29 Apr 2020 The CII Institute of Logistics, a CII Center of Excellence (CoE) in the logistics and supply chain management domain, uses a multi-pronged approach to help transform the logistics sector, and is working to enable the sector to add value to manufacturing, domestic trade and exports. The Institute,…
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Projections for Growth in Covid-19 Times
25 Apr 2020 When the second phase of the lockdown ends on 3rd May, it will have been 40 days since the lockdown was announced. The economic cost continues to mount, although the lockdown has helped flatten the COVID-19 curve. With each passing day, the economic impact of the lockdown across…
CII Recommendations on Lockdown Exit
20 Apr 2020 The guidelines issued by the Government on relaxation of lockdown after 20th April within the parameters of safety precautions have brought relief to industry as well as workers and farmers. CII has suggested continued stringent lockdown in specified containment zones with rest of the identified hotspot districts to…
COVID-19 Calibrated Restarting of the Economy
18 Apr 2020 The lockdown in India starting March 25 brought almost all economic activity in India to a halt. A step necessary to save lives, it, however, put a question mark before the livelihoods for millions of Indians, especially those at the bottom of the pyramid such as migrant…
CII COVID-19 Relief and Rehabilitation
16 Apr 2020 As the lockdown in India has been extended till 3 May 2020 to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the need for relief and rehabilitation has increased as millions find themselves stranded and unable to earn their daily living. Specially affected are migrant labour, dependents, and people from…
Spatial and Sectoral Considerations required for Calibrated Opening Up
15 Apr 2020 A calibrated and safe exit from the lockdown, subject, of course, to considerations being given to the geographical spread of COVID in the country, would be a practical approach. This is an evolving situation and therefore, we should be open to alter our approach as we go…
Covid-19 and foreign trade: How to ensure Indian exports survive the churning and pick up steam
13 Apr 2020 The global spread of Covid-19 has brought about an unprecedented halt to activity in all major economies. WTO has forecast global trade volumes to drop sharply by 13-32%, which has not been seen before in the modern era. The situation is so fluid that most of us…
Impact of Lockdown and COVID-19 on the Indian Economy
12 Apr 2020 The Novel Coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic is causing a significant impact on individual lives, businesses, and the economy. The Indian economy was already witnessing a slowdown in the last few quarters and the current pandemic is going to make the recovery even more difficult. To curb the…
CII’s Suggested Economic Package for Restarting the Economy
11 Apr 2020 In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, that has had far reaching ramifications on the economy, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has submitted its recommendations to the Government. These address many challenges that the economy is currently facing and would help in restarting the economy…
COVID 19 Best Practices by Indian Industry
03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 has been declared as a global pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) and identified as a ‘Notified Disaster’ by Ministry of Home Affairs. The disease, since its outbreak in the end of 2019 in the wet market of Wuhan, China, has taken the world by storm,…