• AGM commencement: The 49th Annual General Meeting was called to order at 2:00 PM with the requisite quorum present, conducted via video conferencing in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
• Shareholder participation: The company provided video conferencing facilities and a live webcast to enable shareholders to participate in the meeting proceedings.
• Document inspection: Registers of directors, key managerial personnel shareholdings, contracts involving director interests, and secretarial auditor certificates on the employee stock option scheme were made available for member inspection.
• Board member introductions: Several board members were formally introduced, including Dr. Shumeet Banerji, Smt. Arundhati Bhattacharya, His Excellency Yasir Al Rumayyan, Shri K. V. Chowdary, Shri K. V. Kamath, and Shri Haigreve Khaitan.