01 Mar 2022 We are at a key moment in the evolution of sustainability. Transparency is fast becoming the new paradigm for responsible reporting and social responsibility. At the recent global event Glasglow Climate Change Conference COP26, nations took several decisions as a part of the collective effort to limit…
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Budget retains growth focus
03 Feb 2022 The Union Budget 2022-23 was truly a transformative and visionary document, which laid the blueprint for the next 25 years through boosting investments, creating jobs, improving ease of doing business, maintaining tax stability and support to the stressed sectors. The four key priorities outlined in the budget…
A transformational Budget for high, sustained growth
03 Feb 2022 India crosses the important milestone of completing 75 years of Independence this year — a watershed moment for the country which makes us reflect on our momentous economic journey so far. It is also an occasion to take steps to fast forward our dream of a developed…
A Budget for Sustained and Inclusive Growth
26 Jan 2022 The Union Budget is being presented at a time when the economy seems to have resumed its upward growth trajectory after the devastation caused by the first and second waves of Covid-19. As per advance estimates, the Indian economy is projected to grow at a rate of…
The budget must aim at reforms and create new shock absorbers
21 Jan 2022 The Union Budget for 2022-23 is being announced in exceptional circumstances—a nascent economic recovery is gathering pace, investor confidence is on the upswing and Indian stock markets are booming. Yet, a spike in covid infections led by the Omicron variant and a third wave of the pandemic…
Climate Change Resilience: Reducing Air Pollution Through Crop Residue Management
05 Nov 2021 On 26 October, CII’s work on crop residue management to curb air pollution received the ‘Global Development Award 2021’ under the Most Innovative Development Programme category (Theme 2: Community-driven Climate-related Disaster Risk Reduction in Rural Areas). The award recognised CII’s work for “a promising approach to impact…
Moving Towards a More Sustainable Business Environment
02 Nov 2021 Sustainable business practices are essential for bringing a balance between development and growth on the one hand and the imperatives of Nature on the other. Climate change is a huge concern for governments across the world. The COP26 summit is one such initiative driven at the global…
Building a Fortress of Blockchain to Protect Farmers and Livelihoods
29 Sep 2021 Throughout the evolution of the human civilisation, the business fundamentals have remained largely unchanged, while the means to end have been many and have undergone constant evolution. Since ancient times, thriving trade has been all about delivering the quality products and services in demand to customers across…
Encouraging Adoption of Sustainable Agriculture Practices
24 Sep 2021 Globally, food production declined in the last one year due to the pandemic but the Indian farm sector has stayed largely unaffected by the pandemic, as it grew consistently over the same period. It recorded a 3.5% growth in the first quarter of 2020-21; declined marginally to…
India’s Sustainable Development Framework
03 Sep 2021 Did you know that the Shore Nuisance (Bombay and Kolaba) Act, 1853 and the Bengal Smoke Nuisance Act, 1905 were meant to protect the environment? Before Independence, the environment-related laws in India were mostly associated with various types of pollution. To give some perspective, the Shore Nuisance…