13 Jul 2021 COVID-19 and the containment policies adopted to address it have imposed a significant cost on the Indian economy. GDP is estimated to have contracted by 7.3 per cent in 2020-21. The loss of employment and incomes, as documented by multiple surveys such as the CMIE’s Consumer Pyramids…
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Pathway for re-energizing tourism and hospitality sector
08 Jul 2021 Travel – a hobby to many and a need for some of us – has slowed down ever since the pandemic struck. The longing to travel, however, has grown more than ever in many of us. Tourism and hospitality has been one of the key sectors of…
Industry Needs to Calibrate and Transform
01 Jul 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis and the greatest challenge we have faced since the World War II. The virus has unleashed socio-economic effects that have devastated lives and livelihoods beyond just health, undoing decades of global progress. The second wave of infections derailed…
Mechanical ventilation system for Post COVID Era
30 Jun 2021 COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a pandemic declared by the WHO, brought into focus, rather sharply, on not only how quickly but also how effectively we are creating & adapting the ‘new normal’. HVAC systems can have a major effect on the transmission of…
Leveraging Next Generation Technologies for Aatmanirbhar Bharat
04 May 2021 The Prime Minister’ vision of reviving growth with self-reliance focuses on five major pillars of development: economy, infrastructure, technology driven systems, vibrant demography and sustained demand. While each of these five pillars are crucial for growth, technology driven systems is one aspect which is critical for the…
Indian Infrastructure Sector: Key to Atmanirbhar Bharat
16 Apr 2021 Paul Krugman in the aftermath of the 2008 great recession wrote, “The usual argument against public works as economic stimulus is that they take too long: by the time you get around to repairing that bridge and upgrading that rail line, the slump is over and the…
E-commerce Empowering SMEs
14 Apr 2021 Digital transformation is no longer a trend or buzz phrase. It is rather the evolution of how business is conducted in the digital age. Consumer preference is shifting from shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls to online marketplaces for the purchase of products, ranging from basic commodities to…
Space sector – a look into the post-reform scenario
09 Apr 2021 16th May 2020 was a historic day for all those who were looking at the Indian space domain as the new frontier for business. Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of space sector reforms gave a boost to investors, start-ups and corporates which were looking to venture…
Leading through the Crisis of 2020
24 Mar 2021 Circa March 2020: World War-C is upon us. Our world as we know it is on an indefinite pause. We have moved into the seemingly safer cocoons of our homes. Work has come to a standstill. The unseen enemy has slammed sudden brakes on all our lives.…
The Partnership Summit 2020 Report: A Useful Guide for Future Policymaking
23 Mar 2021 The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in collaboration with the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, held the largest ever Partnership Summit over a virtual platform during 15-18 December 2020. The Partnership Summit, CII’s annual flagship international event, provides…