CII Foundation adopts villages in Punjab to make them stubble burning free
11 Sep 2019 Industry members help farmers adopt sustainable farm practices, reduce air pollution, improve yield and more. Air quality in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) is a major concern due to its severe impact on human health. Tons of paddy straw burnt every year in North Western states, not only degrades the environment but […]
Kerala – India’s 2nd best Investment destination
18 Jan 2019 The fiscal position of most of the non-special category states improved in FY18 with their combined fiscal deficit to GDP ratio standing at 3.1 percent as against an elevated 3.5 percent in FY17. This is essentially because states such as Maharashtra, Haryana, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu succeeded in restricting their fiscal deficit […]
FDI easing, other steps may help revive growth
16 Sep 2019 A multitude of prompt economic measures were announced by the government recently to jumpstart investments and bring the economy back on a solid growth track. These measures will infuse greater investor confidence and encourage investments in the economy. Industry is greatly heartened by the fact that the government is cognizant of various […]
Ethics must go beyond Legal Mandates and Regulations
21 Jan 2019 A business is guided above all else by the principle of wealth creation. However, in the pursuit of this objective, a business may sometimes fail to acknowledge the possible negative externalities and lose sight of a greater objective – that of ensuring moral, ethical, transparent and fair business practices. Issues, such as […]
CII Pre-budget Memorandum 2019-20
22 Jan 2019 The country’s Union Budget 2019-20 is expected to be presented in Parliament on 1 February. However, this year it is going to be a bit different. In view of the upcoming elections, we expect it to be a vote on account, and not a full fledged budget. Every year, CII presents a […]
A Roadmap for Boosting India’s Financing Footprint in the Neighborhood
16 Sep 2019 The developing world is hungry for construction financing – roads, railways, highways, ports, airports, as well as natural resource extraction and development, energy projects, telecommunications – no matter the sector, there is tremendous need for funding support. According to a G20 backed study, by 2040, US $54 trillion in infrastructure spending is […]
India’s Premier Engineering and Technology Platform: IETF 2019
28 Jan 2019 The Indian engineering industry has grown into an innovative and competitive technological hub, gaining scale and diversity across major sub-sectors. Indian products and services are coveted all over the world not only for their competitiveness, but also for their reliability and quality. The unprecedented flow of capital, technology and expertise has helped […]
The New Kilogramme
18 Sep 2019 Four of the seven base units – kilogramme, kelvin, mole and ampere – have been redefined. The new definitions were aptly implemented across the world this year on May 20, which is World Meteorology Day. This move is expected to have far-reaching consequences, including changes in academic books all over the globe. This […]
Corporate Social Responsibility, the Sustainable Way
30 May 2016 The idea of being socially relevant and engaging with sustainable business activities has taken center-stage. CSR has become an intrinsic part of sustainability within a company. India has a long tradition of undertaking philanthropic activities. Over the last few decades, the idea of ‘giving to society’ has undergone a radical shift. […]
Business and Civil Society: Can the Twain Meet?
26 May 2016 In an organizational world looking increasingly at co-creation, co-production, and coordination, civil society and the business sector, despite their different voices and priorities, are exploring how they can work together more effectively. Not so long ago, there were two distinct poles: commerce at one end, charity at the other. Each fundamentally different […]