Tag: Cii

Bhubaneswar: A meeting was held today at the State Secretariat to discuss the preparations for the Make in Odisha Conclave 2018. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary while the Finance and Industries department Secretaries were present among others. According to sources, discussions were held on the event plan, arrangements for […]

Bhubaneswar: Controversy has surfaced over Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) withdrawal from the Make in Odisha conclave scheduled to be held in November this year. The BJD has blamed the CII’s eastern region chairperson Jagi Mangat Panda for such a decision of the confederation. On the other hand Jagi Panda has refuted the allegations. BJD […]

Bhubaneswar: Jagi Mangat Panda, Managing Director of Ortel Communications Ltd has been appointed as the new chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Eastern Region. Panda will become the first woman to hold the top post in the industry body’s eastern zone after her name was announced at the CII Eastern Regional Council meeting in […]

Bhubaneswar: While addressing the Enterprise Odisha 2017 event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), CM Naveen Patnaik said Odisha is consistently ranked amongst the three top States in attracting investments in India. “Odisha is consistently ranked amongst the three top States in attracting investments in India. Focusing on the 3Ts- Transparency, Technology and Teamwork, […]

Bhubaneswar: The much-hyped Make in Odisha conclave, to be organised by the State Government in association with Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) and Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), is all set to begin at Janata Maidan here today. The three-day conclave would be inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while Union Finance Minister […]

Bhubaneswar: In an effort to boost the entrepreneurship skills of young minds in Odisha, Young Indians, an integral part of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will hold Yi INNOVEX at the Make In Odisha conclave scheduled to begin here from November 30. The event will feature most successful start-ups and founders from Odisha who have […]

Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) has been awarded ‘Green Product’ certification by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for its pioneering effort in producing Low Density Aggregates from fly ash

New Delhi: Indian companies have invested over $4 billion in South Africa and created 18,000 direct jobs in the continent’s biggest economy, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said on Sunday. According to a new CII report “Indian Industry’s Inclusive Footprint in South Africa – Doing business, doing good”, prepared jointly with British advisory multinational […]

New Delhi:  A sectoral approach could be a good way to increase the participation of women in the Indian workforce, industry chamber CII said on Sunday, while noting that greater female participation in the workforce would significantly boost the country’s growth as also improve socio-economic conditions. In the released research paper titled “Declining Female Labour Force […]

New Delhi: Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Tuesday called for the need to simplify GST compliances and implementation. According to CII, simplification of GST compliances would result in higher number of returns filed, increased collection of revenues, and easier working capital management by trade and industry. “The GST network (GSTN) functioning and […]

New Delhi: As the GST Council meets here to finalise issues before the Goods and Services Tax is implemented from July 1, industry lobby CII said on Sunday that Indian industry is ready for the rollout of the pan-India indirect tax regime. “GST is the most significant indirect tax reform introduced in the country since […]

New Delhi: The Indian economy is poised to experience improvement in overall conditions during the ongoing first quarter owing to better external financial linkages, and growth in both funds available as well as domestic economic activity, industry chamber CII said on Sunday citing its survey. “The CII-IBA Financial Conditions Index at 56.9 for Q1 (April-June) […]

New Delhi: Industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday predicted that India’s economic growth rate for 2017-18 will range between 7.5 and eight per cent. According to newly elected CII President Shobana Kamineni, key reforms such as the introduction and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system will be a growth […]

Kolkata: The Ordnance Factory Board which produced worth Rs 16,000 crore of defence equipment in 2016-17, is looking at a 10-15 per cent growth in the current financial year, an official said on Tuesday. “Last year, we produced to the tune of Rs 16,000 crore of varieties of defence equipment. We are looking at 10-15 […]

New Delhi: Indian companies are upbeat about prospects for economic activity in the new fiscal, industry lobby CII said on Sunday on the basis of its survey, although majority of the firms surveyed cited low domestic demand, fragile global economic recovery and rise in commodity prices as key concerns. “The CII Business Confidence (BCI) which […]