Bangalore, June 6, 2005: As part of the World Environment Day celebrations, Mico, a flagship company of the EURO 40 billion Bosch Group in India, held a special lecture on the importance of greenery, followed by prize distribution for a painting competition for 400 children from the Munichinappa Government School held last week. The celebrations were held at Mico’s headquarters in Bangalore. Residents in and around Mico premises, NGOs including Suchi Mitra and EcoWatch and over a 1000 schoolchildren participated in the event.

Speaking on this occasion Sri Ramalinga Reddy, Honourable Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, highlighted the need for developing and maintaining greenery in view of the rapid urbanization taking place in cities especially Bangalore. He also emphasized on
careful waste management in cities which is emerging as a major threat to the urban environment. “Take care of your environment”, Sri Reddy added. He urged Mico to contribute by spearheading improvements in the neighbouring areas.

Also present on the occasion was noted environmentalist, Sri Suresh Heblikar who pointed out the serious consequences for the future generations if proper planning was not done in the urban areas. He raised concerns about the depleting water resources in and around Bangalore city and urged the Government to adopt sustainable development plans for all major projects.

Sharing Mico’s initiatives towards preserving the environment, Lakshminarayan M, Joint Managing Director, Mico, said, ”Mico has always been conscious and responsible about environment protection. We have implemented several innovative solutions in our manufacturing processes that meet the stringent international environmental standards. The future of our existence depends on this sustained effort to minimize impact on the environment.” Responding to the Minister’s call for Mico’s contribution Lakshminarayan
reiterated that Mico will continue to contribute to the preservation of environment and contribute to the society.

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About World Environment Day:
“World Environment Day” (WED) is the United Nations flagship environment event, celebrated every year on 5th June in more than 100 countries around the world. The purpose of WED is to focus worldwide attention onto the importance of the environment and stimulate political attention and action.

The theme for this year’s observance of WED, “Green Cities; Plan for the Planet!” highlights the challenges raised by one of the major trends of our times; the rapidly increasing proportion of people who are living in urban environments.

About Bosch Group:
The Bosch Group, a German company, is globally strong in the business sectors - Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods and Building Technology. In 2004, worldwide sales were EUR 40 billion. The Bosch Group operates 258 subsidiaries, of which 215 are located outside Germany, and has a total of 2,42,400 employees worldwide.

About MICO:
Motor Industries Company Limited (MICO) is a Bosch Group company present in India for the last 54 years and has catered to the Indian auto market with technology support from Bosch. It is the largest Indo-German company and a household name in the country today.

Mico has developed excellent R&D and manufacturing capabilities. Its strong customer base and the market leadership are a testimony to its technology and quality of products. Mico currently has 4 plants in India including 2 in Bangalore and 1 each in Jaipur and Nashik. All the 4 plants are TS 16949 and ISO 14001 certified. The service network of Mico spans 1,000 towns and cities across India. Over 10,000 employees are currently employed with Mico across its R&D, manufacturing and sales and service network.