10 Aug 2021 India will mark its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2022, making this year’s Independence Day a special one. In the run-up to this milestone, the Government of India is celebrating the occasion with the clarion call of Hon’ble Prime Minister for Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to build…
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Indo-US defence cooperation, the industry agenda
26 Mar 2021 The US Secretary of Defence General Lloyd Austin’s visit to India this month was the first trip by a Biden administration official to this country. The fact that India was part of the first international tour for the US defence secretary to share the new administration’s priorities…
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…
Australia Economic Strategy: Strengthening India-Australia Comprehensive Partnership
06 Jan 2021 India and Australia have shared long standing ties, which have expanded further over the years, through regular dialogues and increased pace of high-level engagements between the two sides in recent times. Over the years, India has become an important and relevant partner for Australia’s economic strategy, especially…
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…
India’s Liberalisation and the Transformation from CEI to CII
02 Dec 2020 India has been historically known for its large agriculture sector, with wide diversity of crops and produce. In the present times, the sector employs 50 percent of the total work force in agriculture and allied sector activities, according to the Periodic Labor Force Survey for 2018-19. The…
Enhancing Uptake of Technology in Agriculture
26 Nov 2020 Proactive action from the Government of India on pushing the agri marketing reforms agenda aimed towards ‘One Nation, One Market’ is a significant step and the reforms will benefit the sector, and more importantly will help augment farmers’ incomes. Creation of an additional ecosystem where the farmers…
Technology in the Post-COVID World
19 Nov 2020 History is filled with instances when great adversities led to the quantum leap in the usage of technology. The world today is currently facing an unprecedented crisis of COVID-19. The pandemic has resulted in economies struggling to sustain and people trying to keep themselves safe. At the…
Labour reforms can help reshape India’s growth trajectory
05 Oct 2020 India is projected to have the largest working population in the world between 2022 and 2034, with 10 million youth entering the workforce every year. Unleashing the true potential of such a strong workforce demands employment capacity of the industry. Therefore, rigidities and administrative burden in the…
Transform the journey: Better commutes for all
22 Sep 2020 India has one of the largest road networks in the world, spanning over 5.8 million km. It comprises of national & state highways and urban & rural roads. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) accomplished the construction of 3,979 km of national highways in the FY20, its…