Sector Update
The Government has taken bold steps towards integrating environment and climate change in the first Budget of the decade and CII is confident that this will enable inclusive and sustainable growth, comments Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, in his article published in The Asian Age on 18 February 2021.
Economic activity in India has resumed and is growing stronger than expected. This new year the nation will try to rebuild everything that took a hit during the pandemic, comments Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII published in the New Indian Express on 7 January 2021.
Mr Uday Kotak, President, CII and Managing Director & CEO, Kotak Mahindra Bank spoke on the impact of Covid on the economy, risk aversion among banks, and how technology will drive businesses in the future, at an e-adda session held by Indian Express.
"The on ground experience of CII shows how pollution can be addressed by better crop residue management", comments Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, in his article published by the New Indian Express on 30 October 2020.
"Strong leadership is central to managing sectors that have the highest potential to meet our employment objectives", comments Mr Vikram S Kirloskar, President, CII in his article published in the Business Standard on 4 July 2019.
"The serious problem of air pollution cannot be addressed by any one group in isolation. The best solutions and inspiring acts can be implemented when all stakeholders join hands towards a common vision of change", comments Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, in his article published in the Asian Age on 22 November 2018.
"Enhancing skill sets of the existing workforce, defining career progression for medicos can help build the requisite human resource", comments Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII in his article published in the Financial Express on 21 September, 2018.
In this article, Mr. Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII shares his views on the current status of CSR in India and recommendations to further strengthen the CSR ecosystem. It was published in the Business Standard on 2 August, 2018.
The Budget for the forthcoming year may not have increased allocation to education but it has several notable new policies, including identifying 10 public and 10 private universities for world-class excellence. This column by Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII appeared in The Times of India on 7 March 2016.
A shared and sustainable world economy would rest on partnerships between advanced and emerging economies. India, which stands at an exciting moment in its economic journey, can play a special part in this, says Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII. This article first appeared in Business Standard, 11th January 2016 on the occasion of The Partnership Summit 2016. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh organized the 22nd edition of the Partnership Summit from January 10-12, 2016, at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Recommendations of CII National Committee on Higher Education on New Education Policy (On select themes for consultation on higher education as enumerated by Ministry of Human Resource Development).
India and Germany can cooperate in six key areas including startups, advanced manufacturing, R&D, renewable energy, Smart Cities, and skill development. This article by Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII appeared in The Indian Express on 5 October 2015 in conjunction with the visit of HE Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, to India.
The new bill introduced in Parliament for acquisition of land meets many compulsions of development. This article by Mr Sumit Mazumder, President, CII, appeared in The Economic Times Issue of April 26 – May 02, 2015.
Representation to Government of Kerala on Incentives for Green Building Rated Projects.
CII News Update
Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has launched the first-of-its-kind Rating System to address sustainability aspects in existing buildings.
The rating programme was launched during the Conference on Green Cities & Townships held in Mumbai on .....
CII with the support of UKFCO took up a project to develop fiscal instruments for low carbon industrial development in the state of West Bengal, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. The activities involved - a review of the state existing policies, developing a report on national and international best practices.....
The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, today launched the India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN). The purpose of IBIN is to improve implementation of policies, programs, and projects, which the 12th Five Year Plan has located as the critical necessity for a.....
Confederation of Indian Industry organised an Awareness Session on Jaipur Cluster Programme on 16 April 2013 at Jaipur. The session and visits are precursors of the Jaipur Cluster being planned to be launched. The session was followed by preliminary assessment visits of 15 plants of participant org.....
More than 500 delegates will convene for the Business for Environment (B4E) Global Summit on 15-16 April in New Delhi, India to find solutions for a sustainable future. The event, being co-hosted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Global Initiatives and the Club of Rome, will cover topi.....
While addressing the workshop on Sports Management Capacity Building organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in partnership with Australian Trade Commission and Deakin University, Australia, on 10 April 2013 in New Delhi, Mr Tom Calder, Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade Commission, e.....
The Annual General Meeting and National Conference of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will be held on 3rd and 4th April 2013 at New Delhi.
The two-day event would have a galaxy of speakers deliberating on a range of issues that are of importance to India and Indian Industry at the presen.....
Remove controls, ease restrictions and let industries do business freely. That was the consensus at the Annual Regional Meeting and Conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry Eastern Region in Kolkata......