CII Podcasts

Sucheta Acharya, Vice Chairperson, Hyderabad Mentor Chapter, BYST and Dr Neelima T Founder, COCOTANG talk about their entrepreneurial journeys, challenges and learnings. How can the Indian startup ecosystem be reshaped to encourage more women-led businesses? What are the biggest hurdles women entrepreneurs face today and what can be done to resolve these issues?

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2025, Megha Chopra, Immediate Past Chair, Delhi Chapter of CII Indian Women Network and Director, RateGain Travel Technologies Ltd shares insights on the evolving role of Indian women in the workforce and its impact on the country’s economic growth.What can the Government, businesses and the society do to foster a more inclusive and equitable workforce?

On International Women's Day 2025, Rumjhum Chatterjee, Chair, CII Centre for Women’s Leadership and Co-Founder & Managing Trustee, The Infravision Foundation highlights how women in India are breaking barriers across industries, driving innovation and economic growth.What does 'women-led development' mean, and how can we further support and amplify women's leadership to drive sustainable and inclusive growth?

Anil Lingayat, Executive Vice President and Business Head of Material Handling Equipment business, a part of Godrej Enterprises Group talks about the transformative shift that India's material handling sector is undergoing with the implementation of CEV Stage V emission norms.How do the CEV Stage V norms compare with CEV Stage III in terms of environmental and operational benefits? Why should businesses make the shift now?

Vipin Sondhi, Chairperson, CII Council for Green Mobility and Former MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland & JCB India discusses how a robust industry-academia partnership in India can foster innovation, drive technological advancements, enhance skill development, accelerate knowledge transfer, boost economic growth and help achieve our collective vision of a 'Viksit Bharat'.Where does India stand in terms of industry-academia partnership and how can a strong collaboration between the two transform the future of India?

As a part of the series ‘Inspirational Entrepreneurs – The Legacy and Recipes’ by the CII Centre of Excellence for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Startups, CK Ranganathan, Co-Chairman, CII National Startup Council and CMD, Cavinkare India Pvt Ltd talks about his journey, learnings and factors behind achieving success in the the dynamic world of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), while unpacking the industry trends, market strategies and innovations shaping the sector currently.

Rajeev Jyoti, Distinguished Scientist, ISRO & Director-Technical Directorate (TD), IN-SPACe, Department of Space, Government of India and Air Vice Marshal DV Khot, Principal Consultant, Implementation of Decadal Vision & Strategy, IN-SPACe, Department of Space, Government of India discuss how space applications can be leveraged to drive innovation, boost productivity and create new opportunities across Indian industry, resulting in transformative and impactful outcomes.

As a part of the series ‘Inspirational Entrepreneurs – The Legacy and Recipes’ by the CII Centre of Excellence for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Startups, M Ponnuswami, Chairman and Managing Director, Pon Pure Chemicals Group talks about hisentrepreneurial journey, inspirations, challenges and the valuable lessons learnt over the years, while shedding light on the fast-evolving business environment.

To celebrate the 12th edition of National Volunteering Week, T V Narendran, Past President CII and Chairman, CII Mission on Net Zero, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd discusses what can be done to scale up volunteerism across industry and society in India and how it can act as a transformative force in envisioning India@100. He is in discussion with Rajan Navani, Co-Chair, India@100 Foundation; Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies; Founder and CEO, JetSynthesys.