22 Jan 2021 Budget 2021 is being presented under exceptional conditions. This is borne out from the advance estimates that show India’s GDP growth to contract by 7.7% in 2020-21, the worst in four decades. The reverberations of this are being felt on lives, livelihood and growth. GoI has been quick…
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Sambhav – Enabling Possibilities
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…
Focus Areas for Union Budget 2021-22
20 Jan 2021 The year 2020 will not be easily forgotten as the year that reset all aspects of our lives. The pandemic affected the most important parameters of existence, namely healthcare and the economy. The GDP contracted by 15.7% during April-September 2020, the worst in recent history. In this…
Rebuilding Lives – Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation
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…
CII Task Force on COVID Vaccine
18 Jan 2021 India began the world’s biggest vaccination drive on January 16, 2020. The target is to inoculate 30 crore people viz. healthcare workers, frontline workers, people above 50 years of age, and people with comorbidities in the first phase. Indian industry has been closely involved with the mission…
Giving the Young a Cause
08 Jan 2021 India is a democracy of the young – talented and restless in equal measure. Demographic dividend is the expected game changer for the country. By 2030, about 250 million of its youth will enter the job market and make significant contributions to domestic and global growth. But…
2021, A year that embodies hope
07 Jan 2021 The year of the virus has just ended and there is much reason for hope in 2021. Several vaccines are ready for use and the government is preparing for a massive rollout across the country. Economic activity, which had come to a standstill in the initial months…
Australia Economic Strategy: Strengthening India-Australia Comprehensive Partnership
06 Jan 2021 India and Australia have shared long standing ties, which have expanded further over the years, through regular dialogues and increased pace of high-level engagements between the two sides in recent times. Over the years, India has become an important and relevant partner for Australia’s economic strategy, especially…
Geographical Indications of India
05 Jan 2021 Historically, the Indian subcontinent was known for its well-developed industries and commercial activities. Indian commodities, especially, spices, pearls, fine cotton, among others, were in high demand during the ancient and medieval periods. Angus Maddison, in his book ‘Contours of the world economy, 1–2030 AD: essays in macro-economic…
Building Partnerships for a New World
30 Dec 2020 Even as the global race for COVID-19 vaccination has begun, the lasting impact of the pandemic is still being felt on countries around the world as the virus effected businesses, economies as well as trade between countries. For India, a robust recovery from the pandemic would need…