17 Sep 2021 Over the last few years, India’s startup ecosystem has evolved at an astonishing pace. Today, India is home to nearly 40,000 startups, making it the third-largest startup ecosystem in the world. With the second-largest consumer internet market and a growing domestic market, India has been successful in…
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With economy reviving, step up capital spending
15 Sep 2021 With the second wave of the pandemic on the retreat and the consequent easing of supply-side restrictions, there are visible signs of the growth momentum returning to the economy. This is borne out from the latest GDP print, which shows that the economy has notched a 20.1%…
CII Covid-19 Relief and Rehabilitation: Mission Vaccine Nation
13 Sep 2021 As the second wave of Covid-19 abates, focused efforts are being undertaken to revive the economy and restore livelihoods across the country. One of the game-changers in economic revival will be vaccinating the entire adult population of the country, since vaccines are expected to help prevent the…
Evaluating 20 per cent GDP Growth for the First Quarter
10 Sep 2021 The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers printed at 20.1 per cent in the first quarter of April – June 2021-22 (Q1FY22). While in a normal year this would have been considered extremely good, the fiscal year 2021-22 was anything but normal, with the first wave of the…
Creating a Social Impact with Skilling and Placement
07 Sep 2021 The pandemic has highlighted the need for industry-aligned skilling, re-skilling and up-skilling of underprivileged youth. This was also stressed by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship during the session – ‘Job Creation & Entrepreneurship – Way Ahead for Livelihood Generation’ at the…
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…
The India Plastics Pact: Creating a circular economy for plastics in India
30 Aug 2021 The plastics problem The benefits of plastic as a material are well recognized and indisputable. Their use has increased manifold over the last sixty years and is expected to double over the next 20 years. However, their presence and persistence in the oceans, terrestrial ecosystems and…
Recognising and Empowering Grassroots-level Changemakers
26 Aug 2021 India’s vast population of grassroots-level women face innumerable challenges. Economic hardship, social discrimination and lack of opportunities are present at almost every step of their lives. Yet, several women rise above their crippling circumstances to chart a new course for themselves and emerge as changemakers, driving social…
Create a New Normal Model for the Tourism Sector
20 Aug 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has put a furrow on the Indian tourism industry like never before, as domestic and international travel and tourism plans are shrouded in a veil of uncertainty. In such times, it is imperative that we model a new-normal for the tourism industry. The…
Create a conducive environment that will help India stimulate its domestic tourism demand
18 Aug 2021 COVID-19 is one of the biggest Black Swan events in recent times, with a long-term impact on the travel & tourism industry. The sector, adversely impacted by the first wave, had just begun recovering, only to be hit by the second and a more severe wave that…