09 Sep 2022 As India recently celebrated the 75th year of Independence, I’d like to highlight the key scientific and technological milestones that were attained in various areas through the combined forces of the Government, Industry, and educational institutes. Post-Independence, India prioritized science research and technology in a structured manner…
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Transitioning from India@75 to India@100
08 Sep 2022 On 23 September 2007, as India was celebrating 60 years of Independence, Professor C K Prahalad, a leading management specialist of his times, shared a vision for India@75 and presented a future-facing development blueprint for the country. Realizing the importance of developing such a vision for India’s…
Transformation in Ease of Doing Business Environment
07 Sep 2022 At the heart of EoDB reforms in India has been an extensive focus on rationalisation and digitalisation of regulatory compliances, encompassing the entire business cycle from start to exit. Recently, a senior industry leader shared his first-hand experience of improved Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in the…
Unlocking India’s Manufacturing Potential
31 Aug 2022 The last two years have undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the Indian industry, and manufacturing has been one of those key industries that were impacted the most. Capacity planning, inventory management, logistics, and labour – all were completely upended for manufacturing units. The last quarter demonstrated…
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23 Aug 2022 Another step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat, India’s toy industry is making significant strides on a global level in terms of toy manufacturing. Growth and development in the toy industry is not only playing a key role in reducing dependency on imports, but is also expanding our export capacity…
Harbouring a Robust PSE-MSME Collaboration — Sticky
22 Aug 2022 With the constantly changing geopolitical and economic scenario, MSMEs continue to face newer challenges. These challenges also bring with them opportunities to re-assess the current systems and build on them for faster future growth. Thus, it becomes essential that we try to bring together various stakeholders to…
Digitalization Fueling the Growth of the Indian D2C Market
19 Aug 2022 The e-commerce sector has been witnessing a steady rise over the past few years, fueled by the increased adoption of smartphones and availability of low-cost internet. In the pre-pandemic times, the growth of the sector was steady and gradual, however, the pandemic accelerated the use of e-commerce…
Handholding MSMEs for Future Readiness
18 Aug 2022 The micro, small and medium enterprises sector has a multiplier effect on an economy as a primary job creating sector, a prerequisite for economic growth, and empowerment of the population at large. MSMEs contribute 28% to India’s GDP, employing approximately 110 million people nationwide, including a large…
Connecting Dairy Farmers to New Opportunities
26 Jul 2022 With India moving from a position of scarcity to surplus in food production, the prospects for increasing processing levels in dairy are enormous. Dairy has been one of the most dynamic verticals in the Indian agricultural space. It is the single largest agricultural commodity, contributing 5% to…
Effective Waste Management for a Sustainable Future
15 Jul 2022 Rapid population growth and economic development has led to severe environmental degradation that undermines the environmental resource base upon which sustainable development depends. The economics of environmental pollution, depletion and degradation of resources has in fact been neglected as compared to the issues of growth and expansion.…