01 Nov 2017 Technology, driven by innovation, is key to achieving inclusive growth and development. Recognizing this fact, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been holding the prestigious CII Technology Summit as an annual flagship event for the past 22 years in partnership with the Department of Science and…
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Fast-tracking outreach programmes through mass adoption of technology
23 May 2017 While technology firms are venturing into the payments and financial services industry, banks today are constantly upscaling and adopting technologies to reach out to untapped masses. This is blurring the lines between FinTech companies and traditional banks. 1. Rural segment Banks across the domestic and international segment…
Select Smart Manufacturing: Technology enabled manufacturing Smart Manufacturing: Technology enabled manufacturing
11 May 2017 Over last few years, the world is increasingly making use of technologies in diverse fields. Products and services are being offered in innovative new platforms which are more efficient and integrated. At the same time, technological advancements are leading to reorganization of delivery of societal goods like…
Securing India’s Energy Future: The Role of Domestic Upstream Oil & Gas in Reducing Import Dependence
India’s energy security challenge is, at its root, an arithmetic one. The country’s crude oil import dependence crossed 90 per cent in FY26, per Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell data, with the full-year crude import bill at roughly US$121.8 billion. Domestic crude production has moved the wrong way over the…
How TReDS Is Reshaping Working Capital for MSMEs
Delayed payments is among a persistent challenge for the growth for India’s micro, small and medium enterprises. MSMEs who are already working with limited capital due to these delays tie up funds that could otherwise fund production, hiring or expansion. At present, over 9.28 crore enterprises are registered on the…
Warehousing as the New Infrastructure
How India Is Rebuilding Storage as a Core Layer of the Logistics Network Warehousing has historically occupied a modest place in India’s infrastructure planning, developed in step with factories and highways rather than as a priority in its own right. Over the past few years, that position has shifted meaningfully,…
Sport as a Tool for Community Development and Industry Engagement
Sports is no longer viewed as a leisure activity, but as a low-cost, high-impact tool for broader social and economic change. Today, success in sport is not just measured by medals, but rests on five key outcomes: physical well-being, mental well-being, individual development, social and community development, and economic development.…
India’s Data Center Revolution: Fuelling Infrastructure Transformation
Data centers have emerged as India’s fastest-growing commercial real estate segment, backed by strong pipelines fuelled by 5G, AI, cloud adoption, and data localization mandates. India’s data center market has crossed 10 gigawatts in total capacity, of which 1.4 gigawatts is operational. This means that the live capacity could expand…
India’s Diversity: A Strength for Nation-Building and Economic Growth
India marks 80 years of Independence this year, and we, as proud citizens, celebrate the story of a nation’s transformational journey driven by resilience, innovation, and collective determination. India’s Independence Day commemorates not only the freedom attained in 1947, but also the ideals that have driven India’s progress rooted in…
India’s Digital Payment Revolution: From Cash Counters to QR Codes
Not long ago, financial transactions meant long queues, waiting in line to pay a bill, send money, or simply withdraw cash from an ATM. Today, that is history. India’s financial journey has seen a massive transformation in the past decade. Banking infrastructure, which was at one time urban-centric, has now…