India-Africa: Strengthening Ties
22 Nov 2019 The roots of India-Africa relations go back a long way. They were laid down during the colonial era, led by Mahatma Gandhi who began his career in South Africa and also became the leader of the National Indian Congress in South Africa in 1894. The focus of the India-Africa policy post-independence was decolonization and […]
Sustaining India’s Power and Renewable Energy Sector in the Wake of COVID-19
23 Jun 2020 The nation-wide lockdown, necessitated by the Coronavirus outbreak, has had repercussions on the already-slowing Indian economy, including the power and renewable energy (RE) sector, which has witnessed a sharp drop in demand due to the lockdown. According to a CII White Paper on Sustaining India’s Power and Renewable Energy Sector in the […]
Recommendations for Food Processing industry
23 Nov 2019 The food processing sector is one of the largest employment creators, especially of non-farm jobs in rural areas. It boosts farm incomes, reduces agri produce wastage, and contributes to exports. CII recommends several measures to boost this important sector. Short-term Measures 1. Rationalization of GST Rates: A GST rate of 5% for […]
The Wonder that is Nanotechnology and its Role in Reshaping Agriculture
23 Jun 2020 Study and research of nanoparticles as a dedicated discipline of science would have been considered a fantasy until a few decades ago. Tiny gadgets with ginormous capacities, computers the size of textbooks with processing speeds infinitely higher than the earliest of space crafts, synthetic compounds to enter the body and fix microscopic […]
Recommendations for Steel industry
24 Nov 2019 India’s steel sector grew at around 6.8% in the April-June 2018-19 quarter, while the growth of crude steel production was around 3.5%. Imports, including those of semi-finished goods, have fallen by 13%, and finished goods by around 9%, y-o-y. Exports have declined by 27%. Steel prices have remained under pressure globally on […]
Recommendations for Textiles and Apparel industry
25 Nov 2019 The textiles and apparel industry is one of the largest employers in India’s manufacturing sector, employing over 45 million workers. Given the intrinsic labor-intensive nature of textiles manufacturing, this sector holds tremendous potential for future employment which could go up to 62 million by 2022 with an estimated addition of 17 million […]
Digital infrastructure – Backbone of an economy
24 Jun 2020 India is witnessing a major digital revolution. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in its report, Digital Infrastructure, Backbone of a Digital Economy stated that as of September 2019, India was one of the fastest-growing markets with the digital consumer base comprising of 119.52 crore telecom subscribers and 68.76 crore internet […]
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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. 26 Nov 2019 Electronics manufacturing is amongst the nine pillars of the Digital India Initiative, which also has an in-built ambitious vision of Net Zero Electronics Import by 2020. At present, more than half the demand continues […]
Green Supply Chain Management
25 Jun 2020 Logistics and supply chain management is an integral part of any business. India, which has steadily adopted ‘smart’ technologically empowered operations has seen a major transformation in logistics and supply chain management as well, which reflects a growing concern for environmentally responsible economic activity even as the focus remains on reducing poverty […]
On the rise: Energy Efficient Technologies
26 Jun 2020 According to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 Gigatonnes (Gt), after consecutive increase over the last two years. As the world grapples with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the energy sector, as others, continues to be impacted. The energy sector […]