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R&D and Innovation

  • India’s R&D accounted for 9% of global patents in 2015: Cisco. Read More
  • India’s Ranking in Global Innovation Index slips to 81 in 2015. Read More
  • India and UK to join hands in automotive R&D and testing. Read More
  • Infosys to open R&D centre in Ireland, create 250 jobs. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Climate Change in India: Challenges and Solutions. Read More
  • Joint Statement by Countries at Press Conference in Paris. Read More
  • Solar power to constitute 18% of India’s energy generation by 2030. Read More
  • Wind power capacity to increase by 2,800 MW in FY16: Study. Read More
  • Govt. mulls $1 billion private equity fund for renewable energy sector. Read More
  • MoU between India and United Kingdom in the field of cooperation in the energy sector. Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

  • Govt. to set up centre of excellence for manufacturing skills. Read More
  • Govt. Department DIPP gears up for Make in India week in Mumbai. Read More
  • Govt. has granted ‘in-principle’ approval to 20 NIMZs (NATIONAL INVESTMENT & MANUFACTURING ZONES), of which 12 are located outside DMIC (Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor) region. Read More
  • Envoy: India, UK can work together for ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • Diplomatic push to defence ‘Make in India’: High-powered panel to suggest focus areas & policy changes. Read More
  • French company boosts Make in India with world-class ventilators. Read More
  • Dassault could be soon manufacturing Rafale fighter jets in India. Read More
  • Government eases norms for bilateral aid to promote Make in India. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Govt committee to set aside 10-12 MHz of bandwidth for interconnectivity of devices in smart cities. Read More
  • Call drop issue: Telcos submit proposal to Department of Telecom (DoT). Read More
  • Telecom Regulator Authority (TRAI) floats new consultation paper, lists disadvantages of zero-rating plans. Read More
  • GSM operators ask Telecom Regulator not to club bands under 1GHz. Read More
  • Bharti Airtel announces INR 60,000 crore investments on a comprehensive network transformation program called Project Leap. Read More
  • TRAI‘s Draft of interconnect agreement out; seeks counter-comments by Jan 7. Read More
  • Vodafone moves to Delhi High Court challenging TRAI’s telecommunication interconnect usage charges regulations. Read More
  • Telecom Commission approves TRAI’s views on spectrum cap. Read More
  • TRAI floats paper on optical fibre network rollout. Read More
  • University Education APEX body plans world’s largest portal containing knowledge in all Indian languages. Read More
  • Microsoft to incubate 500 start-ups in 5 years. Read More
  • Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY) to expand incubator programme. Read More
  • India’s digital commerce market may touch $128 billion by 2017, says new study. Read More
  • Frame a consolidated broadcasting code to replace existing regulations, TDSAT to TRAI. Read More
  • Complete digitalization of cable TV by Dec 31 next year: TRAI. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • Recycling event brings in 15 tons of electronics. Read More
  • Government to soon launch Rs 10k-crore fund for local electronic firms. Read More
  • South Kolkatta signs pact with US firm for smart grid business. Read More
  • India power distributor plans Gurgaon’s first smart grid project. Read More

Machinery

  • MoU between India and Germany for Capital Goods Sector. Read More

Automotive

  • Welcome BS V by 2019, BS VI in 2021-22 unrealistic: Society of Indian Automobile Manufactures (SIAM). Read More
  • Proposal: New safety measures for three-wheelers. Read More
  • Cars In India Not Equipped With ‘Defeat Device’, Meet Norms: Volkswagen. Read More
  • Volkswagen Forced To Recall Over 300,000 Diesel Cars In India. Read More
  • Odd-even formula: Delhi government to present complete plan by Dec 25. Read More
  • Diesel car manufacturers under The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) scanner. Read More
  • Govt. flags off FAME India Drive to promote electric mobility. Read More
  • German Firm TUV Rheinland sets up state of the art Automotive Testing Lab at Bengaluru. Read More
  • Diesel Powered Vehicles Stats update. Read More
  • Recall of Faulty Vehicles status update. Read More
  • National Mission for Electric Mobility Status update. Read More

Smart Cities

  • December 15 deadline looms, no state has submitted smart city plan. Read More
  • Only 10 smart cities may get funds from Central Govt. this year. Read More
  • Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Signs an MOU with European Business and Technology Centre for Collaborating on “EU- India Smart Cities Knowledge and Innovation Program”. Read More
  • Chief Secretary, Nagaland invites public suggestions on preparation of Smart City Proposal. Read More
  • Smart cities: Urban Ministry to seek BRICS bank funds. Read More
  • Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) emphasize on communication technologies for smart city. Read More
  • Singapore, India ink strategic partnership: to expand cooperation in areas like smart cities. Read More
  • Japanese delegation visits Varanasi to make it a ‘smart’ city. Read More
  • UK joins hand with government to develop 3 smart cities in India. Read More and UK-India Summit: Collaboration for Smart Cities and Urban Renewal. Read More
  • Smart Cities, energy and mobility our target areas: SIEMENS India CEO. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Centre Govt. working on mandatory standards for 400 items. Read More
  • Lower House (Lok Sabha) Passes Bill to Extend Ambit of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Read More
  • All BIS controlled laboratories are planned for upgradation. Read More
  • Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Bangladesh for agreement on standard to boost regional trade. Read More
  • BIS declared result for Deputy Director & Assistant Director Posts. Read More
  • Indian languages to be mandatory on phones: BIS working on standardization. Read More
  • Mandatory safety registration likely for 6 more electronic goods. Read More
  • Patents filed are not enough, says Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Sec’y. Read More
  • Indian Cellular Association (ICA) up in arms against draft IPR policy and Ericsson. Read More
  • National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Launch Pan India Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Awareness Programmes. Read More

Invest India

  • India jumps up 12 places in World Bank ranking. Read More
  • World Bank maintains India’s economic growth outlook at 7.5% for FY16. Read More
  • India ranked 2nd on global business optimism index in September quarter. Read More
Latest News

•Telecom Department (DoT) Launches Bharat 6G Alliance to Drive innovation Read More

•CERT-In issues “Guidelines on Information Security Practices” for Govt. Entities Read More

•Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launches Standards Coordination Portal developed by TEC Read More

•MEITY Transfers Cost Effective Li-ion Battery Recycling Technology to Nine Recycling Industries and Start-Ups Read More

•Cabinet Approves CITIIS 2.0 from 2023 to 2027 Read More

Policy

•National Quantum Mission Read More

•Indian Space Policy 2023 Read More

•National Green Hydrogen Mission Read More

•Green Hydrogen policy Read More

•Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 (draft) Read More

•National Data Governance Framework Policy 2022 (draft) Read More

•India Data Accessibility and Use policy 2022 Read More