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Seconded European Standardization Expert in India

Dinesh Sharma

Past Steering Committee

Past Steering Committee

Invest India

  • India relaxes overseas investment norms in construction sector to boost housing. Read More
  • Wind energy sector in India expected to attract Rs 20,000 crore of investments. Read More
  • India To Formulate A “Renewable Energy Act” To Attract More Capital. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Danish company Danfoss opens Rs 500-cr manufacturing facility in Chennai. Read More
  • Norway’s $860bn Sovereign Fund to Invest More in India. Read More
  • India will be one of the biggest markets for Scania by 2020. Read More
  • Hero MotoCorp to enter European markets by end of next year. Read More
  • MoU with Spain on organ transplantation soon. Read More
  • Department of Commerce calls for creative participation for India’s participation at Hannover Messe. Read More

Manufacturing

  • Ministry of MSME and ILO sign MoU to support the Government’s Make in India programme. Read More
  • Nokia shuts handsets manufacturing unit in Chennai. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Rashtrapati Bhavan invites applications for second batch of Innovation Scholars In-Residence Programme. Read More
  • Pvt. Sector must be encouraged to broaden role in scientific research. Read More
  • India’s R&D spending remains low when compared to most other countries that aspire to economic leadership. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Barely three weeks before crucial negotiations in Lima; Indian govt. has reconstituted the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. Read More
  • United Nations report on climate change released telling India to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100. Read More
  • CII to develop 20 model energy conservation units. Read More
  • Ground-breaking Indian research on the viability of Pongamia Biodiesel has today been released titled “PONGAMIA BIODIESEL 2030: Projecting a Path for Permanent Progress & Prosperity, at the culmination of almost three years of work by The Advanced Biofuel Center (CJP). Read More
  • Government to Promote Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Engines. Read More
  • Indian Railways to go for Bio-Diesel in a Big Way. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Department of Electronics and IT in Ministry of Communication & IT has released a draft policy document on Internet of Things which is available for industry comments. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has submitted its response. Read More
  • Google eyes tie-ups with smartphone makers in India to install its Hindi keyboards on the devices. Read More
  • NIIT and IEEE enter into global alliance to enhance employability of engineers. Read More
  • Before its pan-India 4G services launch, Reliance Jio has approached the DoT for a network test conducted along with security agencies. Read More
  • Cebit India Roadshow Promotes Software Industry. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

Machinery

  • Make in India a great initiative: ThyssenKrupp Industries India (TKII). Read More
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Namaste, Indian researchers!
Earlier this year with my Indian counterparts, we agreed to boost cooperation in clean energy technologies.

Today, we launch two landmark calls for joint research worth €41 million. This is science diplomacy in action: https://europa.eu/!nvRYkf

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📅 June 9 – June 13, 2025
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Manufacturing workers + digital skills = more competitive industry.

The EU-funded project REBOOT SKILLS is helping workers access advanced digital upskilling opportunities in:

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#InTheNews
Switching to electric from old #fossilfuel powered vehicles in major Indian cities could help save USD 106.6 billion in oil imports and significantly cut #pollution and #carbonemissions by 2035, a study has shown. By applying this initiative in 44 major Indian cities,…

🇪🇺🤝🇲🇪 Closer than ever on environment and climate action.

Montenegro becomes the 5th non-EU country in the @LIFEprogramme after 🇮🇸 🇺🇦 🇲🇩 🇲🇰.

It can now mobilise resources for climate, biodiversity, circular economy, and clean energy towards its EU path ↓

EU Commission is further investing over €7.3B through its newly adopted Horizon Europe work programme for 2025 in driving cutting-edge science, accelerate the EU's #green & #digital transitions, # enhance Europe's #competitiveness.
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@EU_Commission…

India & EU jointly with investment of ₹391 Cr (~ €41 million) launched two major research & innovation initiatives under the India-EU #TTC in the areas of Marine Plastic Litter (#MPL) & Waste to Green Hydrogen (#W2GH)
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@EU_ENV @EU_Commission @EU_in_India…

𝗦𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗜 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 “𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽: 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝟲𝗚 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻”. SESEI expert works in close…

India has funded over 111 research projects with $35M around #6G, #THz frequencies. This technological advancement has potential to add USD 1 trillion to India's #economy by 2035, fostering new industries & revolutionizing existing ones. India also target to be among top 6…

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