05 September - 05 October 2019

HIGHLIGHTS

IICA took a Pledge towards maintaining a clean India

01 October 2019

IICA, under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Sameer Sharma, DG & CEO, is taking the

initiative of a noble idea to plastic-free IICA Campus under Swachhta hi Seva (SHS). IICA

took a Pledge on 1st October 2019 towards maintaining a clean India. Shri Rajesh K Singh

& all officers & employees IICA were also present.

A Talk on “Plastic Waste Management”

25 September 2019

Honorable Prime Minister during his Independence Day speech on 15.8.2019 and then

during Mann Ki Baat made a call to action towards focused Plastic Waste Management

and towards the effective ban of Single-Use Plastic ( SUP). IICA Knowledge Resource

Centre organized a talk on “Plastic Waste Management” on Wednesday, 25th September

2019 during Swachhta Pakhwara. The session was taken by Capt Promila Adana and Shri

Shankar Sharma, Director Green Vortex.

He elaborated as to why Plastic pollution is a global problem today Recent Plastic Bans

and the use of Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPR) concepts in managing Plastic

waste in India and how to manage waste plastic products n daily life. The session was

attended by all the faculty members, students and staff. The members took pledge for not

using SUP. The Head- KRC welcomed the members and also delivered vote of thanks to

all attended.

Expert Session by Hon'ble Justice Shri S.J.

Mukhopadhaya, Chairperson, NCLAT for the GIP

Batch 2019-21

23 September 2019

Expert Lecture by Shri Sajeve Deora, Director,

Integrated Capital Services Ltd., India

17 September 2019

Expert lecture by Mr. Shailendra Ajmera, partner at

Ernst & Young LLP

16 September 2019

DG & CEO of IICA inaugurated the 11th Foundation

Day of IICA

12 September 2019

Dr Sameer Sharma, DG & CEO of IICA inaugurated the 11th Foundation Day of IICA on

12 September 2019. Mrs. Suchitra Sharma, the Special Invitee on this occasion. Shri

Rajesh K Singh, CAO & other distinguished members were also present. Special

appreciation for Shri Sunil Sahu, CFO, who has coordinated & managed the whole

function.

Valedictory Ceremony of 8th Batch ICLS Officers

06 September 2019

ICLS Academy celebrated the Valedictory Ceremony of 8th Batch ICLS Officers on 6th

September. Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Hon’ble Minister of State for Finance & Corporate

Affairs was the Chief Guest. Shri Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, MCA, Dr. Sameer Sharma, DG

& CEO, IICA & other dignitaries were present on the occasion.

Subscription of Online Databases

IICA Knowledge Resource Centre has renewed and subscribed to the following online

databases for academic and research purposes.

1. Lexis Advance India is an online legal research platform that provides to access

content from LexisNexis. It has commentaries, central and state legislation and

exhaustive collection of case laws covering Indian and International Legal content.

2. Taxmann online source includes material on Income Tax, GST, Indirect Tax,

International Taxation, Corporate Laws, Accounts & Audit, Insolvency &

Bankruptcy Code and Indian Acts & Rules.

3. CLA online consists of Case Laws (with headnotes), Wealth of intellectual

knowledge in the shape of Articles by experts, Procedures under Company Law,

Resolutions, Queries and their Replies by experts, Notifications and Circulars of

various Ministries / Departments, Updated legislations, etc. The database covers

Corporate / SEBI and Business case Laws since 1950 from the house of

"Corporate Law Adviser".

New Arrivals in KRC

The following new books are added in the Knowledge Resource Centre during this period.

1. India’s Relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF): 25 Years in

Perspective 1991-2016 by V. Srinivas

2. Direct Taxes Ready Reckoner by Vinod K. Singhania

3. GST Acts with Rules & Forms

4. Scientific Costing Guide: BuilCost Building Construction cost Data

5. Good to Great by Jim Collins

6. Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A.G. Lafley and Roger L. Martin

TEACHING & COURSES

“Practicum Sessions” – An innovative methodology

for delivering Online Sessions by domain experts for

ICP in CSR course

National Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility has launched its 5th batch of 9-

month Online Certificate program (ICP) in CSR. The course is envisaged to enable the

learner to redefine Corporate Social Responsibility as an integral part of the value creation

purpose of the organization. The course provides theoretical and practical concepts in

CSR, that illustrates the vast potential that CSR has in improving communities and to

create awareness of pitfalls as well. The ICP in the CSR course is delivered through virtual

classroom interactions through Blackboard (LMS). In order to give the participants the

industry perspective/practical understanding of the subject matter, an innovative

methodology of “Practicum” has been adopted by IICA, wherein we invite eminent domain

experts from the Industry, Practitioners, and Academicians to share their experiences,

opinions, and understanding of the domain.

Two such Practicum sessions were held on September 15 and September 22, 2019, Mr.

Pradeep Bhargava, President Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture,

MCCIA, took an online practicum session on Blackboard on September 15, 2019, on

“Gandhi’s Doctrine of Trusteeship”. Mr. Pradeep Bhargava, in his session clearly explained

Gandhi’s Doctrine of Trusteeship and established its relevance in CSR with suitable

examples.

On September 22, 2019, a practicum session on “Legal Obligations of CSR and

Accounting Treatment of CSR”, was delivered by Ms. Seema Rath, Deputy Director, MCA.

The session proved to be insightful as participating delegates could get clarity both on the

intent as well as the law itself.

The 67 candidates pursuing the course have highly appreciated the Practicum and

Reinforcement sessions that are being held on weekends on a regular basis. They have

expressed that the revision of the course content and the course progression, has made

the journey of learning exciting. They have stated that right from the orientation to the

subsequent sessions and assignments, the revised content has been found to be brief and

precise, which is highly appreciable, as most of the candidates are heavily engaged in their

own jobs. The Practicum and the Reinforcement sessions have made learning exciting and

engaging.

CAPACITY BUILDING & TRAINING (CBT)

40-Hours Training Programme on Commercial

Mediation and Negotiation

06 September 2019

School of Finance, IICA successfully conducted a 40 -hours training programme on

Commercial Mediation and Negotiation from September 09-14, 2019 at Bombay Chamber

of Commerce and Industry. The programme was attended by 17 participants of diverse

background including lawyers, doctors cum social entrepreneurs, professionals (CA, CS,

HR) and representatives from CBDT and DEA. The programme specialized in corporate

and commercial mediation for promotion of Section 442 of Companies Act 2013,

mandatory mediation under Section 12A of Commercial Courts Act 2015 and mediation

under the Consumer Protection Act 1986. During the programme, the participants were

sensitized to a range of issues surrounding the dynamics of disputes and to the advanced

models of negotiation and mediation designed to aid in their resolution. The programme

covered topics like negotiation (commercial and cross-cultural), mediation (pre and post-

litigation mediation), the status of mediation across the globe, cost of conflict,

understanding disputes and understanding effective communication, psychology and body

language in dispute resolution besides mock mediation sessions and examination. Leading

international experts were engaged including Mr Stefano Cardinale (Italy), Ms Arshaluys

Mushkambaryan (Armenia ), Mr Andrew Miller (UK) and Ms Laura Grisolano (USA) in

addition to domestic faculty consisting of Mr Sriram Panchu, Dr Naveen J Sirohi, Mr

Anuroop Omkar and Ms Kritika K.

8th Edition of National Capacity Building Programme

on “Procurement (Procedures based on GFR,

Tenders, Bids) and Contract Management:

Challenges in Implementation”

24-27 September 2019

The Centre for MSME, IICA has successfully conducted 8th edition of National

Capacity Building Programme on “Procurement (Procedures based on General

Financial Rules (GFR), Tenders, Bids) and Contract Management: Challenges in

Implementation” held from 24-27 September 2019 at Pune. The programme was

designed to provide intensive training and insights on major issues like intricacies in

Public Procurement, Enhancing the Efficiency of Public and Private sector through

effective supply chain management, evolving trends in public procurement, e-

procurement, Government guidelines & policies, regulatory issues and its practical

aspects as well.

The program brought together 24 senior procurement, project, finance & legal

professionals involved in public procurement from different Government Departments

and PSUs such as Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), Agriculture

Insurance Company of India Ltd., Pension Fund Regulatory and Development

Authority, THDC India Limited, Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Limited,

General Insurance Corporation of India, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., Chennai Metro Rail Limited, Kholongchhu Hydro

Energy Limited (Bhutan), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Oil India Limited,

Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Power Grid Corporation of India

Ltd.

A total of eighteen (18) sessions spread over four days covered the pertinent areas

under Effective Procurement & Contract Management. In this programme, the faculty

for the programme was Mr. Rajesh Batra, Head, Centre for MSME - IICA, Shri

Madhusudan Jena – D.G.M. (Law), MMTC Ltd., Shri Bhaskar Narang, Retd. Principal

Executive Director /RS (P), Railway Board, Indian Railways. The participants

appreciated the programme content, faculty and training sessions. The Programme

was directed by Mr. Rajesh Batra, Head, Centre for MSME & IP&CC.

RESEARCH & PRACTICE

HPMP Impact Assessment Project

It is estimated that presently, there are around 200,000 refrigeration and air-

conditioning (RAC) service technicians in the country, a large number of who are in the

informal sector. Training of these technicians is an ongoing activity under the HCFC

Phase-out Management Plan (HPMP). The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate

Change (MoEFCC) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

have agreed to jointly undertake up skilling and certification of 100,000 RAC service

technicians on good servicing practices and knowledge of alternative refrigerants to

ozone-depleting chemicals. The project is funded under the Skill India Mission -

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana (PMKVY). NFCSR team has visited skill

development training centers in Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh,

Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Delhi and Maharashtra to assess the impact of CSR

initiatives of HCFC Phase out Management Plan (HPMP) project, in order to derive a

holistic view from the targeted beneficiaries of the various CSR projects that have been

implemented and to see how these initiatives of the company have helped the youth in

improving their socio-economic standards.

VISIT

A day at E&Y for attending the various lecture and

gaining experience towards Insolvency

Students of GIP at NCLAT to view courtroom

proceedings on 25th and 26th September 2019

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