26 May 2021 The second wave of Coronavirus currently sweeping across the country is causing large-scale hardship and economic disruption in the country, which has already been facing enormous challenges since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020. As India’s leading industry association, CII and the CII Foundation, and affiliates played…
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Hastening the Vaccination Drive
18 May 2021 The second wave of Covid-19 is now firmly upon us- triggered by new variants of the virus which appear to be spreading faster than anticipated. The magnitude of the spread is far more pervasive, and the surge is much more severe than that experienced last year. Not…
Leveraging Next Generation Technologies for Aatmanirbhar Bharat
04 May 2021 The Prime Minister’ vision of reviving growth with self-reliance focuses on five major pillars of development: economy, infrastructure, technology driven systems, vibrant demography and sustained demand. While each of these five pillars are crucial for growth, technology driven systems is one aspect which is critical for the…
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…
Bolstering India-UK Bilateral Ties
27 Apr 2021 The forthcoming visit of the UK Prime Minister Mr. Boris Johnson to India was set to give a renewed thrust to India-UK bilateral ties; however, the visit, scheduled for end April, was called off for the time being due to the COVID situation. As earlier planned, the…
Recognising Excellence in Water Management
19 Apr 2021 Businesses with high water usage can now assess and explore their water management systems and participate in the CII National Awards for Excellence in Water Management. Water is the lifeline of ecosystems, vital to human health and well-being and an absolute necessity for economic prosperity. However, growing…
E-commerce Empowering SMEs
14 Apr 2021 Digital transformation is no longer a trend or buzz phrase. It is rather the evolution of how business is conducted in the digital age. Consumer preference is shifting from shops, supermarkets, and shopping malls to online marketplaces for the purchase of products, ranging from basic commodities to…
Avoid lockdowns, focus on safety protocols
13 Apr 2021 As Covid-19 cases are beginning to spike for a second time and surpass the peaks of the first wave in India, several states are seeing lockdown trends re-emerge in the form of night curfews, weekend lockdowns and restrictions in operations of sectors like hotels, restaurants, shopping malls,…
Space sector – a look into the post-reform scenario
09 Apr 2021 16th May 2020 was a historic day for all those who were looking at the Indian space domain as the new frontier for business. Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcement of space sector reforms gave a boost to investors, start-ups and corporates which were looking to venture…
CII – TB Free Workplaces Campaign
07 Apr 2021 Tuberculosis (TB) continues to plague the Indian public health system with drastically high infection and morbidity rates. The World Health Organization (WHO) TB statistics for India for 2019 estimated TB incidence 2.4 million cases, with estimates showing that close to 40% of the Indian population is infected…