Young Indians Mumbai Annual Report

2011-2012

Content Messages - Chairperson, Maharashtra State Council

Message - Chairman, Yi Mumbai Chapter

Learning - CEO Series

Environment

Healthcare

Youth Affairs - Induction of New Yi Youth

News Letter

Yi Executive Council 2011-2012

Social network

MESSAGE

Message from ChairpersonCII Maharashtra State Council

CII’s Maharahstra theme for the year 2011-12 laid emphasis on Economic, Envisaging a High Growth Decade Through Innovation. I am happy to note that Young Indians Mumbai Chapter have taken forward CII’s theme this year by undertaking a number of programmes & initiatives in these areas. These include a number interactive sessions at schools, educational institutions and with distinguished luminary on the opportunities and strategies for revival, awareness campaigns to promulgate Out of the Box Thinking. All round development of the youth community in Mumbai and seek to establish an All - Maharahstra perspective to fulfill their legitimate aspirations so that they are all strong of mind, body and soul in successfully accomplishing the challenging tasks of nation building and social transformation that lies ahead.

For Maharahstra to stay in the mainstream of overall development, it is imperative to ensure the effective pursuit of youth development programmes which promote personality development and enhance commitment to community service, social justice, self reliance and integrity. Yi embody represents all these elements and much more. Yi, is an inclusive organisation that focuses in building itself as the voice of young Indians globally, has evolved a position in the G20 YEA and the BAO forum of being a key player in the developmental imperatives for India through promoting entrepreneurship & discussion. Yi has engaged its members in generating awareness on significant and relevant matters.

I congratulate the Young Indians for their focus, energy and enthusiasm. There is tremendous growth potential for increasing its spread not only ion the city but in the state and in the country as well. The commitment on part of the Yi Mumbai Chapter Chairman in engaging the youth in the various activities of Yi is indeed a commendable feat. I take this opportunity to felicitate the entire team of Young Indians led by Narayan Jaisingh. I believe that in the coming years Yi would grow as a strong organisation and move forward with a firm resolve of carrying forward its goal & spirit of ‘We Can, We Will’.

I look forward to an even larger engagement of Yi in leading Maharahstra into the future.

With best wishes,

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MESSAGE

Message from Yi Chairman

Dear Friend,

Yi Mumbai chapter has been relentlessly working for the cause of ‘nation building’ through ‘youth participation’. Last year held great promise as the chapter enhanced the scope of earlier programs and rolled out new initiatives in the field of environment , healthcare, learning and youth affairs. We have made significant accomplishments in the last one year in conjunction with an exceptionally committed and constructively critical Executive Council whose experience is of immense value to the chapter.

On the one hand we have revived past associations with IIT SOM and NMIMS and on the other, entered into new collaborations with ITM, Garware Institute of Agriculture and Center Of Management to facilitate knowledge transfer on projects of social importance. We are also working very closely with MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, Australia, to create an exchange of Research and Development projects with our Yi Nets benefiting the society at large. The ‘CEO series’ has been launched to build a dialogue with the industry on contemporary business lines. The bi-monthly publication ‘Samvaad’ has been started to create awareness about the kind of work being conducted by the chapter and seek inputs from various stakeholders. Our continued participation in International forums viz. G20 Youth Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA) and Commonwealth- Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) helps bring in a global perspective and encourages the adoption of international best practices in all our endeavors.

I firmly believe in the dream of a developed nation that can only be delivered by the youth. Sixty five percent of India’s population is below the age of 35 years, out of which a large multitude ventures into the corporate sector. The need of the hour is to encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship. That is precisely why Yi Mumbai chapter has zeroed in on ‘Ideas, Investments and Enterprise’ as the agenda for the next fiscal. The intent will be to create a platform for the youth to realize their entrepreneurial dreams. We will carry out a series of ‘Next Practice’ initiatives aimed at encouraging and empowering young minds towards solving local problems by awareness, advocacy and action. Through these and other activities, the chapter remains committed to the long-term goal of setting Yi as a benchmark for the youth community globally.

Best regards,

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LearningVisit of Young Parliamentarians from AfricaEssar House, Mumbai29 April 2011

In our constant endeavour to engage with the youth from all facets, we at Yi Mumbai Chapter are pleased to share with you on the recent visit of the Young Parliamentary delegation from Africa. A strong 26 delegation Member of Parliaments of the Youth wings from Mali, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia, Malawi, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda and Tanzania visit Mumbai for 3 days during the last week.

A keen desire to strengthen the relationship between Indo African youth forums where an exchange of culture, aspiration and leadership can be adopted and practiced was voiced by most of them. We will engage in talks with them and will surely apprise the team with further developments.

Session on Mobile Revolution and Role of Value Added Services with Mr Rohan Deshpande Chief Technology Officer, Ogilvy & MatherOgilvy & Mather, Mumbai 27 May 2011

An evening with a young and dynamic personality set’s up young minds career in technology creative arena. Yi Mumbai Chapter had the privilege for an interaction with Mr Rohan Deshpande, CTO, O&M who shared his experience on “Evolution of Digital Marketing and Advertising”.

Discussions on market trends surpassing the 900 billion mobile users mark where in media from newspapers switch to the digital format. Spends on Digital media has extensively broadened the horizons for advertising which amounts to $ 640 billion. Mobile internet has been drastically creating its web on its subscribers with aggressive demand and supply in urban areas. India ranks among top 5 sites in terms of viewers like you tube .com and facebook viz-a-viz to US, at a high growth rate of usage. The reason being users in India’s young population in comparison to ageing countries is booming the digital market.

The session concluded over a Q&A with the members and students.

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Train the Trainer Workshop on Blue Ocean DialogueAries Agro Ltd, Mumbai 15 June 2011

A day long Workshop held at Aries Agro Ltd. Yi representatives from Chapters like Baroda, Ahmedabad, Mumbai were present. The objective of conducting the Blue Ocean Dialogue is to create and develop trainers to conduct similar workshops in their respective local Chapters.

The team members painted their aspirations and presented their projects on innovation on various business practices which existed or had to be developed.

This module is readily being accepted as a possibility to enhance skills, technology and business practices to the future.

Session on Mobile Revolution and Role of Value Added Services with Mr Albert Almeida, Chief Operating Officer, Hungama MobileHungama Mobile , Mumbai30 June 2011

Yi Mumbai Chapter had the privilege for an interaction with Mr Albert Almeida, Chief Operating Officer, Hungama Mobile who shared his experience on “Mobile Revolution and Role of Value Added Services”.

During the interaction Mr Almeida mentioned that mobile entertainment space is more exciting than other sources since mobile features applications to its users which work’s as the best device for reach. This space in the mobile and entertainment industry has proved to be a boon to the value chain. It has surpassed the unforeseen challenges which have proven a success in the market.

Further, comparing countries like Europe and America, he stated that India has much more to see and derive since these countries already outgrown the stage of technology having parallel systems to compete in the foreign markets. The business will grow three fold in comparison to other foreign organization and generations will enrich on these practices.

Having said this participant’s at this interaction sensed a lot of traction in this sector which surely make more that other businesses in the times to come. Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chairman Mumbai Chapter concluded the session thanking Mr Ameida for sharing his experience and expertise with Yi.

Title “Money & Markets” Exclusive Interaction with Ashith Kampani, Executive Director, JM Financial Consultants Pvt. LtdMumbai08 September 2011

An interaction with Mr Ashith Kampani was organized by CII’s Young Indians on which emphasized on perseverance of young pool of talents towards financial markets and entrepreneur roles in the financial sector. He expressed his thoughts on the current Indian market scenario in comparison to European and Us markets to have a clear and current picture of dynamic business conditions.

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Interaction with Leena Nair Chairperson, CII Maharashtra State Council & Executive Director, Human Resources, Hindustan Unilver LimitedHindustan Unilever Limited, Mumbai22 September 2011

An Exclusive Interaction with Leena Nair Chairperson, CII Maharashtra State Council & Executive Director, Human Resources, Hindustan Unilver Limited.A brief introduction about Ms Nair was delivered by Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chairman Yi Mumbai Chapter on her persona in human resources and HUL has been recognized for its learning and development agenda for its employees in HUL. He also stated that Leena became the first woman on the Management Committee of HUL. She is also the youngest Executive Director to be appointed. She also leads HR for Unilever South Asia. She has been on Business Today “most powerful woman”

list for 2 consecutive years. She is the chairperson of CII (WR) HR & Training Sub Committee, and CII (WR) CII + i Committee, “Preparing Mumbai for a secure Future”.

Interactive Session on International Collaborations and Research Partnerships with MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY, AustraliaTaj Palace & Towers, Mumbai14 November 2011

Yi Mumbai Chapter had the opportunity to meet with a delegation from Macquarie University, ranked the 4th best Australian University with an objective to enhance ties between Indian and Australian academia.

The visit was to understand the international strategies to growth and development from an Indian context. The delegation comprising of Mr. Steven Schwartz, Vice-Chancellor and Professor.

Mr. David Wright, Vice President , Mr. John Simons, Executive Dean of Arts and Professor.

Dr Rahul Michandani, Chairman – International Relations, Yi National chaired the session with the presence of Mr Narayan Jaisingh, Chairman – Mumbai Chapter, Young Indians. A overwhelming response of educational and research institutes were present to share their insights and best practices on research and development. Overall 20 participants attended this meeting followed by Hi tea.

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Environment

Green Agenda supported by youth on World Environment DayIIT Mumbai5 June 2011

600-700 seeds were planted in the IIT Powai Campus. Mr. Narayan Jaisingh, Chairman Young Indians – Mumbai, briefed the enthusiastic students about the need for planting more seeds in the campus on an ongoing basis and commencing it on World Environment Day was a perfect start. Mr Pragnesh Poddar, Chair – Environment Vertical at Yi Mumbai, educated the students about the various seeds and procedure of planting them with the necessary fertilizers.

Committee at IIT Bombay supported the initiative by actively participating with the students. He also encouraged the students to take up more such causesrelated to environment and assured full support for the initiative.

Socialite Ms Shaina NC who is also very active in Environment related causes visited the campus and planted few seeds along with the students.

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Healthcare

World Health Day – Yoga Camp for the DonBosco Orphanage Children Don Bosco Orphanage7 April 2011

ORGAN DONATION AWARENESS SESSIONCII Committee Room, Mumbai26 May 2011

Yi Mumbai Chapter organized an Awareness Drive on Organ Donation. Ms Viday Priya Rao, Co Chairperson Healthcare, Mumbai Chapter portrayed a crisp presentation on the importance of organ donation. The session was organized with an objective to create awareness to

encourage people to contribute to a noble cause by donating their eyes/ skin/ organ after death. Speakers from the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre shared the importance of Organ Donation explaining on the fact of people’s suffering and expecting to lead a normal lifestyle. Further, they mentioned on the organs like eyes, kidneys, skin, cadaver and lungs. The session concluded with a pledge to donate Organs.

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Youth Affairs Induction at K J Somaiya Institute of Management studies Shailesh J Mehta Institute of Management Studies, IIT Mumbai20 July 2011

K J Somaiya Institute of management Studies Poster Making Competition - Environment Protection25 - 10 July 2011

CII YI Somaiya Net organized an online Poster Making Event between 1st July to 10th July 2011. The theme of the event was “Environment Protection”.

Over 40 PGDM Students participated

HERITAGE WEEKMumbai 25 - 27 August 2011

Yi conducted an online marketing competition called : Indian Heritage: Dawn Of Glory - The objective being to create a realistic business plan of a marketing strategy for a chosen Heritage Structure of Mumbai hence giving an opportunity for students to creatively showcase their feelings about the rich and cultural heritage monuments of our beloved city, Mumbai.

We concluded the heritage week with a ‘Heritage Walk’ of south Mumbai with different students of Young Indians posing as ‘guides’ and giving the history and other relevant information about the different sites . We started the walk with The Asiatic Society of Mumbai - The library with over a hundred thousand books , priceless artifacts and over 3,000 ancient manuscripts .We then proceeded to Horniman Circle Gardens - a favourite social venue of

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the Parsi community and also one of the venues of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival where several music and dance concerts are held.

Our next stop on the walk was Bombay Samachar - the oldest continuously published newspaper in India and one of the most trusted newspapers of Mumbai .We then continued to St. Thomas Cathedral - the first Anglican church in Mumbai and a piece of architecture of the East India trading Company ,one of the earliest British settlement in India.

We finally ended our walk at Flora Fountain - a fusion of water, architecture and sculpture, depicting the Roman goddess Flora and an ornamentally and exquisitely sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road.

Street Play Season 2K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai15 September 2011

CII YI being a committee with a difference came up with a unique idea of having a street play event This was a unique event in the sense that we tried to bring out creative skills present among the SIMSRites. The theme was land reforms. The event was a grand success with an audience of more than 200 students.

St Xavier’s College Newspaper Collection Drive for NAB15 - 17 September 2011

The response from the students as well as the staff of the college was indeed overwhelming. Books, Magazines, Newspapers, etc. were donated in large numbers. Over 1000 odd newspapers were collected apart from boxes of scrap paper and books. Each donor was given a chocolate as a token of appreciation towards their generosity.

This paper drive helped overcome the current problem faced by NAB, who were earlier buying papers at higher rates from radiwallas and scrap dealers and at the same time helped them in their paper-bag making business.

The representatives at NAB were pleasantly surprised on seeing the response from the students and expressed deep gratitude towards the college for their help and support.

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Visit to Goa Ship yard for Vidyalankar institute of technology Goa01 Oct 2011

It was organized broadly into two halves; the first dealt with a presentation on the innovation “septic tank”, offered to cater to the rural markets primarily. The creator himself was present and delivered on how he came about it. Having it at such close quarters inspired us even more. It was followed by another gentleman throwing open his ideas on innovating in small spaces and taking them to big markets.

The second half was primarily the activity oriented one, wherein the teams were made to recognize a white space and suggest options to solve such obvious, or latent problems. The programme, was fun and brought dynamism within us. Finally we were made to select one of the ideas, nurture it, present it and publicly defend it. The teams turned red in face, in the process of defending their own babies and the

discussions seemed never ending. The moderators had to play a highly active role however.

The workshop ended on the note of letting us go of every inhibition that we have and bring out the creativity in us. The ideas are the seeds to inventions and they need to be given the right platform, and that is what this workshop provided us with. Our college won the competition, which even further added to the spectra of colors we were endowed with, throughout the session.

Yi Net Launch at Garware Institute of management, Mumbai University04 October 2011

Yi net Launch at ITM Kharghar 08 October 2011

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Eco friendly Diwali 15 - 22 October

Promoting Environmental awareness and creating influence amongst schools to take environmentally cautious decisions. Creating awareness among 3 schools sentising 3000 schools students. The students pledged in celebrating an eco friendly diwali

Health checkup & Medicine Distribution camp ITM Kharghar 4 Dec 2011

Near by villages to Kharghar

St Xavier ‘s College World Food Week

Raising funds for the Akshay Patra Foundation which is an organization which provides mid day meals to children in Mumbai at a minimal cost. We wanted to help change someone’s life for the better and at the end of our campaign we had collected over Rupees 5000 for the Akshay Patra Foundation. This drive, we believe also helped in spreading awareness about World Hunger and many of the homes we visited for voluntary donations have gone on to make larger donations to Akshay Patra Foundation themselves.

Celebrating National Youth DayYi Response – Debate on Social Media A Boon or a Curse.CII Committee Room , Mumbai12 January 2012

A Yi Response programme was conducted for the Yi net students in Mumbai. Teams from NMIMS, KJ Somaiya Institute of Management studies, Shailesh J Mehta Institute of Management studies and St Xavier’s College participated at a Debate on Social Media – A Curse or a Boon.

Mr Pranav Kacholia, Co Chairman – Youth Affairs, Mumbai Chapter ,Mr Vivek Bhargava, Managing Director, and Ms Priyanka Agarwal, Senior Consultant – digital Media the session was Chaired by Mr Pranav Kacholia and jurist member Mr Vivek Bhargava & Ms Priyanka Agarwal

News Letter

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Yi Mumbai Samvad, Issue # 3, July 10, 2011 Page 1 of 4

EditorialSustainable Development Despite all the recent hypes about India's perceived emergence as a knowledge superpower, which are branded by the popular media, there is no denying the fact that India as a country, even after six decades of its political independence, is still failing miserably to address the basic needs of its multitude of teeming millions, and many still live below the poverty line in both cities and villages.

As India becomes more urbanized and people continue to move away from the agrarian life, cities are becoming megacities and towns are becoming cities. The underlying facet of this is what does all this growth and development mean for the environment? It is this last issue that makes the question, “Why there is a need for sustainable development?” so important.

For generations the environment was viewed as inexhaustible, available to be used to the benefit of all with no long-term consequences. However, the capacity of humanity to change and destroy the environment have increased so greatly in recent times that our actions are now having profound effects on the delicate balance that supports us all.

By definition, 'environment' means 'surroundings'. All of what surrounds us makes up our environment, not only the natural surroundings or landscape. We all depend on the quality of our environment - the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, our sources of clothing and shelter. When these components break down, the impacts on our lives are profound.

The record on moving towards sustainability so far appears to have been quite poor as millions of poor people have no access to:

Safe and adequate drinking water, Adequate sanitation Safe food Adequate nutrition and housing Healthy working and environmental conditions Health-related education, information and facilities Electricity Gender equality

The impact is - close to half of all people in India suffer at any given time from a health problem caused by water and sanitation deficits, children miss school, many children die each year as a result of diarrhea, and millions of women spending several hours a day collecting water, or unable to afford electricity/water connection charges as prices have risen beyond affordability with privatization.

Sustainable development has become ever more necessary as the need for development is as great as ever, but the model of the past cannot be used as a pattern for the future.

There is a need for strategic alliances between business, government and civil society, and is a growing feature of both developed and emerging economies. Such multi-sector partnerships are necessary because it is increasingly clear that no one sector in society can solve the complexities of sustainable development on its own. Unlike contractual relationships or public–private partnerships, they seek not to shift responsibility and risk from one party to another, but to share risks, pool resources and talents and deliver mutual benefits. Its success in this area will depend on a business model that exploits its core competencies while partnering with those who bring the necessary complementarities to form more complete solutions.

The underprivileged members of the society, have been suffering from the “Dependence Syndrome”, a generally unintended condition caused by missionaries, charities, philanthropists, NGOs, etc. But creating a system, where their needs can meet by creating self-sustainable methods to be financially independent is important to ensure the longevity of the program and continuing project supervision. These methods include starting income-producing projects while giving the training, the ideas, and the logistics to develop such businesses.

There is a proverb that states, “We did not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors we borrowed it from our children.” The statement implies that we must past the Earth on to our children in the end. But the question must be asked; what state will the Earth be in when we give it to them?

Our response to this question is - By adopting more sustainable practices in the workplace, at home or in the community, we the Young Indians can make a difference. If we can bring about economic, social and environmental benefits by adopting the sustainable approach, then we can improve situation in Mumbai and set an example for the rest of Young Indians Team across other chapters, and eventually the rest of the world.

This will enable people to enjoy a better quality of life, now and in the future.

Yi Mumbai Chapter - Executive Council We Can and We Will

Mumbai Samvad Monthly update from CII Yi, Mumbai Chapter

Issue # 3, July 10, 2011

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AnnouncementMessage from Narayan Jaisingh – Chairman Yi, Mumbai Chapter Greeting to all members!

Abiding by our Annual Day theme of ‘Mobilizing Youth to Optimize Resources’ for the coming year, we have lined up aggressive projects in Environment, Healthcare and Youth Affairs verticals. ‘Learning’ will be a horizontal approach and all verticals will center on ‘Learning’ as the main objective.

This year we are at a crucial junction and the Yi Mumbai team is committed to take the chapter in the next league of top chapters nationally, ‘We Can and We Will’.

At this juncture, I personally urge every member of the chapter to come forward and pledge their support in fulfilling this dream. Contribution can be in any area of work and in any capacity viz. participating for executing the projects, framing new projects, mentoring a Yi Net, volunteering for an industry in your area of work, nominating young enterprising colleagues from your office or even as basic as attending the events etc.

Please feel free to write to me personally narayan.jaisingh@idea.adityabirla.com in this regard. I am sure your expertise and knowledge can surely bring a difference in further enhancing the projects undertaken by the Chapter.

We, the Executive Committee Members, are committed in making a difference to the chapter and of course to this great city, Mumbai.

The question is, will you be the torch bearer of this movement called ‘Change’?

New Members

Vicki’s specialty is Cyber Security. He has written a book on the same for awareness and preventions of users using technology. For more details: www.theeagleeye.in/publisher

Vicki decided to be a member as he liked the theme and objectives of the Yi Forum. He would like to contribute in the learning and education space.

Varsha looks forward to meet like minded professionals and contribute towards the wonderful work Yi does. She is keen to actively participate in the upcoming projects.

Mr. Arun Cherian Thomas Deputy Manager – Commercial and Retail transactions Lodha Group

Events in June Blue Ocean Dialogue

A “Train the Trainer” workshop was held at Aries Agro Ltd on 15 June 2011, Mumbai to promote “Blue Ocean Dialogue”one of the activities of Yi's newest focus area - Yi NEXT PRACTICES. Yi representatives from Chapters like Baroda, Ahmedabad, Mumbai were present. Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Immediate Past Chairman Yi National and Chairman of Yi Blue Ocean Strategy conducted the workshop.

The objective of Yi Next Practices is to identify, evangelize and celebrate game changing ideas, inventions and innovations that have the potential to serve as development catalysts for individual sectors, industries and organizations.

For the ‘Blue Ocean Dialogue’ we use the sandbox of constraints model by Dr. C.K. Prahlad, to determine the viability of any ‘idea’ that presents itself before us. It is a measure of ascertaining the sustainability and scalability of any new ‘idea’ in times to come.

The team members painted their aspirations and presented their projects on innovation on various business practices which existed or had to be developed.

This module is readily being accepted as a possibility to enhance skills, technology and business practices to the future.

For additional information/ to conduct the workshop in Yi Nets/ Schools, please contact praveer.nulkar@cii.in

Learn about “Mobile Revolution and Role of Value Added Services” – Interaction with Mr Albert Almeida Chief Operating Officer, Hungama Mobile

Mr. Albert Almeida, gave an overview of how the Indian mobile industry has undergone many changes in past few years and continues to evolve at a fast pace.

Vicki Shah Principal Consultant, The Eagle Eye

Varsha Walia Business Manager Wider Horizons

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The trend he is seeing now is that with the benefits of mobile communications Indian mobile industry is slowly but steadily “leapfrogging” the traditional fixed telecommunications market to a value-driven one.

The magnitude of this opportunity is difficult to understand without a grasp of the key business and technological trends at its core – including the rapid adoption of mobile services, the growing versatility and lower costs of mobile devices and services, and the concrete economic and societal benefits. Increasingly, mobile services are being introduced that are designed to serve specific needs for entertainment, information, search, or making a fund-related transaction.

With carriers deploying more advanced networks capable of sending and receiving data at higher speeds. As people gain access to high-speed data services on a mobile device, they also gain access to more of the global Internet’s resources. This has resulted in a significant and increasing demand for online content.

The demand for content is being matched by companies taking up the opportunity to provide valuable, engaging and entertaining content to users. This includes digital content such as mp3s, videos, ringtones, games and applications, as well as product information on goods and services.

There is still a great demand for services too. The mobile phone is the new king of the gaming market.

Lastly he concluded, knowing who the mobile consumers are and what they want; allows the messaging to become laser-focused. This will not only enable you to sell your products or services more effectively but will also help you maximize your marketing spend and create deeper customer engagement and loyalty.

Yi National UpdatesYi National – LearningYi National is organizing a Learning Mission to Chennai on 15-16 July 2011. The focus area of the Learning mission is visit to the World Class Companies which have their expertise in manufacturing were they have set trends around the world in their area of operations.

To deliberate and unleash full potential of the Manufacturing Industry, as well as promote best practices among the young entrepreneurs, we are taking you experience the World Class Bench markers in their sectors.

The companies they are planning to take you all for the learning experience are: Ford India Pvt Ltd Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd Schwing Stetter India Pvt Ltd.

Highlights of the Mission: 1) Plant visits to the World Class Benchmarking Companies 2) Understanding and learning how to enterprise resource planning. 3) To learn how to capture your niche market through these companies best strategies 4) Interaction with members from different chapters

For additional information, please contact praveer.nulkar@cii.in

Special Feature Work towards eliminating eWaste

Every day brings the introduction of an innovative and exciting new technology that will help people do things faster, easier, or more efficiently. The plethora of new products introduced each year is growing by leaps and bounds. But unfortunately, the faster those new products emerge, the faster the outdated ones are ending up discarded in trash heaps end up being dumped into landfills and pollute the environment.

Electronic waste (or e-waste) encompasses the ever-growing range of obsolete electronic devices such as televisions, stereo equipment, dryers, microwave ovens, refrigerators, computers, servers, cell phones, printers, scanners, fax machines etc.

The amount of electronic waste that is being produced every day has raised some serious concerns about the threat that it poses to the environment, and this - in turn, has prompted environmentalists to urge people to opt for e-cycling i.e. recycling of electronic goods. However, this term also entails the collection and donation of these products for recycling.

It’s essential to ensure that the recycler taking e-waste from the concerned company and correctly disposes it off. To this end, companies usually have policies in place which mandate diligence in selecting proper facilities for recycling or disposal of materials derived from e-waste.

The fact that it keeps environmental pollution at bay is by far the most prominent benefit of recycling electronic waste. E-cycling helps to keep a check on the amount of waste produced. Even dumping these products in landfills is harmful as they mix with ground water and pose a threat to humans and animals alike.

Electronic waste doesn't just contain toxic chemicals, but also contains some metals which are relatively rare. If these electronic goods are recycled, it can save us the cost which would otherwise go in mining these rare metals. E-cycling reduces the need of mining new metals, and curbs soil pollution and ground water pollution which can be attributed to this mining process.

You can make a difference! - By creating awareness via among the corporate houses and help put a e-waste management in place

For additional information, please contact praveer.nulkar@cii.in

Yi Mumbai Samvad, Issue # 3, July 10, 2011 Page 4 of 4

SpotlightClean drinking water to slums in Mumbai

The basic services of clean water and sanitation have still to reach millions of people in India even as it boasts of an accelerating rate of economic growth.

The crisis is well illustrated by a visit to one of the many slums that dominate the scene in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. Almost half of its people live in slums or dilapidated buildings. They are located on open land, along railway tracks, on pavements, next to the airport, under bridges and along the city’s coastline. Although there are variations, generally this half of the population gets little water. The water, when available, is often unclean.

For people in slums, there is no option but to collect the water whenever it is released. The timings can be at any time of the day – or the night. Each slum devises its own system of water distribution. It is the women who collect the water. The amount they collect depends on their ability to store water in their tiny houses. And the wait for water – and carrying heavy pots of it over uneven surfaces to their homes every day of their lives – takes a heavy toll on most women’s health.

Life on the pavement - The 50,000+ families who live on Mumbai’s pavements are worst off of all. They do not have access to either water or lavatories because in the eyes of the law they are ‘illegal’ and should not be living there. In fact, generations have grown up often on the same pavement since the city government turns a blind eye to their existence and does not plan for an alternative.

Women’s lives on these pavements are dominated by a daily hunt for water. They beg it from people living in adjoining buildings. They find ways to break open fire hydrants for water. They find plumbers who know how to tap waterlines running below the pavement that is their home.

To address this, we at Yi Mumbai would like to partner with Healthpoint Services India to bring clean drinking water to the slums in Mumbai. It will be a sustainable initiative with each family having to pay Rs.2/- per 20 litre of water a day.

Healthpoint Services India (HSI) provide families in rural villages with clean drinking water, medicines, comprehensive diagnostic tools, and advanced tele-medical services that “bring” a doctor and modern, evidence-based healthcare to their community. The E Health Point concept builds upon and combines proven models to achieve unique synergies and efficiencies that have the potential to transform rural healthcare and improve wellness, productivity, and quality of life.

We are looking for volunteers to take this further.

For additional information please contact praveer.nulkar@cii.in

ViewpointsMember Speak

I am an Electonics Engineer who graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I currently run my family business which is into the manufacture and marketing of Industrial Belting Products. In my spare time I write a food blog, am learning photography, and am fond of travelling, reading and adventure sports.

My experience with Road2Ideas: As my first national scale YI Event, i was amazed at the "get it done" attitude shown by the YI members. This was an Idea that no one knew how it was going to occur, but whatever the hurdles, they knew they just had to overcome them to make it happen. Also, it was amazing to watch a concept bear such rich dividends. The change in the thinking of the participants after 4 days was an eye opener. It goes to show what a difference YI can actually make with its national outlook.

My Message for YI Student Nets: Think Big and push the boundaries. This is an opportunity for you to explore and learn, not only about the world but also about yourselves. follow the YI Motto… "The change we want to be" ... and be that change.

HighlightsCalendar of Upcoming Events Looking for action event focused around a major community or advocacy/awareness issue that you want to be a part of?

Event Date Organ Donation Awareness Camps Aug 2011

It will be our endeavor to provide you with the right information to meet your community service goals today as well as in the future. So please provide your feedback and let us know your needs.

Write to us @ praveer.nulkar@cii.in

Your participation makes a big difference Look forward to meet you at the event(s).

Pranav Kacholia Youth Affairs - Chair

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Narayan JaisinghChapter Chair

Sougata GhoshLearning Chair

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YOUNG INDIANS 14 Yi Mumbai Annual Report 2011 - 12

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YOUNG INDIANS Yi Mumbai Annual Report 2011 - 12

About CIIThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.

CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Founded over 117 years ago, it is India’s premier business association, with a direct membership of over 6600 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 400 national and regional sectoral associations.

CII catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across the country carry forward our initiatives in integrated and inclusive development, which include health, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development and water, to name a few.

CII has taken up the agenda of “Business for Livelihood” for the year 2011-12. This converges the fundamental themes of spreading growth to disadvantaged sections of society, building skills for meeting emerging economic compulsions, and fostering a climate of good governance. In line with this, CII is placing increased focus on Affirmative Action, Skills Development and Governance during the year.

With 63 offices including 10 Centres of Excellence in India, and 7 overseas offices in Australia, China, France, Singapore, South Africa, UK, and USA, as well as institutional partnerships with 223 counterpart organisations in 90 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.

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Young Indians (Yi) is an integral part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation playing a proactive role in India’s development process. Yi was formed in the year 2002, with an objective of creating a platform for young Indians to realise the dream of a developed nation. Yi has around 1200 direct members in 24 city chapters, 160 members in 3 corporate chapters and engages around 12,000 members through its district chapter, Farmer Nets and Student Nets.

Yi membership includes young progressive Indians between the age group of 25 & 40 and comprises entrepreneurs, professionals and achievers from different walks of life. “To become the voice of young Indians globally” being the vision of Yi, it provides a platform for young Indians to participate in and contribute by becoming an integral part of the Indian growth story.

Yi works effectively for promoting leadership skills for the development of its members through the learning programs and missions to companies of global excellence in India and abroad; the development and engagement of students through its 93 Student Net platforms that has 5578 students; and two Farmers Net platform that has enrolled more than 8500 young & progressive farmers providing them with real time agricultural inputs and know-how.

Yi has successfully conducted campaigns and developed projects across the focus areas of education, environment, healthcare, next practices, employability and arts (sports & culture) contributing positively to its surrounding eco system and the nation. Through its initiatives like Akshara under Education, Yi has impacted more than 15000 students across 57 centers and has successfully managed campaigns like the ‘SYightboard Project’, providing blackboards to schools across different cities, reaching out to 1070 schools nationally and impacting approximately 2,60,000 children.

Yi has been instrumental in skilling & placing 1300 youth under the aegis of its Employability program. Under the Healthcare initiative, over 175000 children have been dewormed in addition to many other health awareness programs across the community in different cities. Within the sphere of Environment, Yi conducts Green I contest to encourage and motivate school children to bring out sustainable green campuses through ideas, campaigns for tree plantation, solid waste management projects, involving citizens and children in the process. Yi is also in the process of planting one million saplings across the country through its ‘One Million Tree Project’.

The Next Practices platform of Yi brings an opportunity for students and members to engage in a structured discussion to bring out “out of the box” ideas and evolve solutions to common problems. This is implemented through the “Blue Ocean Dialogue” and the “Packet of Seeds”. Yi strives to engage members and students in cultural activities like musical concerts, visiting to heritage monuments for learning, traditional dinner, celebrating the 100th year of the Indian National Anthem and initiatives that connect the youth with areas inclined towards Arts, Sports and Culture. Yi engages around 10000 people each year during the World Heritage Week.

On the international arena, Yi has engaged with the BMW Foundation to promote the “Indo German Young Leaders Forum” for young thought leaders from both countries to engage in a constructive dialogue for improving trade, economic and people relations. It is one of the proud founders of the G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance representing India and took a strong delegation from 19 cities in India to the Young Entrepreneur Summit at France last year. Yi hosted the G20 Leadership Assembly in New Delhi in January 2012 that had the Presidents and Sherpas of the G20 countries.

It joined hands with the Commonwealth Youth Programme, Asia Centre to facilitate and organize the ‘Envisioning Workshop’ of Youth Entrepreneurship organisations in the Commonwealth Asia Region to form the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs.

Yi has organized learning missions to UK, China, Singapore, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Israel, Turkey, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia. It has also worked with the Planning Commission of India in conducting consultation workshops across its chapters for accumulating a youth perspective to be included in the 12th Five Year Plan and with the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India to facilitate missions of visiting delegations of young entrepreneurs from around the world.

The National Summit of Yi is a yearly feature that helps the young minds to connect with people and organizations that have displayed excellence through their work and stand out as an inspiration to the youth today. Retreat to places of tourist and historical importance gives members an opportunity to meet in an informal atmosphere and network to enhance the organizations reach and value.

With nine years of glorious past and decades ahead that promise nothing short, Yi intends to become a larger movement of young people and promote the attitude of “We Can, We Will”.

Yi Mumbai ChapterConfideration of Indian Industry, 105, Kakad Chambers, Worli, Mumbai 400 018

Tel: 022 24931 790 • Fax: 022 24939 463 • Email: yimumbai@cii.inWebsite: www.yionline.org