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Announcing the new FICCI Leadership for 2024-25: Mr Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, President; Mr Anant Goenka, Senior Vice President; Mr Vijay Sankar, Vice President; Dr Anish Shah, Immediate Past President and Ms Jyoti Vij, Director General. Emami Ltd | RPG Group | The Sanmar Group | Mahindra Group

FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership and in collaboration along with the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), CFA Society India, and the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC), organized Roundtable on ‘Building a Sustainable Investment Ecosystem’, at Federation House, New Delhi. The event convened leading industry experts, policymakers, and investment professionals to discuss strategies for integrating social equity, environmental responsibility, and long-term financial stability into India’s rapidly growing economy.

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FICCI wishes you and your loved ones a vibrant and joyous Holi filled with colours, laughter, and beautiful memories. #Holi2025

L&T Heavy Engineering (HE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. This strategic collaboration is designed to enhance and support the #manufacturing ecosystem in India by providing encouragement and backing to product #startups, #innovators, and #entrepreneurs.   The MoU was formalized with signatures from Mr. Suman Bakshi, GM & Head - HE IC Corporate Centre & Delhi Area Office, and Mr. Thingom Lalit Kumar Singh, Deputy Secretary, GOI, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, DPIIT, during a ceremony at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. This partnership highlights the shared commitment of L&T HE and DPIIT to foster #innovation and #growth within the manufacturing sector.   Key Objectives of the MoU include: 1. Support for Startups and Innovators 2. Access to Startup India’s Ecosystem 3. Promotion and Outreach 4. Knowledge Exchange and Collaboration The MoU signing was facilitated by FICCI.

Join us for a B2B session with a Business delegation from Thailand having companies from the Pet Food, Beauty & Health Supplement, Food sectors in Mumbai on March 19, 2025 from 9.30 am onwards. The Thai delegation is looking to meet and explore collaboration opportunities with Indian importers, traders, distributors, retail suppliers, retail chains, and e-commerce companies engaged in the focused categories. For registration, write us at nitin.bhapkar@ficci.com.

Addressing the ‘FICCI Bharat Space Conclave 2025’, Dr Pawan Goenka, Chairman, IN-SPACe said that for the Indian space sector to grow we need capacity, capability, skilling, infrastructure, international partnership, funding and demand. “We will have to work for it and this will happen. These will not become a constraint for us to reach the $44 billion target by 2033,” he emphasized.   Earth Observation Preparatory Program (EOPP), Dr Goenka said that we have already shortlisted 6 companies and by mid-April the final name will be announced. “The EOPP project is going to be orbit changing project for the Indian private space sector. It will bring in a dozen of private satellites which will provide data which is not available in the country today from Indian sources. We are not replicating what ISRO is doing but we are depending on outside data to get the data,” he added.   Dr Goenka while highlighting the potential in satellite communications (SATCOM), said that the private sector is not present at all in this segment in terms of having their own satellites and we depend completely on NSIL (New Space India Limited), ISRO and outside sources.   Dr AS Kiran Kumar, Member, Space Commission and Former Chairman, ISRO said that space is the frontier today which can provide significant advantages from uses to strategic applications including space tourism, adventure space, space habitation. “Soon we will see the launch of NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite,” he added.   By 2047, if India has to reach the topmost place, it will only be possible when space economy which is a significant component, India must participate with larger participants, noted Dr Kumar.   Mr Laxmesh BH, Chair, FICCI Space & Geospatial Applications Committee and Vice President & Head Aerospace Systems Business, L&T Precision Engineering and Systems, L&T Ltd said that led by ISRO, India’s space journey is a testament to our perseverance, innovation, and global leadership. “Space has emerged as a potential sector where India is gradually picking up a leadership role and we can see tremendous business opportunities getting translated going forward,” he added.    In his vote of thanks, Mr Keyur Gandhi highlighted how imagination and vision in the space sector have evolved over the past three years. He emphasized the significant impact of these changes in achieving the ambitious goal of securing a 10% share in the global space economy. He also stressed the importance of collective efforts and strategic initiatives to work towards these objectives, highlighting the need for continued innovation and collaboration in the industry.   FICCI-EY report ‘Unlocking India’s Space Economy – Pathways to Growth, Innovation and Global Leadership’, released during the session. Pankaj Khurana Dhruva Space Larsen & Toubro 

FICCI-All India Organisation of Employers in collaboration with Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co is organising the Masterclass on Decoding Code on Wages: Simplifying Compliance for Employers on March19, 2025 at Federation House, New Delhi.   To join, register at https://lnkd.in/dnVYaWfj

The first FICCI Manufacturing Excellence Committee meeting for year 2025 was held today under the chairmanship of Mr Shyam Bang, Former Chairman, NABCB & Former Executive Director, Jubilant LifeSciences Ltd. Key discussions focused on initiatives like safety, quality, plant maintenance, and overall Manufacturing Excellence in the industry.

Mr BVN Rao, Business Chairman (Transport & Urban Infrastructure), GMR Group, commenced the meeting of the FICCI Transport Infrastructure Committee for 2025, officially handing over the leadership to the newly appointed Chairman of the committee, Mr Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO, KEC International Ltd. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr Vivek Lohia, Managing Director, Jupiter Wagons Limited, and Mr paramasivan srinivasan, Managing Director, Afcons Infrastructure. Members engaged in in-depth discussions on critical sectoral issues across Roads, Railways, and Ports & Shipping, focusing on key policy interventions and the pivotal role of the private sector in accelerating infrastructure development.