Index No. Subject title Page 1. Energy conservation, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo 1.1 Energy conservation 54 1.2 Technology absorption 55 1.3 Foreign exchange earnings and outgo 55 2. Subsidiary, joint venture and associate companies | entities and joint operation 2.1 Operational 56 2.2 Non-operational 57 3. Corporate social responsibility 3.1 A brief outline of the CSR Policy, programmes and scope of the Company 58 3.2 Composition of the CSR Committee 58 3.3 Details of URL for disclosure of the composition of the CSR Committee, CSR Policy and CSR projects on the website of the Company 59 3.4 Impact assessment 59 3.5 CSR obligation 59 3.6 Details of the CSR amount spent | unspent for the financial year 59 3.7 Details of the unspent CSR amount for the preceding three financial years 60 3.8 Details relating to the capital asset created or acquired through CSR spend 60 3.9 Reasons for not spending two percent of the average net profit 60 4. Secretarial Audit Report 61 5. Statement of particulars under Sections 134(3)(q) and 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 64 1. Energy conservation, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo 1.1. Energy conservation 1.1.1 Measures taken: a) decrease in steam consumption by utilising residual heat from the distillation and dryer processes in air and water pre-heaters b) decrease in consumption of piped natural gas by increasing feed concentration c) replacement of hot water wash with cold water wash in the filter press 1.1.2 Additional investments and proposals being implemented: a) installation of steam recovery set-up to recover low pressure steam from the distillation column b) replacement of compact fluorescent lamps with light-emitting diode fittings c) replacement of old tray dryer with energy-efficient tray dryer Annexure to the Directors’ Report 54 Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 54
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