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Communiqué November 2009 | 1 Volume 18 No. 11 November 2009 25 Years of 10 Partnership 18 in this issue... 06 Exhibition on Climate Change 10 CII-WEF: 25 Years of Partnership 18 India Economic Summit 2009 06 25 10th India-EU Summit 28 Business Confidence Up: CII Survey 40 World Food Day Celebrations plus... 25 Q Yi World Q India & the World Q Regional Round Up Q And all our regular features We welcome your feedback and suggestions. Do write to us at 40 [email protected] Edited, printed and published by Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, on behalf of Confederation of Indian Industryy from The Mantosh Sondhi Centre, 23, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003 Tel: 91-11-24629994-7 Fax: 91-11-24626149 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cii.in Printed at Lustra Print Process. B- 249 Naraina Industrial Area, Phase 1, New Delhi - 110 028 Registration No. 34541/79 JOURNAL OF THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY 2 | November 2009 Communiqué newsmaker CII Chief Mentor Retires r Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, Confederation of Indian Industry, Mhas retired from CII. Mr Das, who was the Chief Mentor of CII for the last five years, 2004-2009, was the Director General of CII from 1974 -2004. His tenure saw the rise of CII from a small engineering association to the apex industry organization of India. Mr Das is known to have spearheaded CII to success and the highest recognition over the years. “Under Tarun’s leadership, CII has been instrumental in managing and initiating changes that shaped the socio-economic environment of the country over several decades”, said Mr Venu Srinivasan, President, CII. Respected by both industry and government all over the world, Mr Das who turned 70 earlier this year, would spend most of his time now on International Relationship building and matters related to domestic development. Mr Das stated that “the organisation has the requisite internal strength to move ahead on strategic issues, and, given the unique profile it has from the strong industry membership, I have no doubt that CII would continue to be the single most important point of reference for Industry.” He added that, “my focus as Chief Mentor was to facilitate an effective change process. I was available to the Presidents and to Chandrajit Banerjee who has been the DG, CII since May 2008 to ensure continuity and a smooth transition. I believe we have been able to see through this process of transition smoothly and effectively and have therefore decided to now step down as the Chief Mentor.” NDTV Award for Tarun Das Mr Tarun Das, Chief Mentor, CII, was honoured with the NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award on 26 October this year. The awards were presented by Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister of India, in Mumbai. The award was given to the Board of six members which handled the transition of Satyam Computers Limited. Mr Das is a Member of this Board. 4 | November 2009 Communiqué spotlight climate change Road to Copenhagen Exhibition on Climate Change: Technology Development & Transfer limate change in all local, multilateral, i s no w bilateral forums, stated Cunequivocally Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, and scientifically proven U nion Minister to be one of the most of Finance, while urgent and critical inaugurating a two – day g lobal challeng es Exhibition on Climate with significant local Change: Technology implications. It therefore Development & demands effective local Transfer on 21 October action within the existing in New Delhi. “This as well as evolving global exhibition will help framework. In turn, this visitors appreciate the pre-supposes that the important and crucial framework for action in Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII, Chairman, CII National Council on role of technology a country needs to be Climate Change and CMD, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Jairam in bringing in this Ramesh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Environment & Forests, and based on the global Pranab Mukherjee, Minister of Finance momentous change objectives for climate- to protect our earth,” friendly, sustainable development. he said, noting that “we are cautiously but surely Technology is not only a critical factor in reducing changing the strategic landscape in favour of cleaner greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it is also technologies.” Mr. Mukherjee, who was the Chief Guest fundamental to enhancing existing abilities, and to for the occasion, stressed on the need to find ways lowering the costs of reducing these emissions. and means of ensuring that the cost of IPR premium The broad diffusion of current technologies and the on greener and efficient technology is not recovered transition to new ones, for example, are expected from developing countries. to improve efficiency in energy use, introduce less Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of State (Independent carbon-intensive sources of energy, and further Charge), Environment and Forests, who gave the vote of develop renewable energy sources. Indeed, the thanks, said that this was just the beginning and a lot transition to a low-carbon economy, as all previous more needs be done in the area of climate change. energy transitions in history, will be driven by cycles Mr. Sha Zukang, United Nations Under-Secretary-General of technological discontinuities and innovations. for Economic and Social Affairs, emphasised that Climate change issues have come to occupy centerstage technology will be absolutely essential to humanity’s 6 | November 2009 Communiqué climate change energy efficiency and green buildings including major products and services displayed included heat reflective glass, lacquered glass, frosted glasses, CFBC boilers, industrial heat exchangers, photovoltaic technology systems, photovoltaic electricity generators, high-power ultrasonic (HPU) applications for food and beverage processing, pressure independent balancing cum control valves, carbon finance and technology services, biomass cooking stoves, solar lanterns, solar mobile phone chargers, fuel-less water pump sets, solar water pump sets, solaroofs, solareflect (solar reflecting coating for walls), low VOC paints, advanced compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), tubular lamps, energy efficient street Mohamed Nasheed, President, Republic of Maldives with Tarun Das, lighting solutions, white lighting solutions for road lighting, Chief Mentor, CII at the Exhibition on Climate Change: environment friendly mirrors, solar thermal absorber, Technology Development and Transfer SPV water generator and biocube-biodiesel processing response to climate change just as it is essential units, etc. to social and economic development. He The exhibition was visited by many dignitaries congratulated India for its leading role in including Mr. Mohamed Nasheed, President technology innovation and its efforts to advance of Maldives, and Lord Philip Hunt, Minister the development and adoption of new and of State, Department of Climate Change and cleaner technologies, and the impressive Energy, UK. Ministers from several developed growth in recent years of its renewable energy and developing countries including Afghanistan, industries. Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and Poland, as well “Businesses that imbibe sustainability and as senior officials of the Indian Government innovation are the ones that are going to and heads of Indian industry also visited the win in future. Indian industry looks forward to exhibition. partnering with the government for the success This unique event presented an excellent of the missions of the NAPCC. We are here opportunity for not only developed countries to promote and champion green businesses,” to offer low carbon technologies and services said Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, to India and other developing economies, but CII, Chairman CII National Council on Climate also for developing countries to showcase their Change, and Chairman & Managing Director, innovative achievements in clean technology, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. He renewable energy technologies, energy shared that over 350 companies are signatories efficiency, green buildings, and many other to the CII-Code on Ecologically Sustainable areas related to climate change mitigation and Business Growth. adaptation. Earlier, welcoming the participants, Mr. Vijai Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, said that India was organising this exhibition to promote and give momentum to climate friendly technologies. With participation from 70 organizations including the biggest private sector and public sector companies, civil society and research organisations in India, as well as leading international players, the exhibition showcased many recent innovations in clean Khimj Vagjiani, CEO Solar Gem (Solar Technologies), Sean Starmer, Science Counsellor, technology, renewable energy technologies, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science & Research, Australia and Rebecca Ball, Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade Commission 8 | November 2009 Communiqué cover story partnership 25 Years of Partnership: CII and WEF in India The unique institutional partnership between CII and the World Economic Forum is today 25 years strong, sustained through the epochal transformation of the world order and the economic changes in India. If India is now on the action agenda of every major multinational company in the world, much of the credit devolves on the CII-WEF partnership 10 | November 2009 Communiqué partnership he unique partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Confederation of Indian Industry, Thas sustained over three decades,