Beyond RCEP: India must now focus on boosting exports
13 Nov 2019 – Vikram Kirloskar President, CII Joining the RCEP may be possible down the line. For now, India should reinforce and deepen agreements with its current trade partners, as well as look to enter new markets with globally competitive products Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic […]
Children’s Literature in India- Keeping children hooked to tales
13 Nov 2019 Telling stories to children is a timeless tradition, reflecting values, myths and cultures that get passed on across generations. Children’s literature kindles a love and passion for reading, and also adds to a child’s cognitive and social skills. Most importantly, it keeps the child in touch with her own cultural heritage […]
India a Heritage to the World – 10 UNESCO sites in West India
15 Nov 2019 India has an impressive history. Home to one of the ancient civilisations of the world, a diverse mix of religions and cultures thrives in the country today. Its history of rulers and empires can be traced through a range of monuments dotting the country. Each of them narrates its story, which reflects […]
Recommendations for boost Mining industry
16 Nov 2019 Mining is one of the core sectors of the Indian economy and is a lifeline for many industries, which thrive on raw materials. The mining sector’s contribution to the country’s GDP has come down from 3% to 2.2% in the last 5 years. In 2017- 18, the value of domestic production of […]
Recommendations for Chemicals and Petrochemicals industry
17 Nov 2019 ndia is the sixth largest producer of chemicals globally. The sector is at present valued at $150-155 billion and is growing at 8-10% annually. It provides employment to 7.5 lakh people, and accounts for a little over 2% to India’s GDP. CII has identified certain key issues that require primary consideration to […]
Staying out of RCEP gives India a chance to reflect on its competitiveness
18 Nov 2019 -Vikram Kirloskar President, CII Earlier this month, India pulled out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and rightly so. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to stay out of the regional free trade agreement (FTA) is based on views expressed by a wide spectrum of stakeholders. Industry bodies, farmers and civil society […]
India Russia Ties
20 Nov 2019 ‘Sanskriti se Suraksha’ (From Culture to Defence) is how India’s Hon’ble Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, defined the breadth of the relationship between India and Russia. Often described as ‘time-tested’ and ‘mutually complementary’, the abiding ties between India and Russia have only grown stronger over the years. The relationship between the two countries […]
India Russia Ties
CII Annual Session 2020: Getting Growth Back
01 Jun 2020 As the world grapples with the impact of the outbreak of Coronavirus which is devastating economies and lives across the globe, the world as we knew it seems to be fading into the distance. With lockdowns and restrictions on movement of goods and people, uncertainty and anxiety, re-organising people and resources and […]
AgRobotics: What is possible and where India stands
06 Jun 2020 Robots. What is the image that comes to our minds when we first think of this word? For most of us born in the final decades of the 20th century, the visual representation is either of gun totting terminators rampaging through our cities, or little scavengers left on a degrading earth by space […]