25 Sep 2021 Free trade agreements (FTAs) are an effective way for a country to increase its exports and step up engagement in global value chains. Free trade agreements of India with other countries and with its regional partners are many, and today, FTA negotiations have commenced with many more…
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Climate Change, State Emergency and Stakeholder Pursuit
14 Sep 2021 “Environmental Stewardship” is pivotal to planet sustainability. Focus must dramatically shift to absolute reductions in quick time. The latest European Green Deal “Fit for 55” is set to influence a wide range of policies aligning them to cut EU’s emissions by 55% by 2030. The US federal…
World Environment Day 2021 – Focus on Ecosystem Restoration
05 Jun 2021 Ecosystems are the web of life on Earth and provide us with priceless benefits. People and planet are only as healthy as the ecosystems we all depend on. Our planet’s ecosystems are today threatened by climate change, nature loss, overexploitation and deadly pollution. Unless we take transformative…
Select Key Imperatives to Make it a Successful Decade of AI Key Imperatives to Make it a Successful Decade of AI
03 May 2021 We have been talking about the potential and promise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for a long time. One of the most significant aspects, which has put AI at the center of all business and social conversations is our ability to harness data and apply AI to drive…
A privatization plan that heralds the rise of the Indian elephant
04 Mar 2021 One of the many highlights of the Union Budget for 2021-22 was the bold resolve of the government to push for an aggressive privatization policy of public sector enterprises (PSEs), which would seek to unlock their potential to create wealth in India’s economy. In view of the…
A ‘never before’ budget for ‘never before’ times
02 Feb 2021 Union budget 2021-22 will be a memorable one, being the first budget of the decade, the first digital budget and one coming after an economic contraction. Excellent articulation of the six pillars of health and well-being, infrastructure, inclusive growth, R&D and innovation, minimum government maximum governance and human…
15th CII-ITC Sustainability Awards
13 Jan 2021 CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD), nurtures companies with a view to enabling them to compete, expand opportunity and excel in the current dynamic business environments. With this objective, the Centre continues to campaign for the adoption of sustainable business practices by Indian companies. Instituted…
Making tax compliance easier: A platform to honour the honest will build trust and broaden tax base
18 Aug 2020 The government has touched a new milestone by taking up a series of reforms to make tax compliance easier for taxpayers through the platform for ‘Transparent Taxation – Honouring the Honest’. Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it meets the requirements of a 21st century taxation system.…
Select E-Commerce in India E-Commerce in India
27 Jun 2020 The outbreak of Coronavirus, which has limited physical movement due to the lockdown, has turned the spotlight on the digital and virtual. India, in fact, over the last decade has been evolving into a digitally empowered society. Increasing penetration of smartphones, rapidly increasing internet bandwidth and speeds,…
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…