Credible India: There is Plenty for India to Talk About at this Year’s Davos Meet
12 Jan 2024 As we step into the new year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting offers corporate leaders, policymakers and other stakeholders a chance to assess the year gone by and take stock of challenges and opportunities, extending to geopolitical developments, climate exigencies and economic hurdles. India has long had a significant presence […]
Leading the Mission on Net Zero in India
13 Jan 2024 We are all aware that climate change is posing an existential crisis for humanity and has taken the centre stage of global discussions. India, which is in its most diverse, vibrant, and dynamic phase of development, has a crucial role to play and the next few years offer a great opportunity, to […]
Growing Business Case in India for Natural Climate Solutions
15 Jan 2024 A new study conducted by the World Economic Forum, in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry and IORA Ecological Solutions, finds that 89% of the largest Indian companies have a sustainability strategy and nearly half have a net-zero strategy. When asked about the business case, companies expressed particular interest in the role of NCS in […]
Nuclear Fusion Patents Bring the Holy Grail Closer
16 Jan 2024 COP28, the recently concluded conference on climate change, has recognized nuclear fusion as a harbinger of new energy supply for nullifying, by 2050, the impact of climate change. Going forward, the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) has set up a World Nuclear Energy Group to explore successful utilization of energy produced by […]
Building For Success: IP and Innovation in India
17 Jan 2024 The drive to innovate has been part of humankind since time immemorial. It is not just our ability to dream, but our ability to make these dreams a reality that has transformed the world. In our modern world, intellectual property rights play a key role in rewarding the challenging process of translating […]
Green Entrepreneurship in India
20 Jan 2024 In the rapidly evolving business landscape of India, entrepreneurs are shifting their focus towards environmental sustainability. Green entrepreneurship, a rising trend, goes beyond profit margins, aiming to integrate economic activities with ecological well-being. At its core, green entrepreneurship seeks to promote innovative solutions for pressing environmental challenges. Entrepreneurs in this space aim […]
GST: Five years and Counting Towards Unity
11 Jul 2022 The goods and services tax completed five years of its journey on June 30. Its implementation was easier said than done. Getting consensus among all the stakeholders under a federal structure in rolling out such transformational reform was a mammoth task. As was the migration of millions of taxpayers to the new […]
Competitiveness, Growth, Sustainability and Internationalisation – the Road Ahead for the Industry
12 Jul 2022 The economy is in a strong rebound mode with a GDP growth rate of 8.7% for 2021-22. Sustainable, high growth rates are important to meet the country’s aspirations for 2047. To enable an inclusive, balanced and sustainable growth and empower the Indian Industry as a force multiplier, CII has adopted the theme […]
Five years of GST and the way forward
13 Jul 2022 GST is seen as a shining example of cooperative federalism aimed at taking the country towards a one-nation, one-tax and one-market regime. The unified Goods and Services Tax (GST), lauded as a historic and game-changing reform, completed five years of its successful implementation on June 30, 2022. Considered one of the biggest […]
Effective Waste Management for a Sustainable Future
15 Jul 2022 Rapid population growth and economic development has led to severe environmental degradation that undermines the environmental resource base upon which sustainable development depends. The economics of environmental pollution, depletion and degradation of resources has in fact been neglected as compared to the issues of growth and expansion. India has been no exception […]