CII Communique - February, 2010

East
Chhattisgarh
CII in Colleges
11 January; Bhilai
CII Chhattisgarh HR Panel has started the initiative
of ‘CII in College’ to enable young professionals to
interact with the industry and professionals. Under this
initiative, HR professionals and leading industrialists
addressed a session on ‘Industry Expectations from Young
Professionals – The HR Perspective’ at the Shankaracharya
College of Engineering & Management.
Workshop on IFRS
29 January; Raipur
The workshop on International Financial Reporting
Standards enabled industrial enterprises in Raipur to
know more about the IFRS, the impact of transition to
IFRS, and to understand the issues and challenges of
applying IFRS in Indian organisations.
Orissa
Partnerships with the UK
18 January; Bhubaneswar
A session with UK Trade & Investment, on ‘Exploring
Partnership Avenues in the United Kingdom’ provided
awareness on the investment potential in the UK for
Indian companies. Mr. Saurabh Garg, Commissionercum-Secretary,
Industries, Orissa, and Mr. Sanjay
Wadvani, British Deputy High Commissioner, engaged
with decision makers and top executives of companies
in Orissa, for discussions on trade and investment with
the UK.
Session on Exploring Partnership Avenues with the UK
West Bengal
Workshop on Climate Change
15 January: Howrah
A workshop on Climate Change was organised for
industry of Howrah and those engaged in climate change
related developmental issues to share, discuss and learn
about the extent of impact of climate change brought
about by greenhouse gas emissions. The workshop
also addressed the issues of how industry and business
should adapt to changes in a world governed by high
demand for energy and technology-driven production.
Infra East
21 January; Kolkata
Saugata Roy, Union Minister of State for Urban Development,
inaugurating Infra East
Infra East provided a common ground for successful
cross pollination of ideas for increasing investments
in infrastructure, while ensuring a strong policy and
regulatory framework backed by adequate execution
capacities to ensure optimal utilization of scarce
resources. Mr Saugata Roy, Union Minister of State
for Urban Development, Mr Gajendra Haldea, Advisor,
Planning Commission, and Mr. Prasoon Mukherjee,
Chairman, Universal Success Enterprises Ltd, addressed
the event.
Building Leaders of Tomorrow
22 January; Kolkata
The Colloquium on ‘Building Leaders of Tomorrow – The
Way Forward’ with the theme "Developing Next Practices
to Lead Tomorrow..." was held to create a road map
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