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25 Jan 2021 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. – Nelson Mandela A good education is the key to progress, both at the individual and social level. India adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, wherein Goal 4 is to ensure “inclusive and…

21 Jan 2021 The Confederation of Indian Industry launched the India Business and Disability Network last year to further the cause of inclusion, especially amongst corporates. Launched in partnership with the Employers’ Federation of India (EFI) and ILO – CII Global Business and Disability Network (CII IBDN) is a platform…

19 Jan 2021 January 19 is celebrated as the National Disaster Response Force Raising Day. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was constituted in 2006, a year after the enactment of the Disaster Management Act of 2005. The Act was a result of the strongly felt need for a disaster management…

24 Dec 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry embarked on its 125th year of operations which coincided with the deadliest pandemic that the world has faced in the last century. The role of the Indian industry evolved this year with the corporate sector innovating with products and processes, creating partnerships and…

02 Dec 2020 India has been historically known for its large agriculture sector, with wide diversity of crops and produce. In the present times, the sector employs 50 percent of the total work force in agriculture and allied sector activities, according to the Periodic Labor Force Survey for 2018-19. The…

11 Nov 2020 The pandemic induced social isolation and stay at home rules made sports & physical exercise inaccessible all over the country as gymnasiums, stadiums, pools, dance and fitness studios, physiotherapy centres, parks and playgrounds remained closed. In the last few months most of the physical activities has resumed…

26 Oct 2020 The CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Program was launched in 2005 to recognise grassroots women leaders who have battled poverty, social discrimination and other challenges to emerge as leaders.  Since then, each year, 15 women are shortlisted from nominations received from across the country, and three winners are…

02 Oct 2020 As the nation celebrates and offers its tributes to the great visionary, Mahatma Gandhi, the beloved Father of the Nation, also fondly remembered as Bapu, on his birth anniversary on 2nd October 2020, the occasion is also an opportunity for the people of India to reflect upon his thoughts and principles.  As the world battles through uncertain…

01 Oct 2020 The autumn and winter phases of life, much like the seasons, are marked by their own characteristics of change and quietude. The international day of older persons, celebrated on the first of October every year is an ode to senior citizens, signifying commitment to their happiness and…

29 Sep 2020   To celebrate the untiring spirit of women who have battled all odds to emerge as winners in their life and leaders for other underprivileged women, the Confederation of Indian Industry launched the CII Woman Exemplar Award in 2005, which was repositioned as the CII Foundation Woman…