Corporate governance bar must be raised
28 Feb 2020 As a $3-trillion economy aspiring to enhance its global position, India is transforming its business environment and looking to entrepreneurs as wealth-creators. Ways of doing business are changing to align with global patterns. Today, governments and regulatory agencies expect companies to conform to global best practices for better functioning of markets […]
India and Germany: A Strong Strategic Partnership
03 Mar 2020 The relationship between India and Germany goes back a long way. Post-World War II, India was the first country to establish diplomatic ties with Germany, and today the two countries enjoy a strategic relationship based on common values and principles of democracy, free and fair trade, mutual trust and respect. Germany has […]
Auto Expo Components 2020 Overview
04 Mar 2020 The Indian automobile industry is undergoing a major transformation, largely influenced by technology, innovative designs, digitisation, new manufacturing processes, changing consumer preferences, and more. This rapid shift in the auto industry is not only accelerating innovation from the auto manufacturers, but it is also pushing the auto component manufacturers to evolve and […]
Making India a Health Technology Hub
05 Mar 2020 The Indian healthcare industry is expected to play a key role in realising the nation’s vision of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024. Technological advancements have revolutionised the status-quo of industries across the globe, including the healthcare industry. The global health-tech sector is expected to reach $297 billion by 2022, […]
Bridging – India’s Skill Gap
09 Mar 2020 India, with a population of 1.3 billion and a median age below 30 is one of the few countries that can meet global talent needs. The Indian workforce is estimated to increase by 27 percent by the year 2022, to approximately 600 million from the current 473 million according to the India […]
New Age Power Systems in 21st Century India
11 Mar 2020 India is set to become the biggest demand centre in the world by 2030 with about 1.5 billion people, surpassing China’s population to become the most populous country in the world. In terms of GDP growth, India is one of the fastest growing economies. Though India’s per capita electricity consumption annually […]
IETF: Showcasing Indian technology & engineering capabilities
17 Mar 2020 In the mid-1970s, India’s economy was going through a rough patch. In such circumstances, the Association of Indian Engineering Industry (AIEI) – later known as the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – was tasked to organize the first-ever Indian Engineering Trade Fair in 1975. The show was later re-christened as […]
CII Recommendations on Enhancing Liquidity
21 Mar 2020 The recent outbreak of the Coronavirus (Covid-9) has caused unprecedented disruptions across the world, both at the national and international levels. It has adversely impacted business operations and economic activity across all sectors, while significantly disrupting global supply chains, thereby endangering expectations of a global recovery in 2020. While global policymakers try […]
CII interventions to combat Coronavirus
22 Mar 2020 The world is currently passing through a challenging period due to the spread of Covid-19. The safety of people across the world is of paramount importance, while ensuring that the epidemic does not infect more and more with each passing day. For this, Hon Prime Minister has advised citizens to maintain social […]
The Khadi Story
23 Mar 2020 A term used for fabric that is hand-spun and handwoven, khadi usually comes from cotton fibre but is also manufactured from silk and wool, known as khadi silk or woollen khadi. The shift from nomadic to pastoral life brought the cultivation of cotton at the forefront, and India became the home of cotton and cotton cloth, […]