The Making of an Entrepreneurial India
15 Nov 2021 Trade and enterprise were the hallmarks of the British empire; they fueled their voyages and shaped their political and economic destinies. It was no different with India – her traders travelled the seven seas, establishing ties with far-flung lands. From about the end of the 1st millennium BCE to the beginning of […]
Interventions to Enhance India’s Digital Capabilities
25 Nov 2021 Since the last year and a half or so, the world has been facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, digital transformation that might have taken several years, took place in a span of few months only. While earlier, people criss-crossed across the globe just to attend meetings, digitalization makes […]
Select CII Trade Fairs CII Trade Fairs
25 Mar 2020 Trade fairs are ideal platforms for conducting business on a national and international scale. They provide an excellent opportunity to showcase products and services, determine market potential, scope out opportunities and competition and enter into mutually-beneficial business partnerships. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been organising various trade fairs and exhibitions […]
A Scoop of Ice Cream Innovation
27 Mar 2020 Iced cream, better known as ice cream is a dairy product that is witnessing an evolution in the recent past. Growing urbanisation, rising disposable incomes, growing desire for indulgence treats, and changing customer preferences are the factors contributing to the rise in demand for ice creams and frozen desserts. The global ice […]
Select COVID-19 CII Policy Recommendations for MSME Sector COVID-19 CII Policy Recommendations for MSME Sector
27 Mar 2020 The exponential growth of Coronavirus across the world and its detrimental effect on the world economy is evident and profound. Policymakers, apart from fighting this disease, are looking for ways to mitigate its economic impact. The conundrum, however, is the payoff of containing this disease. At the cost of slowing down the […]
CII Actions to Combat Coronavirus
31 Mar 2020 The Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc with people’s lives and livelihoods across the world. The number of affected people and casualties is close to 600,000 and 27,000 respectively as of 27th March. Entire countries and major cities are in lockdown to contain its further spread. India’s Government is taking strong action to deal […]
COVID 19 Best Practices by Indian Industry
03 Apr 2020 COVID-19 has been declared as a global pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO) and identified as a ‘Notified Disaster’ by Ministry of Home Affairs. The disease, since its outbreak in the end of 2019 in the wet market of Wuhan, China, has taken the world by storm, spreading at lightning speed. It […]
Empowering SMEs and Building Competitiveness
07 Oct 2020 The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is one of the integral pillars of the Indian economy, with around 63.4 million units spread across the geographical expanse of the country. This sector is one of the largest job providers, providing employment to 111 million people. The sector manufactures more than 7500 […]
Post-pandemic Revival of the Aquaculture Sector
20 Oct 2020 India is the second largest fish producer in the world with a total production of 13.7 million metric tonnes in 2018-19. Shrimp comprises the majority share (75%) of India’s aquaculture share. The fisheries sector in India has been growing impressively with an average annual growth rate of 10.88% from 2014-15 to 2018-19. In […]
Helping the Logistics Sector Create Value
29 Apr 2020 The CII Institute of Logistics, a CII Center of Excellence (CoE) in the logistics and supply chain management domain, uses a multi-pronged approach to help transform the logistics sector, and is working to enable the sector to add value to manufacturing, domestic trade and exports. The Institute, which was started in 2004, […]