24 Jun 2020 India is witnessing a major digital revolution. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in its report, Digital Infrastructure, Backbone of a Digital Economy stated that as of September 2019, India was one of the fastest-growing markets with the digital consumer base comprising of 119.52 crore telecom…
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The Wonder that is Nanotechnology and its Role in Reshaping Agriculture
23 Jun 2020 Study and research of nanoparticles as a dedicated discipline of science would have been considered a fantasy until a few decades ago. Tiny gadgets with ginormous capacities, computers the size of textbooks with processing speeds infinitely higher than the earliest of space crafts, synthetic compounds to enter…
CII@125: The Tale of Two Associations
19 Jun 2020 The journey of the association formed in 1895 to CII in 1992 has been eventful and intertwined with the journey of India. At the doorstep of World War II, India was still dominated by the British – they controlled the service and industry sectors, except cotton textiles,…
CII Releases 6th Edition of its Flagship Report: Indian Roots, American Soil 2020
16 Jun 2020 On 15 June, 2020, CII released its sixth Indian Roots, American Soil survey report highlighting the footprint of Indian Industry across the United States. Indian companies are investing heavily in the US, and over the past decade, CII has risen to the challenge as the sole aggregator of the hard…
The Internet of Things Ecosystem
14 Jun 2020 The internet of things (IoT) is a system of interconnected devices, and machines through the internet over a large network which are capable of transferring data without human intervention. India, at the forefront of a major digital revolution with major sectors such as Banking, Financial Services, and…
COVID-19: Measures to revive growth during unlock 1.0
14 Jun 2020 As India moves to Unlock 1.0 and economic activity resumes, the focus must be on getting growth back on track and reinvigorating the economy. A high degree of uncertainty will characterise the new paradigm that the economy will enter, yet it is imperative to take bold and…
CII Theme 2020-21: Building India For a New World – Lives, Livelihood, Growth
11 Jun 2020 As we are pulled out of BC (Before Covid) and learn to live through DC (During Covid), we must prepare for AC (After Covid) so that the new world we are all moving towards is equitable and sustainable while being focused on growth and development. The Confederation…
Mitigating Disasters
10 Jun 2020 India’s geography is as diverse, vivid and vibrant as its demography. The Himalayas in the north to deserts, plateaus and a 7000+ kilometres coastline gives India unique geo-climatic conditions, which also makes the country vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. Floods are the most common natural disaster…
PM Inaugurates CII Annual Session 2020
08 Jun 2020 “First of all, congratulations to all of you for successfully completing 125 years! Congratulations! There must have been several milestones; you must have faced many ups and downs but running an organization for 125 years is a big thing in itself. I would like to congratulate all…
CII Annual Session 2020: Getting Growth Back
01 Jun 2020 As the world grapples with the impact of the outbreak of Coronavirus which is devastating economies and lives across the globe, the world as we knew it seems to be fading into the distance. With lockdowns and restrictions on movement of goods and people, uncertainty and anxiety,…