CII Communique - December, 2010

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Interaction with Israeli Delegation
24 November, Mumbai
Safety, Health & Environment Award 2010
29 - 30 November, Mumbai
At the Safety Health & Environment Award 2010
CII members interacting with the Israeli Delegation
The Israeli delegation, led by Mr Leonard M Abramsky,
Managing Partner, Brookfield Financial, visited Mumbai
to understand the real estate scenario and explore
business opportunities in India. Mr Anuj Puri, Chairman
and Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle, briefed the
delegates on the real estate scenario in India and
the different aspects of real estate in Mumbai in
particular.
9th Manufacturing Summit 2010
26-27 November, Pune
The SHE Award facilitates the organizations with a
platform to share their best SHE practices with other
CII members. SHE acknowledges the vision and
exemplary commitment of the CEOs and their teams
towards environmental responsibility, and concern for
occupational Safety and Health of employees and
society.
4th Global Summit on Skill Development
29-30 November, Mumbai
B Santhanam, Chairman, CII National Committee on HR & President-
Flat Glass, South Asia, Egypt, & MD, Saint Gobain Glass India;
Dr. Bhalchandra Mugekar, MP; Rajesh Tope, Minister of Higher and
Technical Education, Maharashtra; and Arun Nanda, Chairman, CII
(WR) & Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
Dr Naushad Forbes, Director, Forbes Marshall Pvt Ltd; Arun Maira,
Member, Planning Commission of India; and Jamshyd N Godrej,
Past President, CII, and CMD, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd
The Summit emphasized the need to look at
‘sustainable’ manufacturing with greater awareness for
the environment, and to promote the cause of Indian
manufacturing through strong assumption level initiatives
in partnership with the Government. Further, a MoU was
signed between the CII VLFM Institute and IIT Madras to
further industry-academia participation for ensurance of
high quality content and delivery, as per requirement.
Addressing the Summit, Mr Rajesh Tope, Minister for
Higher and Technical Education, Maharashtra, said
"Industry Needs to Adopt Technical Training Institutes
for National Growth."
The Minister also launched the ‘Skillpedia’ website a
CII India@75 initiative, which is a one-stop solution
for vocational skill development in the country
and provides access to all kinds of information
regarding vocational training - connecting employer
and employee.
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