CII – National Awards for Excellence in Water Management 2022
31 May 2022 With the growing awareness around climate change and environmental issues, Industries are taking proactive initiatives and integrating steps to counter these concerns in their businesses, which is also leading to increased business competitiveness. Pursuing ‘water security’ has become the new driver for companies in their quest towards growth, competitiveness and global excellence. Against […]
World Environment Day 2022 – Only One Earth
03 Jun 2022 The first global conference on environment, held in Stockholm in 1972, was an initiative to place environmental issues at the forefront of the international community. It was also the start of a dialogue between industrialized and developing countries. The conference slogan ‘Only One Earth’ became the catchphrase for environmentalists all over the […]
India’s Vaccination Drive Reaches Milestone of 1 Billion!
21 Oct 2021 With the ‘One Billion’ vaccination mark, India has achieved a remarkable milestone of global significance. This was a very successful journey, achieved within a compressed time period under hugely challenging circumstances. The vaccination drive was driven personally by the top leaders of the country and involved multiple stakeholders, including administration at Central, […]
Recognizing Infrastructure Companies Promoting Inclusion
07 Jun 2022 During the 10th edition of CII Global Exhibition and Conferences on Construction Equipment & Technology (EXCON), the relationship between infrastructure as a sector and inclusion of women in the workspace was explored through a special initiative ‘Women Building India’. As a part of the initiative this year, the second edition of the Women Building […]
Powering the energy sector
22 Oct 2021 In an energy-dependent country like India, the availability of energy supplies at affordable rates is pivotal for fulfilling developmental priorities. But the energy sector is beset with problems. The distribution sector has for long been the bane of the power sector, consistently making huge losses owing to problems such as expensive long-term […]
How India Held its Own Amid Global Chaos
09 Jun 2022 At a time when the global economy is stressed, India has been able to hold its own and don the mantle of being the fastest growing major economy in the world. Despite multiple challenges to growth, first the pandemic and then the war in Ukraine and all their concomitant macroeconomic shocks, […]
Indian Space Sector Bracing for a Transformation
25 Oct 2021 The spectacular sight of a rocket launch has always inspired millions around the world, and space exploration has been fantasized in many forms and medias. Many youngsters have dreamt of adventures in outer-space, and of extra-terrestrial life. Space was an accessible domain for the common man in most space-faring countries, and many […]
Technology Business Incubators: Building a Robust Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
10 Jun 2022 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are one of the key enablers in the Indian startup ecosystem. In particular, academia inked TBIs have a natural advantage of continuous availability of research and development, robust technical infrastructure and access to young bright minds. For a founder in the early stage of his/her venture, it is […]
Tackling Climate Change at COP26 Summit: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
27 Oct 2021 Across the world, countries have been battling the impact of climate change. At the Earth Summit or the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was agreed and its leadership body, Conference of Parties (COP) has […]
Steps Towards Growing Sustainably
14 Jun 2022 With several measures being enacted by different ministries, including the environment ministry’s PARIVESH 2.0 and continuous monitoring of emissions by the Centre, we are a few steps closer to attaining SDGs. As India marks 75 years of independence this year, achieving economic growth with environmental sustainability and climate change mitigation have emerged […]