New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Business confidence in India is steadily improving, reflecting strong domestic demand and expectations of continued reforms in the Union Budget 2026–27, according to the latest Business Outlook Survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Sunday.CII’s Business Confidence Index rose for the third straight quarter to 66.5 in Q3 FY26, marking its highest level in five quarters.The report showed that companies are optimistic about demand, profitability and inv…
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New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) The Confederation of India Industry (CII) on Wednesday urged the government to introduce Green Hydrogen mandates to spur demand and enable a vibrant green hydrogen economy.Greening mandates backed by incentives should be used to overcome the substantial cost gap between green hydrogen and grey hydrogen, the industry body said.”The proposed Green Hydrogen Blending could be introduced for sectors like refining, fertiliser and natural gas with cost-offset mechanisms.The sec…
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Apex business chamber CII, in its proposals for the Union Budget 2026–27, has urged the Central government to mobilise resources through a calibrated approach to privatisation to unlock the value of public sector enterprises.Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, said, “India’s growth story is increasingly being powered by private enterprise and innovation. A forward-looking privatisation policy, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat, will enable the govern…
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Apex business chamber CII on Thursday proposed a four-pronged fiscal strategy ahead of the Union Budget 2026-27 that includes debt stability, fiscal transparency, revenue mobilisation and expenditure efficiency.According to a CII statement, at the core of the roadmap is adherence to the government’s debt glide path targeting 50 per cent (plus or minus 1 per cent) of GDP by FY31. Maintaining Central debt at roughly 54.5 per cent of GDP and the fiscal deficit at 4.2 per …