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…
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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…
Powering the Indian Manufacturing Sector
15 Mar 2021 With the objectives of making Indian manufacturers globally competitive and making India an integral part of the global supply chain, the Government introduced the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to boost domestic manufacturing in India, in the three sectors of large-scale electronics manufacturing, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals…
Potential for the defence industry
24 Feb 2021 2020 was a tough year for the industry, filled with challenges and unprecedented circumstances not seen in nearly 100 years. The Covid-19 pandemic has been a great leveller, affecting everyone, regardless of organisational parameters including size, maturity, geographical locations or individual parameters including age, gender, race and…
‘Atmanirbhar’ in Defence Production
16 Feb 2021 Since its opening for private sector participation in 2001, the Indian Aerospace and Defence Sector has grown steadily. In recent years, it has marked its presence, albeit in a small way, in the global market as well. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the Defence Industry in the same…
Union Budget 2021—22: A Fiscal Rudder for Fast Recovery
29 Jan 2021 The Union Budget for 2021-22 is to be announced soon. The upcoming Budget is expected to prioritise growth-oriented measures to ensure the momentum of recovery seen in the economy recently is sustained. The focus of the Budget is likely to be on rekindling durable consumption and encouraging…
Focus Areas for Union Budget 2021-22
20 Jan 2021 The year 2020 will not be easily forgotten as the year that reset all aspects of our lives. The pandemic affected the most important parameters of existence, namely healthcare and the economy. The GDP contracted by 15.7% during April-September 2020, the worst in recent history. In this…
Building Partnerships for a New World
30 Dec 2020 Even as the global race for COVID-19 vaccination has begun, the lasting impact of the pandemic is still being felt on countries around the world as the virus effected businesses, economies as well as trade between countries. For India, a robust recovery from the pandemic would need…
Why small businesses need to embrace digital
18 Dec 2020 This year witnessed the worst global crisis of the new millennium, leaving the world gasping and forcing restructuring of the international economic order. The emergence of Covid-19 also affected the small businesses, or Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), across the globe, forcing them to handle multiple…
The Partnership Summit 2020: 125th Year of CII
11 Dec 2020 According to Thomas Friedman’s analogy, the world after the event of the massive pandemic could be divided into eras viz. Before Corona (BC), During Corona (DC) and After Corona (AC). To overcome the effects of Covid on the economy, both at global and national levels, would require…