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Safety Culture, the strongest suit for the Zero Harm philosophy
A robust safety culture is essential for Zero Harm, embodying proactive commitment and collective values to ensure a safe workplace.
Indranil Ghosh
Aug 1, 20245 min read
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Predictability of Risk
Hazards, both natural and human-induced, require identification, accurate risk assessment, and decisive action to minimize impact.
Indranil Ghosh
Jul 26, 20247 min read
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Indices for Reliability and Sustainability for Electrical Power Distribution
Engineering innovations like smart grids and Hyperloop enhance sustainability and resilience in power distribution, mitigating risks.
Sudhir Karkhanis & Indranil Ghosh
Jul 17, 20246 min read
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Demystifying Hazard and Danger
Hazard is potential harm; danger is immediate threat. Understand their differences for better occupational safety and health practices.
Indranil Ghosh
Jun 21, 20246 min read
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Understanding “Reliability Engineering” vis-à-vis “Resilience Engineering”
The purpose of this write-up is to sensitize the readers about these recent days much discussed engineering topics.
Indranil Ghosh
May 31, 20244 min read
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Backward Walking can be a panacea to prevent some of our old age problems
I have seen many long distance runners walking backwards. One day, I saw one of my acquaintances, say Anamika by name, also walking...
Indranil Ghosh
Mar 19, 20243 min read
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Leading a BP medicine free life
Running, Jogging, Walking, Trekking and Climbing are all parts of sports and have health benefits. When I was diagnosed as mild...
Indranil Ghosh
Mar 2, 20243 min read
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Strategy for zero reportable incidents during Erection
1.0 Introduction: Erection typically refers to larger construction of industrial plant systems and equipment. "Erection and...
Indranil Ghosh
Jan 28, 20246 min read
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NLP and Indian Philosophy
Many of us are probably aware that the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is the study of how we think and communicate, with ourselves...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Aug 26, 20232 min read
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Soft Skills – the most essential pre-requisite to becoming a Successful Trainer
Yes, soft skills are the essential pre-requisite of a trainer. Irrespective of the subject, a professional trainer needs to have...
Indranil Ghosh
Jul 24, 20234 min read
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Energy and Environment Management Systems – how close they are?
1.0 Introduction: Energy and Environment are like two sides of a coin. Saving an energy unit is a great contribution to the environment....
Indranil Ghosh
Jun 14, 20233 min read
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Learning to Relax... Writing as an Excellent Stress Reliever and Relaxation Technique
1.0 Introduction: Let me start with two dissimilar stories. Mr. Wilson is a brilliant hard-working manager. Within a short span, he has...
Indranil Ghosh
May 7, 20234 min read
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ISO Standards for Business Sustainability
1.0 Introduction: The goal of any business is not only to earn profit but also a source of a sustainable source of earnings. But the...
Indranil Ghosh
Apr 11, 20233 min read
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Leadership is all about Growth
Every now and then, we get lessons on leadership and leadership qualities. My understanding of the most effective Leadership quality is a...
Indranil Ghosh
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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Professional Training – a Job or Business?
Professional Training is like a business and The trainers must develop the required ‘Business Acumen’ for their success 1.0 Role of Sales...
Indranil Ghosh
Feb 4, 20234 min read
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Crisis & Emergency and their Preparedness
Crisis, as we all know, is a time of great danger or difficulty. It is a situation that is extremely difficult or dangerous when there...
Indranil Ghosh
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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5 steps to become a Professional Trainer
The moment we choose training as a profession, we need to think about our passion for training and our ROTI (Return on Time Invested)....
Indranil Ghosh
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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Training as a Profession
Training gives a great sense of satisfaction when the trainers make a difference in people's lives. The trainers learn a lot from the...
Indranil Ghosh
Nov 27, 20223 min read
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Learning to relax ... take a mini vacation
Let me start with two dissimilar stories. Mr. Wilson is a brilliant hard-working manager. Within a short span, he has risen to a top...
Indranil Ghosh
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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What prompts employees to exhibit ethical behaviour?
Ethical attitude is so deeply rooted in the blood of the employees of a few typical organizations that it does not need any litmus test...
Indranil Ghosh
Aug 29, 20222 min read
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The Rewards System
1.0 A vibrant organisation A sleepy organisation is a stagnant organisation. A vibrant organisation is a progressive organisation....
Sudhir Karkhanis
Jul 14, 20229 min read
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Organization Culture … some basic understanding about it
1.0 Introduction: Building Strong Organization Culture has been always remaining an issue and a daunting task for the Top Management and...
Indranil Ghosh
Jul 4, 20224 min read
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Sustainability Business Model to tackle energy transition and meeting future challenges
Let me start with mind-churning questing. Can a Business Model become a useful tool for the Managers of the Indian Power sector to meet...
Indranil Ghosh
Jun 17, 20225 min read
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Safety and Energy conservation as tools to take care of people, planet and profit
1. Introduction: If one of the principal aims of any business is, “to make a profit”, then it would be very pertinent to know what are...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Jun 7, 20228 min read
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Understanding Organization Culture
Today’s business buzzword, especially with the people in the HR domain, is Organisational Culture. What is it? By definition,...
Indranil Ghosh
May 31, 20223 min read
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Safety through Caring Governance
Safety by default Safety is culture. Safety is a mindset. Safety is a way of life. Safety is walking the talk. Safety cannot be achieved...
Sudhir Karkhanis
May 4, 20227 min read
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Confusion to Conclusion
I am always confused to understand the word ‘Confusion’ if it is a state of mind or a phenomenon that often grips our mind. Whatsoever it...
Indranil Ghosh
Dec 30, 20213 min read
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Developing Entrepreneurship Acumen
The commonest advice from most PD trainers is to become a take-charge person! What do you really understand by this phrase ‘take charge...
Indranil Ghosh
Nov 8, 20214 min read
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Why Electrical Safety Audit?
One of the frequently asked questions, which we often come across from the various organization, is when we have a system of conducting...
Indranil Ghosh
Oct 2, 20213 min read
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Can Fiction Reading Improve Our Creativity?
We all know, the more we read, the better we can build up and expand our knowledge. What to read and what not to read can be our choice,...
Indranil Ghosh
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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Effective Learning is Important, Not the Source!
It is fact that there exists a large gap between the knowledge gained through a formal education system and the skill developed through...
Indranil Ghosh
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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Caring Environment by going Green to Blue
From “Go Green” to “Going Blue” may be a gradual transition but most desirable. Let us understand why we should move from GREEN to BLUE....
Indranil Ghosh
Jul 30, 20214 min read
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Disruption And Beyond
What is disruption? During its lifetime, every organisation, every enterprise is likely to encounter disruption of business, in some form...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Jul 28, 20215 min read
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Vitamins and Supplements for Industrial Sustenance
Vitamins and Supplements For modern society, the industry is its lifeline. The industry needs to grow; it needs to evolve. Just as our...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Jul 2, 20215 min read
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CSR in Animal Welfare
This discourse comes from Prasenjit Dutta, Founder of Pashupati Animal Welfare Society--P.A.W.S. at Barasat, West Bengal...
Prasenjit Dutta
Jun 27, 20214 min read
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Energy Management System can be the world’s saviour
Energy is essential to life and all living organisms. The sun, directly or indirectly, is the source of all the energy available on...
Indranil Ghosh
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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Engineering and Climate Change
Causes of Climate change: The climate on earth follows a natural pattern, which is mainly dependent upon natural cyclic changes in the...
Sudhir Karkhanis
May 31, 20214 min read
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Be yourself and the world will adjust
Here is an iota piece of wisdom from me. Tell me how is it? Indra Nooyi overcame tremendous odds to become the head of PEPSICO. When she...
Indranil Ghosh
May 1, 20212 min read
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Harnessing Employees’ Creativity
Dr. Deming said, “Without theory, experience has no meaning. Without theory, one has no questions to ask. Hence, without theory, there is...
Indranil Ghosh
Apr 15, 20212 min read
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High Cost of Electricity and the Pandemic
“I lost my job in the Pandemic, I cannot pay my electricity bill. I will burn the bill.” Let us see whether and how this expression is...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Apr 1, 20213 min read
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Women in Ancient India
Modern days’ corporate buzz words are diversified workforce, gender inequality, POSH Committee etc. There are also various policies and...
Indranil Ghosh
Mar 7, 20214 min read
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Arrest that rotten Corporate Politics
Work at Corporates is essentially, Teamwork. Teams work on Routine jobs, Projects, Research and Development, CSR activity et al....
Sudhir Karkhanis
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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The Story of Environment
The story began long long ago in history. About 5 Billion years back. The Creator had created the Universe with a Big Bang, and 10...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Feb 15, 20214 min read
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Business Sustainability: The Vedic Guidance
Business Environment The business world is a dynamic world. The business environment is not static. It changes. There may be Happy Times,...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Jan 15, 20215 min read
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EHS and Business Sustainability
EHS is the abbreviation for “Environment, Health, and Safety”. What is the relation and importance of EHS with the main business...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Dec 31, 20203 min read
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Business Sustainability
Every creation is born with its own conditions, its own formula for sustainability. In case any external or internal factors disturb the...
Sudhir Karkhanis
Dec 14, 20202 min read
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