In April this year, the Maharatha Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) announced the Dr. R. J. Rathi Award 2001 for Environmental Pollution Control in Industries in Maharashtra. The award intends to encourage and recognize efforts made by industries in the state of Maharashtra towards checking environmental pollution. Tata Engineering’s Pune plant participated for the first time this year and has been selected to receive the award from among applicants in the chemical, drugs, pharmaceutical, fertilizer, engineering, electrical and electronic industries.