The Indian telecommunications industry is one of the fastest growing in the world and India is projected to become the second largest telecom market globally by 2010. India added 113.26 million new customers in 2008, the largest globally. The country’s cellular base witnessed close to 50 per cent growth in 2008, with an average 9.5 million customers added every month. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), at the end of April 2009, the total number of telephone connections reached 441.47 million. With this growth, the overall tele-density reached 37.94 at the end of April 2009. According to Business Monitor International, India is currently adding 8-10 million mobile subscribers every month. It is estimated that by mid 2012, around half the country's population will own a mobile phone. This would translate into 612 million mobile subscribers, accounting for a tele-density of around 51 per cent by 2012. India is the fourth largest telecom market in Asia after China, Japan and South Korea. The Indian telecom network is the eighth largest in the world and the second largest among emerging economies. At current levels, telecom intensiveness of Indian economy measured as the ratio of telecom revenues to GDP is 2.1 percent as compared with over 2.8 percent in developed economies.
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IAF in collaboration with Ministry of Defence has taken an initiative to set up an academy for the resettlement process of the Air Warriors. The IAF along with CII will take this initiative forward to prepare Air Warriors for resettlement with intent:
“Managing capacities and harnessing technology through automation” 2nd November 2012 at New Delhi.
First communication from the CII President to all members after assuming the office of CII, President.
The travails of the global economy appear to be still not behind us, despite gradual recovery during 2010 from the worst global
economic conditions since World War II. Continued fiscal and debt burdens vitiate the recovery process, imparting a degree of
fragility and uncertainty to global economic conditions. The world needs a new source of growth and stability, and India, a
rapidly growing economy with strong internal demand, offers a new opportunity.
India remained relatively untrammeled by the developments in the Eurozone and reverted to close to 9% GDP growth rates in
2010. Growth was broad-based across all sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing and services. Public commitment to
calibrated exit from expansionary fiscal policy and continued corporate and household confidence have helped sustain a
virtuous growth cycle. The resurgence of the rural economy and intensified infrastructure mission further strengthened the
foundations for medium-term growth propensities.
CII News Update
New Delhi 13th March, “The G-20 countries should look for ways for recapitalizing Multilateral Development Banks. At present the World Bank lending for infrastructure development is too miniscule,” said Dr, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, at CII organised Ind.....
“India-Pakistan relations would improve a lot with a boost in trade ties through fairs like the CII Chandigarh Fair,” emphasized H E Mr Jagannath Pahadia, Governor, Haryana, while inaugurating the 17th CII Chandigarh Fair, supported by National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), amongst massive c.....
“If ideas and capital move, even if people don’t move, we will reach a stage where we will forget the rural-urban divide,” Professor Abhijit Sen, Member, Planning Commission, Government of India, said in his inaugural address at the 4th National Rural Development Summit – Rural Services – the NEXT .....
In a Press Release issued here today, CII has said that after careful consideration of the TRAI recommendations on “Auction of Spectrum“ by the National Committee on Telecom & Broadband of CII, which has representations of all major Telecom players of India, CII feels that at present juncture the a.....
Less than a year after the Second India-Africa Forum Summit that was held in Addis Ababa in May 2011, political leaders, government representatives, business heads, bankers and development specialists from 36 African countries and at least 3 non-African countries would be congregating at the 8th CI.....
CII has taken note of today''s judgement of Supreme Court and hopes that it will remove the uncertainty that was affecting the telecom sector over the last year and more. This should now facilitate the acceleration of growth of this sector, and we look forward to conducive government policies and a.....
Speaking at the valedictory session of the 11th Auto Expo in Delhi, Mr. Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development, congratulated CII, SIAM and ACMA on successfully organizing the exhibition. He said he was delighted to see the increasing vitality in every expo and changing profile of visitors since.....
The countdown for the 11th Auto Expo to be held in New Delhi between Jan 05 and 11, 2012 has begun.
A massive surge of overseas participation, bigger contingents from Germany and China, besides a strong presence of Indian manufacturers have all resulted in a complete booking of space at the venu.....
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Forthcoming Events
- CII-ICAI Workshop on Service tax
Haldia West Bengal India Jun 05, 2013
- Reverse Logistics
India Jun 07, 2013
- Cost Efficient Management in Logistics & Transportation
Bangalore India Jun 13, 2013 To Jun 14, 2013
- Infra Conclave Rajasthan 2013
Jaipur Rajasthan India Jun 14, 2013
- CII Business Delegation to Armenia and Georgia
Armenia GeorgiaJun 17, 2013 To Jun 26, 2013
- Workshop on Assessment for Business Excellence (Assessor Training) at New Delhi
India Jun 19, 2013 To Jun 21, 2013
- Conference "ACT" Achieve Cybersecurity Together
Chennai Tamil Nadu India Jul 13, 2013
- NAMEXPO-2013
India Sep 23, 2013 To Sep 27, 2013
- 10th IREE 2013 (10th International Railway Equipment Exhibition 2013)
Delhi Delhi India Oct 03, 2013 To Oct 05, 2013
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