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Former TAFE employee wins Life Time Achievement Award from SAE International

Retd. Cmde. Rakesh Verma, who recently retired as Executive Vice President R&D – TAFE, was honoured with the “Life Time Achievement Award” by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International, during their Leaders Conclave held recently in Chennai. To honour the winners SAE International Board members were present.

Cmde. Verma had an illustrious career wherein he was part of the Indian Navy in various capacities for 31 years and specialized in Submarines. Part of TAFE for about 17 years, he played a crucial role in bringing together TAFE and SAEISS.

We at TAFE are proud of Retd. Cmde. Rakesh Verma and his achievements and wish him the very best in all his future endeavors.

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This harvest season TAFE celebrates the man behind the harvest

In keeping with TAFE’s ‘Be a ‪‎#FarmDost’ initiative, a different approach was adopted at Sembium to celebrate Pongal this year. TAFE employees embraced the true essence of the FarmDost initiative and celebrated Pongal in two phases, wherein they first visited a village to spend some time with the ‪‎farmers and thank them for the great service they render to society, followed by a grand ‪‎Pongal fair.

The Pongal fair at TAFE Sembium premises reinforced the message of thanking farmers by means of various activities and games. Events were conducted to draw people in and raise awareness about the invisible hero – the ‪‎farmer and the work he does. The response was heartening, with employees across departments and divisions coming together to thank and celebrate the farming community.

Pongal – the harvest festival, is one of the biggest festivals in Tamil Nadu, and is celebrated with much pomp across ‪‎India in the form of Makar Sankranti, Lohri and Bhogali Bihu.

It truly was a bountiful harvest of ‪‎FarmDosts. #‪‎ThankYouFarmers!

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TAFE showcasing India from the beginning

Recently we stumbled upon a small fragment of history from way back in 1952. Images that show an India just five years after independence at the Republic Day Cultural Pageant (January 26) in Delhi. As a young country, its focus was on ‘Youth and Progress’ and agriculture formed a big part of this which was reflected in the parade. The parade had installations like the; plough which was representative of its rural economy and, corn which was a call to grow more food. In addition to these, other tableaus from all over the country depicting its cultural diversity were also displayed.

From TAFE’s perspective this was monumental because of the fact that, at a time when a country is taking its initial steps, the Ferguson tractor was an integral part of it. And the Ferguson tractor brand goes on to become Massey Ferguson tractor, which incidentally was the first brand of tractors that TAFE manufactured and it is a partnership that has endured through the ages.

These images stand testimony to the role of agriculture in building the modern India as we know it today and by extension, TAFE’s role of ushering in farm mechanization. It has stayed true to its roots of serving the agricultural community and has gone onto become the ‘Pride of India and friend to farmers worldwide’.

With inputs from photodivision.gov.in

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TAFE wins accolades at the NCQC 2015

Call it emulating the people it caters to or the culture of excellence that courses through its veins, but Quality at TAFE is of paramount importance. It is constantly striving to improve the quality of everything it does, and to that end, TAFE regularly participates in various Quality based forums and events to test its mettle.

In a recently held National Convention on Quality Concepts, 2015 organized by the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), TAFE teams from Sembiam, Doddaballapur and Madurai plants participated with great verve. QCC and Allied teams representing companies from all over the country were present at the event.

TAFE’s participation included six teams from TAFE Sembiam, 10 teams from TAFE Doddaballapur and six teams from TAFE Madurai plant. The competition was fierce and all TAFE teams emerged victorious in the various events.

Winners:
TAFE Sembiam
One QCC Team won the Par Excellence Award, 4 Teams won the Excellence Award and One team won the Distinguished Award.

TAFE Doddaballapur
Eight QCC Teams won the Par Excellence Award and two teams won the Excellence Award.

TAFE Madurai
Five teams won the Par Excellence Award and one team won the Excellence Award.

Congratulations to all the winners who have time and again proved their commitment to Quality.

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TAFE’s focus on safety gets recognized by CII

The CII National Level Kaizen Competition 2015 held in New Delhi saw participation from TAFE teams in different categories. TAFE prides itself in always pushing the boundaries of its capabilities in keeping with global standards. Always up for a new challenge, teams at TAFE are always on the look-out to update and improve the way things are done.

A validation of the great work being done was a TAFE team from Sembiam comprising G. Saravanan, Customer Focus Group and D. Jayaprakash, R&D PD & E winning the First Prize in the Safety Category, under Large Industries at the Kaizen competition. In total, 1186 teams representing various companies from across the country, participated under various categories.

It was a proud moment as they received the award from Dr. S.S. Gupta, Sr. Development Officer, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, during the CII 8th National Cluster Summit.

Congratulations to all the teams that participated and their continued vigour in keeping TAFE on it course of ‘Cultivating the World’.

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Forbes India features TAFE in its story on farm mechanisation in India

Forbes India in its latest edition outlines the growth, of ?TAFE and its Chairman and CEO, Ms. Mallika Srinivasan. Titled ‘Farmers First’ it provides an insight into the company’s vision of helping the ??farmer by providing farm solutions that assist them increase the quality and quantity of their yields. The article is part of a series of stories titled ‘Southern Titans’ that looks at enterprise from South India.

As it appeared in Forbes India: November 27, 2015

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The Big Red Machine to enrich the food basket of Rajasthan

Known as “the food basket of Rajasthan” and “Green district of Rajasthan”, Sri Ganganagar has an agriculture based economy consisting mainly of wheat, mustard and cotton, with additional crops like guar, bajra, sugar cane and grams.

For a city so steeped in agriculture it is no surprise that TAFE has a visible presence here. TAFE’s Massey Ferguson tractors are one of the favourite tractors of Rajasthan. Recently, the Big Red Machine – the Massey Ferguson 9500 Super Shuttle Series – Combine Special, was purchased by Mr. Brijlal from Sri Ganganagar and it made quite an entry, in all its might and glory.

We are delighted to welcome Mr. Brijlal, the proud owner of the Big Red Machine, to our journey of Cultivating the World.

With inputs from: wikipedia.org

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A fresh convert to the world of dancing

Tejeswini Siddharth is the daughter of Mr. Siddharth N. C. from TAFE’s Legal Services department can be seen above showcasing her new found passion in dancing at her School Annual Day Diamond Jubilee function held at Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai. A student of Dance and Music for the past 18 months, she has really taken to the art form and has shown great dedication in practise, honing her skills within a show period of time. Studying in standard IV of Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore, Tejeswini is also interested in painting and crafts. These accomplishments have not come at the cost of academics as she is a merit card holding student which is a source of great joy for any parent.

 

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An MF fan is a fan for life

The appeal of a Massey Ferguson tractor is such that you buy it once, and you are sold for life. Thanks to the superiority in quality on offer, it is generally the last brand of tractor that our customers buy. Built with care and keeping the customer in mind, it is an investment for life which has garnered TAFE loyal customers spanning across generations.

The image shows one such satisfied customer from Hoshiarpur, Punjab who from owning two of our trusty Massey Ferguson 241 DI tractors has now bought the latest Massey Ferguson 9500 tractor; continuing his journey of Cultivating the World!

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