08 Apr 2022 A stable, predictable and technology-enabled regulatory framework is imperative for a sustainable and attractive business environment. The key for economic and business legislations is to facilitate streamlined regulatory ecosystems and promote business. More so, laws should be enabling and encourage entrepreneurship rather than act as a deterrent.…
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From Grassroots Women Leaders to Nation Builders
07 Apr 2022 India has produced several women who have excelled in fields as diverse as aviation, arts, politics, sports, and medicine. Yet for every Falguni Nayar, Founder and CEO of Nyaaka, and Gita Gopinath, economist, the first Deputy Managing Director of IMF, there are hundreds of women who are…
India’s trade pact with Australia will click: It ticks the right boxes
04 Apr 2022 The India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), signed on 2 April, is in many aspects a path-breaking trade agreement for both countries. For India, the ECTA with Australia is the first agreement with a large developed economy of the world after more than a decade. Australia…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Past, Present & Future
01 Apr 2022 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a multidisciplinary field of science that aims to create intelligent machines, that is, machines that emulate and then exceed the full range of human cognition. We have been using AI-based technology for a long time. While some inventions were very popular and in…
Decriminalization of Business Laws
29 Mar 2022 The Indian Government has undertaken a comprehensive exercise to remove a number of archaic laws that are not relevant in the current environment from the statute books. It has also recognized the critical part played by business in fostering economic growth and addressed many business and economic…
CII – IIT Kanpur Collaboration for Risk Surveillance Centre
28 Mar 2022 There has been a significant rise in communicable diseases, including zoonotic diseases, due to rapid urbanisation and increased global travel. Vaccine research and product development are highly dependent on information about the disease and its spread. The Coronavirus pandemic accentuated the need for evidence-based strategy and preparedness…
Export-surge shows promise for $1 trillion ambition
24 Mar 2022 According to an analysis by CII, the highest export potential exists in the sector of electronics, which would continue to remain among the top globally traded items due to rising intensity of digitalization. A dynamic shift has taken place in India’s external engagement with the landmark achievement…
7 Drivers of Indian E-commerce
22 Mar 2022 The Indian e-commerce market is rapidly evolving as one of the most vibrant sectors in the country. India’s young demographic profile, increasing internet and smartphone penetration, a growing consumer base, budding start-up ecosystem, rising investments in the e-commerce sector are a few of the driving forces behind…
Managing India’s Groundwater Resources
21 Mar 2022 Presently, 2.3 billion people around the world live in water-stressed areas, of which 733 million live in high and critically water-stressed areas, according to data presented by UN-Water 2021, and the same will be true for more than half the world’s population by 2050, if current trends continue. …
Building Sustainability Through Technology, Innovation and Research
17 Mar 2022 India aspires to become a $5 trillion economy over the next few years, and it is being increasingly recognised as one of the leading economies in the world. India has also committed itself to a bold goal of net zero emissions by 2070. Sustainability is, therefore, critical…