At a time when words such as “climate change” and “global warming” are being widely used by the common man, one wonders if these terms make sense to the lay person, especially school children. In an attempt at simplifying the complexities of “Global warming,” CII had released an e-module on Environment titled Stop! In the Name of Earth, both in English and Tamil.

 

In continuation to the Job Oppurtunities Mela conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Puducherry with the support from Dept. of School Education , Govt. of Puducherry on 18th April 2010, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Puducherry, Mr V Vaithilingam issued the Appointment Letters to the 64 Vocational Stream Students of the Govt. Higher Secondary Schools in Puducherry, who have been recruited by RAJSRIYA AUTOMATIVE INDUSTRIES PVT. LTD., Hosur, on 26 April 2010.

 

The main aim of cyber terrorists today is to cripple critical infrastructure of a country by cyber attacks to further the causes they espouse for as a terrorist group. In their wish lists are critical infrastructure like telecommunications, electric grids, transportation networks, banking & finance, water supply , fuel production & supply chains, military complexes , government operations .and emergency services.

 

An article on Emerging Cyber Security Trends for 2010 by Mr Ganesan R, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore – 641 014

 

Entrepreneurship is the professional application of knowledge, skills and competencies and/or of monetizing a new idea, by an individual or a set of people by launching an enterprise de novo or diversifying from an existing one (distinct from seeking self employment as in a profession or trade), thus to pursue growth while generating wealth, employment and social good. India has been an entrepreneurial society…we had the entrepreneurial skill but suppressed it for too long a time…and now it is thriving. The entrepreneurial spirit is an ongoing characteristic of India’s history, particularly visible in a number of communities engaged primarily in trading. In a view to showcase the Spirit of Entrepreneurship and showcase the Emerging Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu, Confederation of Indian Industry in association with Business Line announced the first edition of the CII Tamil Nadu Emerging Entrepreneur Awards in 2010.

 

 

Whenever we hear a word ‘Disruption’ – somehow it leads to a negative feeling. After all, as humans we are averse to change and disruption by nature disturbs the normal rhythm of life and forces you the change the course. Now, let’s look at this word from a marketer’s perspective and it becomes even more dreaded! Who wants some tiny David to come and disturb Goliath’s party? But, the CII Brand Summit 2010 was a great success with views from thought leaders around the globe made this word a favorite amongst the participants.

 

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The objectives of the Conference are to facilitate knowledge flow by working with international organisations through bi-lateral/multi-lateral cooperation mechanisms, know the effects of high technology on internal security; forging partnerships for collaborative research and product development with Indian industry and interacting with the government to establish policy. The conference shall pave way for collaborative industrial product development, exploring new markets and mutual investment opportunities. The conference could play a vital role in understanding the current security requirements with reference to businesses and other societal requirements.

 

CII Southern Region organised the first edition of Innovator 2009 on February 12th 2010 at Hotel Le Royal Meridien, Chennai.

 

CII established the College Excellence Cluster Programme in Southern Region to enable high frequency, qualitative interaction between academic institutions and industry. This platform aims to bridge the various gaps between academia and create a model through which colleges can work with industry and provide students, teachers and the college community with an exposure to current industry environment and practices. This initiative would allow the colleges to benchmark themselves and engage with industry. This could also provide colleges with an opportunity to involve themselves in projects, research and development with industry thereby strengthening their institution and providing industry with value addition in the form of academic research.

 

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) established in India an Industrial Subcontracting and Partnership EXchange (SPX) in 2007. SPX is a technical information and matchmaking centre for industrial subcontracting, supply chain management and partnerships between buyers and suppliers, aiming at optimizing the manufacturing capacities and capabilities of the affiliated enterprises.

 

CII is partnering with UNIDO’s Consolidated Project for SME Development in India. It is an Italian Funded Project implemented by UNIDO in partnership with the Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). The project in Southern Region on Investment and Technology Promotion focuses on three sectors: Auto components, Leather and Footwear.

 

Skills development projects are running across the length & breadth of the country with 20 projects already being successfully completed. Projects cover both rural & urban areas. Currently the projects are running in the rural areas in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Punjab.

 

With the advancement of green building movement in India, many companies have evinced keen interest in having a holistic green design and construction framework for upcoming factory buildings. IGBC, in its endeavor to extend green building concepts to all building types has developed the IGBC Green factory rating system. IGBC Green Factories rating system is the first of its kind addressing sustainability in industrial buildings. The programme is fundamentally designed to address national priorities and quality of life for factory workmen. IGBC Green Factory Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme. The rating system has been developed based on the contemporary materials and technologies. This rating system would facilitate the development of green factories. The rating system evaluates certain credit points using a prescriptive approach and other credits on a performance based approach. The rating system is evolved so as to be comprehensive and at the same time user-friendly. This is an excellent opportunity for projects to participate in the pilot rating programme. The learning from the pilot rating programme would influence in developing a robust rating system. The pilot projects play an important role in evaluating the results achieved by the pilot projects and the criteria established in the rating programme. The pilot version of the rating system has been launched on 10th July 2009. Project teams interested in IGBC Green Factory Certificatio