Energy Security and Equity Must Go Hand in Hand
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BUSINESS DIGEST Vol No 10 Issue No 6 September 2013 Energy security and equity must go hand in hand Seamless PPP imperative to tackle non-communicable diseases: Syeda S. Hameed Special Features nEnergy Chairman-Editorial Board Need to provide energy to all at affordable prices; open markets with Dr. A Didar Singh 19 safety nets for vulnerable sections vital Member-Editorial Board & FICCI signs 2 MoUs for adopting trigeneration and energy efficiency Head-Communications technologies Vinita Sethi nHealth Editor Healthcare providers to be graded in terms of patient-safety and quality Sukumar Sah 06 of delivery Moving towards sustainable quality healthcare Assistant Editor Sushmita Yadav Marketing Animesh Goswami 4 From the Secretary General's Desk… Advertising & Circulation 14 India and Iraq: Time for new synergies PL Joseph Veena Srivastava 17 FICCI delegation explores prospects of cooperation in SMEs and greater Rahul Siwach flow of capital from Japan Dinesh Bhandari" Anjana Rajwar 26 CSR, a winning proposition 28 Health Ministry focusing on capacity building to combat child Design & Art malnutrition Visualeyes Communications Pvt. 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Write to us at: [email protected] or Fax: 23320714, 23721504 [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.ficci.com Special Features nEnergy Chairman-Editorial Board Need to provide energy to all at affordable prices; open markets with Dr. A Didar Singh 19 safety nets for vulnerable sections vital Member-Editorial Board & FICCI signs 2 MoUs for adopting trigeneration and energy efficiency Head-Communications technologies Vinita Sethi nHealth Editor Healthcare providers to be graded in terms of patient-safety and quality Sukumar Sah 06 of delivery Moving towards sustainable quality healthcare Assistant Editor Sushmita Yadav Marketing Animesh Goswami 4 From the Secretary General's Desk… Advertising & Circulation 14 India and Iraq: Time for new synergies PL Joseph Veena Srivastava 17 FICCI delegation explores prospects of cooperation in SMEs and greater Rahul Siwach flow of capital from Japan Dinesh Bhandari" Anjana Rajwar 26 CSR, a winning proposition 28 Health Ministry focusing on capacity building to combat child Design & Art malnutrition Visualeyes Communications Pvt. Ltd 29 Liberian President invites Indian business to invest in country's Printed by reconstruction Diamond Art Printers [email protected] 30 Sachin Pilot offers to take up industry's demand for tax relief on CSR spends with Finance Ministry c All Rights are reserved. 32 Belgium, your gateway to Europe No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, 35 Kamal Nath suggest test drive of tramways in a medium-sized Indian city or transmitted in any form or by any to gauge its efficacy means, Electronic, Mechanical, 36 BRICS gets down to business amidst lingering global slowdown Photocopying, Recording and/or otherwise without the prior written 38 Hungary, an investment destination few can afford to ignore permission of the Publisher. 40 Uttarakhand Task Force Statement about Ownership and other Particulars about the Journal (FICCI 41 Indian publishing industry reaching out to African and South Asian Business Digest) required to be published nations under Rule 8 of the Registrar Central Rules, 1956. 42 Maharashtra's mega project policy sees investment flowing in: CM Printed and Published by Secretary 44 In the States General on behalf of (or owned by) 48 Macroeconomic Indicators Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi and Published at Federation House Tansen Marg, New Delhi - 110001 R.N.I No. DELENG/2004/13722 Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, We look forward to your feedback Federation House, Tansen Marg, New Delhi – 110001 We would like your feedback/comments to enable us to improve Phone: 23738760-70(11 Lines) our offering. Write to us at: [email protected] or Fax: 23320714, 23721504 [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.ficci.com From the Secretary General’s Desk… here is little doubt that energy security forms the backbone of a nation’s economic strength. For an emerging Teconomy, such as India, this holds truer than ever. To fuel a faster growth in the manufacturing sector, a growing vehicular population and an ever-increasing demand for power across all sectors, assured and economically viable energy supplies are imperative. But we must not lose sight of energy equity. As succinctly articulated by Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for External Affairs, “Energy security must come with the broader idea of energy equity. There is no security without equity. Supply of energy is the basis of security, but supply of energy is meaningless if the consumption of that energy is not efficient and not in an equitable balance.” We bring you perspectives on this important topic that was discussed at the FICCI-MEA National Conference on Energy Security in New Delhi in early September. Another FICCI’s flagship event, the annual Health Conference on the theme ‘Sustainable Quality Healthcare’ took a comprehensive view of the challenges faced by the healthcare sector. Each element and the corresponding cost implications in the delivery of quality healthcare both in the public and private healthcare sector came in for close scrutiny. The following pages give a snapshot of the deliberations and the key messages that emerged out of the discussions. India’s political and economic relations with Iraq have been historically strong and deep-rooted. There are now strong reasons for India and Iraq to further deepen bilateral relations. Indian companies are more than keen to work and expand their footprints in various fields, particularly in infrastructure projects, an area of critical importance to Iraq’s ongoing reconstruction efforts. Iraq, on its part, is keen to see India’s involvement as conveyed by Prime Minister Kamil al-Maliki during his visit to this country in August-end. The new environment in Iraq is one that is conducive for doing business by the public and private sectors. New laws have been designed to protect such an environment and there is assurance to Indian businessmen and companies of support, protection and guarantees. Indo-Japanese relations have always been marked by friendship and cordiality. Business ties too have grown significantly over the years. In a bid to boost business relations, particularly amongst SMEs, FICCI mounted the largest-ever delegation to Japan, comprising 70 companies and over 100 participants from diversified sectors, represented by the captains of industry, business heads, senior state government officials and top consultants. Structured and focused B2B meetings were held by the two sides. The initiative was timed suitably to serve as a build-up to the momentum generated in the ties between India and Japan in the last few years through a series of high-level visits and growing engagement transforming India-Japan relations into a strategic and global partnership. We bring you a detailed report on the visit. FICCI is committed to deepen its engagement with the world and make concerted efforts to impact policy change within the country. We welcome your views and feedback. A Didar Singh 4 n FICCI Business Digest n September 2013 From the Secretary General’s Desk… here is little doubt that energy security forms the backbone of a nation’s economic strength. For an emerging Teconomy, such as India, this holds truer than ever. To fuel a faster growth in the manufacturing sector, a growing vehicular population and an ever-increasing demand for power across all sectors, assured and economically viable energy supplies are imperative. But we must not lose sight of energy equity. As succinctly articulated by Salman Khurshid, Union Minister for External Affairs, “Energy security must come with the broader idea of energy equity. There is no security without equity. Supply of energy is the basis of security, but supply of energy is meaningless if the consumption of that energy is not efficient and not in an equitable balance.” We bring you perspectives on this important topic that was discussed at the FICCI-MEA National Conference on Energy Security in New Delhi in early September. Another FICCI’s flagship event, the annual Health Conference on the theme ‘Sustainable Quality Healthcare’ took a comprehensive view of the challenges faced by the healthcare sector.