Uttrakhand 2019 Drying, Grading and Packaging Technologies 70. All India one day seminar on Bio-Enzymes for Sugar Mills, Pune, Maharashtra 2019 Refineries and Distilleries to Enhance Product Quality and Yield 71. All India one day seminar on “Optimizing Ethanol Production Goa 2019 in Distilleries attached with Sugar Mills - Experiences Gained and Way Forward 72. All India One Day Seminar on "Bio-Enzymes/other Technologies Shreenath Nagar, 2020 for Condensate Treatment and Recycling in a Distillery" Pune 73. All India One Day Seminar on "Advances in Sugar Grading Belagavi 2020 and Food Safety Standards to produce Quality Sugar" 74. Webinar on "Revenue Generating Modern Technologies for Virtual 2020 Air Pollution Control in Sugar Mills & Distilleries". 75. Webinar on "Improving Sustainability of Sugar Industry through Virtual 2020 Biofuels and By Products" 76. Virtual Workshop on "Latest Technologies for Sugarcane Milling" Virtual 2020 77. Virtual Workshop on "An Ideal Model of Sugar Refinery to Get Virtual 2020 the Maximum ROI & Best Product Quality"

94 list of past awardees

The names of the Awardees, Category and the year of award are as follows :

A. Life Time Achievement Awards S. Awardees Name Section Year No. 1. • Dr NA Ramaiah 2005 • Sh AP Chinnaswamy • Sh Mydur Anand • Late Sh Mangal Singh 2. • Sh Subhash Chander Jolly 2007 • Sh ID Mittal • Sh KK Sharma • Dr DG Hapase • Sh Maganlal Manhar Patel • Sh BS Gurumurthy • Sh Avinash A Zende 3. • Sh Indubhai C Patel Socio-Policy Role 2008 • Sh Shivajirao G Patil Socio-Policy Role • Dr SV Balasubramaniam Socio-Policy Role • Sh Jayantibhai B Patel Socio-Policy Role • Sh SC Sharma Professional Excellence • Dr BB Paul Techno-Entrepreneur Excellence • Sh BL Mittal • Sh Kolli Satyanarayana • Sh AN Chicker • Sh NK Varma 4. • Shri MS Marathe Socio-Policy Role 2009 • Shri Vinay Kumar Socio-Policy Role • Shri PJ Manohar Rao Professional Excellence • Shri NR Khariawala Professional Excellence • Shri DK Goel Professional Excellence • Shri LM Talwar Entrepreneur Excellence • Shri GD Agarwal Entrepreneur Excellence • Shri SB Bhad Entrepreneur Excellence 5. • Shri MN Pittie Entrepreneur Excellence 2010 • Shri VK Goel Entrepreneur Excellence • Shri Arjunbhai B Patel Cooperative • Shri HN Gupta Scientist • Shri KM Naidu • Shri Victor Srivastava Consultant • Shri ND Verma Technology • Shri MG Joshi Technology • Shri NV Vardarajulu Engineering • Dr AP Gupta Sugarcane 6. • Shri Ranjit Puri Entrepreneur Excellence 2011

95 • Shri RV Shirgaokar Entrepreneur Excellence • Dr Appasaheb SR Patel Cooperative Excellence • Shri AR Patil Scientist • Dr N Vijyan Nair • Dr VV Subbarao Consultant • Shri SS Gangawati Technology • Prof SK Gupta Technology • Shri BB Nikam Engineering • Dr RP Singh Sugarcane 7. • Mr DM Sawhney Entrepreneur Excellence 2012 • Sardar Gurmit Singh Mann Entrepreneur Excellence • Shri Dara Nadirshaw Damania Entrepreneur Excellence • Shri Shivajirao C Deshmukh Cooperative Excellence • Shri P Ramababu Sugar Consultant • Prof JC Bhargava Sugar Technologist • Shri RK Shukla Sugar Engineer • Shri R Sudhakar Choudary Sugarcane Expert • Shri Vijay Pal Singh General Management • Shri AVR Reddy Cogeneration • Late Dr Sushil Kumar Srivastava Research and Development (Special Award) 8. • Mr Shishir Bajaj Entrepreneur Excellence 2013 • Mr Pramod Chaudhari Entrepreneur Excellence • Mr M Narendranath Entrepreneur Excellence • Mr Shankarrao Genujli Kolhe Cooperative Excellence • Mr Kallapa B Awade General Management • Mr Sushil Chandra SME • Mr Vinod J Mehta Sugar Consultant • Mr SP Mishra Sugar Technologist • Mr M Ramalingam Sugar Engineer • Dr Rammurti Singh Sugarcane Expert 9. • Mr OP Dhanuka Entrepreneur 2014 • Mr RV Tyagarajan Entrepreneur • Mr MK Biswas Sugar Technologist • Mr PK Belsare Techno-Entrepreneur • Mr S Balasubramanian Consultant • Mr GD Patil Sugar Technologist • Mr MS Sundaram Consultant • Mr BP Dixit Sugar Technologist • Mr TK Visweswara Rao Techno-Entrepreneur • Mr SV Joshi Techno-Entrepreneur • Mr V Santhanam Engineer 10. • Dr M Manickam Entrepreneur Excellence 2015 • Mr HPS Bhatia Sugar Technologist

96 • Dr Gururaj Hunsigi Sugarcane Agriculture • Mr RV Vatnal Sugar Technologist • Mr Shantaram Pansare Sugar Engineer 11. • Mr Tilak Dhar Entrepreneur Excellence 2016 • Dr Prabhakar B Kore Co-operative Excellence • Mr MN Mehta • Mr M Muthujothi Technocrat • Dr GSC Rao Sugarcane Agriculture • Mr Sunil Singhal Techno-Entrepreneur • Mr CB Patodia General Management 12. • Mr Dilip Dattatraya Walse Patil Co-operative Excellence 2017 • Mr GV Raman Sugar Engineer • Mr Jayantilal G Patel Entrepreneur (Pravasi Bhartiya Award) • Mr KR Patil Sugar Engineer • Mr NC Dhingra Techno Entrepreneur • Dr Palani G Periasamy Entrepreneur • Mr PS Srivastava Sugar Engineer • Ms Rajshree Pathy Entrepreneur • Mr RC Singhal Sugar Technologist • Dr Suresh Bhosale Co-operative Excellence 13. • Mr Kasuhik C Pabari 2018 • Mr Kailashchand Lakhmichand Goyal • Mr Dilip Sitaram Bhamre • Mr Prakash Naiknavare • Mr PS Sankarnarayanan • Mr Ashok Kumar Jain • Mr KK Kohli 14. • Mr Prakash Kallappa Awade 2019 • Mr R Nanda Kumar • Mr Gyanendra Kumar • Mr Bharat Bhushan Mehta • Mr Ashok Kumar Gupta • Dr RV Dani • Dr (Mrs) VS Keskar • Mr Byom Shankar Dubey

15. • Mr. Pandurang Abaji Raut 2020 • Mr. Madhavrao Bhagawanrao Ghatge • Mr. N. Nageswara Rao • Mr. T.S. Rao • Mr. M.K. Suri

97 B. Industry Excellence Award S. Section Year No. Engineering Technology Equipment Agriculture General Management

1. Mr TCS Reddy Mr K Ravindran Mr Vivek Verma Mr SK Sachdeva Mr AK Tanwar 2010 2. Mr GK Kumar Mr T Kannan Mr Sunil Singhal Mr K Nagendran Mr RV Vatnal 2011 3. Mr MK Biswas Mr RC Singhal Dr JP Singh 2012 4. Mr Aditya Puri • Mr Mathew Thomas Dr Bakshi Ram Mr Abinash 2013 • Mr Satish Kannan Verma 5. Mr Jitendra Mr G. Venkateshwara M/s New Holland 2014 Singh Sahil Rao Fiat (India) Limited 6. Mr Yogesh Mohd. Hussain • Mr Hasan 2015 Marwaha M Mushrif • Mr Murugesh R Nirani • Mr Pradeep Kumar Asthana 7. • Dr BK Yadav • Mr Tarun 2016 • Mr M Prabhakar Sawhney AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Rao • Mr. VM Pittie • Dr Bakshi Ram • Mr. MG Joshi 8. • Ms GS Mann 2017 • Mr R Nandakumar • Mr Sangamesh R Nirani • Ms Sarita Reddy 9. • Mr A.H. Patel • Mr SC Mittal 2017 • Mr Ashok Malik • Mr Narendra Mohan 10. Mr Vivek Maheshwari 2018 Mr Kunal Yadav Mr Roshan Lal Tamak Dr Atul Suresh Bhosale Ms Mansi Agarwal Dr Ramesh Kumar Saroha 11. Gobind Sugar Mills Ltd. 2019 Mawana Sugar Mills Ltd. Shree Narmada Khand Udyog Sahakari Mandli Ltd. Mr CN Deshpande Mr Rajesh Verma Mr Madhav Mathur Puri Industries

98 12. Chadha Sugars & Industries Pvt. Ltd. 2020 Shree Narmada KUSM Ltd. Mr. Anand Reddy Mr. Vijay Nirani Mr. Chaitanya Subodh Joshi Mr. Abdul Alim Saifi Mr. Pawan Arora Galaxy Industrial Equipments Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Narpat Singh C. ISGEC GOLD MEDAL – ENGINEERING FOR EXCELLENCE • Mr Narendra Mohan • Mr TS Rao 2015 • Mr KR Patil • Mr KP Singh 2016 • Dr RV Dani • Mr JP Srivastava 2017 • Mr Anup Kesarwani • Mr D Swain 2018 • Mr DK Goel • Mr RL Tamak 2019 • Mr G Venkateswara Roa • Mr. Pradeep Tyagi 2020 D. JP Mukherji Gold Medal S. Awardees Name Category Year No. 1. Shri N Prabhakar Best Engineer of the year Award 2010-11 2011 2. Shri KP Singh Best Engineer of the year Award 2011-12 2012 3. Shri Rajkumar S Kulkarni Best Engineer of the year Award 2012-13 2013 4. Shri B Ravindra Reddy Best Engineer of the year Award 2013-14 2014 5. Shri BD Pabsetwar Best Engineer of the year Award 2014-15 2015 6. Shri Sanjay Awasthi Best Engineer of the year Award 2015-16 2016 7. Shri Anil Tyagi Best Engineer of the year Award 2016-17 2017 8. Shri O.P Mishra Best Engineer of the year Award 2017-18 2018 9. Shri L.M. Talwar Best Engineer of the year Award 2018-19 2019 10. Shri D.K. Goel Best Engineer of the year Award 2019-20 2020

E. Dr. PJ Manohar rao gold medal S. Awardees Name Category Year No. 1. Shri Sanjay Desai Excellence in Co-Products 2019 2. Shri Ajay Kumar Awasthi Excellence in Co-Products 2020 F. Dr. Bansi Dhar Gold Medal S. Title of the Paper Author(s) Year No. 1. Conservation of Steam in Sugar Industry Experience of • Shri G Madhava Raju 2006 GSHRI Industries Ltd. • Shri D Raghunandana Reddy • Shri S Srinivasa Rao • Shri Vivek Varma

99 2. Energy Efficient Approach for Surface Condensors in Cogen • Dr KR Patil 2008 Schemes to Maximise Surplus Power 3. Energy Conservation Measures for A Model Plant • Shri KP Singh 2009 4. Reduction in steam consumption with efficient use of heat • Shri SK Bhojraj 2010 recovery system – Past & present scenario • Shri YN Kunjir • Shri Niraj Chandra 5. Mud Removal Systems (SHRIS) – A boon for Sugar Industry • Shri Sunil Singhal 2011 towards Energy Conservation and Creating More fuel for • Shri Anup Kesarwani Cogeneration • Shri SN Saraswat 6. Reduction of Auxillary Power Consumption at 27 MW • Shri KP Singh 2012 Co-gen Plant • Shri TN Singh 7. Eco-Friendly - Energy Efficient Air Conditioning and other • Shri Nagabhairava Prabhakar 2013 Energy Conservation Practices in Sugar Industry 8. Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Sugar Industry – • Shri GV Rao 2014 A Novel Approach at M/s KCP Sugar and Industries Ltd. 9. Bagasse Gassification – An Energy Efficient Option • Shri Narendra Mohan 2015 • Mr JP Srivastava • Mr Anoop Kanaujia 10. Energy Conservation cum Innovative Project in Sugar Industry • Mr. G Venkateswara Rao 2016 • Mr. P Sitarama Rao • Mr. B Ravindra Reddy 11. Innovative Design Improvements in Milling Tandem for Energy • Mr. JK Kharbanda 2017 Efficiency and Ease of Maintenance • Mr. KP Vasanthan 12. Steam Economy in existing Plant at Jawahar S.S.S.K • Mr. M.G. Joshi 2018 – A Success Story • Mr. Sanjay Awasthi • Mr Anurag Goyal • Ms. Deepti Mishra

13. Approach to Minimum Utilities - A case Study • Mr. Sandeep Taur 2019 • Mr. V.K. Tripathi • Mr. Arjun D. Mane

G. Noel Deerr Gold Medal S. Title of the Paper Name of Author(s) Year No.

1. Improvement in clarified juice characteristics • Shri SN Mishra 2000 through ultra-filtration • Shri M Balakrishnan • Shri AM Ghosh • Shri NC Sharma • Shri P Rangarao • Shri JJ Bhagat 2. Induction of Systemic Resistance to Colletotrichum • Dr A Ramesh Sundar 2001 Falcalum in Sugar- cane by Synthetic Signal • Shri R Viswanathan Molecule, Acibenzolar • Shri P Padmanaban

100 3. Pilot Trials on Ultrafiltration of Hot Sugarcane • Shri NC Sharma 2001 Juice: Preliminary Findings • Shri M Balakrishnan • Shri AM Ghosh • Shri NK Jha • Shri JJ Bhagat

4. Effect of Associative Nitrogen Fixing Bioagents • Shri C Shankaraiah 2002 on Nitrogen Nutrition of Sugarcane and • Shri MS Nagaraju Environmental Quality • Dr Gururaj Hunsigi 5. Non Conventional Method of Energy Conservation • Shri CG Mane 2002 and Waste Heat Recovery • Shri RV Huilgol 6. Isolation and Structural Analysis of A Coloured • Shri Moushumi Ghosh 2002 Compound from Distillery Spent Wash and Its • Shri Anil K Tripathi Biotransformed Products • Dr PK Agrawal 7. Effect of Spices Intercropping on the Incidence of • Dr Suchita Singh 2003 Top Borer (Scirpophaga Excerptalis wlk.) and its • Shri Amit Dixit Bio Agents in Sugarcane • Dr SB Singh • Shri Shambhu Singh Yadav 8. Fuzzy Logic Based Control System Enter Sugar • Shri KK Sharma 2003 Industry • Shri HC Joshi • Shri Param Singh • Shri OS Shukla 9. Sugarcane Woolly aphid (Cerato-vacuna Ianigera • Shri AS Patil 2004 Zenht.) its History and Control Measures • Shri VD Shinde • Shri SB Magar • Shri RG Yadav • Shri YS Nerkar 10. A New Non-Molasses substrate for Ethanol • Dr P Thangamuthu 2004 Production • Shri M Selvam 11. Application of Imbibition Through Trash Plate – • Shri M Selvam 2004 A New Concept • Shri M Gunasekaran 12. Evaluation of Sugarcane Hybrid Varieties Under • Shri Dilip Johari 2005 Water Stress Condition • Dr RP Srivastava • Dr K Lal • Dr SB Singh 13. Conservation of Steam in Sugar Industry • Shri TCS Reddy 2005 Experience of GSHRI Industries Ltd • Shri GPSK Deekshitula • Shri S Srinivasa Rao • Shri Vivek Verma 14. Biomass Based Decolorisation of Biomethanated • Shri SL Mundhe 2005 Distillery Effluent Using Column Chromatographic • Shri VM Kulkarni Technique • Dr (Mrs) VS Dhamankar 15. Antibiosis in Sugarcane Genotypes Against Woolly • Dr G Hunsigi 2006 Aphid (Ceratavacuna Ianigera Zehntner) • Dr NR Yekkeli • Ms Leena Perumal • Shri Basavaraj Kongwad

101 16. Innovation in the area of Energy and Conservation • Shri AK Nanda 2006 in Sugar Industry • Shri Vivek Verma • Shri GPSK Deekshitulu 17. Decolorization Study of Coloring Compounds from • Ms Snehal Agnihotri 2006 Biomethanated Distillery Effluent Using A Natural • Shri Vikram Ghole Fungal Isolate • Dr (Mrs) Vandana Dhamankar 18. Sugar Beet Cultivation in Tropical India • Shri AS Patil 2007 • Shri AN Salunkhe • Shri BH Pawar • Shri PV Ghodke • Shri SB Shivankar • Shri NB Zende • Shri SR Shewate • Shri DJ Patil 19. Role of SS Material to Combat Corrosion in Sugar • Shri Pravin Goel 2007 Industry – A Study under R&D Initiative of STAI • Shri Vivek Bhardwaj • Shri JC Patil • Dr LK Singhal • Shri ID Mittal 20. Sucrose Transport and Accumulation in Parenchyma • Shri AK Dhawan 2008 Cells of Cane Stems: Physiological and Molecular • Shri Vandana Vinayak Mechanisms 21. A Case Study of Integrated Sugar Refinery, at • Shri AK Srivastava 2008 Simbhaoli • Shri SP Tripathi • Shri US Mishra • Shri IS Bhatia 22. An Energy Saving Method for the Treatment of • Dr P Kotteeswaran 2008 Sugar Industry Effluent 23. Inter Cropping in Sugarcane – A Novel Technique • Shri SK Sachdeva 2009 to Increase Farmers Income and to Sustain • Shri Kripal Singh Sugarcane Area and Production • Shri DP Singh • Shri Dhirendra Singh • Dr Narender Singh 24. Development of Counter Current Process for • Shri AK Srivastava 2009 Scum De-Sweetening • Shri SP Tripathi 25. Bagasse Drying Using Boiler Flue Gas • Dr KR Patil 2009 26. Breeding for Higher Sucrose Content in • Dr Bakshi Ram 2010 Sugarcane – Achievements & Prospects 27. Crystalisation under Flash Cooling an Innovation • Shri AK Srivastava 2010 Tool for Higher Crystal Yield • Shri Surendra Prasad Tripathi 28. Bagasse Dryer – Case Study at Mawana • Shri Mukesh Chauhan 2010 Sugars Ltd • Shri Yogesh Malik • Shri Sanjay Chaudhary

102 29. Thermal Pyrolysis of Bagasse: Yield & • Shri YC Rotiwala 2010 Characterization of Bio-Oil • Shri BI Patel • Shri MN Prajapati • Shri SJ Patel 30. Determination of Genetic Fidelity of Micro • Shri RB Doule 2011 Propagated Sugarcane Plant-lets and their Field • Shri YS Nerkar Performance in Subsequent Regeneration 31. Process Technologies for Maximum Co-Generation • Shri Sanjay Awasthi 2011 • Shri Anurag Goyal 32. Beneficial effects of Ethophon Application on • Dr Narendra Singh 2012 Sugarcane Ratoon Productivity 33. Innovative Approach to make Refined Sugar in the • Shri R Babu 2012 Indian Sugar Plant • Shri Anil Kumar Srivastava • Shri Dilip Jain • Shri Malcolm Topper 34. Rapid and Automatic Analytical Method for • Shri RV Dani 2012 Sucrose Base Cane Payment • Dr RN Bhosale 35. Millmax – The new Concept in Juice Extraction • Shri DVS Nageshwar 2012 Rao 36. High Efficiency Cogeneration in Sugar Industry • Shri Jasvinder Singh 2012 • Dr Rajeev Kumar Sharma 37. Vertical Business Integration: A logical prospective • Dr Vinay Sharma 2012 evolutionary step for sugar industry in India • Dr Rajat Agrawal • Mrs Anita Sengar • Ms Ritika Mahajan • Ms Kumkum Bharati 38. Food safety system certification (FSSC) – The • Shri Indeep Singh 2012 journey at Simbhaoli Sugars Bhatia • Shri Rooprajinder Singh 39. How to improve carbon sequestration in sugarcane • Dr Sudhir Kumar 2013 based system for sustaining soil health and improve Shukla sugarcane productivity in subtropical India? • Dr Sushil Solomon 40. Refined Sugar Production - Way to get benefit of • Shri Sanjay Awasthi 2013 sugar decontrol 41. IT improves Supply Chain Performance of Sugar • Dr Rupesh Kumar 2013 Industry: A Regression Method Approach • Mr Vishnu Nath • Dr Vinay Sharma • Dr Rajat Agrawal 42. 4-Roll Pinionless Mill: For Higher Extraction • Shri DK Goel 2013 Efficiency and Lower Friction Losses • Shri Jatinder Kumar Kharbanda • Shri Narender Kalsi 43. Treatment of raw distillery effluent by double • Dr Rakesh Shrivastav 2013 compartment electrolytic cell using KCL • Dr Vikram Kumar Verma as reference electrolyte • Dr PK Jain

103 44. As Induction of Systemic Resistance by Plant Growth • Shri R Viswathan 2014 promoting Rhizobacteria against Red Rot Disease casued • Shri R Samiyappan by Colletorichum Falcatum went in Sugarcane 45. Syrup Clarification-A Case Study • Shri G D Patil 2014 • Shri R C Chaudhary • Shri M N Prajapati 46. Waste Heat Recovery- An Application of Pinch Technology 2014 in Sugar Industry 47. Production of Poorman’s LPG from Pressmud • Shri P Thangamuthu 2014 48. Endophytic-Beauveria Bassiana: An Ideal Candidate • Dr T. Ramasubramanian 2015 for Managing Internode Borer of Sugarcane • Ms N. Geetha • Mr B. Ramanujam • Mr G. Santhanalakshmi 49. Application of Tribological Tools for Developing • Mr. J.K. Kharbanda 2015 Robust Design of Mill Roller Bearings • Mr. Sanjay Awasthi 50. Interpretation of Data Collected at Decanter Station • Mr. Subodh Vinayak Joshi 2015 of Five Sugar Factories 51. Comprehensive Treatment of Distillery Spent Wash • Mr. G.D. Patil 2015 by Novel Xerodrop Technology : An Introduction • Mr. D.M. Kapadiya • Mr. N. Mithani 52. Sugarcane Mechanization is the Choice or • Mr. Arunachalam Selvaraj 2015 Compulsion and Management Aspects • Mr. Ganesh Bongane 53. Crop diversification in sugarcane based production • Dr. A.K. Singh 2016 system (SBPS) through intercropping • Dr. S.Solomon 54. Design Optimization of Sugar Plant Equipments • Mr. J.K. Kharbanda 2016 with the Aid of an Advanced FEA Software • Mr. D.K. Goel • Mr. Narender Kalsi 55. New Formula For Estimation of Heat Transfer • Dr. M.B. Londhe 2016 Coefficient In Multiple Effect Evaporators • Mr. P.S. Dumanavar • Dr. R.V. Dani 56. Diacetyl Fomation in Molasses Fermentation and • Mr. R.S. Patil 2016 its separation in Distillation-A Case Study • Dr. S.V. Patil 57. Global Sugar Scenario and Challenges for the • Mr. Sanjay Awasthi 2016 Indian Sugar Industry 58. CO 0212-A High Yielding, High Sugar Midlate Variety • Mrs Alarmelu Srnivasan 2017 for Tamil Nadu • Mrs. Hemaprabha G • Mr. Appunu Chinnaswamy • Mr. Annadurai A • Dr. Bakshi Ram 59. Comparative Study of Millls with UFR, TRPF, • Mr. K.R. Patil 2017 GRPF and Two Roller Mill • Mr. T.S. Ingle 60. State of Art- Technology for Standalone • Mr. Sanjay Awasthi 2017 Sugar Refinery • Mr. Anurag Goyal • Ms. Deepti Mishra 61. Measures to Improve Fermentation Efficiency in • Mr. Ajay Kumar Awasthi 2017 Alcoholic Fermentation

104 62. Brazil’s Success in Replacing Petrol by Ethyl Alcohol • Dr. P.J. Manohar Rao 2017 as Automobile Fuel 63. Genetic improvement in elite clones of sugarcane • Dr. Rajesh Kumar 2018 evaluated under All India Coordinated Research Dr. A.D. Pathak Project on Sugarcane in India Dr. Bakshi Ram 64. Achieved 30% Steam Consumption on Cane • Mr Milind P Chavan 2018 65. Improved Design of a Falling Film Tubular • Mr. Anurag Goyal 2018 Evaporatorwith a Maintenance Friendly • Mr. Gaurav Awasthi Novel Juice Distributor • Ms. Deepti Mishra 66. Optimization of Steam requirement by Energy • Mr. Sanjay Desai 2018 Integration in Molasses & Grain Distilleries • Mr. Sandeep Chichbankar 67. Use of Sugarcane Bagasse as Potential Renewable • Mr. Narendra Mohan 2018 Feedstock for production of a Bio Detergent • Mr. Vishu P. Srivastava • Ms. Anushka Agarwal 68. VSI 12121- A High Yield, High Sugared Sugarcane • Mr. R.S. Hapase 2019 Variety for Maharashtra • Mr. J.M.Repale 69. Innovative Solutions for Upgradation of Mills • Mr JK Kharbanda 2019 • Mr Ranjeet Ingale • Mr K P Vasanthan 70. A Study on Working of Vertical Continuous Pan • Mr Narendra Mohan 2019 for Raw Massecuite Boiling • Mr Ashutosh Bajpai • Mr Subhash Chandra 71. Self Sustained Distillery with ZLD-A Success Story • Mr Anoop Singh 2019 • Mr Harsh Vardhan • Mr Sanjay Awasthi • Mr V.K.Luthra • Mr Anurag Goyal 72. Field Performance of Short Duration Maturity Clones at • Dr (Mrs.) G. Hemaprabha 2020 Multilocations in Tamil Nadu • Dr. C. Appunu • Dr. Bakshi Ram 73. Improvement in Mill Performance by Installation of Higher • Mr AK Dwivedi 2020 Size Underfeed Roller & Modifications in Milling Tandem • Mr DS Nikam • Mr PR Ghundre 74. Special Features and Working Results of ISGEC Vertical • Mr Sanjay Awasthi 2020 Continuous Vacuum PAN (i-VCP) • Mr Jitendra Chavan • Mr Anurag Goyal • Mr Gaurav Awasthi 75. A Way Forward to Achieve More Revenues from Sugar Plant • Mr Sanjay Awasthi 2020 'Concept of Bio-Refinery' • Mr Anurag Goyal • Ms Deepti Mishra

105 H. STAI Silver Medal S. Title of the Paper Name of Author(s) Year No. 1. Plant Growth Promoter regulator by native fluorescent • Shri R Vishwanathan 2000 pseudomonas in sugarcane crop • Shri R Samiyappan • Shri N Nalathambi • Shri V Ganeshan 2. Optimization to process juice clarification parameters, • Shri SD Borawake 2000 a case study • Shri SM Chavan • Shri VR Kaledhonkar • Shri Sanjay Jadhav • Shri GD Patil 3. Mill Hunting: An Investigation • Shri HN Gupta 2000 4. Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Starch and Dextran during Sugar • Shri SM Chavan 2000 manufacturing Process: Warna Experience • Shri SD Borawake • Shri GD Patil 5. Role of Information Technology (IT) in Sustainable Development • Shri Ashriendra Kumar 2001 of Sugarcane Farming at Saraswati Sugar Mills, Yamuna Nagar 6. Plastics Woven Sacks–The Ideal Packaging Option for Sugar • Dr UK Saroop 2001 • Shri Rajesh Kumar Jha 7. Automation of Cooling & Condensing System • Shri Prateek Verma 2001 8. Microcontroller Based Device for Measurement of • Shri TK Balwe 2001 Alcohol Percent in Fermented Wash • Shri RV Godage • Shri MN Awatade • Shri BB Gunjal 9. Studies on Wide Row Planting Technology of Sugarcane for • Dr B Sundara 2002 Mechanical Harvest 10. Technology of Floatation (Part I) • Shri Anil Kumar Srivastava 2002 11. Vacuum Condensing Practices • Shri AR Patil 2002 12. Sucrose Esters – A Valuable Sugar Based Product • Shri MP Chavan 2002 • Shri TG Kolekar • Shri SP Phadnis 13. Economisation of Sugarcane and Sugar Production in India • Dr RP Singh 2003 14. Modification in Sparger Type Juice Sulphitor • Shri MK Biswas 2003 15. Improve Sugar Quality and Decrease Sucrose Losses by • Shri MK Biswas 2003 Cane Washing and Proper Mill Sanitation 16. Last Mill GRPF Juice Supplements Maceration • Shri Lallan Giri 2003 • Shri GK Srivastava • Shri SS Malik 17. Performance of Varieties Under Different Months of Planting • Shri NR Yekkeli 2004 and Harvesting Schedule • Dr Gururaj Hunsigi 18. Standard Control Method of White Sugar Solution Colour • Dr Kaman Singh 2004 Determination: A Proposal Based on Strictly Scientific Principles

106 19. Bio Composting of Spent Wash (Case Study) • Shri AR Chate 2004 20. Importance of Design, Maintenance, Settings and Operations • Shri MK Biswas 2004 for Milling Performance Experienced in the Pratappur Sugar Industries Ltd 21. Low Cost Sex Pheromone Technology for Effective Control of • Shri SJ Lakshman 2005 Internode Borer (Chilo Sacchariphagus Indicus K.) and Shoot • Shri C Senthil Borer (Chilo Infuscatellus Snellen) Pests in Sugarcane 22. Polymeric Post Clarification Technology to Control Colour and • Shri PP Chaturvedi 2005 Improve Recovery by Conductivity Measures in Plantation • Dr MK Srivastava White Sugar & Raw Sugar 23. Economics of Cogeneration in Sugar Industry • Shri Amar Patil 2005 • Shri AR Patil 24. Novel Concepts for Improving Performance of a Continuous • Shri BB Gunjal 2005 Fermentation, Molasses Based Integrated Multi-Products • Shri JS Gudagunti Distillery Plant – A Case Study • Shri ML Kadam • Shri DW Oke 25. An Economical and Simple Method for the Mass Production of • Dr Ms Saroj Jaipal 2006 Cane Pest Insects Killing Fungus, Beauveria Bassiana on Bagasse and Its Utilization under IPM in Sugarcane 26. An Innovative Step in Continuous Fugaling • Shri SP Tripathi 2006 • Shri AK Srivastava • Shri Shashank Silakari 27. Stainless Steel in Sugar Industry • Shri RK Goyal 2006 • Shri Rajesh Khosla • Shri Pravin Goel 28. White Button Mushroom Production–A Biotechno-logical Route • Ms Dhara Bajpai 2006 to Convert Bagasse into Foreign Exchange • Shri S Kumar • Dr PK Agrawal 29. Manorial Use of Sugar Industry By- products in Sugarcane • Shri SK Saini 2007 Based Cropping System • Shri Karan Singh • Shri Kuldeep Kumar • Shri SK Sinha • Shri Vijendra Singh 30. Sugar Beet Juice Extraction System an Experience • Shri KB Kale 2007 with 100 TBD Sugar Beet Pilot Plant – Working at • Shri MB Londhe Samarth SSK Ltd (MS) • Shri RA Chandgude • Shri PG Patil • Shri SD Borawake 31. Recycling of Sugar Mill Wastes and Their Use in Improvement • Dr SB Singh 2007 of Sugar - cane Productivity • Shri MP Singh • Shri Matamber 32. Global Warming and Carbon Credits • Shri Arvind Kumar Mishra 2007 33. Fertigation in Sugarcane to Increase Cane and Sugar • Shri AS Deshmukh 2008 Productivity • Shri PP Shinde • Shri SS Kataka • Shri DB Phonde • Shri VS Mali

107 34. Contamination Controlling Agents in Alcoholic Fermentation of • Dr Pratibha Mishra 2008 Low Grade Molasses • Dr S Kumar • Dr PK Agrawal 35. Performance Evaluation of VSI Developed Mechanical • Shri AS Deshmukh 2009 Sugarcane Planter • Shri PP Shinde • Shri RN Gaikwad • Shri DS Nelekar • Shri SH Shinde 36. Replacement to Phosphoric Acid in Plantation White Sugar • Shri RV Dani 2009 Manufacture • Dr RN Bhosale • Shri SM Taware • Shri KB Genge • Shri AD Khandekar 37. Installation of Rubberized Roller on Top Roller to Prevent • Shri Anil K Shah 2009 Juice Flooding • Shri Deepak Sharma 38. Use of Different Agrowastes as filler Material for Biocomposting • Dr Deepali Nimbalkar 2009 with distillery spentwash • Ms Madhuri Gaikwad • Ms HD Varalaxmi • Shri VS Ghole 39. Integrated Insect Pest Management for Low External-Input • Dr Saroj Jaipal 2010 Sugarcane Production • Shri Jaipal Singh 40. Role of FFC Technology in Sugar Industry – An Evaluation • Shri BR Arya 2010 Study Conducted under R&D Initiative of STAI • Shri AP Shewale • Shri SY Khopade • Shri Parmod Desai 41. Two Roller Mill & How it will help Cogeneration • Shri V Thiruvenkadam 2010 42. Flash Drying of Bagasse using Waste Heat from Boiler • Shri Rajesh Verma 2010 Flue Gas 43. Management of Early Shoot Borer, Chilo Infuscatellus by • Shri B Bhavani 2011 Releasing Egg Parasitoid, Trichogramma Chilonis • Ch V Narasimha Rao Ishii in Sugarcane in Andhra Pradesh • Shri N Venugopala Rao • Shri NV Naidu 44. Effective use of VLJH for Achieving Higher Heat Transfer • Dr MB Londhe 2011 Coefficient – An Attempt for Reducing Steam Consumption • Shri RV Dani • Shri KB Genge • Vishwajeet Shinde 45. Wet Electrostatic Precipitators (WESP) – An Ultimate Solution • Shri Rajesh Verma 2011 to Combact Air Pollution in Modern Sugar Complex 46. Bagasse As a Source of Valuable Platform Chemicals: • Ms S Mayadevi 2011 Technological Application of Lignin – Recent Trends • Shri AN Gokarn 47. Mechanization of Sugarcane Farming • Shri PR Singh 2012 • Shri AK Singh • Shri R Gupta 48. The Art of Sustainable Sugarcane Development: Experiences • Dr Raj Pal Singh 2012 from IFC Agribusiness Advisory in Central Uttar Pradesh • Harsh Vivek

108 49. Effective use of CBM Techniques for Improving Plant Uptime • Shri MA Qureshi 2012 • Shri Ravi Srivastava 50. Globalization of Ethanol Production by Use of Nano Material • Dr Anil Kumar Gupta 2012 • Shri Mohammad Azhar Khan 51. Effect of management practices on yield and quality of • Shri Rajkumar Malik 2012 sugarcane and soil fertility • Shri Vineet Kumar Jawla 52. Strategy to overcome the lower sugar recovery of • Shri Agha Asif Beig 2013 Uttar Pradesh • Dr GD Panday • Shri NC Paliwal 53. The new concept of addition of milk of lime without juice • Shri Pradeep Khandelwal 2013 defecator • Shri Puneet Rana • Shri Amit Mishra 54. Online juice defecation for backend refinery • Shri Yogesh Kumar Singh 2013 55. Operations & Maintenance Outsourcing Concept in • Shri Naveen Kumar Tyagi 2013 Sugar Industry • Shri Navneet Kumar Gupta 56. Two Roller Mill Design: A New Paradigm • Shri PS Srivastava 2013 57. Distillery spent wash (effluent) to be view out of circle • Shri Girish Keshavji Mistry 2013 58. Impact of Sugarcane Variety Co 0238 in the Sub-tropical • Dr Bakshi Ram 2014 Region of India • Dr R Karuppaiyan 59. Environmental Socio Economic Impacts of Organic Farming in • Mr Anil Kumar Sawhney 2014 Cultivation of Sugarcane Varieties Co 0238 and Co 0118 (Success Mantra for Sugarcane Farmers) 60. Gasohol – The Indian Perspective • Mr NK Shukla 2014 61. Hydro Jet Cleaning of Juice Heater & Evaporator Tubes in • Mr Rajesh Srivastava 2014 Sugar Plants • Mr DK Goel 62. Production of EEC-III Grade Refined Sugar without • Mr Sanjay Awasthi 2014 Defco-Remelt Process • Mr Yogesh Marwaha • Mr Anurag Goyal 63. Conversion of Plantation Sugar to Refined Sugar at TEIL, • Mr AK Agarwal 2014 Khatauli Sugar Unit • Mr Deep Malik 64. Inclusive Sugarcane Mechanisation through Sugarcane • Mr M Krishnan 2014 Technology Service Providers (STSP’S) – A Implementation • Mr SJ Lakshman Mode Modal for Tamil Nadu State 65 Impact of Sugarcane Variety Co 0238 in the Sub Tropical • Dr Bakshi Ram 2015 Region of India • Dr R Karuppaiyan 66. Environmental Socio Economic Impacts of Organic Farming in • Mr. Anil Kumar Sawhney 2015 Cultivation of Sugarcane Varieties Co 0238 and Co 0118 (Success Mantra for Sugarcane Farmers) 67. Hydrojet Cleaning of Juice Heater and Evaporator Tubes in • Mr Rajesh Srivastava 2015 Sugar Plants • Mr DK Goel

109 68. Production of EEC-III Grade Refined Sugar without • Mr Sanjay Awasthi 2015 Defco-Remelt Process • Mr Yogesh Marwaha • Mr Anurag Goyal 69. Conversion of Plantation Sugar to Refined Sugar at TEIL, • Mr Atul Kumar Agarwal 2015 Khatauli Sugar Unit • Mr Deep Malik 70. Gasohol-The Indian Perspective • Mr NK Shukla 2015 71. Inclusive Sugarcane Mechanization through Sugarcane • Mr M Krishnan 2015 Technology Service Providers (STSP’s)-A Implementation • Mr SJ Lakshman Mode Modal for Tamil Nadu State 72. Genetic Improvement of Sugarcane Varieties Developed • Dr (Mrs) G Hemaprabha 2016 Over Decades • Dr (Mrs) S Alarmelu • Dr RM Shanthi 73. Novel Way of Harmonic Mitigation and Power Quality • Mr AK Bhardwaj 2016 Improvement in Sugar Plants by Using Active Harmonic • Mr DK Goel Filters-A Case Study 74. Cane Juice Clarification by Fermenter Gases for the Production • Mr Narendra Mohan 2016 of Direct Consumption of Sulphurless White Sugar • Dr Ashutosh Bajpai • Mr N Dev 75. Hydrodyanmic Cavitation for Distillery Wastewater Treatment • Dr VM Bhandari 2016 • Dr LG Sorokhaibam • Dr VV Ranade 76. Ethanol and Cogen Potential in Sub Tropical Region • Mr NK Shukla 2016 77. Factors Responsible for Higher Sugar Recovery in Uttar Pradesh • Mr NC Paliwal 2017 during 2015-16 Season: Way Forward • Mr AA Beig • Mr GD Pandey 78. 97.34+ Juice Extraction with Cane Diffuser: An Experience at • Mr N Gopalakrishnan 2017 EID Parry • Mr DVS Giriprasad • Mr VG Senthil Kumar 79. Need for Refined Sugar Manufacturing in India to Reduce the • Mr Anup Kesarwani 2017 Cost of Production • Mr Vijay Kant Baliyan 80. Usage of Clear Juice for Melting of Raw Sugar along with • Mr Elfatih A Elsharif 2017 Cane at White Nile Sugar Company 81. Zero Liquid Discharge by Treatment of Spray and Effluent Water • Mr NC Paliwal 2017 through ETP and used for Irrigation at Dalmia Chini Mills • Mr MS Shukla • Mr Neeraj Chaudhary 82. Importance and Role of Employee Development to manage the • Mr Girish Kohli 2017 Performance of Sugar Industry 83. “Isolation, Identification of Weed Pathogen and Development of • Mrs Rutuja R More 2018 Consortium of their Toxins as A Bio-weedicide for • Mrs Sudha D Ghodke Controlling Weeds in sugarcane crop • Ms Mrudula Ashok Patil 84. Case Study-Approach for Continuous Operation of Grid • Mr Pawan Pal 2018 Connected TG Set with Major Defect Developed During • Mr Kuldeep Kumar Grid Disturbance • Mr Shailendra Kumar

110 85. Boiling Mechanism in Raising Film Vertical Tube Evaporator • Dr OP Thaval 2018 • Dr R Broadfoot • Dr GA Kent 86. Green Screen – High Efficiency Sugar Screening through • Mr Thorsten Middelhof 2018 Direct Excitation • Mr Mario Gerads • Mr Oliver Pikhard 87. Treatment of Sugar Factory Vapour Condensate using Foul • Mr SK Sachdeva 2018 Resistant (RO) Membranes Making the Permeate Suitable • Mr KK Kapoor for Direct Use as Boiler Feed • Mr Rajeev Mishra 88. Evaluation of Promising Sugarcane Clones (Saccharum Spp.) • Mrs R Gomathi 2019 for Drought Tolerance • Mr P Govindaraj • Mr Bakshi Ram 89. Maintenance procedure for Zero Breakdown • Mr PK Sarkar 2019 • Mr Sudhir Kumar Singh

90. Reduction in Emission of SO2 from Sugar Mills • Dr RV Dani 2019 • Mr VP Sidanale • Mr RR Patil • Mr LS Dalvi 91. Pilot plant Study for Treatment of Spray Pond Water Overflow • Mr SK Sachdeva 2019 using RO Technology at Saraswati Sugar Mills • Mr Rajeev Mishra 92. Effect of Chitosan-Silver Nano-Composit with Trichoderma • Ms Tasmiya Shaikh Viridae on Ceratocystis Paradoxa • Dr S.G. Dalvi • Dr. P. Suprasanna • Mr B.H. Pawar 93. Selective Maintenance- A Futuristic Approach • Mr Ravi Srivastava 2020 94. Recent Experiences in Energy Efficient Milling • Mr CH SN Sreenivasa 2020 • Mr JK Kharbanda 95. Tubular Juice Heater Performance Improvement Work in • Dr M.B. Londhe 2020 Indian Sugar Industry - A Review • Dr R.B. Khandgave • A Gurunatha 96. A Case Study of Injection Channel/Spray Pond Overflow • Dr Eknath Alhat 2020 Treatment Plant at UPSCL • Mr Kapil Uphade • Mr S.S. Chauhan • Dr Deepali Nimbalkar i. Sardar Gurmit Singh Mann Gold Medal S. Awardees Name Category Year No. 1. Shri Sanjay Awasthi Professional of the year Award 2009-10 2010 2. Shri RL Tamak Professional of the year Award 2010-11 2011 3. Shri AK Gupta Professional of the year Award 2011-12 2012 4. Shri Narendra Mohan Professional of the year Award 2012-13 2013

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