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World today is looking at India with great confidence: Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal noted that India`s billion-plus population is a boon for the country as it attracts a lot of companies, and brings economies of scale and opportunities for the country. 

Oct 21, 2022, 06:25 AM IST

Budget 2022: CII seeks 1% CSR levy in Budget to provide Covid-19 vaccine booster shots

Confederation of Indian Industry has also urged state governments to lift the pandemic-induced restrictions on economic activity.

Jan 23, 2022, 16:41 PM IST

CII’s Budget Expectations: Focus on investment and infrastructure must continue

CII President T V Narendran pointed out that focus on investment and infrastructure must continue with Budget 2022.

Jan 06, 2022, 18:39 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman at CII Summit: Check 7 key takeaways from FM’s speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the industry should now start taking risks and invest in capacity creation that will help cut reliance on imports.

Nov 17, 2021, 20:54 PM IST

Haryana local jobs quota: India Inc calls for re-look, says it will lead to cos moving out of state

Industry bodies argued that reservation hurts competitiveness and said the state government can give a 25 per cent subsidy to the industry as an incentive for each local hired.

Nov 06, 2021, 23:57 PM IST

CII Annual Session 2021: PM Modi talks about economic recovery, FDI and more, check key takeaways

Exuding confidence in Indian Inc, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government stands by industry.

Aug 11, 2021, 19:37 PM IST

Nitin Gadkari pitches for using RBI's rising forex reserves for infrastructure development

Addressing a virtual event organised by industry body CII, Gadkari further said that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) should also have a financial arm like the Power Ministry's Power Finance Corporation (PFC).

Aug 11, 2021, 15:58 PM IST

Structural Reforms key priority of the government: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Sitharaman said that every policy which was introduced had a structural component. 

Aug 25, 2020, 18:07 PM IST

Single window system for industrial approvals will soon be in place: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that the government is committed to policy simplification and asked for industry's feedback and cooperation.

Jul 31, 2020, 14:21 PM IST

CII comes with 10 points strategy for post-Covid India; to focus more on healthcare, education

Kotak said that the industry body will work with the government to save livelihood and getting out from the lockdown smoothly with more focus on healthcare and education.

Jun 04, 2020, 12:33 PM IST

Intent, inclusion, investment, innovation, infrastructure –PM Modi’s 5i mantra for getting economy back on track

Modi said that government will focus on intent, inclusion, investment, infrastructure and innovation to get India back to high growth trajectory.

Jun 02, 2020, 12:32 PM IST

PM Modi inaugurates annual session 2020 of 'Confederation of Indian Industry' (CII)

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India inaugurated the annual session 2020 of the 'Confederation of India's Industry' (CII) on Tuesday. In this annual session, he said that India will tide over the coronavirus epidemic, fight it and will soon be back on track with the decisive policies of the government.

Jun 02, 2020, 12:28 PM IST

India will definitely get its economic growth back: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said he is so optimist about getting the economy back on track because he has confidence on the farmers, small businesses and entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers.

Jun 02, 2020, 12:12 PM IST

Atmanirbhar Bharat is the way forward to get growth back, says PM Modi

This is PM’s first major speech on the Indian Economy since the announcement of Unlock-1.

Jun 02, 2020, 10:48 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi to address CII annual session, his first major speech on economy since Unlock-1

The virtual online meeting at the annual session of the CII assumes significance as companies are resuming operations after the government has allowed gradual phasing out of the lockdown.

Jun 02, 2020, 10:03 AM IST

Govt-backed credit guarantee needed to ensure banks overcome risk averseness while lending: CII

The government should provide partial credit guarantee to banks as a shield from risk averseness arising out of lending to non-banking financial and microfinance companies, as liquidity is needed at a time when the economy is suffering a blow due to the global coronavirus outbreak, industry body CII said on Sunday.

Apr 19, 2020, 19:53 PM IST

Loans from NBFCs to developers halved in FY19: Report

The report observed that default by leading NBFC, IL&FS, in scheduled payments led to a liquidity squeeze in the real estate sector since September 2018.

Aug 22, 2019, 11:08 AM IST

At no point do we want to make it difficult for industry: Sitharaman

The Minister mentioned the possibility of reviewing some of the milestones in relation to infrastructure. In particular, projects with a bearing on the core sectors and job creation may be brought forward.

Aug 09, 2019, 18:02 PM IST

Investments of Rs 5 lakh crore required in Transmission to meet energy needs of a $5 trillion- economy: CII

The transmission sector has seen a fall in the investments to below 1.8 lakh crore in the last five years but this will need to see a significant jump as 500 GW of renewable energy is added to the grid by 2030, CII said.

Jul 19, 2019, 11:02 AM IST

Ease of tax compliance will promote ease of living: CBDT Chairman

Pre-filling of returns shall be able to reduce errors in tax calculation and also collection. Faceless assessment is a great step. Tax offices will be anonymized and the pain points will be minimized, he added.

Jul 10, 2019, 18:21 PM IST