CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Award 2020
29 Sep 2020 To celebrate the untiring spirit of women who have battled all odds to emerge as winners in their life and leaders for other underprivileged women, the Confederation of Indian Industry launched the CII Woman Exemplar Award in 2005, which was repositioned as the CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Award in 2011. Each […]
Elderly Care – a Responsibility
01 Oct 2020 The autumn and winter phases of life, much like the seasons, are marked by their own characteristics of change and quietude. The international day of older persons, celebrated on the first of October every year is an ode to senior citizens, signifying commitment to their happiness and well being. Between 1965 – […]
Remembering Gandhi, the Great Visionary on his Birth Anniversary
02 Oct 2020 As the nation celebrates and offers its tributes to the great visionary, Mahatma Gandhi, the beloved Father of the Nation, also fondly remembered as Bapu, on his birth anniversary on 2nd October 2020, the occasion is also an opportunity for the people of India to reflect upon his thoughts and principles. As the world battles through uncertain and unprecedented times, the time is especially important to decode Gandhiji’s ideas and […]
CII COVID-19 Relief and Rehabilitation
16 Apr 2020 As the lockdown in India has been extended till 3 May 2020 to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the need for relief and rehabilitation has increased as millions find themselves stranded and unable to earn their daily living. Specially affected are migrant labour, dependents, and people from weak socio-economic backgrounds. CII has […]
Select CII@125: The First Five CII@125: The First Five
30 Apr 2020 Around the last quarter of the 19th century, almost all regions of India had modern industry with firms engaged in cotton, coal, jute and tea. Sugar, shipping, and paper were some of the emerging industries. Engineering firms were also establishing themselves. Jessop and Company is perhaps the first recorded engineering firm in India. […]
CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Program
26 Oct 2020 The CII Foundation Woman Exemplar Program was launched in 2005 to recognise grassroots women leaders who have battled poverty, social discrimination and other challenges to emerge as leaders. Since then, each year, 15 women are shortlisted from nominations received from across the country, and three winners are recipients of the CII Foundation […]
Suggested Safety Measures for Undertaking Physical Activities
11 Nov 2020 The pandemic induced social isolation and stay at home rules made sports & physical exercise inaccessible all over the country as gymnasiums, stadiums, pools, dance and fitness studios, physiotherapy centres, parks and playgrounds remained closed. In the last few months most of the physical activities has resumed in a phased manner but […]
India’s Liberalisation and the Transformation from CEI to CII
02 Dec 2020 India has been historically known for its large agriculture sector, with wide diversity of crops and produce. In the present times, the sector employs 50 percent of the total work force in agriculture and allied sector activities, according to the Periodic Labor Force Survey for 2018-19. The agriculture sector has exhibited strong […]
Rebuilding the Nation in the Post-pandemic World
24 Dec 2020 Confederation of Indian Industry embarked on its 125th year of operations which coincided with the deadliest pandemic that the world has faced in the last century. The role of the Indian industry evolved this year with the corporate sector innovating with products and processes, creating partnerships and pioneering initiatives to match the […]
Rebuilding Lives – Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation
19 Jan 2021 January 19 is celebrated as the National Disaster Response Force Raising Day. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was constituted in 2006, a year after the enactment of the Disaster Management Act of 2005. The Act was a result of the strongly felt need for a disaster management plan that would enable swift […]