GIFT and Corporate Social Responsibility

Visakhapatnam Rejuvenation Project

GIFT has launched a development project with community participation on 26th July 2003 for the rejuvenation of Visakhapatnam. The project is based on a set of beliefs and convictions that:

• Education is both an input for development as well as a constituent of development

• Minimum health status of children is an input into educational progress

• Sound infrastructure is an attraction for all sorts of investments

• City and surrounding areas should no longer lag behind in realizing the full potential

Visakhapatnam Development Report, prepared by GITAM Institute of Foreign Trade was discussed by eminent citizens in GITAM Campus, Visakhapatnam on 26th July 2003 and by a group of parliamentarians, civil servants and media personnel in the Parliament Annexe on 19th August2003. The report emphatically asserts that results must be based on according priority to:

• Basic health and education that empowers the people to make the best of their lives and

• Attractive physical infrastructure coupled with a culture of hard work and efficiency that

The Next Step: Visakhapatnam Development Programme

We are deeply committed to Visakhapatnam Development. As part of our community and corporate social responsibility we are launching this year a study of skills inventory, identify employment opportunities and skills gap in and around Visakhapatnam, adopt at least one rural cluster of artisans and undertake developmental program for nurturing rural entrepreneurship.

GIFT Public Lecture Series

The Institute launched the GIFT Public Lecture series inaugurated by Sri V Narasimhan, former UN Under-Secretary General. The first Public Lecture was delivered by Professor Anil Verma of Toronto University, Canada on ‘International Labour Standards’. During the academic session 2003-04 two more Public Lectures were organized. Professor S C Srivastava, Research Professor, National Law School, New Delhi and Professor Nagesh Kumar, Director, Research and Information Centre for Non-aligned and other countries delivered lectures on ‘Geographical Indications and Intellectual Property Rights under the WTO Regime’ and ‘foreign Direct Investment in India’ respectively. In the academic session 2004-05, two more Public Lecture have been organized. The  4^th Public Lecture on “Changing Global Scenario on Food Safety, Trade and Public Health: Challenges for Indian Farmers, Industry & Consumers” was delivered by Mr Vijay Sardana, Executive Director, Centre for International Trade in Agriculture & Agro-based Industries, New Delhi. Dr Sid Gautam, Director,  Centre for Entrepreneurship, Methodist College, Fayetteville, N Carolina, USA  delivered the 5^th public lecture on Entrepreneurship.

Publications

• Visakhapatnam Development Report

• Nine Monographs on important topics and issues

• Over 25 papers by the faculty in various national and international journals

• Edited 3 books

• Contributed articles to three international peer-reviewed journals and three edited volumes

GIFT's Periodical Publications

• Global Vistas A quarterly: Chief Editor Prof C S Venkata Ratnam;
  Editor DR. M.V. Lakshmi

• International Trade Developments A weekly E-Bulletin: Chief Editor
  Dr. M.V. Lakshmi; Editor K.Srinivas

GIFT-EXCELL Series

Small Industries in India by B.Yerram Raju
Pharmaceutical Marketing in India by Subba Rao Chaganti

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