Panchkula: Laghu Udyog Bharati & organized a one day awareness program on Zero Defect Zero Effect Manufacturing Scheme at Hotel Holliday Inn sensitise the entrepreneurs from various Industries regarding the new initiative ZED scheme of the MSME, Govt. of India.Program was attended by about 50 entrepreneurs of the region.

Sh. Bishwaprem Mukhrjee, Lean Operation Head, 3S Home was the chief guest for the occasion. He explained briefly the visions of honorable Prime Minister “Zero Defect Zero Defect” and how is it the need of the hour to remain competitive in global market. He explained that this program support ‘Make in India’ campaign. Professor Naresh Chawla from TQM Centre of PEC University of Technology was the Keynote Speaker. He briefed about the ZED Certification, procedures and benefits and also shared his experience with the audience.  He
emphasized that the key objective of the scheme is to encourage MSMEs to constantly upgrade their quality standards in products and processes.

Mr. SK Nayer, President Federation of Consumer, also added to the awareness about the importance of doing Energy Efficient manufacturing and other initiatives taken up by Govt. of India for MSMEs.

Other dignitaries present were Mr Surinder Verma from Citizen Awareness group and  Mr. Vishnu Goel, President HCEI, shared their experiences about the importance of quality and promoting adaptation of Quality tools/systems. Mr. Nayer, expressed gratitude to all the entrepreneurs for active participation and making the even a success.

Strong passwords, 2-step verification emphasized at Google Internet Safety Workshop

Panchkula, July 21, 2016 : Need to have a strong and unique  password and use of 2-step verification and security key were among the host of measures emphasized at a Internet Safety Workshop organized by New Delhi based Consumer VOICE in partnership with Google, Citizens Awareness Group and Panchkula Management Association (PMA) at a city hotel, on Thursday. The workshop was part of a series of state workshops being organized across India.

Highlighting the best internet security practices in a Security Café conducted on behalf of Consumer VOICE and Google, Mr. Hemant Upadhyay, said passwords being the first line of defense against cyber criminals, it is important that these be strong and unique  and be changed frequently.

She said with 2–step verification and security key, consumers can protect their account with both password and phone. Talking about protecting your device, she said tools such as Android Device Manager help you locate your device. So, if you’ve lost a device, you can use Android Device Manager to find its approximate location on a map and when it was last used.

She advised the audience to always remember to download apps from trusted sources. Your screens should also be kept locked using passwords, patterns, fingerprints, pin or through face recognition, she added.

Rinki cautioned internet users to beware of various scams that entice you into sharing your personal sensitive information with unknown sources. Checkout for authentic domain names before you give out your personal information, she said.

Dwelling on safe and secure shopping online, she said it was necessary to ensure that the websites from which you make your purchases is reputed. Make sure you have researched sufficiently about the product. It is good to look for secure checkout process while making your payments. In short, be safe – be secure!

Citizen Awareness Group chairman Surinder Verma said no doubt internet is a very strong medium of communication and information, but measures should constantly be upgraded to safeguard the users from cheating, fraud and malicious propaganda.

Mr. P K Vasudeva, Ms Lily Bawa and Mr. IPS Anand, Advisor, President and Secretary General of PMA, respectively also spoke on the occasion.