AUGUST 2020 | ISSUE 1 FICCI THIS WEEK

COVID-19 UPDATE

INSIDE Focus on producing private security equipment in and for the export market • P2

ODOP and shelf-space to Indian commodities is the way forward • P2

Glimpses from the week We invite industry to invest in • P3 Uttarakhand’s aviation infrastructure Upcoming Events • P4 Mr Trivendra Singh Rawat, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand said Government Updates • P4 that the state has immense potential in the civil aviation sector, especially the helicopter sector and invited the industry to invest in the state. Addressing a webinar ‘2nd Helicopter Summit-2020’, organized by FICCI, jointly with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, #MUSTWATCH Mr Rawat said that the state government is working to expand the existing aviation infrastructure available in Dehradun. “Considering the future requirements, we're looking to expand it further,” he added.

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page 1 FICCI THIS WEEK Focus on producing private security equipment in India and for the export market Addressing FICCI webinar ‘Future of Private Security Industry Atmanirbhar Bharat: Boosting MSMEs for Quality Security Services & Manufacturing of CCTV & Fire Safety Systems’ Mr , Minister of MSME and Road Transport & Highways, emphasized that in order to promote Make in India initiative, the private security industry should explore possibilities to start manufacturing security equipment in India and for the export market as well.

ODOP and shelf-space to Indian commodities is the way forward

Addressing an interactive session organized by FICCI on the evolving circumstances in the Post-COVID world, Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, GoI spoke about 'One district, one produce' and asked industry to give shelf-space to Indian commodities and promote them. She deliberated upon how food processing - a champion sector, can be leveraged to promote growth especially in ready-to-eat & superfoods category.

page 2 FICCI THIS WEEK GLIMPSES FROM THE WEEK Revive, Survive & Rise of MSME, effects Shift to Hybrid Learning Model: of COVID-19 and the way forward The New Normal for Education

Total Wellbeing Virtual Summit 6th National Handloom Day

India Travel Trends In light of COVID-19 One Two Cha Cha Cha

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MUST READS FICCI congratulates RBI steps towards resolution of loans in the Monetary Policy FICCI & OYO co-create Online Certification Course for the Hospitality Industry in the post COVID world GOVERNMENT UPDATES

Updates on COVID-19 PM launches financing facility of Rs. 1 Lakh Crore under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund MoRTH invites public suggestions on separate emission norms for agricultural machinery and to change the nomenclature of emission norms PM inaugurates Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra - an interactive experience centre on the Swachh Bharat Mission Shri G C Murmu Takes over as C&AG of India Tariff Notification No. 68/2020-Customs (N.T.) in respect of Fixation of Tariff Value of Edible Oils, Brass Scrap, Poppy Seeds, Areca Nut, Gold and Silver IT Department hopes to complete all Faceless e-Assessments by mid- September

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