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…
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Tourism Sector – Roadmap to Revival
27 Sep 2020 Each year, the world marks the World Tourism Day on 27 September to highlight the contribution of the sector to overall social, cultural and economic fields. This year, with the Coronavirus pandemic, WTD has a special poignancy. With work from home culture replacing normal office schedules, virtual…
Global Economic Trends
24 Sep 2020 As nations across the globe entered or progressed through complete lockdowns during the Apr-Jun 2020 quarter, to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, their economies suffered the worst contraction in decades during this time. Economic activity came to a grinding halt and private consumption slid as…
Transform the journey: Better commutes for all
22 Sep 2020 India has one of the largest road networks in the world, spanning over 5.8 million km. It comprises of national & state highways and urban & rural roads. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) accomplished the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the FY20, its…
Tomorrow’s businesses, The New Economic Catapult
19 Sep 2020 In today’s world, businesses have only two choices: Innovate or perish. For example, only 54 of the Fortune 500 companies (ranked by total revenues) from 1955 were still on the list in 2018, and hence the balance from those days have either ceased to exist, merged with (or…
India and Africa: Partners in Development
18 Sep 2020 India and Africa relations go back many centuries and are well documented, but the dynamics of their relations today are fitting for economies that represent the world’s most vibrant growth stories today. Africa will represent almost a quarter of the world’s workforce and consumers by 2030. It…
India in Top 50 Innovation Economies
15 Sep 2020 The collective cognitive ability of the human race has led to its evolution. The constant spirit to innovate is key to the species’ success. Today, more than ever, countries are striving to create an equitable ecosystem for innovation. India has made tremendous strides in this direction. This…
Greening the Pitch
13 Sep 2020 On 25 August 2020, sports ministers of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met virtually to discuss the 2021 games, which would be hosted in India. In fact, plans are afoot to host the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 parallelly with the BRICS…
Making MSMEs Globally Competitive During COVID Times And Beyond
08 Sep 2020 In a post-COVID world, economies across the globe would be judged on a new parameter, i.e., the way they handled the crisis. It has changed the way of doing business, thereby changing economic developments all over the world. Pre-Corona, the Micro, Small, and Medium (MSME) sector, considered…
Integrating the Value of Nature in Businesses
04 Sep 2020 Half of the world’s GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Pollination for the agriculture sector, fresh water supply for drinking and industrial use, mangroves for coastal protection and control of natural disaster, forests for carbon sequestration and provision of medicines and food, are some of…