Topic: Industry
29th CII Partnership Summit
The 29th CII Partnership Summit took place in New Delhi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar represented India at this event. He engaged with various international ministers and...
Gujarat and Rajasthan Emerge as Top Investment Destinations in India
According to data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Gujarat has surpassed all other Indian states in attracting new investments from both domestic and foreign corporations....
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is one of India’s Central Armed Police Forces. About CISF CISF was set up under an act of the Parliament of India in 1969 to...
Home Ministry issues SOPs for movement of stranded migrant labourers
On April 19, 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued Standard of Operating Procedure for movement of stranded migrant labourers. Highlights The workers employed in construction, agriculture, industries...
Short Note : Renewable Energy
The simple laws of economics threaten to doom the world’s remaining coal power plants. The culprit- renewables. What is happening? The rapid and sustained fall in the price...Short Note : Index of Industrial Production (May,2019)
The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 for the month of May 2019 stands at 133.6, which is 3.1 % higher as compared...
Update – Performance of Eight Core Industries (May, 2019)
In a report released by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, the Eight Core Industries Index (ICI) of the Indian Economy has registered a significant improvement of 5.1%...Concept of Gross Value Added
In January 2015, the MOPSI had released the new series of national accounts, revising the base year from 2004-05 to 2011-12. With this, the GDP at Factor Cost...
India ranks 76 in 2015 Corruption Perception Index
India has been ranked 76th out of 168 countries in the recently released 2015 Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The 2015 CPI was the 21st edition of the annual...Role of Industrialization in Economic Development
Industrialization plays a vital and crucial role in the economic development of an under-developed nation. Compared to the developed nations, which are largely Industrial Economies, the under-developed nation...
Sumit Mazumder elected as new President of CII for year 2015-16
Sumit Mazumder was elected as the President of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2015-16. He is Chairman & Managing Director (MD) of TIL Limited. He...