Past News and Policy

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Government has extended the deadline for mandatory local telecom equipment testing to March
31, 2019. Read More
Govt mulls new category to impose import duties on hi-tech products. Read More

Policy

Govt. approved India’s accession to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Copyright Treaties. Read more
Govt. has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2018 for Cyber Security
Products. Read more

Smart Cities:

Only 8% of the 3,008 projects under the Smart City Mission have been completed: Report. Read More
Indian Smart Cities (Panaji, Pune and Rajkot) join the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) ‘We Love Cities’
public campaign Citizens to choose their favourite city, based on sustainable action. Read More
Surat, Gujarat smart city selected for ‘City Award’ for showing great momentum in
implementation of projects under India Smart Cities Awards 2018. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Results of India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC). Read more
Selection of 100th City (Shillong, Maghlaya) for the development as Smart Cities under 100
Smart Cities Mission. Read more
Govt of India launched India Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) Program to
Provide Opportunity to Youth to Work in the Domain of Urban Planning and Governance. Read more

Automotive:

Govt to scrap subsidy for private electric cars. Read More
Government to rope in nodal agencies for electric vehicle infr Read More
India delays plan to roll out 10,000 electric cars to 2019. Read More
Cabinet may decide on FAME [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles]
India scheme’s second phase to boost adoption of energy-efficient vehicles: Union Heavy
Industries Minister. Read More
Union government announces road map for electric vehicles in India. Read More

Policy

Notification no. G.S.R. 643 (E): regarding National Permit (NP), FASTag, fitness certificate etc.
Read more

Ministry notifications

Notification no. G.S.R. 453(E): regarding Background colour of registration plate for electric vehicle Read more
Notification no. G.S.R 371(E): regarding Light and Light Signaling Devices. Read more
Notification no. G.S.R 367(E): regarding Standardisation of Fully built bus as per AIS 153. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

All electricity meters in India to be smart prepaid meters in the next three years: Union Power
Ministe. Read More

Policy

New electronics policy to be unveiled soon and will focus on opening up Indian market for exports. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued revised notification for implementation of Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices, and Component Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration under BIS Act) Order 2017.” Read more

ICT including Services:

New telecom policy is expected to be cleared by the Union Cabinet by July: Communications
Minister Read more Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issues guidelines for M2M (Machine to Machine)
number verification, allows eSIMs. Read More
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to draft principles on privacy of user data. Read More
Department of Telecom gears up to complete BharatNet rollout ahead of schedule by Dec-end. Read More
DoT makes changes to India’s internet telephony guidelines Read More
TRAI publishes coverage map of telecom operators. Read More
TRAI Releases Report on Independent Drive Tests conducted in 6 cities viz. Agra, Lucknow, Imphal,
Trivandrum, Nashik and Ahmedabad. Read More
5G services to be rolled out in India by 2020. Telecom minister. Read More

Policy

Telecom Commission has approved net neutrality rules new telecom policy Read more
Draft Telecommunication Tariff (64th Amendment) Order, 2018Read more/Download
Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth
Amendment) Regulation, 2018. Read more
Recommendations on “Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom
Sector”. Read more
Telecommunication Interconnection (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. Read more
Recommendations on Making Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessible for Persons with Disabilities. Read more
Method of allocation of spectrum for Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service (PMRTS) including auction, as a transparent mechanism. Read more
Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018. Read more

Make in India

India will soon start producing first indigenous Lithium Ion batteries.Read More
Make in India’s Success Biggest in Auto Sector: Heavy Industries Minister. Read More
Govt must focus on electronic components ecosystem to boost electronics manufacturing: Study. Read More

Policy

106 contracts signed in the last three and half years under defence Make In India: Government
of India Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Renewables to account for 55% of total installed capacity by 2030: Power minister. Read More
World Bank announces $300m energy efficiency funding for India. Read More

Policy

Government has set a target of installing 40 GW of grid connected rooftop solar capacity in the
country including Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) by year 2022. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

European Business and Technology centre (EBTC) and Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations (ICRIER) jointly released a white paper on “India as an
Innovation Economy – the Role of IP and ICT.Read More
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) spent Rs 15 bn on R&D & innovation in FY18, up 17% over last year. Read More

Policy

Global Innovation Index ranks India the 57th most innovative nation in the world. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Cabinet apprised of the Agreement between India and Denmark on Cooperation in the field of
Science, Technology and Innovation. Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom on
technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development. Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark on
technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development. Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation. Read More
TRAI, Europe telecom regulators sign MoU, back net neutrality. Read More

Policy

India and United Kingdom (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on
global issues like governance of internet, cyber-crime and cyber-security. Read more

Invest India :

Ease of Doing Business: ‘With improvements set to continue, India creating investment climate to
boost growthRead More

Policy

The commerce and industry ministry released the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) in
terms of ease of doing business.Read More

Reports and Publications:

India’s utility solar capacity grows 72% in FY18: Report.Read More
India Energy Management Market Expected to Reach $2,145 million by 2023: Allied Market
Research. Read More
India needs independent body to promote mass acceptance of Electric Vehicles (EVs): Report. Read More
Climate change to affect India’s renewable energy plan: Study. Read More
India’s overall electricity demand from EVs may reach 69.6 TWh by 2030: ASSOCHAM-EY study. Read More

Policy

India’s shift to green economy could add 3 million jobs by 2030: Report. Read more
India’s renewable energy sector employed 4.3 lakh people in 2017: Report. Read more

Any Other Important Update:

India working towards becoming $5 trillion economy by 2025: President. Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) to file fresh petition for anti-dumping probe on solar equipment. Read More
India looking to approach World Trade Organisation (WTO) if US imposes ‘selective’ steel, aluminium tariffs Read More

Policy

Ministry of Commerce has released Indian National Standardization Strategy Paper, which is open for comments and feedback now until 31st March 2018 Read more

Smart Cities:

India has undertaken most comprehensive, planned urbanisation programme: Union Minister Read More

Policy

Nokia launched a set of services and technologies to manage a smart city’s video surveillance, network, Internet of things sensors, parking and environment Read more
Three Indian ‘Smart Cities’ selected among finalists for WWF’s One Planet City Challenge. Read more

Automotive:

Central Electricity Authority favors special pricing for charging electric vehicles Read More
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to double its EV portfolio and bring on road at least four new models in the segment in the next three years. Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Limited to float fresh tender for another 10,000 electric cars Read More
Government is likely to restructure two apex bodies, the National Council for Electric Mobility and the National Board for Electric Mobility on E-mobility to ensure better inter-ministerial coordination Read More
Govt. caps life of commercial vehicles (CVs) such as taxis, trucks and buses at 20 years. Read More
Govt. may extend financial support of Rs 8,730 crore (1.16B Euro) in Faster adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles Phase II (FAME II). Read More
Delhi govt plans to add 1000 electric buses; proposed Rs 53K Cr (7.06B Euro) ‘green budget’ to curb pollution. Read More

Policy

Policy to scrap 15 yrs old vehicles almost finalised: Union Minister Read more
Govt unveils draft National Auto Policy to promote green mobility. Read more
NITI Aayog tasks seven ministries to frame guidelines to encourage the use of electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) sets up virtual labs for testing BS-VI engines Read more
Ministry of Power Launches National E-Mobility Programme in India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Indian semiconductor component market is expected to be worth $32.35 billion by 2025: India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA). Read More
India set to achieve 20 GW grid connected installed solar power generation capacity this fiscal itself: Govt. Read More
Power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) sighs memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French company Électricité de France (EDF) to explore the opportunities in Smart Grid technology in India.Read More
Smart meters to rationalize electricity consumption in India Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) floats second tender for smart meters Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 03). Read more
Meity issued Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012_Amendment Order-2018. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following corrigendum’s:

Amendment Scheme for over 5000MW Grid Connected SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) Power Projects with VGF (Viable Gap Funding) under JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) 2102 – 2018. Read More
Amendment in the Guidelines for implementation of a scheme for setting up of over 2000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects. Read More

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Compliance of WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) models to applicable CEA (Centre for Electrical Authority) Technical standards for Connectivity to the Grid. Read More
Grid Connected Roof top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme – Clarification in ‘Achievement-Linked Incentive Scheme for Government Sector’. Read More

ICT including Services:

India 5G spectrum pricing revealed by telecom operators to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Read More
Govt harmonizing spectrum for 5G: Telecom Secretary Read More
Govt. approved two important measures related to payment and spectrum holding assisting Indian telecom operators to improve their financial health and stay in business Read More
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is planning to roll out initiatives for cyber security and data privacy in India. Read More
India needs core network, enabling ecosystem to boost 5G, Internet of things (IoT): Telecom secy. Read More
Telecom sector to create 10 million jobs in next five years: Skilling council. Read More
India ranks 67th in fixed line, 109th in mobile broadband speed: Ookla Read More
Only a third of Indian IT companies ready for EU privacy laws Read More

Policy

Government readies AI-muscled cyber security plan Read more
TRAI issued consultation paper, aiming to fix quality issues on voice services to Long Term Evolution (LTE) users including Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) and CS Fallback. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released Report on Independent Drive Test Conduct in Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Pondicherry and Vijayawada cities. Read more

Make in India

Centre taking steps for smart manufacturing: officialRead More
New industrial policy to increase share of manufacturing in Gross domestic product (GDP): Commerce Minister. Read More
Centre urges battery manufacturers to Make in IndiaRead More

Policy

Indian government identifies 21 key sectors for specific actions under the Make in India action plan Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to install energy-efficient LEDs across all airports in India. Read More
India ranks 78th on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) energy transition index. Read More
India’s EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited) subsidiary buys UK based Edina for $76M Read More

Policy

Ministry of Power (MoP) releases office Memorandum (OM) Amendment to Mega Power policy. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Central Government has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 1000 crore (133.33M Euro) for the phase two of the Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programmeRead More
India Innovation Growth Programme earmarks USD 2 million funding for this year Read More

Policy

UK and India upgrade joint research on clean water and clean energy. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India, EU to decide fate of trade agreement next month Read More
India, France commit to boost bilateral trade; relaunch India-EU free trade agreement (EU FTA) Read More
European development bank approves India’s membership. Read More
Spain for early resumption of India-EU free trade pact talks Read More
Indian and French companies exchanged 19 contracts and agreements worth over 13 billion euros in sectors including new and renewable energy, smart grid, nuclear energy, aviation, cement, telecom among others Read More
India and European Investment Bank (EIB) to Sign Loan Pact for Clean Energy Projects as part of a EUR 800m EIB investment in renewables in India. Read More
France keen on investing big in India, will create jobs for youth: Commerce minister. Read More

Policy

India and Germany signed MoU on urban development and Smart Cities program in India. Read more
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) sign Euro 150 million Loan Agreement for Renewable Energy Financing in India. Read more
List of MoUs/Agreements signed during the State Visit of President of France to India. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

Govt appoints 4 institutes to push India’s ranking in ease of doing business index. Read More

Reports and Publications:

India Produced 34% More Electricity Last Year than 2010, Now Third Globally: Report Read More
Government must remove all permits for electric vehicles: Niti-CII Report Read More

Policy

Indian solar sector attracted over USD 10 billion investment in 2017 as compared to USD 4 billion in the previous year Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Two groups at Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which are currently working to review and enhance the cyber-security standards for power utilities, are likely to issue them within next six months. Read More
New issues such as e-commerce in WTO is important for aspirational India: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
Govt’s push to make imported cars, bikes, mobile phones becoming costlier Read More
Government’s decision to increase import duty on a number of products will impact at least $65 billion worth of imports, may lead to World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute Read More
India ranks 44 out of 50 nations in intellectual property index. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Commerce has released Indian National Standardization Strategy Paper, which is open for comments and feedback now until 31st March 2018 Read more

Smart Cities:

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to Work with Global Institutions on Smart Cities. Read More
French development bank AFD keen to invest 100 million euros (around Rs 800 crore) for India’s smart cities mission. Read More
Finland Companies Enthusiastic About India’s Smart Cities Mission: Finnish Minister Read More
Government releases Rs 9,940 crore (1.325B Euro) to states for Smart Cities Mission Read More
Govt launches liveability index to rate 116 Indian cities, ranking expected by June Read More

Policy

Nokia launched a set of services and technologies to manage a smart city’s video surveillance, network, Internet of things sensors, parking and environment Read more
Three Indian ‘Smart Cities’ selected among finalists for WWF’s One Planet City Challenge. Read more

Automotive:

Railways to provide charging points for electric vehicle at the parking lots of train stations to promote the use of green energy. Read More
M&M announced a fresh investment of Rs 900 crore (INR 9 billion) in electric vehicles (EVs) over the next four years Read More
EV Sales in India to account for 30-35% of New Vehicles Market by 2030.Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to float another global tender for 10,000 electric vehicles to be deployed across the country for government use Read More
Quadricycles set to ply on Indian roads, notification on vehicle standards soon Read More
Electric two-wheeler segment to grow 38% by 2020: Frost & Sullivan Read More

Policy

Policy to scrap 15 yrs old vehicles almost finalised: Union Minister Read more
Govt unveils draft National Auto Policy to promote green mobility. Read more
NITI Aayog tasks seven ministries to frame guidelines to encourage the use of electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) sets up virtual labs for testing BS-VI engines Read more
Ministry of Power Launches National E-Mobility Programme in India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) may borrow 2.13 billion euro in FY18 to add 6,900 MW capacity by Mar 2019 Read More
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to acquire 1,000 MW hydropower projects. Read More
M-SIPS Incentive Package Scheme for Electronics may link sops to generation of jobs as part of its phase II Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 03). Read more
Meity issued Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012_Amendment Order-2018. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following corrigendum’s:

Amendment Scheme for over 5000MW Grid Connected SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) Power Projects with VGF (Viable Gap Funding) under JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) 2102 – 2018. Read More
Amendment in the Guidelines for implementation of a scheme for setting up of over 2000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects. Read More

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Compliance of WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) models to applicable CEA (Centre for Electrical Authority) Technical standards for Connectivity to the Grid. Read More
Grid Connected Roof top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme – Clarification in ‘Achievement-Linked Incentive Scheme for Government Sector’. Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom regulator TRAI releases Recommendations on Issues related to Digital Radio Broadcasting in India. Read More
TRAI asks DoT to review license, spectrum fees levied on telecom firms Read More
TRAI wants wireless broadband connectivity for 90% Indians by 2022. Read More
TRAI clears in-flight internet access and mobile connectivity. Read More
Department of Telecom assigns mobile tracking project to C-DoT Read More
Government expects to finalize 5G roadmap by June’18 Read More
Telecom department to issue guidelines for M2M communication soon. Read More
Telcos to start issuing 13-digit mobile numbers to M2M customers in India. Read More
Telecom Subscribers In India Reach 1.19 Billion In December 2017.Read More
Government likely to make GPS mandatory in feature phones also Read More
IT ministry sets up panels for artificial intelligence roadmap Read More
India’s IT, ITeS exports clocked $111 billion in 2016-17: ESC data Read More
India’s IT-BPM industry crossed $150 billion in 2016-17: Report Read More
Govt earmarks Rs14,500 crore (1.93 billion euro) for telecom infra projects. Read More
Telecom sector can attract $100 billion investment under NTP 2018: Trai Read More

Policy

Government readies AI-muscled cyber security plan Read more
TRAI issued consultation paper, aiming to fix quality issues on voice services to Long Term Evolution (LTE) users including Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) and CS Fallback. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released Report on Independent Drive Test Conduct in Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Pondicherry and Vijayawada cities. Read more

Make in India

Industry 4.0 can transform Indian manufacturing Read More
Make in India 2.0 to focus on 10 champion sectors to spur manufacturing, job creation. Read More
Electronics system design manufacturing (ESDM) industry is projected to see investment proposals worth Rs 10,000 crore ($1.5 billion) in India by 2020.Read More
Mobile manufacturers to invest around Rs 6,000 crore to increase localization of components: Report Read More

Policy

Indian government identifies 21 key sectors for specific actions under the Make in India action plan Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Government pushes for alternative fuels, electric vehicles in bid to curb air pollution.Read More
India achieves 20 GW of installed solar capacity within eight years. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Power (MoP) releases office Memorandum (OM) Amendment to Mega Power policy. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

T-Hub launches innovation platform for renewable energy sector. Read More
Incentives soon for startups, venture funds for AI research in key sectors Read More
Indian scientists develop test bed to generate clean energy Read More

Policy

UK and India upgrade joint research on clean water and clean energy. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-EU talks on free trade agreement expected soon.Read More
Car imports from India to UK jumped by over 8 per cent.Read More
UK city Derby inks Kolkata MoU to forge ties in biz and beyond Read More
Norway explores ties with Gujarat ports, green energy, shipping Read More

Policy

India and Germany signed MoU on urban development and Smart Cities program in India. Read more
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) sign Euro 150 million Loan Agreement for Renewable Energy Financing in India. Read more
List of MoUs/Agreements signed during the State Visit of President of France to India. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

Govt appoints 4 institutes to push India’s ranking in ease of doing business index. Read More

Reports and Publications:

Comprehensive action plan needed for electric vehicle segment to grow: Assocham and Nomura Research Institute Read More
India to have no 2G internet subscribers by June 2019: Report Read More
82 Percent of Indian Mobile Data Traffic came from 4G in 2017: Report Read More
Internet users in India likely to cross 500 mn by June 2018: IAMAI report Read More
Annual investments in private LTE and 5G network infrastructure will cross $2.5 billion in 2018 and $5 billion by 2021, SNS Telecom & IT said in its latest research report.Read More
Vehicles powered with renewables can save Rs 40,000 (0.04 million)annually: Report Read More
4G Smartphones Sees 14 Percent Growth In India: IDC Read More

Policy

Indian solar sector attracted over USD 10 billion investment in 2017 as compared to USD 4 billion in the previous year Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

India mulls 70% safeguard duty on solar equipment imports. Read More
Expect India’s rank to improve in global IP index Read More
CIPAM-DIPP launches IP competition for college & university students Read More

Policy

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued Guidelines for Certification of Capacitors as per IS 2993, IS 13340 (Part 1) and IS 13585 (Part 1) Read more
The list of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with National Standards Bodies (NSBs) of 23 countries with the common aim of strengthening core activities of standardization and conformity assessment Read more
In continuation to mandatory testing compliance order effective from 1st October onwards for which draft procedure was prepared earlier , TEC has now drafted Essential requirements (ERs) for the Telecommunication Equipment and is going through a consultation process with Industry. Copy of these draft ERs are available here
Indian Government has Submitted a compliance report to World Trade Organization (WTO) in solar power case with US. Read more
Govt initiates anti-dumping probe into imports of solar glass. Read more

Smart Cities:

Surat tops ranking of smart cities with largest number of projects completed Read More
2.5 years into smart city plan, only 5% of projects are finished. Read More
Only 7% of Rs 9,860 crore (98.6 billion) spent so far under Smart City mission:Data Read More

Policy

Ministry of Urban Development has decided to conduct annual survey of its liveability standards in cities. Read more
Government has announced nine more cities for smart makeover totaling the smart cities count to 99 as part of 100 smart cities mission. Read more
As part of Clean India (Swachh Bharat Mission), Government launches Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities. Read more

Automotive:

At least 40% of all vehicles in India may become electric by 2030, and 100% by 2047, according to a white paper released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). Read More
Auto industry posts 11.27% growth in April-Dec 2017: SIAM Read More
EESL invites bid for 2,000 electric vehicle chargers for phase II.Read More
EESL plans pan-India rollout of 9,500 electric vehicles Read More
Government eyes 100% electric public transport through its scheme FAME Phase II.Read More

Policy

The Government is planning to come out with two new policies in the auto space — the first is designed to support the automobile industry as a whole and the second will be focused on electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) plans to start testing facility for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries in 6 months Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India looks to provide access to electricity to all in 2018. Read More
Govt may lower tariffs for new hydro-electric power projects Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 02). Read more
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launches Cyber Surakshit Bharat (Cyber Safe India) to strengthen Cybersecurity. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Clarification in respect of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under the National Solar Mission Read More
Introduction of new milestone for release of Central Financial Assistant (CFA) to Central Transmission Utility/ State Transmission Utility (CTU/STU) for development of external power evacuation systems of solar parks under the scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Project”. Read More and for related scheme order please click here

ICT including Services:

Telecom sector revenue to rise 10% in FY19: ICRA Read More
Indian ICT revenue to touch US$ 225 billion by 2020: study.Read More
India’s software market to touch USD 5.1 bn by 2018: IDC Read More
FDI Equity Inflow In Telecom Sector Touched USD 6.08 Billion Read More
429.2 Million Internet Connections in India. Read More
India’s Internet to Create over 50 Million Jobs By 2021.Read More
Artificial Intelligence can infuse $957 bn into Indian economy Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI recommends Wi-Fi and mobile communication during air travel Read More
DoT To Rank Telecom Operators On Quality To Curb Call Drops Read More
New Telecom policy NTP 2018 may cut levies Read More
India Consumes Most Mobile Data Per Month In the World: NITI Aayog.Read More
Govt initiating programmes under Digital India for IT sector growth Read More
New Law on Data Protection on Anvil: Government.Read More

Policy

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendation towards Formulation of National Telecom Policy – 2018. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released Report on Independent Drive Test Conducted to test casll drops in following cities:

Aizwal , Itanagar, Guwahati and Surat

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released white paper on measuring broadband speeds. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has Released a Consultation Paper on Spectrum Allocation for Radio Trunking Services. Read more

Make in India

Make in India 2.0 to stress on robotics, genomics. Read More
India gets 30th rank in manufacturing index. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Wind power generation to touch 9,500 MW in current fiscal Read More
India to set up $350 m fund to finance solar projects. Read More
Government Proposes Rs 23,450 Crore (USD 3.12 billion) Rooftop Solar Scheme. Read More
International Multilateral Financial Institutions (IMFI) providing Technical and Financial assistance for Solar Power Projects in the Country. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued Notification regarding Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Panel to be formed to review progress of IIT research parks: HRD Ministry Read More
Bharat Forge sets up e-mobility R&D centre in UK. Read More
Innovation hubs emerge in India, Singapore: Capgemini report Read More

Policy

Minister for Science and Technology has launched four new schemes for young researchers. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

YES Bank, EU bank start $400-mln program to finance green projects. Read More
French car maker Groupe PSA ties up with TCS for smart cars.Read More
India-UK trade meet to focus on visa restrictions, trade barriers Read More
Colruyt plans to invest Rs 1,000 cr (10 billion) in renewable energy space in India. Read More

Policy

Cabinet approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Cooperation in the Field of Skill Development, Vocational Education and Training. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

New industrial policy to promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’ at district level. Read More
Government to introduce new initiatives to make it easier to start business Read More

Reports and Publications:

India’s domestic IT spending is estimated to grow at 11.6 per cent to Rs 2,33,273 crore (USD 31.10 billion) in 2018: report Read More
Digital commerce market expected to cross $50 billion mark in 2018: study Read More
Delhi-NCR will generate 1,50,000 MT e-waste by 2020: ASSOCHAM study Read More

Policy

EV sales to witness high double digit growth annually till 2020: ASSOCHAM-EY Study. Read more
India mobile phone shipments reached 288 mn in 2017: IDC report Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

IPR protection: Government wants to engage schools to drive awareness Read More
Indian Patent Office Launches The Official Mobile APP For Intellectual Property Rights. Read More

Policy

Govt. approves Consumer Protection Bill Read more
Govt raises import duty on some items, including smartphone, TV. Read more

Smart Cities:

Govt. to announce next remaining 10 cities’ name under the 100 smart cities mission by January-end Read More
Google Set To Offer Free Wi-Fi In Smart Cities. Read More

Policy

Union Ministry gives approval to 66 projects under Smart City Mission Read more
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Extension of last date of submission of entries to participate in India Smart City Program (ISCP). Read more
Clarifications to the queries/modifications in the Screening Framework of India Smart City Program (ISCP). Read more

Automotive:

Motor Vehicle Act (Amendment) Bill 2017 to change how India drives. Read More
Automotive industry seeks cut in tax on batteries used in EVs.Read More
Transport Ministry to seek Rs 5,000 crore (0.66B Euro) for electric bus fleets, bus ports.Read More
German startup plans sub-Rs 10 lakh (1 Million) e-cars and trucks Read More
Domestic auto component industry to grow 9-11% in FY18: ICRA Read More
Private Firms May Soon Be Allowed To Set Up Electric Car Charging Stations. Read More

Policy

Government’s think-tank, Niti Aayog, to make policy for electric vehicles. Read more
10 Cities selected for pilot project of Multi-Modal Electric Public Transport under FAME India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Plans World’s Largest Solar-Wind Hybrid Project. Read More
Govt may amend Electricity Act to allow e-vehicle charging stations to sell power. Read More
Technologies like ArtificiaI Intelligence, big data impacting power sector: Tata Power Read More
Government launches online portal for power sector information. Read More
Local value addition key to growth of Indian consumer electronics: PwC study Read More

Policy

Meity released guidelines for Series Approval of Products for Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III. Read more
63 solar micro grids of 1899 kWp aggregated capacity reported to be installed in the country: Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy. Read more

ICT including Services:

Govt may allow 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom via automatic route. Read More
Push local telecom equipment manufacturing: Trai chairman Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Plans To Auction E, V Bands Via Auction.Read More
TRAI suggests easing caps on spectrum holding by telecom firms. Read More
Indian digital economy to touch USD 1 trillion in the next 5-7 years: IT Minister Read More
TRAI Looks At Net Neutrality Norms To Priorities Financial Transactions. Read More
TRAI asks DoT to make M&A process easier for telecom firms. Read More
TRAI firm on free data to consumers in non-discriminatory way Read More

Policy

White Paper on Data Protection framework for India has been drafted to solicit public comments on what shape a data protection law must take. Read more
TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on For Formulation Of National Telecom Policy 2018 Read more
TRAI issues “The Telecommunication Interconnection Regulations, 2018”. Read more
BharatNet Phase 1: Target Achieved Through Meticulous Planning and Focused Implementation at Ground Level; Achievers Felicitated by the Dept of Telecom Read more

Make in India

To boost Make in India, framework for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) set for a complete makeover Read More
Siemens India to manufacture new generation of photovoltaic inverters in India. Read More

Policy

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy issues Concept Note on Solar PV Manufacturing Scheme. Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Renewable energy investment across India gets USD 400 million boost from new European Investment Bank – YES BANK initiative Read More
Energy Efficiency initiatives implemented by EESL help India save over 3,700 crore (0.49B Euro) kWh of energy consumption. Read More
Draft national energy policy proposes aligning energy prices with international rates. Read More
India to have new hydropower policy soon: Power Minister Read More

Policy

65.75 MW Power Generated in the country from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Minister. Read more
Clean energy crosses 62 GW mark; solar over 16W, wind 32.7GW Read more
Schemes launched by the Government to promote Solar Energy in the country. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

India ranked 60th most innovative country on the Global Innovation Index-2017.Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India invites Norway to invest in green transportation. Read More
India, UK to ink pact in urban transport sector.Read More
India, Denmark vow to boost trade and investment ties.Read More
India, Greece to deepen cooperation in energy, aviation Read More
India, Finland to boost in IT, renewable energy ties Read More

Policy

Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and Italy on cooperation in the field of renewable energy. Read more
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belgium on Cooperation in the field of ICT&E. Read more

Invest India :

India’s ease of doing business ranking: Government eyes arbitration law changes Read More
Ease of doing business: No need to file separate PAN, TAN application under company incorporation process Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Minister for Commerce and Industry reviews Government’s initiatives on IPR. Read More
DIPP-FICCI to organize Intellectual Property Rights awareness program for MSMEs Read More
IoT Experts And Stakeholders Drive Interoperable Standards-Based Adoption At OneM2M India Industry Day Read More

Smart Cities:

Machine-To-Machine Communication for Smart Cities. Read More
India to get expertise on smart cities from France Read More
Environmental Policies Vital For Smart Cities Read More
Involve enterprises to speed up Smart City Project: Nokia Read More
Artificial Intelligence in smart city plans Read More
TRAI holds meet on smart city Read More
Smart City contracts to show results by June 2018, says minister Read More

Automotive:

NITI Aayog favours ‘National Council for Electric Mobility’ for e-vehicle push Read More
Government readies institutional framework to push electric mobility Read More
Delhi to have BS-VI fuel by Apr next year even as 2020 deadline for auto cos stays.Read More
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) gets India Auto Inc talking on impact of BS VI.Read More
NITI Aayog releases proposal for a quick pilot on EV charging infrastructure in Delhi. Read More
Delhi gears up for automated driving test Read More
Domestic CV industry to grow by 6-7% in FY18: ICRA. Read More
M&M bags Govt/EESL contract to supply e-sedans matches TATA’s TaMo’s Tigor price Read More
Auto Expo 2018 to be held from February 9-14. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Government to push prepaid, smart meters in universal electrification drive. Read More
After LED and e-cars, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) sets benchmark rates in solar power Read More
Solar electric charging 30% cheaper than grid-linked: ABB India Read More
Indian appliance & consumer electronics market to grow at 10% CAGR by 2022. Read More
Mini and Micro Grids for Rural Electrification Read More
India energy sector to offer $300 bn opportunities in 10 yrs. Read More

ICT including Services:

Consolidation Opens Up Room For Virtual Mobile Network Read More
India may adopt 5G by 2020: Ericsson CTO Read More
India to have 200 crore (2 Billion) IoT devices in 4 years: IT Minister Read More
TRAI suggests norms for app based calling on telcos’ network Read More
Indian Government’s IT spending to hit $8.5 billion in 2018 Read More
India to promote research in cyber-security: Electronics and IT Minister Read More
Apply same data protection rules on OTTs: Big telcos to TraiRead More
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) launched incubator programme- IoT.IN for IOT-Based Startups. Read More
Telcos To Invest USD 20 Billion In Next 2 Years.Read More
Bharat Net to connect 2.5 lakh (0.25M) panchayats, all set to add Rs 4.5 lakh crore(59.06B Euro) to GDP. Read More
Data Ownership Key To Data Protection: TRAI Chief. Read More
India now second-largest Smartphone market in world Read More
Number of People Using Internet Likely to Reach 800 Million at End of This year Read More
Government launches Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan To Promote Digital Literacy In Rural India Read More

Make in India

Ministry asks Apple to come up with new plan to make in India Read More
Prime Minister For Greater Cooperation With France Under ‘Make In India’ In Defence Read More
India plans 20GW solar tender to spur domestic manufacturing Read More
Future Gross domestic product (GDP) growth to come from manufacturing: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
North India Module Manufacturer Association” (NIMMA) to promote Solar PV modules Manufacturers in India. Read More
Government plans Rs 3000 crore (30 Billion) spend to push capital goods manufacture. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India needs over $200 bn of investment in renewable infrastructure Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) launches $454 million ‘Creating and Sustaining Markets for Energy Efficiency’ project in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Tata Motors collaborate on energy efficient initiatives Read More
Delhi to generate 1,000 MW solar power by 2019.Read More
India to achieve COP 21 goals before deadline.Read More
India to Double Solar Power Capacity by 2020 Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Delhi Government to match private sector to fund R&D in higher education. Read More
UK-India announce joint research projects to address shared challenges Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India and EU strengthen partnership to implement the Paris Agreement and boost clean energy cooperation Read More
Cabinet approves India’s Membership for European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Read More
India, Sweden to work closely in promoting clean technologies Read More
France, India committed to sustainable urban transport Read More
India, France to discuss ways to boost defence cooperation Read More
India-France enhance maritime cooperation Read More
India and Belgium must continue to learn and benefit from each other: King Philippe Read More
European Investment Bank partners with International Solar Alliance and confirms EUR 800 million support for Indian renewable energy. Read More
Trade between India, Italy can go beyond current $8.8 billion: PM Read More
French investment in India reaches around 1 billion Euros in 2016. Read More

Invest India :

Huge ranking jump to boost biz in India. Read More
India’s goods and services tax to facilitate ease of doing business: EU Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Bureau of Indian Standards allows mobile makers to display registration via e-labelling Read More
Mobile phone makers to miss Oct 1 deadline to roll out Indic scripts. Read More Govt likely to extend compliance deadline for local language support in mobile phones Read more
Commerce Ministry working on notifying mandatory standards Read More
Govt. tightens quality checks on imported electronics; Smartwatches, CCTV cameras also under scanner Read More
Government is finalizing cyber security standards for telephones: Telecom Minister Read More
Commerce Ministry launches social media campaign to promote IPR of Indian GIs Read More
Government to introduce preferential public procurement for cybersecurity products Read More

Smart Cities:

Govt. wants to fast-track 261 Smart City projects but definition of ‘smart city’ still ambiguous Read More
French delegation to discuss Puducherry smart city project Read More
Centre asks States to focus on impactful and PPP based smart city projects. Read More

Automotive:

Auto component industry to hit $200 bn by 2026 Read More
India will stick to plan of having 100% electric mobility by 2030: Nitin Gadkari Read More
Power Grid To Set Up Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles With NTPC.Read More
E-vehicle drive: Centre may take Elon Musk’s Australian policy for a spin.Read More
India Plans to Buy Electric Buses, Three-Wheelers In Clean Transport Push. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India issues new specifications for solar power modules Read More
Energy storage market to touch 70 GW by 2022 Read More
India’s electronics industry to grow to $400 billion by 2022: ELCINA Read More
Narendra Modi launches ‘Saubhagya’ scheme – promises complete electrification Read More
India may produce surplus power in FY 18: Fitch report Read More
Government to hold talks on new electronics policy. Read More
Regulation of Group Captive Power Plants In India. Read More
100% E-Vehicles by 2030? Here’s How the Govt Plans To Make It Possible. Read More
EESL to procure 5M Smart Meters for realization of Smart Grids in India Read More
Ministry of Renewable & GIZ Signs Agreement to Improve Framework Conditions for Grid Integration of Renewable Energies. Read More

ICT including Services:

oneM2M hosted third Industry Day in India to advance worldwide IoT adoption Read More
Govt is going to bell the cat with 5G auctions Read More
TRAI Rolls Consultation Paper on Auction of Spectrum Read More
TRAI chief calls for zero cost for digital transactions Read More
Government plans norms for e-wallet firms to prevent online frauds Read More
TRAI releases draft recommendation to promote ease of doing telecom business Read More
TRAI consultation paper on local telecom equipment manufacturing Read More
Reliance’s Unlimit, IBM collaborate to power IoT innovation in India Read More
Government considering its own cryptocurrency Read More
Airtel, SK Telecom tie-up to build high speed network, 5G Read More
New Telecom Policy may ensure Internet access for 1.3 billion Indians Read More
Government plans to mandate linking of Aadhaar with SIM by February 2018 Read More
Government plans Wi-Fi for all village panchayats by March 2019 Read More
TCS to carve out a new brand identity for its artificial intelligence product Ignio Read More
COAI Launches 5G India Forum Read More
India Joins Race in 5G Ecosystem, Constitutes High Level Forum on 5G India 2020 Read more
Google signs MoU for digital Gujarat Read more
Schneider Electric India empowers digital growth, launches IoT-enabled ‘EcoStruxure’ Read more

Make in India

French Rafale ready to make jets in India Read More
Niti Aayog to prepare roadmap for indigenous manufacturing of lightweight body armours: Official Read More
‘New telecom policy to push local manufacturing’Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India to reach 20 GW of installed solar capacity by FY18-end: report Read More
NTPC invites developers to set up 100 waste-to-energy plants Read More
Green building code to hike construction costs by 5%: BEE Read More
New solar bidding guidelines will boost investors’ morale: ICRA Read More
Achieve 100 GW clean energy by 2019-20: Niti Action Agenda Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Government of Karnataka signs MoU with Embassy of Finland Read More
IIT Delhi gets Centre of Excellence for renewable energy Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

European Union-India set to broaden strategic, business ties Read More
EU hopes to resume FTA talks with India Read More
Switzerland for early India-EFTA pact Read More
Free trade talks with EFTA grouping hit IPR, services wall Read More
REC Group Emerges as the Largest European Solar Panel Manufacturer in India Read More
Estonia open to assist India on cyber security Read More
European Union may commit funds for flagship Indian projects Read More

Invest India :

India’s demography will make it as economic superpower: Deloitte Read More
DIPP readying parameters to rank States on startup ecosystem Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Government has launched the system of issuing e-patent certificates after grant of patent. Read More
India has not breached any international covenant by imposing 10% import duty on smartphones and is ready for any dispute that may arise at the World Trade Organization (WTO), said government officials. Read More
Government is revamping the consumer protection law to safeguard consumers in view of new challenges posed by e-commerce, direct selling and multi-level marketing sectors Read More
In order to guard the domestic steel industry against cheap imports coming from China, the government is likely to impose countervailing duty of 18.95% on imports of some particular type of steel products Read More

Smart Cities:

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Smart City projects given timelines; Rs.1,240 cr worth works to begin in October Command & Control Centre, Smart water and power grids, roads, parking, classrooms priority focus. Read More
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) launched the ‘City Liveability Index’ to measure living standards in 116 major cities with population of above one million. Read More
30 more cities from across the country added to the Centre’s Smart City Mission with a proposed investment of Rs.57,393 crore [7.65B Euro) in various projects under the scheme, Taking the number of cities to 90 Read More
Investments worth over Rs 4 lakh crore [53.33B Euro] have been approved for improving urban infrastructure in the three years. Read More

Automotive:

G.S.R. 643(E): Central Motor Vehicles (10th Amendment) Rules, 2017; Government of India. Read More
G.S.R. 633(E): Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2017; Government of India. Read More
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways is looking at a large-scale introduction of biofuel vehicles for road and water transportation.Read More
With a view to significantly bring down pollution levels, the government has decided to adopt and implement in totality the automobile standards in developed countries Read More
NTPC (National thermal power corporation) plans to add 20 charging stations for electric vehicles, to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in India. Read More
Government is promoting e-mobility by working towards adopting indigenous and affordable e-mobility solutions which are sustained by an economic model. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

The 2017 National Energy Policy (NEP), drafted by the NITI Aayog, takes the baton forward from the 2006 Integrated Energy Policy (IEP) in setting the trajectory of growth for the energy sector. Read More
Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified that a guideline for procurement of renewable power through competitive bidding would be notified shortly by the Centre. Read More
Government mulling hybrid green policy of wind, solar in same site. Read More
Government may consider Rs 17,000 crore [2.26B Euro] to hydropower policy. Read More
Government to formulate new electronics manufacturing policy to create $1 trillion digital economy in 4 years. Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Sector Largest Debtor in India at Rs 4.6 lakh Cr (€63B): RBI Read More
Tata’s, Bharti on a Call to Explore Joint front in Telecom and DTH Read More
Cellular Operators Association, COAI wants proposal on mandatory testing of telecom products to be quashed Read More
Subscriber base of landline down 4%, wireless up 11.5% in 2016 Read More
Telecom subscriber base crosses 1,198 million in April Read More
India-China to account for 50% of new mobile subscribers by 2020: Report Read More
India likely to have 520 million 4G subscribers by 2022: Ericsson Read More
India to have 3 million 5G users, 370 million Volte users by 2022:Ericsson Read More
Internet users to double to 829 million by 2021: Report Read More
Global IoT spending to reach $1.4 trillion by 2021: report Read More
Data traffic per smartphone user to reach 11 GB per month by 2022: Report Read More
Govt. targets $1 trillion digital economy in India by 2025 Read More
India’s digital economy can reach $4 trillion in 4 years Read More
Indian business intelligence software revenue forecast to reach $245 million in 2017, says Gartner Read More
Digital commerce market estimated to touch €30B by end 2017: IAMAI Read More
Data breaches could cost Indian firms €1.5M this year: IBM Read more
Imported Mobiles to Become Costlier Due to New 10 Percent Customs Duty Read more
DoT working on stricter rules for tampering of IMEI number, tracking lost mobiles Read more
DoT amends license to allows movement of switching equipment across India Read more
Ms Aruna Sundararajan gets full charge as DoT secretary, Mr. Ajay Prakash Sawhney new IT secretary Read More
India ranked top exporter of ICT services: UN report Read More
Airtel-Telenor India merger gets CCI nod. Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Google for Wi-Fi hotspots Read More
Tata Communications, Bahrain’s Batelco tie up for cloud computing, connectivity solutions Read More
India Inc. lags in adequate cyber incident response strategies: EY India report Read More
India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity index Read More
Unlicensed spectrum picks up momentum among telecoms Read More

Make in India

New industrial policy on anvil, stakeholders being consulted: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
MeitY approved a proposal to set up two electronics manufacturing clusters – one each in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 667 crore [8.89M Euro] and Rs 340 crore [4.53M Euro] , respectively.Read More
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India under Make in India Read More
Make in India initiative: supercomputers will be manufactured in India under a three-phase programme. Read more
Govt. has imposed 10 % basic customs duty on mobile phones and parts like charger, headsets, battery and USB cable with immediate effect to boost domestic manufacturing. Read More
Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 as part of the policy of the Government of India to encourage ‘Make in India’ and promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India with a view to enhancing income and employment Read More
Govt. might allow tax incentives and tariff intervention for more sectors, on the lines of the phased manufacturing programme (PMP) aimed at boosting mobile phone production Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India is looking at reducing carbon emission by 30% by 2030. Read More
Govt. is planning to revamp India’s environmental laws, after failing to do so in the first three years of its tenure. Read More
INFORMATION: Letter from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), requesting producers to apply for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Authorisation under E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016 Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for time and frequency traceability services. Read More
NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research) Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.Read More
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) to set up India’s first TISC in Punjab.Read More
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission will provide financial assistance to 10 different institutions for setting up incubation centres, in the first round of funding.Read More
Task Force on Innovation: Report on Global Innovation Index: An Indian Perspective Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Dutch firm to project manage Indian smart city Read More
Czech Republic seek close ties with Chandigarh City Read More
EU to help India move to a resource efficient ‘circular economy’ Read More
Govt. approves MoU between India and Portugal on Cooperation Read More
European Union grants India 3.5 million euros for ‘Mobilize Your City’ initiative Read More
German start-up launches smart DC mini grid in India Read More
EU, France grant 3.5 mn euros to curb emissions in India Read More
India, Germany sign 12 agreements Read more
The trade-off with EU Read more
French firm to make 800 ‘super high-power’ locomotives in India Read More
Siemens opens its first digital factory in India Read More
French company Engie likely to invest Rs 6500 crore in solar energy in India Read More

Invest India :

India gets G20 praise on ease of doing business, startup funding, labor reforms Read More
India ‘builds’ case for better ranking in ease of doing business Read More
Government of India to allocate Rs. 2000 crore (€273M) startup fund Read More
World Bank projects 7.2% growth rate for India in 2017 Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Two-wheeler riders, could soon face heavy penalties for using helmets without the Indian Standards based certified ISI mark Read More
Intellectual property: Why India has a long way to go in reforming IPR policy Read More
Govt. approved Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Republic of Mali’s Direction Nationale De Industries (MLINDI), on Standardization and Conformity Assessment. Read More
Dept. of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) scheme to raise IPR awareness; 4300 programme in 3 yrs. Read More
Govt classifies microbeads as “unsafe” for cosmetic products Read More

Smart Cities:

30 more cities selected for development as smart cities, taking total to 90 Read More
Govt. launches Livability Index for cities Read More
Mr. DS Mishra takes charge as Urban development secretary Read More
India takes to app to clean up cities Read More
16 smart cities to list their municipal bonds in stock market Read More
To help Smart Cities, Bosch India launches climate monitoring system Read More

Automotive:

Rajan Wadhera (President Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra) elected as Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (SIAM)’s Vice-President Read More
India Plans to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030 Read More
Tesla negotiates exemption of import duties with government to launch in India Read More
SIAM conducts nationwide campaign to promote safety and environment protection Read More
Indian Auto Component Industry Could record $50B in revenues by FY’18: ACMA Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Solar, not coal, is India’s future by 2030: Report Read More
Solar Power Tariff Drops to Historic Low at Rs 2.44 (€ 0.033)per unit Read More
US announces $7.5 million to advance India’s power grid Read More
CyanConnode receives follow-on orders for a further 10400 smart meters in India Read More
India launches 2 new clean coal technology missions Read More
India needs a single regulator to govern energy sector: Niti Aayog Read More
Indian Electronics Market Expected to Reach $400 Billion By 2020: Study Read More
WIND Power forecasting in India Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Sector Largest Debtor in India at Rs 4.6 lakh Cr (€63B): RBI Read More
Tata’s, Bharti on a Call to Explore Joint front in Telecom and DTH Read More
Cellular Operators Association, COAI wants proposal on mandatory testing of telecom products to be quashed Read More
Subscriber base of landline down 4%, wireless up 11.5% in 2016 Read More
Telecom subscriber base crosses 1,198 million in April Read More
India-China to account for 50% of new mobile subscribers by 2020: Report Read More
India likely to have 520 million 4G subscribers by 2022: Ericsson Read More
India to have 3 million 5G users, 370 million Volte users by 2022:Ericsson Read More
Internet users to double to 829 million by 2021: Report Read More
Global IoT spending to reach $1.4 trillion by 2021: report Read More
Data traffic per smartphone user to reach 11 GB per month by 2022: Report Read More
Govt. targets $1 trillion digital economy in India by 2025 Read More
India’s digital economy can reach $4 trillion in 4 years Read More
Indian business intelligence software revenue forecast to reach $245 million in 2017, says Gartner Read More
Digital commerce market estimated to touch €30B by end 2017: IAMAI Read More
Data breaches could cost Indian firms €1.5M this year: IBM Read more
Imported Mobiles to Become Costlier Due to New 10 Percent Customs Duty Read more
DoT working on stricter rules for tampering of IMEI number, tracking lost mobiles Read more
DoT amends license to allows movement of switching equipment across India Read more
Ms Aruna Sundararajan gets full charge as DoT secretary, Mr. Ajay Prakash Sawhney new IT secretary Read More
India ranked top exporter of ICT services: UN report Read More
Airtel-Telenor India merger gets CCI nod. Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Google for Wi-Fi hotspots Read More
Tata Communications, Bahrain’s Batelco tie up for cloud computing, connectivity solutions Read More
India Inc. lags in adequate cyber incident response strategies: EY India report Read More
India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity index Read More
Unlicensed spectrum picks up momentum among telecoms Read More

Make in India

CII Launches India’s Smart Manufacturing Alliance Read More
Dedicated Freight Corridors to boost ‘Make in India’Read More
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India under Make in India Read More
Samsung to invest additional Rs 4915 crore (€673M) to Make in India Read more
Govt. approves ‘Buy in India’ to boost ‘Make in India’ Read More
Foxconn could invest (€43.8b) under Make In India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launches Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 Read More
How India is leading the energy efficiency revolution Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) plans to raise $400 million for expansion Read More
EESL invites tie-up proposals from clean tech firms in UK, Europe, North America Read more
India generates 1.7 million TPA e-waste, but recycles fraction of it Read More
CURRENT SCENARIO AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Global Innovation Index 2017: Two years in row India rises after 5-year slump Read More
India climbs to 60th most innovative nation globally, China at 22nd: Report Read More
Intel to invest $178 mn in India to expand R&D Centre Read More
Task Force on Innovation recommends more schemes, awareness programmes Read More
Minister for S&T launches Mission Innovation smart grid innovation challenge Read More
Intel to invest $178 mn in India to expand R&D center Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Dutch firm to project manage Indian smart city Read More
Czech Republic seek close ties with Chandigarh City Read More
EU to help India move to a resource efficient ‘circular economy’ Read More
Govt. approves MoU between India and Portugal on Cooperation Read More
European Union grants India 3.5 million euros for ‘Mobilize Your City’ initiative Read More
German start-up launches smart DC mini grid in India Read More
EU, France grant 3.5 mn euros to curb emissions in India Read More
India, Germany sign 12 agreements Read more
The trade-off with EU Read more
French firm to make 800 ‘super high-power’ locomotives in India Read More
Siemens opens its first digital factory in India Read More
French company Engie likely to invest Rs 6500 crore in solar energy in India Read More

Invest India :

India gets G20 praise on ease of doing business, startup funding, labor reforms Read More
India ‘builds’ case for better ranking in ease of doing business Read More
Government of India to allocate Rs. 2000 crore (€273M) startup fund Read More
World Bank projects 7.2% growth rate for India in 2017 Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Minister Launches India Standards Portal Read More
Centre extends IPR protection scheme for start-ups till 2020 Read More and Start-up: Only Obtaining a Certificate of Recognition From DIPP is enough for IPR Benefits Read More
WIPO and DIPP sign agreement to set up Technology & Innovation centres in India Read More
The Bureau of Indian Standards has prepared Draft Rules for (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2017 under the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. Suggestion & Comments are invited latest by 21st June’2017
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New building code (NBC) to hold developers liable for safety – Government of India: The Centre unveiled a code under which builders can be made liable for the safety of the structure. The code has been prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the consumer affairs ministry. The code contains provisions on use of new/innovative materials and technologies and on prefabricated construction techniques that can give fillip to speedier construction to meet the objectives of housing for all by 2022. The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across the country.
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An inter-ministerial panel has been discussing setting standards for education services export, health-care and tourism with Bureau of Indian Standards and the government is looking at the Thai model of low-cost tourism. The services sector has grown rapidly over the past decade and accounted for 66.1 percent of growth in gross value added (GVA) growth in 2015-16. The sector is also an important net foreign exchange earner and the most attractive sector for foreign direct investment inflows.
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The government has notified the new Trademark Rules 2017 to streamline and simplify the process of trademark application filing.
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The consumer affairs ministry has drafted a fresh consumer protection Bill after incorporating suggestions of a parliamentary standing committee and hopes to introduce it in the ongoing session.
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Mr AK Sharma has been appointed as DDG-Certification at BIS. Association MAIT met with him and both sides have agreed to conduct a monthly open house for clarifying objections and queries raised on applications for registration of products under CRO.
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Smart Cities:

Indian delegation in Europe to study smart city development Read More
45 cities participate in 3rd round of Smart City Challenge Read More
Cities to raise municipal bonds to fund Smart City Projects Read More
Data analytics and Digital India initiatives playing major role in smart cities mission Read More
C-DOT develops Common Service Platform (CSP) for smart cities Read More
Huawei in talks with Indian government for smart cities initiative Read More
Indian Academy of Highway Engineers signs MoU with University of New South Wales for establishing Centre of Excellence in Smart Transportation
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The urban development ministry is preparing a report card on its Smart City Mission as the scheme is set to complete two years of its launch this June.
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The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is hosting the ‘Smart India Hackathon, 2017- Grand Finale’ on 1st & 2nd April, 2017 simultaneously at Nagpur and 25 other different nodal centers across India.
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Automotive:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) tests eco-friendly technology to move closer to India’s all-electric car vision by 2030 Read More
India Unveils Ambitious Plan to Make Every Single Car Electric by 2030 Read More
Automotive Industry Association – SIAM proposes formation of an automobile regulatory body to deal with policy certainty Read More
From Emission norm BSIII to BSIV: All you need to know in 10 points Read More
India gets a connected vehicle strategy: Tata Motors partners with Microsoft Read More
Auto component industry to reach $13 Bn by 2020: ACMA Read More
Difficult to convert to emission norm BS-VI from 2019: Auto makers to Supreme Court Read More
5G to disrupt automotive industry in 2035: Report Read More
The Centre has notified the constitution of the National Board of Electric Mobility (NEBM).
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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the changes to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill will be introduced in the Parliament
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to host Smart India Hackathon 2017 Grand Finale in Nagpur
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The government is working towards formulating an integrated, multi modal logistics and transport policy which will reduce logistics costs in the country by nearly half, making Indian products more competitive.
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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Solar capacity addition in India to reach up to 7.5 GW in FY18 Read More and Solar tariffs in India have fallen by 73 percent since 2010 Read more
India smart grid investment to grow to $44.9 Bn in 10 yrs. Read More
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Forum of Regulators (FOR) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in the area of large-scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
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India has joined the International Energy Agency as an associate member, a development that the IEA said makes the prestigious Paris-based body more relevant and reflects the country’s move to the centre stage of the global energy dialogue
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The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $175 million loan agreement to support construction of high voltage transmission systems to evacuate power generated from new mega solar parks to the interstate grid, and improve reliability of the national grid system.
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The ministry of power has set the conventional electricity generation target for financial year 2017-18 at 1,229.4 billion units (BU), up 50 BU from the target for the current year.
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India is working on a plan for making domestic manufacturing of solar power generation equipment competitive vis-à-vis other countries such as China.
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The ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) is revising its policy framework towards making India a global semiconductor hub, which will see the government taking a more active role, including initial investment, in a bid to attract private sector players. The existing policy has not worked as it offered little commercial viability for the private sector
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ICT including Services:

India’s Internet Economy Set to Hit USD 250 Billion by 2020 Read More
730 million Internet users are anticipated in the country by 2020-NASSCOM Read More
Indian telcos’ revenue to reach $63 billion by 2026: Ericsson Read More
‘India aims to bring broadband to every village by 2018’ Read More
Digital payments in India to be $500 Bn by 2020: Report Read More
Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report Read More
No health hazards from mobile tower radiation: Government Read More and DoT launches Tarang Sanchar portal for information sharing on mobile towers and EMF emission Read more
HPE [oneM2M interoperability standard based platform] and Tata Communications to collaborate for world’s largest IoT network in India Read More
Wipro joins IoT standards group LoRA Read More
First IOT cluster in India may come up in Pune Read More
Telecom regulator – TRAI implemented a pilot project on common duct for all cables Read More
TRAI wants to allocate 10 Mhz in 700 Mhz band to machine-to-machine services Read More
TRAI releases pre-consultation paper on broadcast sector Read More
Three-day India Mobile Congress from Sept 27’2017 in Delhi Read More
Indian Govt. approves MoU with US Homeland on cyber security Read More
Mrs. Aruna Sundararajan present secretary of Electronics & IT also given additional charge of Department of Telecommunications Read more
COAI want Department of Telecom to check handset quality over call drops Read more
India to formalize 5G standards by 2018, but clueless about spectrum? Read more
Ericsson partners IIT Delhi for 5G technology in India Read more
A proposal to implement mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment, prior to sale/import/use in the country, is under consideration in Department of Telecommunications (DoT). A draft document namely “Procedure for Certification of Telecommunication Equipment” has been prepared TEC and is available for comments until 24th June’2017 (Extended).
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, on 8 March 2017, released the draft Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017 (Draft Rules), under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), for public comments
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Government of India, in line with National Cyber Security Policy 2013, has created sectoral Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to mitigate cyber security threats in power systems.
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Government of India has allocated additional Rs 10,000 crore (Euro 1.39 Billion) for National Optical Fibre Network – Bharat Net project for 2017-18. By January-end 2017, the project had completed 76 percent of the target, covering 76,089 gram panchayats (GPs).
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Electronic Technology Start-ups in India is to get Rs 2,200 crore (Euro 305 Million) investment from the Government of India. The fund is expected to allot in start-ups working on new technologies in the electronics sector under the Electronic Development Fund (EDF).
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Make in India

Make in India gets sourcing push from Government [providing preference to domestically manufactured goods for government procurements] Read More and To Make in India, Modi Government approves Buy in India Read more
Launch of the India Smart Manufacturing Alliance Read More
Industry Association CII and Govt. Research Agency CSIR sign MoU for ‘Make in India tech development and deployment venture’ Read More
Make in India LED bulbs are now being exported to London Read more
Commerce and Industry Minister highlights the investment opportunities available in India to increase the contribution of manufacturing sector to 25% of GDP
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Energy Efficiency & Environment

Govt. Think Tank – Niti Aayog to rank states on energy efficiency Read More
India and US MoU on renewables grid integration Read More
Government plans leasing of electric vehicles in clean energy push Read More
Whitepaper on Challenges in Implementation of e-Waste Rules Read more
Govt. plan to come out soon with policies on the second-generation ethanol as well as methanol (non-conventional fuel resources), which will bring down the crude import bill by Rs 1 lakh crore (Euro 13.88B) and help Co2 emission compliances of the country.
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Government has collected Rs 21,129 crore (Euro 3B) as Clean Environment Cess in Apr’16-Jan’17
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R&D and Innovation:

India to have science infrastructure sharing policy soon Read More
BASF opens innovation campus in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

European FTA pushes for tougher IPR rules under ongoing trade talks with India Read More
EU to Promote Cooperation Between European, Indian Cities Read More
Germany Provides 200 MN Euro for India’s Energy Efficiency Programme Read More
India, Germany to work together on alternative medicine Read More
French firm, Egis International, to execute Chandigarh smart city project Read More
UK Government agency pledges $80m for renewables in India Read More
Schneider Electric to develop India’s first integrated green field smart city project NAYA Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) Read More
Siemens to outsource components locally Read more
Bosch to invest Rs 800 crore annually for next few years in India Read more
Joint Press Release on Railways Cooperation between India and France and Cabinet approves MoU between India and France on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation
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India and the UK announce joint UK-India Fund, namely a Green Growth Equity Fund; Aims to leverage private sector investment from the City of London to invest in Green Infrastructure Projects in India;
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India and the United Kingdom (UK) decided to jointly invest up to £240 million in an India-UK fund to finance India’s rapidly growing energy and renewables market. The fund aims to leverage private sector investment from London and is likely to raise around £500 million initially.
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The European Union pressed India to extend by six months its bilateral investment pacts with several EU-member countries which are expiring soon, saying the absence of the treaties could adversely impact trade ties and FTA talks. Read More
India and Belgium sign Protocol amending the India-Belgium Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and Protocol Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Renewable Energy between India and Portugal and Cabinet approves MoU between India and Portugal on cooperation in the field of IT&E
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Invest India :

India eases rules to allow merger of Indian companies with foreign firms Read More
Government initiates work on shifting financial year to January-December Read More
FIPB abolished: Cabinet approves winding up of 25-year old Foreign Investment Promotion Board Read More
Economy to grow over 3-fold to $7.25 trillion by 2030: Niti Aayog Read More
India will grow at 7.2% this year: World Bank Read More
Government tweaks start-up definition, benefits to now flow for 7 years Read More
Government reaches out to nodal departments to improve ranking in World Bank’s ease of doing business.
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Government studying report on changing financial year from April-March to Jan-Dec
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Standards/TBT/IPR:

Anti-dumping duty on 124 steel products may continue Read More
Process Plan and Machinery Association if India (PPMAI) seeks change in stainless steel quality control order Read More
Govt. in talks with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to upgrade helmet standards Read More
BIS revises standard for hallmarking of gold jewelry Read More
Govt. exempts imported Point of Sale (PoS) machines from BIS labelling Read More
Mobile Phones Without Panic Button Import Allowed Till Feb: Department of Telecom Read More
Price of Smartphones to go up, Government Imposes Additional Duty on PCBs Read More
Govt. launches IPR Enforcement Toolkit to help Police deal with IP related crimes Read More

Smart Cities:

Smart Cities Market to Reach $1386.56 billion with 20.48% CAGR Forecast to 2020 Read More
5 key elements of PM Narendra Modi’s 100 smart cities Read More
SPV for ‘smart city’ gets state Govt. nod Read More
Smart Cities Mission projects get off the ground in 2016; Rs 1,32197 cr proposals approved Read More
Government to utilize geo-spatial technology to build smart cities Read More
Smart City innovation Centre to come up at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) University Read More
Digital India initiatives playing major role in smart cities mission Read More
Healthcare and waste management solutions emerge as winners in Intel & Dept. of Science & Technology (DST) – Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2.0 Read More
Developing Smart City Initiatives With the IoT Read More
India m2m + iot Forum 2017 carried out 2 days seminar on M2M & Smart Cities succesfully Read More
Rajasthan signs pacts with Cisco for digital transformation. nod Read More and Cisco launches Global Center of Excellence in Jaipur for smart city projects Read More and Cisco to help develop IoT innovation hub, smart city in Gujarat Read More Frame Rules for Telecom Policy: Law Department to Urban Development and Housing Read More

Automotive:

Tata Motors, Volkswagen partnership talks in advanced stage Read Moreand Tata Motors partners with Microsoft for new car products Read More
Govt. think tank “Niti Aayog” will decide fate of hyper loop transportation system Read More
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Reveals Autonomous Car Prototype Read More
After satellites, India’s ‘desi/local’ lithium batteries to power electric vehicles in India Read More
ARAI-ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Team Up For Using Space Tech For Surface Transport Read More
On-road emission tests to be mandatory in India from 2020 Read More
Not ready for BS-IV switch: Auto industry Read More and SIAM, environment watchdog at loggerheads over BS-IV roll-out Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India launches projects worth $1 trillion to transform energy sector Read More
Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to Launch 1000 MW Rooftop Solar PV Scheme Read More
India to double solar park capacity to 40 GW by 2020 Read More
Govt. Proposes Incentive Schemes for Electronics Sector Read More
One of the largest’ smart grid is now implemented in India Read More

ICT including Services:

Indian Internet of Things market value to touch $9 billion by 2020 Read More
Govt. IT spending in 2017 to grow 9.5% to $7.8 billion: Gartner Read More
Telecom Subscriber Base in India Crossed 1.12 Billion Read More
Gartner Says IT Spending in India will Reach USD 72.4 Billion in 2017 Read More
Indian IT Sector has a Total Revenue of Rs 8.4 Lakh Crore: Government Read More
India to Have 600 Million Internet Users by 2020, Says ASSOCHAM-Deloitte Study Read More
India Home Automation Market to Grow at a 23.63% CAGR Forecast to 2021 Read More
Union Government will invest Rs 2,351 crore in digital literacy program; Government of India Read More
Govt. approve MoU between India and the USA on cooperation in the field of Cyber Security Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to review procedural bottlenecks of telecom business Read More and to relook at procedures for ease of doing business Read More and forms joint panel to identify outdated regulations Read More
New draft cyber security norms as released by Ministry send Payment/wallet firms in a tizzy Read More
Govt. to auction 5G spectrum in frequencies above 3k MHz Read More
Govt. makes it mandatory for govt. departments to source procurement from Govt. e-Market (GeM) Read More
Telecom Secretary Mr. JS Deepak is named as next ambassador to WTO Read More
Tata Communications announces its entry into mobile data connectivity and cross-border IoT market Read More
Vodafone-Idea merger: Birth of a telecom giant Read more
IT ministry to take over digital drive from Govt. think tank “NITI Aayog” Read more
Govt. Telecom Operator “BSNL” to sign pact with Nokia on 5G, IoT applications Read more
Airtel buys Telenor India as telecom consolidation gathers steam Read more
Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) of 1,55,000 km laid Under India’s BharatNet Project Read more
India Needs 8 Million Wi-Fi Hotspots Read more
NIC to lead the way for Digital India: Prasad Read more
Govt. mulls review of IT Act to strengthen cyber security Read more
India’s prescribed standards for mobile radiation are 10 times higher than international standards Read more
DoT to launch a portal on mobile tower radiation Read more

Make in India

Is India The New Mobile Manufacturing Hub? Read More
Govt. approve Rs 10000 crore (1.4B Euro) incentive for electronics manufacturing Read More
Make-in-India is facing the IPR drag Read More
India to announce policy for competitive domestic solar equipment manufacturing Read more
Ministry may clear investment plans worth Rs 29,500 crore (4.2b Euro) soon Read more
Chinese Mobile Phone Manufacturer “Oppo” plans to invest $126 million to set up industrial park in Greater Noida, UP Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India plans nearly 60 per cent of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2027 Read More
India procures Euro 1 billion soft loan for Green Energy Corridors Read More
India’s solar power capacity crosses 9 GW Read More
Govt. Think Tank “Niti Aayog” to rank states on energy efficiency Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Govt. launches India Innovation Index to rank States Read More
India and Israel to step-up Science and Technology Cooperation Read More
Qualcomm invests $8.5 million in Design in India on Govt. call for innovation Read More
EU Ready To Fund Diabetes Innovative Research Programme In India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Govt. approve agreement between India and Poland on cooperation in agriculture Read More
India opposes EU, Canada’s proposal on investment pact Read More
India, Norway discuss innovation projects in renewable energy Read More
Govt. nod for India-UK MoUs on IPR, ease of doing business Read More
Germany to finance strategic infrastructure projects in India Read More
Germany offers support to India for high speed rail, smart cities Read More
India and the European Union: A Green Partnership Read More
EU’s International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Program To Work With Indian Cities Read more

Invest India :

Big changes by Govt. will allow you to start a business in 6 days Read More
Parliamentary Panel proposes for shifting fiscal year to January-December Read More
Prime Minister seeks weekly monitoring on ease of doing business Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

IT sector seeks Government support in view of increasing global protectionism Read More
Govt. urged to freeze stainless steel quality order Read More
India, Britain sign MoUs on IPR, ease of doing business Read More
India, US lock horns over intellectual property at WTO Read More
Govt. calls meeting of Geneva officials to discuss WTO issues Read More

Smart Cities:

US help in development of India’s smart cities to go on under Donald Trump Read More
CII, Australian consortium sign MoU on building smart cities Read More
Here’s how IBM is using Watson to promote smart cities in India Read More

Automotive:

India can save $6 bn through ethanol-blended fuel Read More
The $ 93 billion automotive industry contributes 7.1% to India’s GDP Read More
Not ready for BS-IV switch: Auto industry Read More
Volvo collaborates with IISc for enhanced research in Indian automotive industry Read More
6 automotive testing, R&D centres coming up across country Read More
India keen to work with Sweden on electric mobility to bring down pollution: Goyal Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Power Ministry to give major thrust to hydro power Read More
IEEE and Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) Jointly Unveil Coffee Table Book Focusing on 125 Years of Electricity. Read More
Consumer electronics to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 9.5% from 2015 till 2021 Read More
Government Released Rs 1667.99 Crores (€ 225M) and Rs 366.47 Crores (€ 49M) for Installation of Solar and Wind Energy Projects Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom subscriber base touches 1.074B at Sept-end: Regulator TRAI Read More
Indian Cellular Association (ICA) Bats for Soft SIM to help User Make Call Using Any Network Read More
Government Asks Local Handset companies to Make Sub-Rs 2,000 (€ 27) Smartphones Read More
Dept. of Telecom (DoT) Proposes Utility Duct for Cables as Part of Road Design Read More
Domestic IT Spend to Grow 13% at Rs 2.14 Lakh Crore (€ 28.38 ) in 2017 Read More
Regulator TRAI to Form Panel to Review Old Regulations Read More
DoT to seek Cabinet nod for BharatNet (Fibre) Phase-II rollout by March’17-end Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI releases fresh consultation paper on net neutrality Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to Publish Paper on Carbon Footprint for Telecom Infrastructure, Mobile Towers Read More
India’s internet population to reach 600 million by 2020: ASSOCHAM-Deloitte study Read More
4G adoption up as 53% Indians bought smartphones online in 2016: Deloitte Read More
Industry Seeks Lower Duties for Mobile Components Make in India Read More
Government Mulls Merging Cyber Tribunal with TDSAT Court Read More
Radiation from Mobile Tower Not Harmful: Telecom Regulator TRAI Read More
Government to Unveil Portal to Check Radiation Status of Mobile Towers Read More
India to start screening imported telecom gear from April 2017 Read more
Average Internet Speed in India at 4.1Mbps, Still Among the Lowest in Asia Pacific Read more
Reserve Bank of India – RBI also backs an independent regulator for digital payments Read more
Nasscom-DSCI (Data Security Council of India) Unveil 10-year Cyber Security Roadmap for India Read more
IBM Launches Cyber Security Centre for India Read more
Gartner Says IT Spending in India will Reach USD 72.4 Billion in 2017 Read more
Cisco partners with Reliance for India IoT JV Read more
HP to set up 48 ”digital inclusion” labs in rural India Read more
Providing broadband to 500 million people possible via cable TV: Telecom Regulator Read more
E-Governance transaction in India crosses 1000 crore (€ 135) in 2016 Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India negotiates its position at Montreal Protocol for ozone layer protection Read More
India needs to replace 770 mn bulbs with LEDs to become energy efficient, says World Bank study Read More
India’s energy efficiency market at Rs 1.6 lakh crore (€ 21.62B): World Bank Read More
India to get additional $ 5.19 mn financing from IBRD for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs … Read more
Indo-Swiss building energy efficiency project extended to 2021 Read more
Siemens to power cities across Uttar Pradesh through state-of-the-art Energy Management System Read more

R&D and Innovation:

India’s R&D Market To Reach USD38 Bn By 2020: Study Read More
India and Israel to step-up Science and Technology Cooperation Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

WHO settles India, EU medicine dispute Read More
India joins forces with EU for Skill India Mission Read More
Robert Bosch Engineering and Business solution invests Rs23 crore (€ 3.11) to open a Reliability Testing Laboratory Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Telenor to buy India business for $350 million Read More
India-UK experts discuss reforms for ease of doing business Read More
Germany offers support to India for high speed rail, smart cities Read More
Government calls for free India-UK trade across sectors Read More
Portugal PM wants closer economic ties with India Read more

Invest India :

India aims to join top 50 in World Bank’s ease of business ranking Read More

Consultation on Next Generation Internet

The European Commission is preparing the Next Generation Internet Initiative. An open consultation has just been launched to give everyone the chance to share their views and ideas about the Internet of 2030

The Internet is critical for most aspects of our daily life, for work, education and leisure. The next generation Internet will be even more pervasive, working with and through many different devices and sensors, and will present completely new functions and characteristics Given the importance of the Internet, both private and public interests in the domain are huge, and may dramatically change the way Internet will work in the future.

When we talk about the Internet we mean that in a broader sense, i.e. the networks and technologies powering the network and computing, the services and applications delivering user value, all the socio-economic innovation it enables and also the policies governing its use and evolution.

There are many activities ongoing; they may be focussed on technical aspects, on new services and application, or on delivering social innovation. The Internet has many diverse stakeholders from the research, technical and business communities, but the views of citizens and the civil society deserve more attention.

To take a fresh look, with a broad and inclusive perspective, the European Commission launches the ‘Next Generation Internet’ initiative.

A first step is to open a broad conversation and consult with those actors who are the drivers of this next generation Internet, notably young researchers, the emerging generation of Internet startuppers and civil society.

In order to obtain more views, the European Commission is launching a consultation on the Next Generation Internet. This consultation consists of questions related to specific technology areas that might become important for the Internet of the future, such as decentralised architectures, immersive environments and networking solutions beyond IP. The deadline to reply to the consultation is 9 January 2017.

The consultation is backed by an online platform to engage with a broad audience where participants can access and comment on background documents and learn about relevant events. In this platform, additional discussions will be launched on the hot topics raised in the consultation. A report with the results of the consultation will be published in January 2017.

For more information Please check here

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) raises the bar for cities to get ‘smart’ tag Read More
BIS mandatory standard deadline on steel items extended till November’16 Read More
Ministry approved BIS norms mandatory to provide for display of text in 22 Indian languages on the devices from July 1, 2017 Read More
IPR policy: Where do we move from here? Read More
Cabinet approves India-Singapore MoU on IPR to boost innovation Read More
India should strengthen IPR laws to increase trade with America: US Envoy Read More
Indian Patent Office to create awareness programme for new IPR policy Read More
India to US: Will not tighten IPR rules beyond TRIPS mandate Read More
Minister unveils logo for IPR cell in patent push Read More
Antidumping duty likely on certain steel products from China, EU Read More

Smart Cities:

India to spend $580 Million to develop First 20 ‘smart cities’ Read More
Tech’y worth $1.5-2 Billion would be required to build 100 Smart Cities in India Read More
As smart cities mission take shape, Ministry seeks Rs 6400-crore (Euro 865M) push Read More
Belgium firms keen on tie-ups for smart cities Read More
Pune signs MoU with European Business and Technology Centre Read More
India Needs More Smart Villages than Smart Cities Read More
IBM To Organize Smart camp For Smart City Read More
India needs indigenous solutions for smart cities: UNDP official Read More
Illinois Signs Smart State Partnership with Telangana, India Read more
Public Sector Telecom Operator BSNL to participate in smart cities project: Report Read more
40 teams to develop apps for Smart City Project Read more
India ,Russia ink MoU for cooperation in smart cities scheme Read more

Automotive:

India now world’s fifth largest car manufacturer Read More
Automotive Research Ass.(ARAI) says it will not retest on road again, fixed VW cars Read More
ARAI is developing Norms for ‘End of Life ‘ Vehicles Read More
Green tax to be spent on fine particles study (Pollution) Read More
Indian R&D company pitches product validation mgmt. for India’s auto industry Read More
Telecommunications and automotive players form global cross industry “5G automotive association” Read More
Ashok Leyland launches first indigenous zero emission electric bus Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Sweden sees big energy opportunities in India Read More
No funds, smart grid tender misses 3rd deadline Read More
After solar energy, focus is now on hydro, wind, says Minister Read More
Russia Strengthens Energy Ties with India Read More
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy close to signing $1.75 bn power plant deal in India Read More
Electronics design space to get Rs 2 lakh crore (27B Euro) investment Read More

ICT including Services:

Narrowband IoT Market Worth 181.02 million USD by 2022 Read More
NITI Aayog Forms a panel to frame Guidelines to Foster Digital Economy Read More
New GSMA study Projects Almost one Billion Mobile subscribers in India by 2020 Read More
Spectrum win credit negative for telecom players : Moody’s Read More
Department of Telecom (DoT) to implement 11 digit mobile numbering system? Read More
Telecom companies fined Rs 11 cr for violating mobile radiation rules Read More
India’s mobile user base declines to 103.42 crore in July : TRAI Read More
DoT receives 70 applications from 60 companies for MVNO license Read More
DoT to fix flat spectrum usage charges at 3% (Currently 5%) Read More
Telecom Regulator (TRAI) to review terms for captive VSAT licenses Read More
TRAI to impose Rs. 3050 Cr. (412M Euro) fine on Airtel, Voda, Idea for denying connectivity to Reliance Jio Read More
Department of telecommunications sets up committee to examine penalty levied by TRAI Read More
TRAI floats paper on delicensing airwaves for M2M communication Read More
Bidders neglect 700 MHZ spectrum in telecom auction, TRAI to review price Read More
Soon, Government may ask Google, Whatsapp to store user info Read More
TRAI chairman wants a National Wi-Fi Grid Read more
Mobile Handset imports to drop by 30 % : DEITY (Department of Electronics & IT) Read more
Govt Dept. Deity promotes iris and fingerprint scanner for smartphones Read more
IT ministry preparing cloud-based services framework to help govt. departments for Digital India push Read more
Govt. to spend $7.2 bn on IT in 2016 Read more

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

ABB maps export hub vision for Make in India Read More
Govt. aims to cut mobile imports bill by 30% in 2016-2017 through Make in India Read More
SAAB to co-produce Carl – Gustaf M4 under Make In India project Read More
45% ‘Make in India‘ MoUs translate into investments Read More
Lockheed takes next step in moving F-16 production to India Read More
Samsung fulfills its commitment to Make in India with a $295M investment Read More
Siemens To setup Manufacturing Unit in India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India gets extended time frame to phase out greenhouse gases under climate deal Read More
India plays crucial role in Montreal Protocol talks Read More
Petro Fed, an apex society of entities in the Hydrocarbon sector signs MoU with TERI to undertake a study on climate change Risks Read More
Switzerland to help build energy efficient structures for Andhra Project Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Maharastra Most Innovative: State Innovation Report 2016 shows Read More
How Keystone Knowledge Park is powering biotech innovation in northern India Read More
Sweden to spend up to $3.5 million on renewable energy R & D in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India , EFTA to resume FTA talks in Geneva Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and European union on water Cooperation Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of water management Read More
India, Germany to work on Rs 1L-cr (13.5B Euro) projects Read More
Bilateral trade with India short of potential: French Minister Read More
Schneider plans to invest Rs 750 crore (100M Euro) in India in five years Read More
Germany to collaborate with India to improve rail connectivity of Indian ports : may also bring in technology for scrapping old vehicles ; India ready for flex fuel compatible automobiles Read More
Holitech plans to invest $ 1 billion in India by 2017 Read more
New Delhi Tech summit to display strength of India- UK partnership Read more
UK signs MoU for quality health care in India Read more

Invest India :

India Now world’s #155 in Ease Of starting A Business Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

BIS has released SMART CITY Standard based on ISO 37120 (Smart City Indicators) for Wide Circulation Read More
16 weeks for Govt. to notify kerosene quality standards Read More
Anti-dumping duty extended on Para Nitro Aniline imports from China Read More
Govt. extends registration period of Stainless Steel QC order Read More
IPR felicitation Centre proposed to be set up in Hyderabad Read More
IP status of countries and regions in the “One Belt and One Road” framework Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Compulsory Registration Order (CRO): The implementation of clarification issued vide FAQ no. 42 (Part II) has been postponed till 31st December 2016 and accordingly, the power supplies for server/storage devices will be covered under the “Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” with effect from 1st January 2017. The copy of the Circular is available here
Quality standards soon for SMEs to bag private and government contracts; Government of India
Cabinet has approved India – Singapore MoU:The MoU will enhance bilateral cooperation activities in the arena of Industrial Property Rights of Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs. It is intended to give a boost to innovation, creativity and technological advancement in both regions. For detailed scope please click here
India submitted its comments to Draft Commission Delegated Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. For more information including comments from India please click here.
India issued order seeking to ensure conformity to High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) / Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging / Filling listed in the Schedule to the specified Indian Standards..For more details on the order please click here.

Smart Cities:

Smart City Project: Chandigarh signs MoU with French body Read More
Oracle picks Maharashtra for Smart City digital initiative Read More
Pune smart city project: Two-year MoU signed with European body – EBTC Read More
Pune smart city project: Smart city innovation hub to be functional by June 2017 Read More
Cisco to help Telangana Govt. setup ‘Digital Zone’ smart city in Hyderabad Read More
Master Card Plans To Partner With Indian Governments To Facilitate Smart Cities Initiative Read More
India-EU dialogue event held on smart cities Read More
India will have seven mega cities by 2030: UN Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

BIS has issued draft standard ‘SMART CITIES – INDICATORS’ lCS 13.020.20 in Wide Circulation for eliciting public comments. For copy of the draft standard please click here

Automotive:

Indian automotive aftermarket biz to grow to $30 billion by 2026 Read More
Auto industry can create 65 million new jobs by 2026 Read More
The future for automakers is ‘On Board Diagnostics-II’ Read More
“Safety still an option” in India – Global NCAP Read More
Transport Ministry To Audit Random Cars From Dealers For BS-VI Emission Compliance Read More
It’s Official! Govt. to Introduce BS-VI Norms in India in 2020 Read More
Volkswagen to begin recall of 3.23 lakh diesel cars in India this month: Report Read More
Volvo to introduce plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles in India Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Government ready with policy to promote electric 2-wheelers; Government of India
A German delegation led by the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Alexander Dobrindt on October 14, 2016 called on Union Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises: The purpose of the visit was to deepen mutual collaboration within the Indo-German Automobile Working Group. For more information please click here

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India emerging as alternative to China in electronics manufacturing- study Read More
M-SIPS for electronic manufacturing set for revamp over Finance Ministry’s subsidy concerns Read More
‘India likely to add 4.8 GW solar power capacity this year’Read More
Government mulls generating power from tidal waves: Minister Read More
Wearable market grew 41.9% in Q2 2016: IDC Read More

Recent Policy, Report and Notifications

Power Grid plans to invest Rs 733 crore for power transmission related projects; Government of India
Notification No. 22/2015-2020: C.I.F. value of Import of consumer electronic items at any one time by any person through port or otherwise for personal use is enhanced to Rs.50,000; Government of India

ICT including Services:

India’s mobile user base touches 1.035 Billion Read More
India’s online population to touch 500 million by 2020: Google Read More
Pricing of 700 MHz spectrum band expensive Read More
Government Includes Internet Broadcasting Under Copyright Act Read More
After Nine Years, the Smartphone Boom is Finally Over Read More
DoT Unveils New Norms on SIM Upgradation Read More :Subscribers’ consent must for upgrading 2G SIM cards to 3G, 4G: DoT to Telco’s Read More
IoT may help India get 5G with the rest of the world: Telecom secretary Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to initiate consultation on M2M communication, IoT soon Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI seeks views on infra sharing in broadcast distribution services Read More
TRAI’s consultation Paper on Spectrum Usage Charges and Presumptive Adjusted Gross Revenue Read More
TRAI’s consultation paper on Review of network related Quality of Service standards Read More
IT Ministry Plan to Rope in Private Firms for Cloud Services Faces Flak Read More
Government Gets 70 Applications For Virtual Network Operator Services Read Moreand Virtual Network Operators in India Join to Build a US$ 4 Billion Industry Read More
Do not over-regulate cloud services, Telcos warn regulator TRAI Read More
Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Certificates can now be accessed through Mobile App Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Telecom Regulator TRAI has floated a consultation paper on M2M/IoT ‘Spectrum, Roaming and QoS related requirements in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications’. Written comments on the Consultation Paper are invited from the stakeholders by 15th November, 2016 and counter-comments by 29th November, 2016. Copy of consultation paper is available here
Centre for Health Informatics, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India has invited Expression of Interest for Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, Implementation and Maintenance of Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). The details can be downloaded from the following link here

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

India on path of becoming pivot for hi-tech manufacturing: UN Read More
Government aims to make automobiles manufacturing the main driver of ‘Make in India’ initiative Read More
FDI in electronic manufacturing touched Rs 1.23 lakh Crore (16.6B Euro) in 2016: Minister Read Moreand Electronic products industry in India to touch $75 bn by 2017: StudyRead More
Mobile manufacturing growing at a fast pace Read More

Recent policy,reports and Notification

Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (IPHW Division): a proposal has been mooted for amendment of the policy for providing preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEP) on account of difficulties in qualifying for Preferential Market Access (PMA) clause of Government procurement, despite manufacturing in India so that positive investment signals are sent to all potential investors. A copy of the draft proposal is available Read Moreand Electronic products industry in India to touch $75 bn by 2017: Study here

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

U.S. agency USAID announced five new partnerships in the fields of clean energy, environment and climate change Read More
eBook on energy for sustainable development released Read More
India saved 55.7 million units of energy through UJALA Read More

Recent policy,Report and notifications

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on 2nd October 2016, the day of Gandhi Jayanti. India’s decision to ratify the agreement will take the number of cumulative level of emission of countries that have ratified the agreement so far to 51.89%.
Central Pollution Control Board has come out with the Guidelines on Implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Copy of rules are available here

R&D and Innovation:

India moves up the innovation ladder; Germany gives thumbs-up Read More
Task force to evolve steps to boost India’s innovation ecosystem Read More
IIT-M finds way to measure vehicle pollution in real time Read More
Intel and Dept. of S&T launch “Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2.0” Read More

Recent Policy,Report and notification

The Global Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic Forum: India climbs steadily in the Global Competitiveness Index; improves its ranking by 16 places for the second year in a row; now placed 39th among 138 countries, ahead of BRICS countries other than China.
The Prime Minister unveiled the ‘Technology Vision Document 2035’: The document foresees the Indians of 2035, and technologies required for fulfilling their needs. It is not a visualization of technologies that will be available in 2035, but a vision of where our country and its citizens should be in 2035 and how technology should bring this vision to fruition. For more information please click here

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Germany pitches for resumption of Indo-EU FTA talks Read More
Will India-EU FTA slip further down priority list? Read More
Government taking a relook at free trade agreements: Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
India, EFTA talks on proposed FTA to resume this month Read More
India signs $8.9 billion Rafale fighter jet deal with France Read More
India to push for WTO trade facilitation deal in services Read More
EIB mulls EUR 76m of loans for Indian wind projects Read More

Recent Policy,Report and notification

Cabinet approved MoU between India and European Union on water cooperation: The MoU envisages strengthening the technological, scientific and management capabilities of India and the European Union in the field of water management on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit. It provides technical exchange on water issues, including on integrated water resource management plans within river basins and through study visits. A Joint Working Group shall be formed to monitor the activities to be carried out in fulfillment of the MoU.
Cabinet approved MoU between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of water management: It will enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of water management, on the basis of equality and mutual benefits. Both the countries will get benefited by joint activities and mutual exchange of scientific delegations and experts in the field of water resources development and management. The cooperation, particularly on river basin management/ integrated water resources management, efficiency in water supply and irrigation technology innovation and flood & drought management will help improve the socio-economic conditions of the people of both the countries.
Cabinet approved Bilateral Technical Arrangement between India and Switzerland on the identification and return of Swiss and Indian Nationals: Conclusion of the Bilateral Technical Arrangement (BTA) has been linked to the Visa Free Agreement for holders of Diplomatic passports as a package deal. The BTA essentially aims to formalise the existing procedure for cooperation on the return of irregular migrants between the two countries without introducing any additional obligations or exacting timeframes.
Fourth meeting of Indo-Czech joint working group at Brno: India offers slice of Make in India cake to Czech companies for high Technology Cooperation, Trade and Investment. For more information please click here

Invest India :

India set to reduce restrictions on cosmetic imports Read More
President nod to Constitution Amendment Bill on GST Read More
Govt. plans $400 million fund for renewable energy firms Read More

Recent Policy, Report and notification

Foreign players investing Rs 10 crore eligible for residency; Government of India
RBI to relax regulations to develop startup ecosystem; Government of India

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Handset companies get more time to follow new battery rules Read More
Steel ministry asks infrastructure ministries to promote the use of standardized steel Read More
Provide email in Indic languages: Govt. tells service providers Read More
Implementing Indian languages in feature phones will be difficult Read More
India releases draft regulation for testing solar equipment quality Read More
India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy will create a comprehensive IP System Read More
Social Utility Needs to be Part of the Debate on Intellectual Property Rights in India Read More
Inventors to get their due with IPR policy Read More
IPR Awareness, Outreach and Promotion Campaign Read More
Here’s why flaws in National IPR Policy must be fixed Read More
Incentivize intellectual property: How to strike right balance Read More
Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to suggest states to frame own IPR policy Read More
Minister convenes meeting of industry bodies on IPR Read More

Smart Cities:

BRICS nations can cooperate for developing smart cities Read More
Fraunhofer Innovation and Technology (FIT) Platform collaborates with India on powering smart technologies Read More
Govt. may impose taxes to achieve smart city mission Read More
UK keen on participating in ‘smart city’ project Read Moreand Funds from UK to boost Smart projects Read Moreand UK minister offers 5 lakh pound assistance for MP’s smart cities Read More
Smart Ganga City programme launched in 10 cities Read More
US, Germany among 34 nations interested in investing in smart cities Read More
India is seeing increased interest and uptake in smart city initiatives: IDC Read More
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) turns into a mini-lab for ‘smart city’ concept Read More

Automotive:

Industry Body SIAM appeals for single ministry to formulate technical regulations Read More
Regulations in India and Europe are aligned as far as permissible honking (sound) limits are concerned, but the similarity ends there Read More
Govt. wants 50 lakh electric cars on India’s roads in the next three years, to cut greenhouse gases … Read More
ARAI setting up centre to evaluate electric vehicles Read More
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) opens bank account allowing deposit of green cess on diesel vehicles above 2000 cc capacity Read More
Home National BS-VI emission norms a great level playing field for India’s auto… Read More
Government Recommends Expansion Of Indian Auto Industry’s Vehicle Portfolio Read More
Indian MNC Mahindra launches connected vehicles technology platform DiGiSENSE Read More
Govt. to introduce star rating for new cars based on safety features Read More
Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 (AMP 2026) Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

No More Custom Duty on Consumer Electronics Valued Upto Rs. 50000 Read More
Niti Aayog to float Cabinet note for tax exemption on electronic product exports Read More
DOE announces new US-India project to modernize the grid Read Moreand DOE, Indian S&T Ministry to Help Fund Smart Grid, Energy Storage Research Under US-IndiaRead More
Electronics Market for India Estimated to be $72 Bn. by 2029 Read More
Swedish windmill Co FlowOcean looks for Indian partners Read More
India Calls for Establishing an International Clean Energy Data-Grid Read More
More than 44,235MW accumulative capacity of Renewable Energy installed in the Country Read More

ICT including Services:

India ranked world’s top exporter of ICT Read More
Govt. plan to rope in post office network as common service centres hits roadblock Read More
Govt. imposes penalty of Rs 2313 Crore on telecom operators over subscriber verification Read More
Department of Telecom in favor of more penal power for Telecom Regulator – TRAI Read More
Rural India to power internet users to 730 million by 2020, says report Read More
Electronic KYC to enable instant activation of mobile phone connections with Aadhar Read More
Digital Infrastructure projects to get Rs.10000 cr from USOF Read More
C-DOT Should Work Hard to End Digital Divide in India: Minister Read More
Govt. apprised of MoU between CERT-In India and CERT-UK Read More
Telecom Regulator asked To Set Clear Guidelines On Network Testing: Report Read More
TRAI is silent about 5G mobile technology: why? Read More
TRAI Launches Web Portal to Help Users Check Level Of Call Drops Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Government begins review of ‘Make in India’ targets Read More
FDI is rising, but not visibly in core ‘Make in India’ sectors Read More
37 Mobile Manufacturing Plants Set Up in India in Last 1 Year Read Moreand Mobile handset manufacturing is now a ₹54000 crore industry Read More
Electropreneur Park bolsters domestic electronics manufacturing with early stage start-up incubation Read More
Betting big on Make-in-India; French companies to pump Euro 8 billion into India Read More
India invites US investments under Make In India scheme Read More
Huawei Reaffirms Commitment To ‘Make In India’ Vision Read More
Smart manufacturing in India Read More
Connected Industry key to Indian manufacturing: Bosch Read More
Home National Bosch bets big on Industry 4.0 to transform India into a global Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Conservation of energy top on government agenda Read More
LED workshops addresses energy efficient lighting solutions in India Read More
Energy Department Announces $30 Million Expansion of US–India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research Read More
The Carbon Trust UK in partnership with BEE India conceptualizes Rs 5000 cr for Energy Read More
Indian manufacturing sector should explore energy efficient technologies Read More

R&D and Innovation:

India Climbs 15 Spots To Reach #61 on Global Innovation Index Read Moreand Govt to set up team to improve India’s innovation ranking Read More
India will be one of top 5 global pharma innovation hubs by 2020 Read More
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Intel India and Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – IIT Bombay tie-up for hardware, systems start-ups Read More
Global tech firms increase R&D presence in India Read More
Danfoss, India, a Danish company established a Center of Excellence (CoE) at Engineering College Pune.Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Don’t Ink Trade Pacts Till EU And UK Clarify Terms, Say Experts Read More
Brexit will be conducive to India-UK trade: British DFID secy Priti Patel to Firstpost Read More
UK minister calls for greater commercial collaboration with India Read More
UK minister calls for greater commercial collaboration with India Read More
Steel Minister invites companies and businessmen from UK & Luxembourg to be a partner in India’s growth story Read More
Commerce Secretary’s Discussions with Indian Ambassadors in EU Countries on Trade Issues Read More
Cabinet approves Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation Read More

Invest India :

India, US to use S&CD platform to boost trade, investment Read More
Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status to Foreign Investors Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Regulation, 2016 and Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2016; Government of India Read More
S.O. 2428(E): Authorization / Recognition of laboratories for analysis of sample under FSS Act, 2006.; Government of India Read More
Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) First Amendment Regulation, 2016; Government of India Read More
FSSAI issued Notification F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notification(01)/FSSAI-2016 regarding Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to “Fruit & Vegetable products” Read More
Meeting between Mr. Francis Gurry, the Director General, World Intellectual Property organisation and Commerce & Industry Minister Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
Initiation of Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties imposed on the imports of “Sodium Nitrite” originating in or exported from China PR Read More
Dumping duty imposed on purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from 5 countries (China, Iran, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia) Read More
India to slap anti-dumping duty on steel import from 6 nations; Government of India Read More
Notification No. 38/2016-Customs (ADD): Anti-dumping Duty extended on Opal Glass Ware originating in or exported from China PR & UAE.; Government of India Read More
Notification No.36/2016-Customs (ADD): Anti-dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China extended; Government of India Read More
Government removes safeguard duty from 37 steel products; Government of India Read More
Government removes safeguard duty from 37 steel products; Government of India Read More
Government extends minimum import price on 66 steel products; Government of India Read More
Initiation of Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties imposed on the imports of “Opal Glassware” originating in or exported from China PR and UAE Read More

Smart Cities:

Government of India to invest additional Rs 16,641 crore for affordable homes; Government of India Read More

Automotive:

Members of the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) released an overview of comprehensive Automotive Cybersecurity Best Practices developed as a proactive measure to further enhance vehicle cybersecurity throughout the industry. Read More
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Master Circular: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM; Government of India Read More
Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM); Government of India. Read More
Government of India to invest Rs 1,800 crore to IIT-B for Solar Urja Lamp program; Government of India Read More
National Productivity Council (NPC), is carrying out research studies on Productivity & Competitiveness for two sectors, namely “Electronics & Computer Hardware” and “Light Electrical Sector in India”. The prime objective of the studies is to come up with the Policy suggestion to make the two sectors ie., “Electronics & Computer Hardware” and “Light Electrical sector” globally competitive. Brief study report is available here Read More

ICT including Services:

Cabinet approves 3 percent spectrum usage charge; Government of India Read More
Telecom operators to invest Rs 20,000 crore to counter call drop Read More
Nasscom plans 115 digital literacy centres this year across India Read More
Public consultation on Government Open Data Use License – India through MyGov Read More
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has released its Annual Report for 2015-16
Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Financial Support to MSMEs in Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification: The Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Financial Support to MSMEs in Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification. This scheme will provide support to 22,222 MSMEs to get accreditation to the coveted ZED maturity model certification. The units will get bronze to platinum certification after being assessed on 50 parameters which will open new avenues for global marketing, quality, efficiency and productivity enhancement. Apart from these the MSMEs will also be assessed on 25 parameters from Defence supply capability angle. The scheme envisages assessment, handholding, consultancy, etc. so that MSMEs move up the global value chain Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Enrolment of Indian and Global solution providers for scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste under Swacch Bharat Mission. Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Tata Technologies sets up R&D centre in Pune Read More
ZF Friedrichshafen AG to set up a R&D unit in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-Iceland Business Opportunities & Economic Cooperation held on 03rd August at ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi Read More
Cabinet approved a MoU signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development: The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation of the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development. The MoU was signed on 22.6.2016 during the visit of a delegation led by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to Switzerland from 20th – 22nd June, 2016. The MoU broadly focuses on capacity building and exchange of best practices in the area of skill development. The MoU envisions the establishment of Joint Working Group (JWG) to create, monitor and review the implementation framework for the MoU. The MoU will establish a framework for bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of skill development and will formalise and deepen this partnership.
Cabinet approved Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation. India and Croatia had earlier signed an Agreement on trade and economic cooperation in September, 1994 with an aim to promote and develop bilateral trade and economic relations. Signing of the new Agreement between India and Croatia would be a step in continuity as the existing Agreement expired in November, 2009. India’s bilateral trade with Croatia during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 were US$ 152.01million, US$ 148.86 million and US$ 205.04 million respectively. The average bilateral trade growth was 17.44% during the last three years

Ease of Doing Business:

CBDT notifies foreign tax credit rules; Government of India Read More
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) has developed Government e-Marketplace (GeM), which is a completely end to end procurement system for purchase of common use goods and services by Government buyers. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Hallmark, ISI Mark, BEE Label – Know which certification marks are important for products Read More
Key Stakeholders meet to review draft BIS Rules, 2016 Read More
Joint session organized by BIS and Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) Read More
Food regulator issued a notice calling for suggestions, views, comments from WTO- SPS Committee members on the draft notification related to adoption of 46 BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) standards Read More
If IPR owner is abroad, its transfer cannot be taxed in India: Court Read More
Startups, Now Just Need Department [DIPP] Certificate For IPR Benefits Read More
Red Tape Removed From IPR Claiming Process Read More
Soon, varsities to include IPR as subject Read More
National IPR Policy falls short on specifics, says GIPC’s Senior Director, USIBC Read More
Update from Ministry on Patents for New Discoveries Read More

Smart Cities:

‘Several countries keen to participate in Smart City project’ Read More
Himachal Pradesh (HP) Minister to visit European countries to seek global expertise Read More and State to tie up with European cities Read More
French technology firm Thales Eyes Indian Smart City Project, Puts Up Demo Center Read More
IoT is key to the planning of smart cities Read More

Automotive:

Making Indian auto industry ‘world-class’, Govt. approves revised cost for National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) Read More
Indian government set to notify charging infrastructure standard for EVs… Read More
Automotive Research Association of India – ARAI Gets funding To Set Up EV Evaluation Centre Read More
Government set to make faulty vehicle recalls mandatory Read More
The sole global member ‘Ford’ withdraws from India’s Electric Vehicle Consortium Read More
JBM Auto forms JV with Poland’s Solaris for electric buses Read More
Hero Electronix buys India biz of Germany’s TES DST Holding Read More
Mercedes Benz rules out using bio-diesel to power its vehicles in India Read More
The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is preparing to tighten the grip over automobile pollution testing centres to ensure compliance with emission norms Read More
This start-up has a low-cost solution to convert diesel cars into hybrid Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India’s smart street lighting market to touch $1.8 bn by 2022 Read More
Department of Electronics and IT is now under separate Ministry and is name as Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology (MeitY) Read More
Dr Aruna Sundarajan is new Secretary of ministry of Electronics & IT Read More
National lab policy for renewable energy soon Read More
Solar power tree developed for generation of electricity Read More
Interface of Solar with DC Technology will help Secure Energy Security: Minister Read More
National Smart Grid Mission to Upgrade India’s Power Grid Read More
Govt. working to double generation target from solar parks Read More
Ministry: Comments invited on Draft Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Communication Ministry drops plan for for telecom R&D and manufacturing funding Read More
15-Time Growth in Mobile Data Traffic Read More
New Ministry Mr. Manoj Sinha should focus on providing Telecom connectivity to villages Read More
Telecom Regulator – TRAI Releases Paper on Public Wi-Fi Networks Read More
Telenor says ‘no’ to upcoming spectrum auction in India Read More
Entire India will soon have seamless Wi-Fi connectivity at 90% less data cost than now Read More
Indian digital payments market to reach $500 billion by 2020: Study Read More
A blueprint for cyber security in Digital India Read More
GSMA Announces Launch of Mobile Connect across India Read More
Government to review TRAI act Read More
TRAI urged to restore pricing flexibility to telecoms Read More
Government restarts work on drafting national encryption policy Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Make in India: Foreign investment in India increased by 46% Read More
Make in India: Tata Advanced Systems, Bell forge pact to manufacture choppers Read More
cisco Readies Plan to set up Manufacturing Plant in India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

India pitches for transparency at Montreal protocol conference Read More
Country’s 1st grid rooftop solar project in State with support from EU-India Cooperation on Clean Technologies Read More
Swiss team in city to finalize projects on energy efficiency Read More
Forbes Marshall Launches its Energy Efficiency Centre at IIT-B Read More
India leads in transport efficiency around the world Read More

R&D and Innovation:

20 Centres of Excellence in Nano Technology Read More
Is Government Justiﬁed in Reducing R&D Tax Incentives? Read More
India-UK strike new R&D pacts in solar & nano technology Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-EU Negotiations Read More
Hope to start FTA talks with EU soon: Minister Read More
Cabinet approves a MoU signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development Read More
Tekes to fund Finnish innovation in India Read More
Germany contributes Rs 630 cr. to Integrated Water Transport System for Kochi City Read More

Invest India

Investors in London find the India story extremely compelling: UK Minister Read More
Ease of Doing Business initiatives implemented by DGFT Read More
Govt. approves doing away with separate guidelines for establishing JV … Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

‘Awareness about intellectual property rights is rising in India’ Read More
IPR Policy: India’s dilemma Read More
BIS needs to match global standards: Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
‘Nepal and India will soon sign a pact to harmonise standards of goods’ Read More
BIS-norm to be a must for solar water heaters Read More
Indian Experts Urge Consumers to Use BIS Certified LED Bulbs Read More

Smart Cities:

Prime Minister launches Smart City Mission into implementation mode Read More
MOUD: Co-Creation through an extensive consultation by involving citizens in the design of area based development Read More
MOUD: Steps for conversion of smart city proposals into projects Read More
Revised Office Memorandum on Delegation of Financial Powers to SPV Read More
Gaia Smart Cities Acquires IoT Division of netCORE Solutions Read More
EOI for Empanelment of Consulting Firms For Providing Technical Assistance To Selected Smart Cities in Improvement in Property Tax Collections Read More
9 new cities added to smart cities list, taking total from 100 to 109 Read More
Nagpur City’s Ethanol Green Scania Bus to be showcased at the 1st Anniversary of Smart City. Read More
The University Grants Commission (UGC) wants universities to teach smart city planning and urban development ministry will be helping UGC to prepare a curriculum. Read More
UK keen to work with Telangana Government on ‘Smart City’ Projects Read More

Automotive:

Indian Govt. nudges auto industry to move from fuel to electric cars Read More
Concerns on the decision to leapfrog to Bharat Stage-VI emission standards by April 2020, directly from the current BS-IV, which is four years ahead of schedule Read More
Proposed BS IV emission norms for 2wheelers may increase costs: ICRA Read More
Bosch to invest over 100 mn euros in India in 2016; diesel ban remains a concern Read More
The Supreme Court-appointed green panel has recommended high pollution cess of up to 25% on the cost of diesel cars above 2,000 cc Read More
New technology developed for clean hydrogen fuel for emission free transportation Read More
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) aims to get 6-7 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020. Read More
India, now the time has come, to say yes to electric cars Read More
Now, drones to track real-time progress of road conditions (NHAI to map 3,000 km highways) Read More
Government working on vehicle scrappage eco-system: ARAI Read More
Govt’s new policy to increase ethanol blending in petrol by up to 22.5% Read More
Indian Auto Component Industry grows by 8.8% in FY16 to Rs 2.55 lakh crore Read More
Are electric vehicles to be included in govt-owned car fleets? Read More
Govt aims to make India design hub, new national policy likely Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India, US announce USD 60 mn clean energy financial support Read More
Govt. announces policy to make Delhi ‘solar city’ Read More
Govt. lines up over Rs 17k crore to support rooftop solar projects Read More
Govt. to unveil solar zones policy in June Read More
Fact Sheet on Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects Read More
India’s first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon Read More
Electronics cluster project gets final approval Read More
DOE scientists’ discovery may boost solar cells’ energy output by up to 40% Read More
Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project Read More

ICT including Services:

National Instruments announces world’s first mmWave software defined radio to help speed 5G research Read More
Indian Telecom Services Market 2016 is expected to reach USD 103.90 billion by 2020 Read More
Google Aims to Reduce Digital Gender Gap in India Read More
Telecom regulator TRAI should let apps, websites decide on free data: Nasscom Read More
India consults on Cloud Computing Services Read More
Operators to set up 60,000 Telecom Towers to curb call drops Read More
Microsoft Accelerates Public Cloud Adoption in India Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI is Launching MySpeed App to Measure your Mobile Internet SpeedRead More
IEEE Completes Four New Ethernet Standards Read More
India’s First IoT Center Launched in Bengaluru with Five Startups Read More and Nasscom opens centre to boost IoT ecosystem Read More
5G in India could be a reality, thanks to Ericsson and Nokia Read More
Nokia Announces Horizontal IoT platform called Impact Read More
TRAI to formulate service quality norms for mobile data Read More
DSCI, SSC, NASSCOM and ISACA join forces to address cyber security skills shortage in IndiaRead More
Telecom industry supports net neutrality, demands equality with OTT providers Read More
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha enters new role amidst growing challenges Read More
TRAI’s Consultation Paper on VoIP can affect mobile TV, IPTV Read More
Technology companies like Microsoft welcome Trai’s cloud paper Read More
TRAI unveils consultation paper on Digital Terrestrial Transmission Read More
Nasscom opens centre to boost IoT ecosystem Read More
Here is how NITI Aayog’s boost will help technologies shape Digital India Read More
India may amend law to step up cyber security: RK Sudhanshu Read More
DeitY working on new encryption, privacy policies, says official Read More
National Cyber Security: International legal framework needed for online security Read More
DSCI and Lockheed Martin launched cyber security awareness program Read More
DoT says no to releasing TV White Space spectrum, clarifies it is for experiments Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Commerce ministry says competitiveness of India in manufacturing improving Read More
National investment and manufacturing zone (NIMZ), a first-of-its-kind venture in the country, will be set up at Pamuru village Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Prime Minister Releases First ever National Plan for Disaster Management Read More
India & USA Signs MoU To Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change Read More
Modi’s $200 Billion Renewable Push to Fuel Green Bond Bonanza Read More
Energy Service Company (ESCO) to drive energy efficiency in India Read More

R&D and Innovation:

India and UK join hands to work as R&D partners in Solar Alliance and Nano Material ResearchRead More
ViaSat Opens R&D Facility in India, Growth Plans on Track Read More
Rolls-Royce to strengthen Bengaluru R&D centre, eyes ‘Make in India’ push Read More
India top destination for R&D investments; beats US, China Read More
‘Make in India’ helping country emerge as global R&D hub: Report Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India starts probe into dumping of steel products from China, EU Read More
India, Hungary to boost bilateral trade Read More
Political will wanted: Why India must be flexible on FTA with EU Read More
Morgan Stanley Says India Among Asia’s Least Exposed to Brexit Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on technology resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of Capital Goods. Read More
Bilateral Meeting between Commerce & Industry Minister and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Read More
India awaits EU stance on FTA, India-European Union free trade agreement will resume when the chief negotiators from both sides meet in July 15 Read More
After Brexit, India to rework FTA with EU: Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia Read More

Invest India

India to become first among global markets in 2017 to reach $1 trillion Read More
World Bank officials to meet DIPP to discuss ease of doing business ranking Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Voluntary Certification Scheme for Medical Devices launched in India Read More
EPO Sees Large Margin Of Improvement For Indian IPR Regime Read More
Experts say IPR policy lacks implementation road map Read More
India: New Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016 – Analysing the Key Highlights Read More
DIPP gives shape to programme to widen IPR policy exposure in schools and industry Read More
CII establishes three IPR facilitation centres Read More
Ministers urge traders to adopt better manufacturing practices as per Indian Standards Read More
New battery norms issued by BIS may make smartphone makers face delays in launching modelsRead More
MSIL, BIS sign MoU to facilitate vendors Read More
Commerce ministry for mandatory standards on products Read More
Steel imports face strict quality check Read More
Handsets in India must support typing in English, Hindi and one regional language: BIS Read More

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Smart Cities

Balancing act: Centre announces new list of smart cities Read More
11 New Cities approved for Inclusion in Smart City Challenge Read More
Rs. 194 Cr released to 13 Fast Track Winning Smart Cities subject to establishment of SPV Read More
Crack Team setup by the MoUD to help the Winning 20 Cities of 1st Round Read More
Britain offers to develop Pune, Indore, Amravati as smart Read More
MoUD issues Office Memorandum Regarding Issuance of Government Orders for the formation of SPVs Read More
India invites German firms to invest in infrastructure sector Read More
MoUD issues Office Memorandum Regarding Next Steps to be taken by 13 winning cities of fast track round of smart city challenge process Read More
UK could bring healthcare expertise to India’s smart cities Read More
Danish delegation to India focusing on Smart Cities and the water sector Read More
Confederation of Indian Industries to help AMC prepare for Smart City bid Read More
Role of PPPs in Indian Smart City Mission Read More

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Automotive:

Govt to acquire land for IOC refinery expansion for BS VI production; to invest Rs 20k cr Read More
Govt to assist Kerala in developing Lithium ion battery based vehicles Read More
Govt approves Capital Goods Policy, aims 21-million new jobs Read More
Buses must install panic buttons; notification on June 2: Nitin Gadkari Read More
Vehicle policy to generate steel scrap worth Rs 11k cr/annum Read More
Impact of Bharat Stage-VI norms on Indian Auto & Auto Component Industry Read More
Govt aims to make India a 100% electric vehicle nation by 2030; here is how Read More
Maharashtra government may put Uber & Ola under Motor Vehicle, Information Technology Acts Read More
Tata Motors signs MoU with Automotive Skills Development Council Read More
Nashik vehicle testing centre vandalisation draws govt’s attention Read More
SIAM in talks for notifying fuel efficiency norms for trucks and buses Read More
Cubastion Consulting launches connected car solutions in India Read More
ICRA Report on Automobiles-Safety Standard Regulations Read More
SIAM promotes safety & environment protection initiative Read More
Don’t extend diesel vehicle ban to other cities: Centre to NGT Read More
Bosch to invest over 100 mn euros in India in 2016; diesel ban remains a concern Read More
Danfoss campaign to bring better standards for industrial motors Read More
India’s fastest sports car ‘ORCA’ made by IIT-Bombay students all set for race Read More
“India is now getting ready not only for homologation services but for NCAP globally.” Read More
Govt’s New Car Buying Incentives – Voluntary Vehicular Fleet Modernisation Policy (V-VMP) Read More
Hybrid Volvo Buses To Now Ferry Passengers In Bangalore Read More
BS VI norms: ‘Govt must ensure homologation is not a bottleneck’ Read More
Europes’s TE Connectivity Opens Automotive Test Competence Center in India Read More

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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Niti Aayog seeks tax holiday on $1 billion investment in electronic manufacturing Read More
Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project Read More
Two revolutions set to transform India’s energy sector Read More
Avnet India launches product testing service for electronics product design in India Read More
‘Target low value items in electronics policy’ Read More
India expects $56 billion investment in electronics sector Read More

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ICT including Services:

Telephone User Base Grows to 105.88 Crore in March: TRAI Read More
Consultation Paper on Internet Telephony in a Month: TRAI Read More
India among 5th Largest Producer of e-waste in World Read More
Operators lock horns with regulator over VoIP rules Read More
Amdocs Launches Core Network Testing Service Read More
IoT Partnership: iPass and Tata Communications to Bring Borderless Wi-Fi Read More
DoT, Trai push for satellite use for telecom services Read More
Fact Sheet on the framework for the US-India Cyber Relationship (June 07, 2016) Read More
TRAI paper opens debate on regulating and licensing cloud services; on data ownership … Read More
TRAI wants a national cloud network for e-governance and lawful interception of data Read More
Government issues guidelines for virtual network operators Read More
TRAI ropes in IIT, IISc experts to look into STB interoperability Read More
TRAI floats consultation paper seeking advise on Cloud Computing from stakeholders Read More
‘Next round of spectrum auction in 2-3 months’ Read More
India Says No to Apple’s Plan of “Dumping” Used iPhones in the Country Read More
Government plans more incentives for mobile parts makers Read More
Driven by Digital India, government will spend $7 billion on IT in 2016, says Gartner Read More
Intel opens four ‘Unnati Kendra’ facilities in Gujarat to drive digitization Read More
Regional languages on mobiles get govt push Read More
Why Digital India rejecting Google Street View is absurd Read More
Microsoft launches cyber security engagement center in India Read More
Indian digital commerce to be worth Rs 2.1 trillion by December ’16: IAMAI report Read More
Multiple petitions oppose Geospatial Bill as deadline for comments approaches Read More
Google may get approval to test Loon in India Read More
Defence ministry frees spectrum worth Rs 30000 crore for upcoming auction Read More
Oxigen set to be the first Virtual Network Operator in India Read More
Telecom Commission backs 3% spectrum usage charge on telcos from next auction Read More
Cisco visual networking index predicts Internet traffic in India by 2020 to be 249x the volume of the entire Indian Internet in 2005 Read More
Prime Minister Releases First ever National Plan for Disaster Management Read More
Data centre market in India to touch $4.5 billion by 2018: IAMAI Read More

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Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Environment Ministry to create ‘urban forests’ in 200 cities to increase green cover Read More
India & USA Signs MoU To Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change Read More
EU to help India achieve energy efficiency in agri Read More
India, EU partnership to boost clean energy initiatives Read More

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R&D and Innovation:

Commerce & Industry Ministry aims to establish India as a hub for world class Designing Read More
India, Aus sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech Read More

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EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Review and Planning Meeting on the completion of 4 years of the € 9 million Indo-EU ‘Water4crops’ project – a boon to water-scarce agricultural sector Read More
Observational Campaign to study Small-Scale Processes and Large-Scale Monsoon Variability under a Joint Indo-UK Effort Read More
Press Statement by Prime Minister during his visit of Switzerland (June 06, 2016) Read More
India, EFTA agree to address issues to resume FTA talks Read More
Modi’s visit could jumpstart free-trade deal Read More
Senior Swiss Official To Visit India For Free-Trade Pact Talks Read More
India suggests EU to resume stalled FTA negotiations Read More

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Past News and Policy

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Government has extended the deadline for mandatory local telecom equipment testing to March
31, 2019. Read More
Govt mulls new category to impose import duties on hi-tech products. Read More

Policy

Govt. approved India’s accession to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Copyright Treaties. Read more
Govt. has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order 2018 for Cyber Security
Products. Read more

Smart Cities:

Only 8% of the 3,008 projects under the Smart City Mission have been completed: Report. Read More
Indian Smart Cities (Panaji, Pune and Rajkot) join the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) ‘We Love Cities’
public campaign Citizens to choose their favourite city, based on sustainable action. Read More
Surat, Gujarat smart city selected for ‘City Award’ for showing great momentum in
implementation of projects under India Smart Cities Awards 2018. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Results of India Smart Cities Award Contest (ISAC). Read more
Selection of 100th City (Shillong, Maghlaya) for the development as Smart Cities under 100
Smart Cities Mission. Read more
Govt of India launched India Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) Program to
Provide Opportunity to Youth to Work in the Domain of Urban Planning and Governance. Read more

Automotive:

Govt to scrap subsidy for private electric cars. Read More
Government to rope in nodal agencies for electric vehicle infr Read More
India delays plan to roll out 10,000 electric cars to 2019. Read More
Cabinet may decide on FAME [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles]
India scheme’s second phase to boost adoption of energy-efficient vehicles: Union Heavy
Industries Minister. Read More
Union government announces road map for electric vehicles in India. Read More

Policy

Notification no. G.S.R. 643 (E): regarding National Permit (NP), FASTag, fitness certificate etc.
Read more

Ministry notifications

Notification no. G.S.R. 453(E): regarding Background colour of registration plate for electric vehicle Read more
Notification no. G.S.R 371(E): regarding Light and Light Signaling Devices. Read more
Notification no. G.S.R 367(E): regarding Standardisation of Fully built bus as per AIS 153. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

All electricity meters in India to be smart prepaid meters in the next three years: Union Power
Ministe. Read More

Policy

New electronics policy to be unveiled soon and will focus on opening up Indian market for exports. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) issued revised notification for implementation of Solar Photovoltaics, Systems, Devices, and Component Goods (Requirement for Compulsory Registration under BIS Act) Order 2017.” Read more

ICT including Services:

New telecom policy is expected to be cleared by the Union Cabinet by July: Communications
Minister Read more Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issues guidelines for M2M (Machine to Machine)
number verification, allows eSIMs. Read More
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to draft principles on privacy of user data. Read More
Department of Telecom gears up to complete BharatNet rollout ahead of schedule by Dec-end. Read More
DoT makes changes to India’s internet telephony guidelines Read More
TRAI publishes coverage map of telecom operators. Read More
TRAI Releases Report on Independent Drive Tests conducted in 6 cities viz. Agra, Lucknow, Imphal,
Trivandrum, Nashik and Ahmedabad. Read More
5G services to be rolled out in India by 2020. Telecom minister. Read More

Policy

Telecom Commission has approved net neutrality rules new telecom policy Read more
Draft Telecommunication Tariff (64th Amendment) Order, 2018Read more/Download
Draft Telecommunication Consumers Education and Protection Fund (Fourth
Amendment) Regulation, 2018. Read more
Recommendations on “Privacy, Security and Ownership of Data in the Telecom
Sector”. Read more
Telecommunication Interconnection (Amendment) Regulations, 2018. Read more
Recommendations on Making Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessible for Persons with Disabilities. Read more
Method of allocation of spectrum for Public Mobile Radio Trunking Service (PMRTS) including auction, as a transparent mechanism. Read more
Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation, 2018. Read more

Make in India

India will soon start producing first indigenous Lithium Ion batteries.Read More
Make in India’s Success Biggest in Auto Sector: Heavy Industries Minister. Read More
Govt must focus on electronic components ecosystem to boost electronics manufacturing: Study. Read More

Policy

106 contracts signed in the last three and half years under defence Make In India: Government
of India Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Renewables to account for 55% of total installed capacity by 2030: Power minister. Read More
World Bank announces $300m energy efficiency funding for India. Read More

Policy

Government has set a target of installing 40 GW of grid connected rooftop solar capacity in the
country including Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) by year 2022. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

European Business and Technology centre (EBTC) and Indian Council for Research on
International Economic Relations (ICRIER) jointly released a white paper on “India as an
Innovation Economy – the Role of IP and ICT.Read More
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) spent Rs 15 bn on R&D & innovation in FY18, up 17% over last year. Read More

Policy

Global Innovation Index ranks India the 57th most innovative nation in the world. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Cabinet apprised of the Agreement between India and Denmark on Cooperation in the field of
Science, Technology and Innovation. Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom on
technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development. Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark on
technical cooperation in the field of Sustainable and Smart Urban Development. Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on Cooperation in the field of Civil Aviation. Read More
TRAI, Europe telecom regulators sign MoU, back net neutrality. Read More

Policy

India and United Kingdom (UK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on
global issues like governance of internet, cyber-crime and cyber-security. Read more

Invest India :

Ease of Doing Business: ‘With improvements set to continue, India creating investment climate to
boost growthRead More

Policy

The commerce and industry ministry released the ranking of states and union territories (UTs) in
terms of ease of doing business.Read More

Reports and Publications:

India’s utility solar capacity grows 72% in FY18: Report.Read More
India Energy Management Market Expected to Reach $2,145 million by 2023: Allied Market
Research. Read More
India needs independent body to promote mass acceptance of Electric Vehicles (EVs): Report. Read More
Climate change to affect India’s renewable energy plan: Study. Read More
India’s overall electricity demand from EVs may reach 69.6 TWh by 2030: ASSOCHAM-EY study. Read More

Policy

India’s shift to green economy could add 3 million jobs by 2030: Report. Read more
India’s renewable energy sector employed 4.3 lakh people in 2017: Report. Read more

Any Other Important Update:

India working towards becoming $5 trillion economy by 2025: President. Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Indian Solar Manufacturers Association (ISMA) to file fresh petition for anti-dumping probe on solar equipment. Read More
India looking to approach World Trade Organisation (WTO) if US imposes ‘selective’ steel, aluminium tariffs Read More

Policy

Ministry of Commerce has released Indian National Standardization Strategy Paper, which is open for comments and feedback now until 31st March 2018 Read more

Smart Cities:

India has undertaken most comprehensive, planned urbanisation programme: Union Minister Read More

Policy

Nokia launched a set of services and technologies to manage a smart city’s video surveillance, network, Internet of things sensors, parking and environment Read more
Three Indian ‘Smart Cities’ selected among finalists for WWF’s One Planet City Challenge. Read more

Automotive:

Central Electricity Authority favors special pricing for charging electric vehicles Read More
Mahindra & Mahindra plans to double its EV portfolio and bring on road at least four new models in the segment in the next three years. Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Limited to float fresh tender for another 10,000 electric cars Read More
Government is likely to restructure two apex bodies, the National Council for Electric Mobility and the National Board for Electric Mobility on E-mobility to ensure better inter-ministerial coordination Read More
Govt. caps life of commercial vehicles (CVs) such as taxis, trucks and buses at 20 years. Read More
Govt. may extend financial support of Rs 8,730 crore (1.16B Euro) in Faster adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles Phase II (FAME II). Read More
Delhi govt plans to add 1000 electric buses; proposed Rs 53K Cr (7.06B Euro) ‘green budget’ to curb pollution. Read More

Policy

Policy to scrap 15 yrs old vehicles almost finalised: Union Minister Read more
Govt unveils draft National Auto Policy to promote green mobility. Read more
NITI Aayog tasks seven ministries to frame guidelines to encourage the use of electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) sets up virtual labs for testing BS-VI engines Read more
Ministry of Power Launches National E-Mobility Programme in India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Indian semiconductor component market is expected to be worth $32.35 billion by 2025: India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA). Read More
India set to achieve 20 GW grid connected installed solar power generation capacity this fiscal itself: Govt. Read More
Power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) sighs memorandum of understanding (MoU) with French company Électricité de France (EDF) to explore the opportunities in Smart Grid technology in India.Read More
Smart meters to rationalize electricity consumption in India Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) floats second tender for smart meters Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 03). Read more
Meity issued Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012_Amendment Order-2018. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following corrigendum’s:

Amendment Scheme for over 5000MW Grid Connected SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) Power Projects with VGF (Viable Gap Funding) under JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) 2102 – 2018. Read More
Amendment in the Guidelines for implementation of a scheme for setting up of over 2000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects. Read More

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Compliance of WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) models to applicable CEA (Centre for Electrical Authority) Technical standards for Connectivity to the Grid. Read More
Grid Connected Roof top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme – Clarification in ‘Achievement-Linked Incentive Scheme for Government Sector’. Read More

ICT including Services:

India 5G spectrum pricing revealed by telecom operators to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Read More
Govt harmonizing spectrum for 5G: Telecom Secretary Read More
Govt. approved two important measures related to payment and spectrum holding assisting Indian telecom operators to improve their financial health and stay in business Read More
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) is planning to roll out initiatives for cyber security and data privacy in India. Read More
India needs core network, enabling ecosystem to boost 5G, Internet of things (IoT): Telecom secy. Read More
Telecom sector to create 10 million jobs in next five years: Skilling council. Read More
India ranks 67th in fixed line, 109th in mobile broadband speed: Ookla Read More
Only a third of Indian IT companies ready for EU privacy laws Read More

Policy

Government readies AI-muscled cyber security plan Read more
TRAI issued consultation paper, aiming to fix quality issues on voice services to Long Term Evolution (LTE) users including Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) and CS Fallback. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released Report on Independent Drive Test Conduct in Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Pondicherry and Vijayawada cities. Read more

Make in India

Centre taking steps for smart manufacturing: officialRead More
New industrial policy to increase share of manufacturing in Gross domestic product (GDP): Commerce Minister. Read More
Centre urges battery manufacturers to Make in IndiaRead More

Policy

Indian government identifies 21 key sectors for specific actions under the Make in India action plan Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to install energy-efficient LEDs across all airports in India. Read More
India ranks 78th on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) energy transition index. Read More
India’s EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Limited) subsidiary buys UK based Edina for $76M Read More

Policy

Ministry of Power (MoP) releases office Memorandum (OM) Amendment to Mega Power policy. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Central Government has sanctioned a sum of Rs. 1000 crore (133.33M Euro) for the phase two of the Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programmeRead More
India Innovation Growth Programme earmarks USD 2 million funding for this year Read More

Policy

UK and India upgrade joint research on clean water and clean energy. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India, EU to decide fate of trade agreement next month Read More
India, France commit to boost bilateral trade; relaunch India-EU free trade agreement (EU FTA) Read More
European development bank approves India’s membership. Read More
Spain for early resumption of India-EU free trade pact talks Read More
Indian and French companies exchanged 19 contracts and agreements worth over 13 billion euros in sectors including new and renewable energy, smart grid, nuclear energy, aviation, cement, telecom among others Read More
India and European Investment Bank (EIB) to Sign Loan Pact for Clean Energy Projects as part of a EUR 800m EIB investment in renewables in India. Read More
France keen on investing big in India, will create jobs for youth: Commerce minister. Read More

Policy

India and Germany signed MoU on urban development and Smart Cities program in India. Read more
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) sign Euro 150 million Loan Agreement for Renewable Energy Financing in India. Read more
List of MoUs/Agreements signed during the State Visit of President of France to India. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

Govt appoints 4 institutes to push India’s ranking in ease of doing business index. Read More

Reports and Publications:

India Produced 34% More Electricity Last Year than 2010, Now Third Globally: Report Read More
Government must remove all permits for electric vehicles: Niti-CII Report Read More

Policy

Indian solar sector attracted over USD 10 billion investment in 2017 as compared to USD 4 billion in the previous year Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Two groups at Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which are currently working to review and enhance the cyber-security standards for power utilities, are likely to issue them within next six months. Read More
New issues such as e-commerce in WTO is important for aspirational India: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
Govt’s push to make imported cars, bikes, mobile phones becoming costlier Read More
Government’s decision to increase import duty on a number of products will impact at least $65 billion worth of imports, may lead to World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute Read More
India ranks 44 out of 50 nations in intellectual property index. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Commerce has released Indian National Standardization Strategy Paper, which is open for comments and feedback now until 31st March 2018 Read more

Smart Cities:

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to Work with Global Institutions on Smart Cities. Read More
French development bank AFD keen to invest 100 million euros (around Rs 800 crore) for India’s smart cities mission. Read More
Finland Companies Enthusiastic About India’s Smart Cities Mission: Finnish Minister Read More
Government releases Rs 9,940 crore (1.325B Euro) to states for Smart Cities Mission Read More
Govt launches liveability index to rate 116 Indian cities, ranking expected by June Read More

Policy

Nokia launched a set of services and technologies to manage a smart city’s video surveillance, network, Internet of things sensors, parking and environment Read more
Three Indian ‘Smart Cities’ selected among finalists for WWF’s One Planet City Challenge. Read more

Automotive:

Railways to provide charging points for electric vehicle at the parking lots of train stations to promote the use of green energy. Read More
M&M announced a fresh investment of Rs 900 crore (INR 9 billion) in electric vehicles (EVs) over the next four years Read More
EV Sales in India to account for 30-35% of New Vehicles Market by 2030.Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to float another global tender for 10,000 electric vehicles to be deployed across the country for government use Read More
Quadricycles set to ply on Indian roads, notification on vehicle standards soon Read More
Electric two-wheeler segment to grow 38% by 2020: Frost & Sullivan Read More

Policy

Policy to scrap 15 yrs old vehicles almost finalised: Union Minister Read more
Govt unveils draft National Auto Policy to promote green mobility. Read more
NITI Aayog tasks seven ministries to frame guidelines to encourage the use of electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) sets up virtual labs for testing BS-VI engines Read more
Ministry of Power Launches National E-Mobility Programme in India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) may borrow 2.13 billion euro in FY18 to add 6,900 MW capacity by Mar 2019 Read More
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plans to acquire 1,000 MW hydropower projects. Read More
M-SIPS Incentive Package Scheme for Electronics may link sops to generation of jobs as part of its phase II Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 03). Read more
Meity issued Electronics and IT Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012_Amendment Order-2018. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following corrigendum’s:

Amendment Scheme for over 5000MW Grid Connected SPV (Special Purpose Vehicle) Power Projects with VGF (Viable Gap Funding) under JNNSM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission) 2102 – 2018. Read More
Amendment in the Guidelines for implementation of a scheme for setting up of over 2000 MW Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects. Read More

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Compliance of WTG (Wind Turbine Generator) models to applicable CEA (Centre for Electrical Authority) Technical standards for Connectivity to the Grid. Read More
Grid Connected Roof top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme – Clarification in ‘Achievement-Linked Incentive Scheme for Government Sector’. Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom regulator TRAI releases Recommendations on Issues related to Digital Radio Broadcasting in India. Read More
TRAI asks DoT to review license, spectrum fees levied on telecom firms Read More
TRAI wants wireless broadband connectivity for 90% Indians by 2022. Read More
TRAI clears in-flight internet access and mobile connectivity. Read More
Department of Telecom assigns mobile tracking project to C-DoT Read More
Government expects to finalize 5G roadmap by June’18 Read More
Telecom department to issue guidelines for M2M communication soon. Read More
Telcos to start issuing 13-digit mobile numbers to M2M customers in India. Read More
Telecom Subscribers In India Reach 1.19 Billion In December 2017.Read More
Government likely to make GPS mandatory in feature phones also Read More
IT ministry sets up panels for artificial intelligence roadmap Read More
India’s IT, ITeS exports clocked $111 billion in 2016-17: ESC data Read More
India’s IT-BPM industry crossed $150 billion in 2016-17: Report Read More
Govt earmarks Rs14,500 crore (1.93 billion euro) for telecom infra projects. Read More
Telecom sector can attract $100 billion investment under NTP 2018: Trai Read More

Policy

Government readies AI-muscled cyber security plan Read more
TRAI issued consultation paper, aiming to fix quality issues on voice services to Long Term Evolution (LTE) users including Voice Over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) and CS Fallback. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released Report on Independent Drive Test Conduct in Coimbatore, Kozhikode, Pondicherry and Vijayawada cities. Read more

Make in India

Industry 4.0 can transform Indian manufacturing Read More
Make in India 2.0 to focus on 10 champion sectors to spur manufacturing, job creation. Read More
Electronics system design manufacturing (ESDM) industry is projected to see investment proposals worth Rs 10,000 crore ($1.5 billion) in India by 2020.Read More
Mobile manufacturers to invest around Rs 6,000 crore to increase localization of components: Report Read More

Policy

Indian government identifies 21 key sectors for specific actions under the Make in India action plan Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Government pushes for alternative fuels, electric vehicles in bid to curb air pollution.Read More
India achieves 20 GW of installed solar capacity within eight years. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Power (MoP) releases office Memorandum (OM) Amendment to Mega Power policy. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

T-Hub launches innovation platform for renewable energy sector. Read More
Incentives soon for startups, venture funds for AI research in key sectors Read More
Indian scientists develop test bed to generate clean energy Read More

Policy

UK and India upgrade joint research on clean water and clean energy. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-EU talks on free trade agreement expected soon.Read More
Car imports from India to UK jumped by over 8 per cent.Read More
UK city Derby inks Kolkata MoU to forge ties in biz and beyond Read More
Norway explores ties with Gujarat ports, green energy, shipping Read More

Policy

India and Germany signed MoU on urban development and Smart Cities program in India. Read more
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) sign Euro 150 million Loan Agreement for Renewable Energy Financing in India. Read more
List of MoUs/Agreements signed during the State Visit of President of France to India. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

Govt appoints 4 institutes to push India’s ranking in ease of doing business index. Read More

Reports and Publications:

Comprehensive action plan needed for electric vehicle segment to grow: Assocham and Nomura Research Institute Read More
India to have no 2G internet subscribers by June 2019: Report Read More
82 Percent of Indian Mobile Data Traffic came from 4G in 2017: Report Read More
Internet users in India likely to cross 500 mn by June 2018: IAMAI report Read More
Annual investments in private LTE and 5G network infrastructure will cross $2.5 billion in 2018 and $5 billion by 2021, SNS Telecom & IT said in its latest research report.Read More
Vehicles powered with renewables can save Rs 40,000 (0.04 million)annually: Report Read More
4G Smartphones Sees 14 Percent Growth In India: IDC Read More

Policy

Indian solar sector attracted over USD 10 billion investment in 2017 as compared to USD 4 billion in the previous year Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

India mulls 70% safeguard duty on solar equipment imports. Read More
Expect India’s rank to improve in global IP index Read More
CIPAM-DIPP launches IP competition for college & university students Read More

Policy

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued Guidelines for Certification of Capacitors as per IS 2993, IS 13340 (Part 1) and IS 13585 (Part 1) Read more
The list of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with National Standards Bodies (NSBs) of 23 countries with the common aim of strengthening core activities of standardization and conformity assessment Read more
In continuation to mandatory testing compliance order effective from 1st October onwards for which draft procedure was prepared earlier , TEC has now drafted Essential requirements (ERs) for the Telecommunication Equipment and is going through a consultation process with Industry. Copy of these draft ERs are available here
Indian Government has Submitted a compliance report to World Trade Organization (WTO) in solar power case with US. Read more
Govt initiates anti-dumping probe into imports of solar glass. Read more

Smart Cities:

Surat tops ranking of smart cities with largest number of projects completed Read More
2.5 years into smart city plan, only 5% of projects are finished. Read More
Only 7% of Rs 9,860 crore (98.6 billion) spent so far under Smart City mission:Data Read More

Policy

Ministry of Urban Development has decided to conduct annual survey of its liveability standards in cities. Read more
Government has announced nine more cities for smart makeover totaling the smart cities count to 99 as part of 100 smart cities mission. Read more
As part of Clean India (Swachh Bharat Mission), Government launches Protocol for Star Rating of Garbage-Free Cities. Read more

Automotive:

At least 40% of all vehicles in India may become electric by 2030, and 100% by 2047, according to a white paper released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam). Read More
Auto industry posts 11.27% growth in April-Dec 2017: SIAM Read More
EESL invites bid for 2,000 electric vehicle chargers for phase II.Read More
EESL plans pan-India rollout of 9,500 electric vehicles Read More
Government eyes 100% electric public transport through its scheme FAME Phase II.Read More

Policy

The Government is planning to come out with two new policies in the auto space — the first is designed to support the automobile industry as a whole and the second will be focused on electric vehicles. Read more
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) plans to start testing facility for Electric Vehicle (EV) batteries in 6 months Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India looks to provide access to electricity to all in 2018. Read More
Govt may lower tariffs for new hydro-electric power projects Read More

Policy

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released guidelines for Series Approval of Products towards Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III (Revision 02). Read more
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launches Cyber Surakshit Bharat (Cyber Safe India) to strengthen Cybersecurity. Read more
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Clarification in respect of Domestic Content Requirement (DCR) under the National Solar Mission Read More
Introduction of new milestone for release of Central Financial Assistant (CFA) to Central Transmission Utility/ State Transmission Utility (CTU/STU) for development of external power evacuation systems of solar parks under the scheme for “Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Project”. Read More and for related scheme order please click here

ICT including Services:

Telecom sector revenue to rise 10% in FY19: ICRA Read More
Indian ICT revenue to touch US$ 225 billion by 2020: study.Read More
India’s software market to touch USD 5.1 bn by 2018: IDC Read More
FDI Equity Inflow In Telecom Sector Touched USD 6.08 Billion Read More
429.2 Million Internet Connections in India. Read More
India’s Internet to Create over 50 Million Jobs By 2021.Read More
Artificial Intelligence can infuse $957 bn into Indian economy Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI recommends Wi-Fi and mobile communication during air travel Read More
DoT To Rank Telecom Operators On Quality To Curb Call Drops Read More
New Telecom policy NTP 2018 may cut levies Read More
India Consumes Most Mobile Data Per Month In the World: NITI Aayog.Read More
Govt initiating programmes under Digital India for IT sector growth Read More
New Law on Data Protection on Anvil: Government.Read More

Policy

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendation towards Formulation of National Telecom Policy – 2018. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released Report on Independent Drive Test Conducted to test casll drops in following cities:

Aizwal , Itanagar, Guwahati and Surat

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released white paper on measuring broadband speeds. Read more
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has Released a Consultation Paper on Spectrum Allocation for Radio Trunking Services. Read more

Make in India

Make in India 2.0 to stress on robotics, genomics. Read More
India gets 30th rank in manufacturing index. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Wind power generation to touch 9,500 MW in current fiscal Read More
India to set up $350 m fund to finance solar projects. Read More
Government Proposes Rs 23,450 Crore (USD 3.12 billion) Rooftop Solar Scheme. Read More
International Multilateral Financial Institutions (IMFI) providing Technical and Financial assistance for Solar Power Projects in the Country. Read More

Policy

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued Notification regarding Draft Environment (Protection) Amendment Rules, 2018. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Panel to be formed to review progress of IIT research parks: HRD Ministry Read More
Bharat Forge sets up e-mobility R&D centre in UK. Read More
Innovation hubs emerge in India, Singapore: Capgemini report Read More

Policy

Minister for Science and Technology has launched four new schemes for young researchers. Read more

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

YES Bank, EU bank start $400-mln program to finance green projects. Read More
French car maker Groupe PSA ties up with TCS for smart cars.Read More
India-UK trade meet to focus on visa restrictions, trade barriers Read More
Colruyt plans to invest Rs 1,000 cr (10 billion) in renewable energy space in India. Read More

Policy

Cabinet approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on Cooperation in the Field of Skill Development, Vocational Education and Training. Read more

Invest India :

India fifth most attractive market for investments: PwC survey Read More

Ease of Doing Business

Policy

New industrial policy to promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’ at district level. Read More
Government to introduce new initiatives to make it easier to start business Read More

Reports and Publications:

India’s domestic IT spending is estimated to grow at 11.6 per cent to Rs 2,33,273 crore (USD 31.10 billion) in 2018: report Read More
Digital commerce market expected to cross $50 billion mark in 2018: study Read More
Delhi-NCR will generate 1,50,000 MT e-waste by 2020: ASSOCHAM study Read More

Policy

EV sales to witness high double digit growth annually till 2020: ASSOCHAM-EY Study. Read more
India mobile phone shipments reached 288 mn in 2017: IDC report Read more

Standards/TBT/IPR:

IPR protection: Government wants to engage schools to drive awareness Read More
Indian Patent Office Launches The Official Mobile APP For Intellectual Property Rights. Read More

Policy

Govt. approves Consumer Protection Bill Read more
Govt raises import duty on some items, including smartphone, TV. Read more

Smart Cities:

Govt. to announce next remaining 10 cities’ name under the 100 smart cities mission by January-end Read More
Google Set To Offer Free Wi-Fi In Smart Cities. Read More

Policy

Union Ministry gives approval to 66 projects under Smart City Mission Read more
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released following Office Memorandums (OMs):

Extension of last date of submission of entries to participate in India Smart City Program (ISCP). Read more
Clarifications to the queries/modifications in the Screening Framework of India Smart City Program (ISCP). Read more

Automotive:

Motor Vehicle Act (Amendment) Bill 2017 to change how India drives. Read More
Automotive industry seeks cut in tax on batteries used in EVs.Read More
Transport Ministry to seek Rs 5,000 crore (0.66B Euro) for electric bus fleets, bus ports.Read More
German startup plans sub-Rs 10 lakh (1 Million) e-cars and trucks Read More
Domestic auto component industry to grow 9-11% in FY18: ICRA Read More
Private Firms May Soon Be Allowed To Set Up Electric Car Charging Stations. Read More

Policy

Government’s think-tank, Niti Aayog, to make policy for electric vehicles. Read more
10 Cities selected for pilot project of Multi-Modal Electric Public Transport under FAME India. Read more

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Plans World’s Largest Solar-Wind Hybrid Project. Read More
Govt may amend Electricity Act to allow e-vehicle charging stations to sell power. Read More
Technologies like ArtificiaI Intelligence, big data impacting power sector: Tata Power Read More
Government launches online portal for power sector information. Read More
Local value addition key to growth of Indian consumer electronics: PwC study Read More

Policy

Meity released guidelines for Series Approval of Products for Implementation of “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” –Phase III. Read more
63 solar micro grids of 1899 kWp aggregated capacity reported to be installed in the country: Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy. Read more

ICT including Services:

Govt may allow 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in telecom via automatic route. Read More
Push local telecom equipment manufacturing: Trai chairman Read More
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Plans To Auction E, V Bands Via Auction.Read More
TRAI suggests easing caps on spectrum holding by telecom firms. Read More
Indian digital economy to touch USD 1 trillion in the next 5-7 years: IT Minister Read More
TRAI Looks At Net Neutrality Norms To Priorities Financial Transactions. Read More
TRAI asks DoT to make M&A process easier for telecom firms. Read More
TRAI firm on free data to consumers in non-discriminatory way Read More

Policy

White Paper on Data Protection framework for India has been drafted to solicit public comments on what shape a data protection law must take. Read more
TRAI Releases Consultation Paper on For Formulation Of National Telecom Policy 2018 Read more
TRAI issues “The Telecommunication Interconnection Regulations, 2018”. Read more
BharatNet Phase 1: Target Achieved Through Meticulous Planning and Focused Implementation at Ground Level; Achievers Felicitated by the Dept of Telecom Read more

Make in India

To boost Make in India, framework for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) set for a complete makeover Read More
Siemens India to manufacture new generation of photovoltaic inverters in India. Read More

Policy

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy issues Concept Note on Solar PV Manufacturing Scheme. Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Renewable energy investment across India gets USD 400 million boost from new European Investment Bank – YES BANK initiative Read More
Energy Efficiency initiatives implemented by EESL help India save over 3,700 crore (0.49B Euro) kWh of energy consumption. Read More
Draft national energy policy proposes aligning energy prices with international rates. Read More
India to have new hydropower policy soon: Power Minister Read More

Policy

65.75 MW Power Generated in the country from the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW): Minister. Read more
Clean energy crosses 62 GW mark; solar over 16W, wind 32.7GW Read more
Schemes launched by the Government to promote Solar Energy in the country. Read more

R&D and Innovation:

India ranked 60th most innovative country on the Global Innovation Index-2017.Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India invites Norway to invest in green transportation. Read More
India, UK to ink pact in urban transport sector.Read More
India, Denmark vow to boost trade and investment ties.Read More
India, Greece to deepen cooperation in energy, aviation Read More
India, Finland to boost in IT, renewable energy ties Read More

Policy

Cabinet apprised of the MoU between India and Italy on cooperation in the field of renewable energy. Read more
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Belgium on Cooperation in the field of ICT&E. Read more

Invest India :

India’s ease of doing business ranking: Government eyes arbitration law changes Read More
Ease of doing business: No need to file separate PAN, TAN application under company incorporation process Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Minister for Commerce and Industry reviews Government’s initiatives on IPR. Read More
DIPP-FICCI to organize Intellectual Property Rights awareness program for MSMEs Read More
IoT Experts And Stakeholders Drive Interoperable Standards-Based Adoption At OneM2M India Industry Day Read More

Smart Cities:

Machine-To-Machine Communication for Smart Cities. Read More
India to get expertise on smart cities from France Read More
Environmental Policies Vital For Smart Cities Read More
Involve enterprises to speed up Smart City Project: Nokia Read More
Artificial Intelligence in smart city plans Read More
TRAI holds meet on smart city Read More
Smart City contracts to show results by June 2018, says minister Read More

Automotive:

NITI Aayog favours ‘National Council for Electric Mobility’ for e-vehicle push Read More
Government readies institutional framework to push electric mobility Read More
Delhi to have BS-VI fuel by Apr next year even as 2020 deadline for auto cos stays.Read More
Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) gets India Auto Inc talking on impact of BS VI.Read More
NITI Aayog releases proposal for a quick pilot on EV charging infrastructure in Delhi. Read More
Delhi gears up for automated driving test Read More
Domestic CV industry to grow by 6-7% in FY18: ICRA. Read More
M&M bags Govt/EESL contract to supply e-sedans matches TATA’s TaMo’s Tigor price Read More
Auto Expo 2018 to be held from February 9-14. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Government to push prepaid, smart meters in universal electrification drive. Read More
After LED and e-cars, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) sets benchmark rates in solar power Read More
Solar electric charging 30% cheaper than grid-linked: ABB India Read More
Indian appliance & consumer electronics market to grow at 10% CAGR by 2022. Read More
Mini and Micro Grids for Rural Electrification Read More
India energy sector to offer $300 bn opportunities in 10 yrs. Read More

ICT including Services:

Consolidation Opens Up Room For Virtual Mobile Network Read More
India may adopt 5G by 2020: Ericsson CTO Read More
India to have 200 crore (2 Billion) IoT devices in 4 years: IT Minister Read More
TRAI suggests norms for app based calling on telcos’ network Read More
Indian Government’s IT spending to hit $8.5 billion in 2018 Read More
India to promote research in cyber-security: Electronics and IT Minister Read More
Apply same data protection rules on OTTs: Big telcos to TraiRead More
Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) launched incubator programme- IoT.IN for IOT-Based Startups. Read More
Telcos To Invest USD 20 Billion In Next 2 Years.Read More
Bharat Net to connect 2.5 lakh (0.25M) panchayats, all set to add Rs 4.5 lakh crore(59.06B Euro) to GDP. Read More
Data Ownership Key To Data Protection: TRAI Chief. Read More
India now second-largest Smartphone market in world Read More
Number of People Using Internet Likely to Reach 800 Million at End of This year Read More
Government launches Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan To Promote Digital Literacy In Rural India Read More

Make in India

Ministry asks Apple to come up with new plan to make in India Read More
Prime Minister For Greater Cooperation With France Under ‘Make In India’ In Defence Read More
India plans 20GW solar tender to spur domestic manufacturing Read More
Future Gross domestic product (GDP) growth to come from manufacturing: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
North India Module Manufacturer Association” (NIMMA) to promote Solar PV modules Manufacturers in India. Read More
Government plans Rs 3000 crore (30 Billion) spend to push capital goods manufacture. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India needs over $200 bn of investment in renewable infrastructure Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) launches $454 million ‘Creating and Sustaining Markets for Energy Efficiency’ project in partnership with the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Tata Motors collaborate on energy efficient initiatives Read More
Delhi to generate 1,000 MW solar power by 2019.Read More
India to achieve COP 21 goals before deadline.Read More
India to Double Solar Power Capacity by 2020 Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Delhi Government to match private sector to fund R&D in higher education. Read More
UK-India announce joint research projects to address shared challenges Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India and EU strengthen partnership to implement the Paris Agreement and boost clean energy cooperation Read More
Cabinet approves India’s Membership for European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Read More
India, Sweden to work closely in promoting clean technologies Read More
France, India committed to sustainable urban transport Read More
India, France to discuss ways to boost defence cooperation Read More
India-France enhance maritime cooperation Read More
India and Belgium must continue to learn and benefit from each other: King Philippe Read More
European Investment Bank partners with International Solar Alliance and confirms EUR 800 million support for Indian renewable energy. Read More
Trade between India, Italy can go beyond current $8.8 billion: PM Read More
French investment in India reaches around 1 billion Euros in 2016. Read More

Invest India :

Huge ranking jump to boost biz in India. Read More
India’s goods and services tax to facilitate ease of doing business: EU Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Bureau of Indian Standards allows mobile makers to display registration via e-labelling Read More
Mobile phone makers to miss Oct 1 deadline to roll out Indic scripts. Read More Govt likely to extend compliance deadline for local language support in mobile phones Read more
Commerce Ministry working on notifying mandatory standards Read More
Govt. tightens quality checks on imported electronics; Smartwatches, CCTV cameras also under scanner Read More
Government is finalizing cyber security standards for telephones: Telecom Minister Read More
Commerce Ministry launches social media campaign to promote IPR of Indian GIs Read More
Government to introduce preferential public procurement for cybersecurity products Read More

Smart Cities:

Govt. wants to fast-track 261 Smart City projects but definition of ‘smart city’ still ambiguous Read More
French delegation to discuss Puducherry smart city project Read More
Centre asks States to focus on impactful and PPP based smart city projects. Read More

Automotive:

Auto component industry to hit $200 bn by 2026 Read More
India will stick to plan of having 100% electric mobility by 2030: Nitin Gadkari Read More
Power Grid To Set Up Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles With NTPC.Read More
E-vehicle drive: Centre may take Elon Musk’s Australian policy for a spin.Read More
India Plans to Buy Electric Buses, Three-Wheelers In Clean Transport Push. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India issues new specifications for solar power modules Read More
Energy storage market to touch 70 GW by 2022 Read More
India’s electronics industry to grow to $400 billion by 2022: ELCINA Read More
Narendra Modi launches ‘Saubhagya’ scheme – promises complete electrification Read More
India may produce surplus power in FY 18: Fitch report Read More
Government to hold talks on new electronics policy. Read More
Regulation of Group Captive Power Plants In India. Read More
100% E-Vehicles by 2030? Here’s How the Govt Plans To Make It Possible. Read More
EESL to procure 5M Smart Meters for realization of Smart Grids in India Read More
Ministry of Renewable & GIZ Signs Agreement to Improve Framework Conditions for Grid Integration of Renewable Energies. Read More

ICT including Services:

oneM2M hosted third Industry Day in India to advance worldwide IoT adoption Read More
Govt is going to bell the cat with 5G auctions Read More
TRAI Rolls Consultation Paper on Auction of Spectrum Read More
TRAI chief calls for zero cost for digital transactions Read More
Government plans norms for e-wallet firms to prevent online frauds Read More
TRAI releases draft recommendation to promote ease of doing telecom business Read More
TRAI consultation paper on local telecom equipment manufacturing Read More
Reliance’s Unlimit, IBM collaborate to power IoT innovation in India Read More
Government considering its own cryptocurrency Read More
Airtel, SK Telecom tie-up to build high speed network, 5G Read More
New Telecom Policy may ensure Internet access for 1.3 billion Indians Read More
Government plans to mandate linking of Aadhaar with SIM by February 2018 Read More
Government plans Wi-Fi for all village panchayats by March 2019 Read More
TCS to carve out a new brand identity for its artificial intelligence product Ignio Read More
COAI Launches 5G India Forum Read More
India Joins Race in 5G Ecosystem, Constitutes High Level Forum on 5G India 2020 Read more
Google signs MoU for digital Gujarat Read more
Schneider Electric India empowers digital growth, launches IoT-enabled ‘EcoStruxure’ Read more

Make in India

French Rafale ready to make jets in India Read More
Niti Aayog to prepare roadmap for indigenous manufacturing of lightweight body armours: Official Read More
‘New telecom policy to push local manufacturing’Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India to reach 20 GW of installed solar capacity by FY18-end: report Read More
NTPC invites developers to set up 100 waste-to-energy plants Read More
Green building code to hike construction costs by 5%: BEE Read More
New solar bidding guidelines will boost investors’ morale: ICRA Read More
Achieve 100 GW clean energy by 2019-20: Niti Action Agenda Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Government of Karnataka signs MoU with Embassy of Finland Read More
IIT Delhi gets Centre of Excellence for renewable energy Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

European Union-India set to broaden strategic, business ties Read More
EU hopes to resume FTA talks with India Read More
Switzerland for early India-EFTA pact Read More
Free trade talks with EFTA grouping hit IPR, services wall Read More
REC Group Emerges as the Largest European Solar Panel Manufacturer in India Read More
Estonia open to assist India on cyber security Read More
European Union may commit funds for flagship Indian projects Read More

Invest India :

India’s demography will make it as economic superpower: Deloitte Read More
DIPP readying parameters to rank States on startup ecosystem Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Government has launched the system of issuing e-patent certificates after grant of patent. Read More
India has not breached any international covenant by imposing 10% import duty on smartphones and is ready for any dispute that may arise at the World Trade Organization (WTO), said government officials. Read More
Government is revamping the consumer protection law to safeguard consumers in view of new challenges posed by e-commerce, direct selling and multi-level marketing sectors Read More
In order to guard the domestic steel industry against cheap imports coming from China, the government is likely to impose countervailing duty of 18.95% on imports of some particular type of steel products Read More

Smart Cities:

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) Smart City projects given timelines; Rs.1,240 cr worth works to begin in October Command & Control Centre, Smart water and power grids, roads, parking, classrooms priority focus. Read More
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) launched the ‘City Liveability Index’ to measure living standards in 116 major cities with population of above one million. Read More
30 more cities from across the country added to the Centre’s Smart City Mission with a proposed investment of Rs.57,393 crore [7.65B Euro) in various projects under the scheme, Taking the number of cities to 90 Read More
Investments worth over Rs 4 lakh crore [53.33B Euro] have been approved for improving urban infrastructure in the three years. Read More

Automotive:

G.S.R. 643(E): Central Motor Vehicles (10th Amendment) Rules, 2017; Government of India. Read More
G.S.R. 633(E): Central Motor Vehicles (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2017; Government of India. Read More
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways is looking at a large-scale introduction of biofuel vehicles for road and water transportation.Read More
With a view to significantly bring down pollution levels, the government has decided to adopt and implement in totality the automobile standards in developed countries Read More
NTPC (National thermal power corporation) plans to add 20 charging stations for electric vehicles, to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles in India. Read More
Government is promoting e-mobility by working towards adopting indigenous and affordable e-mobility solutions which are sustained by an economic model. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

The 2017 National Energy Policy (NEP), drafted by the NITI Aayog, takes the baton forward from the 2006 Integrated Energy Policy (IEP) in setting the trajectory of growth for the energy sector. Read More
Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified that a guideline for procurement of renewable power through competitive bidding would be notified shortly by the Centre. Read More
Government mulling hybrid green policy of wind, solar in same site. Read More
Government may consider Rs 17,000 crore [2.26B Euro] to hydropower policy. Read More
Government to formulate new electronics manufacturing policy to create $1 trillion digital economy in 4 years. Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Sector Largest Debtor in India at Rs 4.6 lakh Cr (€63B): RBI Read More
Tata’s, Bharti on a Call to Explore Joint front in Telecom and DTH Read More
Cellular Operators Association, COAI wants proposal on mandatory testing of telecom products to be quashed Read More
Subscriber base of landline down 4%, wireless up 11.5% in 2016 Read More
Telecom subscriber base crosses 1,198 million in April Read More
India-China to account for 50% of new mobile subscribers by 2020: Report Read More
India likely to have 520 million 4G subscribers by 2022: Ericsson Read More
India to have 3 million 5G users, 370 million Volte users by 2022:Ericsson Read More
Internet users to double to 829 million by 2021: Report Read More
Global IoT spending to reach $1.4 trillion by 2021: report Read More
Data traffic per smartphone user to reach 11 GB per month by 2022: Report Read More
Govt. targets $1 trillion digital economy in India by 2025 Read More
India’s digital economy can reach $4 trillion in 4 years Read More
Indian business intelligence software revenue forecast to reach $245 million in 2017, says Gartner Read More
Digital commerce market estimated to touch €30B by end 2017: IAMAI Read More
Data breaches could cost Indian firms €1.5M this year: IBM Read more
Imported Mobiles to Become Costlier Due to New 10 Percent Customs Duty Read more
DoT working on stricter rules for tampering of IMEI number, tracking lost mobiles Read more
DoT amends license to allows movement of switching equipment across India Read more
Ms Aruna Sundararajan gets full charge as DoT secretary, Mr. Ajay Prakash Sawhney new IT secretary Read More
India ranked top exporter of ICT services: UN report Read More
Airtel-Telenor India merger gets CCI nod. Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Google for Wi-Fi hotspots Read More
Tata Communications, Bahrain’s Batelco tie up for cloud computing, connectivity solutions Read More
India Inc. lags in adequate cyber incident response strategies: EY India report Read More
India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity index Read More
Unlicensed spectrum picks up momentum among telecoms Read More

Make in India

New industrial policy on anvil, stakeholders being consulted: Commerce and Industry Minister Read More
MeitY approved a proposal to set up two electronics manufacturing clusters – one each in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh at a cost of Rs 667 crore [8.89M Euro] and Rs 340 crore [4.53M Euro] , respectively.Read More
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India under Make in India Read More
Make in India initiative: supercomputers will be manufactured in India under a three-phase programme. Read more
Govt. has imposed 10 % basic customs duty on mobile phones and parts like charger, headsets, battery and USB cable with immediate effect to boost domestic manufacturing. Read More
Government has issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 as part of the policy of the Government of India to encourage ‘Make in India’ and promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India with a view to enhancing income and employment Read More
Govt. might allow tax incentives and tariff intervention for more sectors, on the lines of the phased manufacturing programme (PMP) aimed at boosting mobile phone production Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India is looking at reducing carbon emission by 30% by 2030. Read More
Govt. is planning to revamp India’s environmental laws, after failing to do so in the first three years of its tenure. Read More
INFORMATION: Letter from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), requesting producers to apply for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Authorisation under E-Waste (Management) Rules 2016 Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Physical Laboratory (NPL) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for time and frequency traceability services. Read More
NITSER (National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research) Amendment Bill passed in Rajya Sabha.Read More
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) to set up India’s first TISC in Punjab.Read More
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission will provide financial assistance to 10 different institutions for setting up incubation centres, in the first round of funding.Read More
Task Force on Innovation: Report on Global Innovation Index: An Indian Perspective Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Dutch firm to project manage Indian smart city Read More
Czech Republic seek close ties with Chandigarh City Read More
EU to help India move to a resource efficient ‘circular economy’ Read More
Govt. approves MoU between India and Portugal on Cooperation Read More
European Union grants India 3.5 million euros for ‘Mobilize Your City’ initiative Read More
German start-up launches smart DC mini grid in India Read More
EU, France grant 3.5 mn euros to curb emissions in India Read More
India, Germany sign 12 agreements Read more
The trade-off with EU Read more
French firm to make 800 ‘super high-power’ locomotives in India Read More
Siemens opens its first digital factory in India Read More
French company Engie likely to invest Rs 6500 crore in solar energy in India Read More

Invest India :

India gets G20 praise on ease of doing business, startup funding, labor reforms Read More
India ‘builds’ case for better ranking in ease of doing business Read More
Government of India to allocate Rs. 2000 crore (€273M) startup fund Read More
World Bank projects 7.2% growth rate for India in 2017 Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Two-wheeler riders, could soon face heavy penalties for using helmets without the Indian Standards based certified ISI mark Read More
Intellectual property: Why India has a long way to go in reforming IPR policy Read More
Govt. approved Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Republic of Mali’s Direction Nationale De Industries (MLINDI), on Standardization and Conformity Assessment. Read More
Dept. of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP) scheme to raise IPR awareness; 4300 programme in 3 yrs. Read More
Govt classifies microbeads as “unsafe” for cosmetic products Read More

Smart Cities:

30 more cities selected for development as smart cities, taking total to 90 Read More
Govt. launches Livability Index for cities Read More
Mr. DS Mishra takes charge as Urban development secretary Read More
India takes to app to clean up cities Read More
16 smart cities to list their municipal bonds in stock market Read More
To help Smart Cities, Bosch India launches climate monitoring system Read More

Automotive:

Rajan Wadhera (President Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra) elected as Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer (SIAM)’s Vice-President Read More
India Plans to Sell Only Electric Cars by 2030 Read More
Tesla negotiates exemption of import duties with government to launch in India Read More
SIAM conducts nationwide campaign to promote safety and environment protection Read More
Indian Auto Component Industry Could record $50B in revenues by FY’18: ACMA Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Solar, not coal, is India’s future by 2030: Report Read More
Solar Power Tariff Drops to Historic Low at Rs 2.44 (€ 0.033)per unit Read More
US announces $7.5 million to advance India’s power grid Read More
CyanConnode receives follow-on orders for a further 10400 smart meters in India Read More
India launches 2 new clean coal technology missions Read More
India needs a single regulator to govern energy sector: Niti Aayog Read More
Indian Electronics Market Expected to Reach $400 Billion By 2020: Study Read More
WIND Power forecasting in India Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Sector Largest Debtor in India at Rs 4.6 lakh Cr (€63B): RBI Read More
Tata’s, Bharti on a Call to Explore Joint front in Telecom and DTH Read More
Cellular Operators Association, COAI wants proposal on mandatory testing of telecom products to be quashed Read More
Subscriber base of landline down 4%, wireless up 11.5% in 2016 Read More
Telecom subscriber base crosses 1,198 million in April Read More
India-China to account for 50% of new mobile subscribers by 2020: Report Read More
India likely to have 520 million 4G subscribers by 2022: Ericsson Read More
India to have 3 million 5G users, 370 million Volte users by 2022:Ericsson Read More
Internet users to double to 829 million by 2021: Report Read More
Global IoT spending to reach $1.4 trillion by 2021: report Read More
Data traffic per smartphone user to reach 11 GB per month by 2022: Report Read More
Govt. targets $1 trillion digital economy in India by 2025 Read More
India’s digital economy can reach $4 trillion in 4 years Read More
Indian business intelligence software revenue forecast to reach $245 million in 2017, says Gartner Read More
Digital commerce market estimated to touch €30B by end 2017: IAMAI Read More
Data breaches could cost Indian firms €1.5M this year: IBM Read more
Imported Mobiles to Become Costlier Due to New 10 Percent Customs Duty Read more
DoT working on stricter rules for tampering of IMEI number, tracking lost mobiles Read more
DoT amends license to allows movement of switching equipment across India Read more
Ms Aruna Sundararajan gets full charge as DoT secretary, Mr. Ajay Prakash Sawhney new IT secretary Read More
India ranked top exporter of ICT services: UN report Read More
Airtel-Telenor India merger gets CCI nod. Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Google for Wi-Fi hotspots Read More
Tata Communications, Bahrain’s Batelco tie up for cloud computing, connectivity solutions Read More
India Inc. lags in adequate cyber incident response strategies: EY India report Read More
India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cybersecurity index Read More
Unlicensed spectrum picks up momentum among telecoms Read More

Make in India

CII Launches India’s Smart Manufacturing Alliance Read More
Dedicated Freight Corridors to boost ‘Make in India’Read More
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India under Make in India Read More
Samsung to invest additional Rs 4915 crore (€673M) to Make in India Read more
Govt. approves ‘Buy in India’ to boost ‘Make in India’ Read More
Foxconn could invest (€43.8b) under Make In India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

Union Minister Piyush Goyal Launches Energy Conservation Building Code 2017 Read More
How India is leading the energy efficiency revolution Read More
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) plans to raise $400 million for expansion Read More
EESL invites tie-up proposals from clean tech firms in UK, Europe, North America Read more
India generates 1.7 million TPA e-waste, but recycles fraction of it Read More
CURRENT SCENARIO AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN INDIA Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Global Innovation Index 2017: Two years in row India rises after 5-year slump Read More
India climbs to 60th most innovative nation globally, China at 22nd: Report Read More
Intel to invest $178 mn in India to expand R&D Centre Read More
Task Force on Innovation recommends more schemes, awareness programmes Read More
Minister for S&T launches Mission Innovation smart grid innovation challenge Read More
Intel to invest $178 mn in India to expand R&D center Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Dutch firm to project manage Indian smart city Read More
Czech Republic seek close ties with Chandigarh City Read More
EU to help India move to a resource efficient ‘circular economy’ Read More
Govt. approves MoU between India and Portugal on Cooperation Read More
European Union grants India 3.5 million euros for ‘Mobilize Your City’ initiative Read More
German start-up launches smart DC mini grid in India Read More
EU, France grant 3.5 mn euros to curb emissions in India Read More
India, Germany sign 12 agreements Read more
The trade-off with EU Read more
French firm to make 800 ‘super high-power’ locomotives in India Read More
Siemens opens its first digital factory in India Read More
French company Engie likely to invest Rs 6500 crore in solar energy in India Read More

Invest India :

India gets G20 praise on ease of doing business, startup funding, labor reforms Read More
India ‘builds’ case for better ranking in ease of doing business Read More
Government of India to allocate Rs. 2000 crore (€273M) startup fund Read More
World Bank projects 7.2% growth rate for India in 2017 Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Minister Launches India Standards Portal Read More
Centre extends IPR protection scheme for start-ups till 2020 Read More and Start-up: Only Obtaining a Certificate of Recognition From DIPP is enough for IPR Benefits Read More
WIPO and DIPP sign agreement to set up Technology & Innovation centres in India Read More
The Bureau of Indian Standards has prepared Draft Rules for (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2017 under the provisions of Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016. Suggestion & Comments are invited latest by 21st June’2017
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New building code (NBC) to hold developers liable for safety – Government of India: The Centre unveiled a code under which builders can be made liable for the safety of the structure. The code has been prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the consumer affairs ministry. The code contains provisions on use of new/innovative materials and technologies and on prefabricated construction techniques that can give fillip to speedier construction to meet the objectives of housing for all by 2022. The National Building Code of India (NBC), a comprehensive building Code, is a national instrument providing guidelines for regulating the building construction activities across the country.
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An inter-ministerial panel has been discussing setting standards for education services export, health-care and tourism with Bureau of Indian Standards and the government is looking at the Thai model of low-cost tourism. The services sector has grown rapidly over the past decade and accounted for 66.1 percent of growth in gross value added (GVA) growth in 2015-16. The sector is also an important net foreign exchange earner and the most attractive sector for foreign direct investment inflows.
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The government has notified the new Trademark Rules 2017 to streamline and simplify the process of trademark application filing.
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The consumer affairs ministry has drafted a fresh consumer protection Bill after incorporating suggestions of a parliamentary standing committee and hopes to introduce it in the ongoing session.
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Mr AK Sharma has been appointed as DDG-Certification at BIS. Association MAIT met with him and both sides have agreed to conduct a monthly open house for clarifying objections and queries raised on applications for registration of products under CRO.
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Smart Cities:

Indian delegation in Europe to study smart city development Read More
45 cities participate in 3rd round of Smart City Challenge Read More
Cities to raise municipal bonds to fund Smart City Projects Read More
Data analytics and Digital India initiatives playing major role in smart cities mission Read More
C-DOT develops Common Service Platform (CSP) for smart cities Read More
Huawei in talks with Indian government for smart cities initiative Read More
Indian Academy of Highway Engineers signs MoU with University of New South Wales for establishing Centre of Excellence in Smart Transportation
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The urban development ministry is preparing a report card on its Smart City Mission as the scheme is set to complete two years of its launch this June.
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The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways is hosting the ‘Smart India Hackathon, 2017- Grand Finale’ on 1st & 2nd April, 2017 simultaneously at Nagpur and 25 other different nodal centers across India.
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Automotive:

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) tests eco-friendly technology to move closer to India’s all-electric car vision by 2030 Read More
India Unveils Ambitious Plan to Make Every Single Car Electric by 2030 Read More
Automotive Industry Association – SIAM proposes formation of an automobile regulatory body to deal with policy certainty Read More
From Emission norm BSIII to BSIV: All you need to know in 10 points Read More
India gets a connected vehicle strategy: Tata Motors partners with Microsoft Read More
Auto component industry to reach $13 Bn by 2020: ACMA Read More
Difficult to convert to emission norm BS-VI from 2019: Auto makers to Supreme Court Read More
5G to disrupt automotive industry in 2035: Report Read More
The Centre has notified the constitution of the National Board of Electric Mobility (NEBM).
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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the changes to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill will be introduced in the Parliament
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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to host Smart India Hackathon 2017 Grand Finale in Nagpur
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The government is working towards formulating an integrated, multi modal logistics and transport policy which will reduce logistics costs in the country by nearly half, making Indian products more competitive.
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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Solar capacity addition in India to reach up to 7.5 GW in FY18 Read More and Solar tariffs in India have fallen by 73 percent since 2010 Read more
India smart grid investment to grow to $44.9 Bn in 10 yrs. Read More
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Forum of Regulators (FOR) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) in the area of large-scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy
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India has joined the International Energy Agency as an associate member, a development that the IEA said makes the prestigious Paris-based body more relevant and reflects the country’s move to the centre stage of the global energy dialogue
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The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $175 million loan agreement to support construction of high voltage transmission systems to evacuate power generated from new mega solar parks to the interstate grid, and improve reliability of the national grid system.
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The ministry of power has set the conventional electricity generation target for financial year 2017-18 at 1,229.4 billion units (BU), up 50 BU from the target for the current year.
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India is working on a plan for making domestic manufacturing of solar power generation equipment competitive vis-à-vis other countries such as China.
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The ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) is revising its policy framework towards making India a global semiconductor hub, which will see the government taking a more active role, including initial investment, in a bid to attract private sector players. The existing policy has not worked as it offered little commercial viability for the private sector
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ICT including Services:

India’s Internet Economy Set to Hit USD 250 Billion by 2020 Read More
730 million Internet users are anticipated in the country by 2020-NASSCOM Read More
Indian telcos’ revenue to reach $63 billion by 2026: Ericsson Read More
‘India aims to bring broadband to every village by 2018’ Read More
Digital payments in India to be $500 Bn by 2020: Report Read More
Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicator Report Read More
No health hazards from mobile tower radiation: Government Read More and DoT launches Tarang Sanchar portal for information sharing on mobile towers and EMF emission Read more
HPE [oneM2M interoperability standard based platform] and Tata Communications to collaborate for world’s largest IoT network in India Read More
Wipro joins IoT standards group LoRA Read More
First IOT cluster in India may come up in Pune Read More
Telecom regulator – TRAI implemented a pilot project on common duct for all cables Read More
TRAI wants to allocate 10 Mhz in 700 Mhz band to machine-to-machine services Read More
TRAI releases pre-consultation paper on broadcast sector Read More
Three-day India Mobile Congress from Sept 27’2017 in Delhi Read More
Indian Govt. approves MoU with US Homeland on cyber security Read More
Mrs. Aruna Sundararajan present secretary of Electronics & IT also given additional charge of Department of Telecommunications Read more
COAI want Department of Telecom to check handset quality over call drops Read more
India to formalize 5G standards by 2018, but clueless about spectrum? Read more
Ericsson partners IIT Delhi for 5G technology in India Read more
A proposal to implement mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment, prior to sale/import/use in the country, is under consideration in Department of Telecommunications (DoT). A draft document namely “Procedure for Certification of Telecommunication Equipment” has been prepared TEC and is available for comments until 24th June’2017 (Extended).
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, on 8 March 2017, released the draft Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules, 2017 (Draft Rules), under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act), for public comments
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Government of India, in line with National Cyber Security Policy 2013, has created sectoral Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) to mitigate cyber security threats in power systems.
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Government of India has allocated additional Rs 10,000 crore (Euro 1.39 Billion) for National Optical Fibre Network – Bharat Net project for 2017-18. By January-end 2017, the project had completed 76 percent of the target, covering 76,089 gram panchayats (GPs).
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Electronic Technology Start-ups in India is to get Rs 2,200 crore (Euro 305 Million) investment from the Government of India. The fund is expected to allot in start-ups working on new technologies in the electronics sector under the Electronic Development Fund (EDF).
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Make in India

Make in India gets sourcing push from Government [providing preference to domestically manufactured goods for government procurements] Read More and To Make in India, Modi Government approves Buy in India Read more
Launch of the India Smart Manufacturing Alliance Read More
Industry Association CII and Govt. Research Agency CSIR sign MoU for ‘Make in India tech development and deployment venture’ Read More
Make in India LED bulbs are now being exported to London Read more
Commerce and Industry Minister highlights the investment opportunities available in India to increase the contribution of manufacturing sector to 25% of GDP
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Energy Efficiency & Environment

Govt. Think Tank – Niti Aayog to rank states on energy efficiency Read More
India and US MoU on renewables grid integration Read More
Government plans leasing of electric vehicles in clean energy push Read More
Whitepaper on Challenges in Implementation of e-Waste Rules Read more
Govt. plan to come out soon with policies on the second-generation ethanol as well as methanol (non-conventional fuel resources), which will bring down the crude import bill by Rs 1 lakh crore (Euro 13.88B) and help Co2 emission compliances of the country.
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Government has collected Rs 21,129 crore (Euro 3B) as Clean Environment Cess in Apr’16-Jan’17
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R&D and Innovation:

India to have science infrastructure sharing policy soon Read More
BASF opens innovation campus in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

European FTA pushes for tougher IPR rules under ongoing trade talks with India Read More
EU to Promote Cooperation Between European, Indian Cities Read More
Germany Provides 200 MN Euro for India’s Energy Efficiency Programme Read More
India, Germany to work together on alternative medicine Read More
French firm, Egis International, to execute Chandigarh smart city project Read More
UK Government agency pledges $80m for renewables in India Read More
Schneider Electric to develop India’s first integrated green field smart city project NAYA Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) Read More
Siemens to outsource components locally Read more
Bosch to invest Rs 800 crore annually for next few years in India Read more
Joint Press Release on Railways Cooperation between India and France and Cabinet approves MoU between India and France on Technical Cooperation in Civil Aviation
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India and the UK announce joint UK-India Fund, namely a Green Growth Equity Fund; Aims to leverage private sector investment from the City of London to invest in Green Infrastructure Projects in India;
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India and the United Kingdom (UK) decided to jointly invest up to £240 million in an India-UK fund to finance India’s rapidly growing energy and renewables market. The fund aims to leverage private sector investment from London and is likely to raise around £500 million initially.
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The European Union pressed India to extend by six months its bilateral investment pacts with several EU-member countries which are expiring soon, saying the absence of the treaties could adversely impact trade ties and FTA talks. Read More
India and Belgium sign Protocol amending the India-Belgium Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and Protocol Read More
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Renewable Energy between India and Portugal and Cabinet approves MoU between India and Portugal on cooperation in the field of IT&E
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Invest India :

India eases rules to allow merger of Indian companies with foreign firms Read More
Government initiates work on shifting financial year to January-December Read More
FIPB abolished: Cabinet approves winding up of 25-year old Foreign Investment Promotion Board Read More
Economy to grow over 3-fold to $7.25 trillion by 2030: Niti Aayog Read More
India will grow at 7.2% this year: World Bank Read More
Government tweaks start-up definition, benefits to now flow for 7 years Read More
Government reaches out to nodal departments to improve ranking in World Bank’s ease of doing business.
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Government studying report on changing financial year from April-March to Jan-Dec
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Standards/TBT/IPR:

Anti-dumping duty on 124 steel products may continue Read More
Process Plan and Machinery Association if India (PPMAI) seeks change in stainless steel quality control order Read More
Govt. in talks with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to upgrade helmet standards Read More
BIS revises standard for hallmarking of gold jewelry Read More
Govt. exempts imported Point of Sale (PoS) machines from BIS labelling Read More
Mobile Phones Without Panic Button Import Allowed Till Feb: Department of Telecom Read More
Price of Smartphones to go up, Government Imposes Additional Duty on PCBs Read More
Govt. launches IPR Enforcement Toolkit to help Police deal with IP related crimes Read More

Smart Cities:

Smart Cities Market to Reach $1386.56 billion with 20.48% CAGR Forecast to 2020 Read More
5 key elements of PM Narendra Modi’s 100 smart cities Read More
SPV for ‘smart city’ gets state Govt. nod Read More
Smart Cities Mission projects get off the ground in 2016; Rs 1,32197 cr proposals approved Read More
Government to utilize geo-spatial technology to build smart cities Read More
Smart City innovation Centre to come up at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) University Read More
Digital India initiatives playing major role in smart cities mission Read More
Healthcare and waste management solutions emerge as winners in Intel & Dept. of Science & Technology (DST) – Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2.0 Read More
Developing Smart City Initiatives With the IoT Read More
India m2m + iot Forum 2017 carried out 2 days seminar on M2M & Smart Cities succesfully Read More
Rajasthan signs pacts with Cisco for digital transformation. nod Read More and Cisco launches Global Center of Excellence in Jaipur for smart city projects Read More and Cisco to help develop IoT innovation hub, smart city in Gujarat Read More Frame Rules for Telecom Policy: Law Department to Urban Development and Housing Read More

Automotive:

Tata Motors, Volkswagen partnership talks in advanced stage Read Moreand Tata Motors partners with Microsoft for new car products Read More
Govt. think tank “Niti Aayog” will decide fate of hyper loop transportation system Read More
Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) Reveals Autonomous Car Prototype Read More
After satellites, India’s ‘desi/local’ lithium batteries to power electric vehicles in India Read More
ARAI-ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Team Up For Using Space Tech For Surface Transport Read More
On-road emission tests to be mandatory in India from 2020 Read More
Not ready for BS-IV switch: Auto industry Read More and SIAM, environment watchdog at loggerheads over BS-IV roll-out Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India launches projects worth $1 trillion to transform energy sector Read More
Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to Launch 1000 MW Rooftop Solar PV Scheme Read More
India to double solar park capacity to 40 GW by 2020 Read More
Govt. Proposes Incentive Schemes for Electronics Sector Read More
One of the largest’ smart grid is now implemented in India Read More

ICT including Services:

Indian Internet of Things market value to touch $9 billion by 2020 Read More
Govt. IT spending in 2017 to grow 9.5% to $7.8 billion: Gartner Read More
Telecom Subscriber Base in India Crossed 1.12 Billion Read More
Gartner Says IT Spending in India will Reach USD 72.4 Billion in 2017 Read More
Indian IT Sector has a Total Revenue of Rs 8.4 Lakh Crore: Government Read More
India to Have 600 Million Internet Users by 2020, Says ASSOCHAM-Deloitte Study Read More
India Home Automation Market to Grow at a 23.63% CAGR Forecast to 2021 Read More
Union Government will invest Rs 2,351 crore in digital literacy program; Government of India Read More
Govt. approve MoU between India and the USA on cooperation in the field of Cyber Security Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to review procedural bottlenecks of telecom business Read More and to relook at procedures for ease of doing business Read More and forms joint panel to identify outdated regulations Read More
New draft cyber security norms as released by Ministry send Payment/wallet firms in a tizzy Read More
Govt. to auction 5G spectrum in frequencies above 3k MHz Read More
Govt. makes it mandatory for govt. departments to source procurement from Govt. e-Market (GeM) Read More
Telecom Secretary Mr. JS Deepak is named as next ambassador to WTO Read More
Tata Communications announces its entry into mobile data connectivity and cross-border IoT market Read More
Vodafone-Idea merger: Birth of a telecom giant Read more
IT ministry to take over digital drive from Govt. think tank “NITI Aayog” Read more
Govt. Telecom Operator “BSNL” to sign pact with Nokia on 5G, IoT applications Read more
Airtel buys Telenor India as telecom consolidation gathers steam Read more
Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) of 1,55,000 km laid Under India’s BharatNet Project Read more
India Needs 8 Million Wi-Fi Hotspots Read more
NIC to lead the way for Digital India: Prasad Read more
Govt. mulls review of IT Act to strengthen cyber security Read more
India’s prescribed standards for mobile radiation are 10 times higher than international standards Read more
DoT to launch a portal on mobile tower radiation Read more

Make in India

Is India The New Mobile Manufacturing Hub? Read More
Govt. approve Rs 10000 crore (1.4B Euro) incentive for electronics manufacturing Read More
Make-in-India is facing the IPR drag Read More
India to announce policy for competitive domestic solar equipment manufacturing Read more
Ministry may clear investment plans worth Rs 29,500 crore (4.2b Euro) soon Read more
Chinese Mobile Phone Manufacturer “Oppo” plans to invest $126 million to set up industrial park in Greater Noida, UP Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India plans nearly 60 per cent of electricity capacity from non-fossil fuels by 2027 Read More
India procures Euro 1 billion soft loan for Green Energy Corridors Read More
India’s solar power capacity crosses 9 GW Read More
Govt. Think Tank “Niti Aayog” to rank states on energy efficiency Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Govt. launches India Innovation Index to rank States Read More
India and Israel to step-up Science and Technology Cooperation Read More
Qualcomm invests $8.5 million in Design in India on Govt. call for innovation Read More
EU Ready To Fund Diabetes Innovative Research Programme In India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Govt. approve agreement between India and Poland on cooperation in agriculture Read More
India opposes EU, Canada’s proposal on investment pact Read More
India, Norway discuss innovation projects in renewable energy Read More
Govt. nod for India-UK MoUs on IPR, ease of doing business Read More
Germany to finance strategic infrastructure projects in India Read More
Germany offers support to India for high speed rail, smart cities Read More
India and the European Union: A Green Partnership Read More
EU’s International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Program To Work With Indian Cities Read more

Invest India :

Big changes by Govt. will allow you to start a business in 6 days Read More
Parliamentary Panel proposes for shifting fiscal year to January-December Read More
Prime Minister seeks weekly monitoring on ease of doing business Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

IT sector seeks Government support in view of increasing global protectionism Read More
Govt. urged to freeze stainless steel quality order Read More
India, Britain sign MoUs on IPR, ease of doing business Read More
India, US lock horns over intellectual property at WTO Read More
Govt. calls meeting of Geneva officials to discuss WTO issues Read More

Smart Cities:

US help in development of India’s smart cities to go on under Donald Trump Read More
CII, Australian consortium sign MoU on building smart cities Read More
Here’s how IBM is using Watson to promote smart cities in India Read More

Automotive:

India can save $6 bn through ethanol-blended fuel Read More
The $ 93 billion automotive industry contributes 7.1% to India’s GDP Read More
Not ready for BS-IV switch: Auto industry Read More
Volvo collaborates with IISc for enhanced research in Indian automotive industry Read More
6 automotive testing, R&D centres coming up across country Read More
India keen to work with Sweden on electric mobility to bring down pollution: Goyal Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Power Ministry to give major thrust to hydro power Read More
IEEE and Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA) Jointly Unveil Coffee Table Book Focusing on 125 Years of Electricity. Read More
Consumer electronics to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 9.5% from 2015 till 2021 Read More
Government Released Rs 1667.99 Crores (€ 225M) and Rs 366.47 Crores (€ 49M) for Installation of Solar and Wind Energy Projects Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom subscriber base touches 1.074B at Sept-end: Regulator TRAI Read More
Indian Cellular Association (ICA) Bats for Soft SIM to help User Make Call Using Any Network Read More
Government Asks Local Handset companies to Make Sub-Rs 2,000 (€ 27) Smartphones Read More
Dept. of Telecom (DoT) Proposes Utility Duct for Cables as Part of Road Design Read More
Domestic IT Spend to Grow 13% at Rs 2.14 Lakh Crore (€ 28.38 ) in 2017 Read More
Regulator TRAI to Form Panel to Review Old Regulations Read More
DoT to seek Cabinet nod for BharatNet (Fibre) Phase-II rollout by March’17-end Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI releases fresh consultation paper on net neutrality Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to Publish Paper on Carbon Footprint for Telecom Infrastructure, Mobile Towers Read More
India’s internet population to reach 600 million by 2020: ASSOCHAM-Deloitte study Read More
4G adoption up as 53% Indians bought smartphones online in 2016: Deloitte Read More
Industry Seeks Lower Duties for Mobile Components Make in India Read More
Government Mulls Merging Cyber Tribunal with TDSAT Court Read More
Radiation from Mobile Tower Not Harmful: Telecom Regulator TRAI Read More
Government to Unveil Portal to Check Radiation Status of Mobile Towers Read More
India to start screening imported telecom gear from April 2017 Read more
Average Internet Speed in India at 4.1Mbps, Still Among the Lowest in Asia Pacific Read more
Reserve Bank of India – RBI also backs an independent regulator for digital payments Read more
Nasscom-DSCI (Data Security Council of India) Unveil 10-year Cyber Security Roadmap for India Read more
IBM Launches Cyber Security Centre for India Read more
Gartner Says IT Spending in India will Reach USD 72.4 Billion in 2017 Read more
Cisco partners with Reliance for India IoT JV Read more
HP to set up 48 ”digital inclusion” labs in rural India Read more
Providing broadband to 500 million people possible via cable TV: Telecom Regulator Read more
E-Governance transaction in India crosses 1000 crore (€ 135) in 2016 Read more

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India negotiates its position at Montreal Protocol for ozone layer protection Read More
India needs to replace 770 mn bulbs with LEDs to become energy efficient, says World Bank study Read More
India’s energy efficiency market at Rs 1.6 lakh crore (€ 21.62B): World Bank Read More
India to get additional $ 5.19 mn financing from IBRD for Financing Energy Efficiency at MSMEs … Read more
Indo-Swiss building energy efficiency project extended to 2021 Read more
Siemens to power cities across Uttar Pradesh through state-of-the-art Energy Management System Read more

R&D and Innovation:

India’s R&D Market To Reach USD38 Bn By 2020: Study Read More
India and Israel to step-up Science and Technology Cooperation Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

WHO settles India, EU medicine dispute Read More
India joins forces with EU for Skill India Mission Read More
Robert Bosch Engineering and Business solution invests Rs23 crore (€ 3.11) to open a Reliability Testing Laboratory Read More
Bharti Airtel in talks with Telenor to buy India business for $350 million Read More
India-UK experts discuss reforms for ease of doing business Read More
Germany offers support to India for high speed rail, smart cities Read More
Government calls for free India-UK trade across sectors Read More
Portugal PM wants closer economic ties with India Read more

Invest India :

India aims to join top 50 in World Bank’s ease of business ranking Read More

Consultation on Next Generation Internet

To take a fresh look, with a broad and inclusive perspective, the European Commission launches the ‘Next Generation Internet’ initiative.

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Standards/TBT/IPR:

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) raises the bar for cities to get ‘smart’ tag Read More
BIS mandatory standard deadline on steel items extended till November’16 Read More
Ministry approved BIS norms mandatory to provide for display of text in 22 Indian languages on the devices from July 1, 2017 Read More
IPR policy: Where do we move from here? Read More
Cabinet approves India-Singapore MoU on IPR to boost innovation Read More
India should strengthen IPR laws to increase trade with America: US Envoy Read More
Indian Patent Office to create awareness programme for new IPR policy Read More
India to US: Will not tighten IPR rules beyond TRIPS mandate Read More
Minister unveils logo for IPR cell in patent push Read More
Antidumping duty likely on certain steel products from China, EU Read More

Smart Cities:

India to spend $580 Million to develop First 20 ‘smart cities’ Read More
Tech’y worth $1.5-2 Billion would be required to build 100 Smart Cities in India Read More
As smart cities mission take shape, Ministry seeks Rs 6400-crore (Euro 865M) push Read More
Belgium firms keen on tie-ups for smart cities Read More
Pune signs MoU with European Business and Technology Centre Read More
India Needs More Smart Villages than Smart Cities Read More
IBM To Organize Smart camp For Smart City Read More
India needs indigenous solutions for smart cities: UNDP official Read More
Illinois Signs Smart State Partnership with Telangana, India Read more
Public Sector Telecom Operator BSNL to participate in smart cities project: Report Read more
40 teams to develop apps for Smart City Project Read more
India ,Russia ink MoU for cooperation in smart cities scheme Read more

Automotive:

India now world’s fifth largest car manufacturer Read More
Automotive Research Ass.(ARAI) says it will not retest on road again, fixed VW cars Read More
ARAI is developing Norms for ‘End of Life ‘ Vehicles Read More
Green tax to be spent on fine particles study (Pollution) Read More
Indian R&D company pitches product validation mgmt. for India’s auto industry Read More
Telecommunications and automotive players form global cross industry “5G automotive association” Read More
Ashok Leyland launches first indigenous zero emission electric bus Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Sweden sees big energy opportunities in India Read More
No funds, smart grid tender misses 3rd deadline Read More
After solar energy, focus is now on hydro, wind, says Minister Read More
Russia Strengthens Energy Ties with India Read More
South Korea’s Doosan Heavy close to signing $1.75 bn power plant deal in India Read More
Electronics design space to get Rs 2 lakh crore (27B Euro) investment Read More

ICT including Services:

Narrowband IoT Market Worth 181.02 million USD by 2022 Read More
NITI Aayog Forms a panel to frame Guidelines to Foster Digital Economy Read More
New GSMA study Projects Almost one Billion Mobile subscribers in India by 2020 Read More
Spectrum win credit negative for telecom players : Moody’s Read More
Department of Telecom (DoT) to implement 11 digit mobile numbering system? Read More
Telecom companies fined Rs 11 cr for violating mobile radiation rules Read More
India’s mobile user base declines to 103.42 crore in July : TRAI Read More
DoT receives 70 applications from 60 companies for MVNO license Read More
DoT to fix flat spectrum usage charges at 3% (Currently 5%) Read More
Telecom Regulator (TRAI) to review terms for captive VSAT licenses Read More
TRAI to impose Rs. 3050 Cr. (412M Euro) fine on Airtel, Voda, Idea for denying connectivity to Reliance Jio Read More
Department of telecommunications sets up committee to examine penalty levied by TRAI Read More
TRAI floats paper on delicensing airwaves for M2M communication Read More
Bidders neglect 700 MHZ spectrum in telecom auction, TRAI to review price Read More
Soon, Government may ask Google, Whatsapp to store user info Read More
TRAI chairman wants a National Wi-Fi Grid Read more
Mobile Handset imports to drop by 30 % : DEITY (Department of Electronics & IT) Read more
Govt Dept. Deity promotes iris and fingerprint scanner for smartphones Read more
IT ministry preparing cloud-based services framework to help govt. departments for Digital India push Read more
Govt. to spend $7.2 bn on IT in 2016 Read more

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

ABB maps export hub vision for Make in India Read More
Govt. aims to cut mobile imports bill by 30% in 2016-2017 through Make in India Read More
SAAB to co-produce Carl – Gustaf M4 under Make In India project Read More
45% ‘Make in India‘ MoUs translate into investments Read More
Lockheed takes next step in moving F-16 production to India Read More
Samsung fulfills its commitment to Make in India with a $295M investment Read More
Siemens To setup Manufacturing Unit in India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

India gets extended time frame to phase out greenhouse gases under climate deal Read More
India plays crucial role in Montreal Protocol talks Read More
Petro Fed, an apex society of entities in the Hydrocarbon sector signs MoU with TERI to undertake a study on climate change Risks Read More
Switzerland to help build energy efficient structures for Andhra Project Read more

R&D and Innovation:

Maharastra Most Innovative: State Innovation Report 2016 shows Read More
How Keystone Knowledge Park is powering biotech innovation in northern India Read More
Sweden to spend up to $3.5 million on renewable energy R & D in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India , EFTA to resume FTA talks in Geneva Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and European union on water Cooperation Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of water management Read More
India, Germany to work on Rs 1L-cr (13.5B Euro) projects Read More
Bilateral trade with India short of potential: French Minister Read More
Schneider plans to invest Rs 750 crore (100M Euro) in India in five years Read More
Germany to collaborate with India to improve rail connectivity of Indian ports : may also bring in technology for scrapping old vehicles ; India ready for flex fuel compatible automobiles Read More
Holitech plans to invest $ 1 billion in India by 2017 Read more
New Delhi Tech summit to display strength of India- UK partnership Read more
UK signs MoU for quality health care in India Read more

Invest India :

India Now world’s #155 in Ease Of starting A Business Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

BIS has released SMART CITY Standard based on ISO 37120 (Smart City Indicators) for Wide Circulation Read More
16 weeks for Govt. to notify kerosene quality standards Read More
Anti-dumping duty extended on Para Nitro Aniline imports from China Read More
Govt. extends registration period of Stainless Steel QC order Read More
IPR felicitation Centre proposed to be set up in Hyderabad Read More
IP status of countries and regions in the “One Belt and One Road” framework Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Compulsory Registration Order (CRO): The implementation of clarification issued vide FAQ no. 42 (Part II) has been postponed till 31st December 2016 and accordingly, the power supplies for server/storage devices will be covered under the “Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012” with effect from 1st January 2017. The copy of the Circular is available here
Quality standards soon for SMEs to bag private and government contracts; Government of India
Cabinet has approved India – Singapore MoU:The MoU will enhance bilateral cooperation activities in the arena of Industrial Property Rights of Patents, Trademarks and Industrial Designs. It is intended to give a boost to innovation, creativity and technological advancement in both regions. For detailed scope please click here
India submitted its comments to Draft Commission Delegated Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012. For more information including comments from India please click here.
India issued order seeking to ensure conformity to High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) / Polypropylene (PP) Woven Sacks for Packaging / Filling listed in the Schedule to the specified Indian Standards..For more details on the order please click here.

Smart Cities:

Smart City Project: Chandigarh signs MoU with French body Read More
Oracle picks Maharashtra for Smart City digital initiative Read More
Pune smart city project: Two-year MoU signed with European body – EBTC Read More
Pune smart city project: Smart city innovation hub to be functional by June 2017 Read More
Cisco to help Telangana Govt. setup ‘Digital Zone’ smart city in Hyderabad Read More
Master Card Plans To Partner With Indian Governments To Facilitate Smart Cities Initiative Read More
India-EU dialogue event held on smart cities Read More
India will have seven mega cities by 2030: UN Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

BIS has issued draft standard ‘SMART CITIES – INDICATORS’ lCS 13.020.20 in Wide Circulation for eliciting public comments. For copy of the draft standard please click here

Automotive:

Indian automotive aftermarket biz to grow to $30 billion by 2026 Read More
Auto industry can create 65 million new jobs by 2026 Read More
The future for automakers is ‘On Board Diagnostics-II’ Read More
“Safety still an option” in India – Global NCAP Read More
Transport Ministry To Audit Random Cars From Dealers For BS-VI Emission Compliance Read More
It’s Official! Govt. to Introduce BS-VI Norms in India in 2020 Read More
Volkswagen to begin recall of 3.23 lakh diesel cars in India this month: Report Read More
Volvo to introduce plug-in hybrids, electric vehicles in India Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Government ready with policy to promote electric 2-wheelers; Government of India
A German delegation led by the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Alexander Dobrindt on October 14, 2016 called on Union Minister of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises: The purpose of the visit was to deepen mutual collaboration within the Indo-German Automobile Working Group. For more information please click here

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India emerging as alternative to China in electronics manufacturing- study Read More
M-SIPS for electronic manufacturing set for revamp over Finance Ministry’s subsidy concerns Read More
‘India likely to add 4.8 GW solar power capacity this year’Read More
Government mulls generating power from tidal waves: Minister Read More
Wearable market grew 41.9% in Q2 2016: IDC Read More

Recent Policy, Report and Notifications

Power Grid plans to invest Rs 733 crore for power transmission related projects; Government of India
Notification No. 22/2015-2020: C.I.F. value of Import of consumer electronic items at any one time by any person through port or otherwise for personal use is enhanced to Rs.50,000; Government of India

ICT including Services:

India’s mobile user base touches 1.035 Billion Read More
India’s online population to touch 500 million by 2020: Google Read More
Pricing of 700 MHz spectrum band expensive Read More
Government Includes Internet Broadcasting Under Copyright Act Read More
After Nine Years, the Smartphone Boom is Finally Over Read More
DoT Unveils New Norms on SIM Upgradation Read More :Subscribers’ consent must for upgrading 2G SIM cards to 3G, 4G: DoT to Telco’s Read More
IoT may help India get 5G with the rest of the world: Telecom secretary Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI to initiate consultation on M2M communication, IoT soon Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI seeks views on infra sharing in broadcast distribution services Read More
TRAI’s consultation Paper on Spectrum Usage Charges and Presumptive Adjusted Gross Revenue Read More
TRAI’s consultation paper on Review of network related Quality of Service standards Read More
IT Ministry Plan to Rope in Private Firms for Cloud Services Faces Flak Read More
Government Gets 70 Applications For Virtual Network Operator Services Read Moreand Virtual Network Operators in India Join to Build a US$ 4 Billion Industry Read More
Do not over-regulate cloud services, Telcos warn regulator TRAI Read More
Driving Licenses and Vehicle Registration Certificates can now be accessed through Mobile App Read More

Recent policy,reports and notifications

Telecom Regulator TRAI has floated a consultation paper on M2M/IoT ‘Spectrum, Roaming and QoS related requirements in Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Communications’. Written comments on the Consultation Paper are invited from the stakeholders by 15th November, 2016 and counter-comments by 29th November, 2016. Copy of consultation paper is available here
Centre for Health Informatics, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India has invited Expression of Interest for Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, Implementation and Maintenance of Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). The details can be downloaded from the following link here

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

India on path of becoming pivot for hi-tech manufacturing: UN Read More
Government aims to make automobiles manufacturing the main driver of ‘Make in India’ initiative Read More
FDI in electronic manufacturing touched Rs 1.23 lakh Crore (16.6B Euro) in 2016: Minister Read Moreand Electronic products industry in India to touch $75 bn by 2017: StudyRead More
Mobile manufacturing growing at a fast pace Read More

Recent policy,reports and Notification

Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (IPHW Division): a proposal has been mooted for amendment of the policy for providing preference to Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEP) on account of difficulties in qualifying for Preferential Market Access (PMA) clause of Government procurement, despite manufacturing in India so that positive investment signals are sent to all potential investors. A copy of the draft proposal is available Read Moreand Electronic products industry in India to touch $75 bn by 2017: Study here

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

U.S. agency USAID announced five new partnerships in the fields of clean energy, environment and climate change Read More
eBook on energy for sustainable development released Read More
India saved 55.7 million units of energy through UJALA Read More

Recent policy,Report and notifications

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on 2nd October 2016, the day of Gandhi Jayanti. India’s decision to ratify the agreement will take the number of cumulative level of emission of countries that have ratified the agreement so far to 51.89%.
Central Pollution Control Board has come out with the Guidelines on Implementation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Copy of rules are available here

R&D and Innovation:

India moves up the innovation ladder; Germany gives thumbs-up Read More
Task force to evolve steps to boost India’s innovation ecosystem Read More
IIT-M finds way to measure vehicle pollution in real time Read More
Intel and Dept. of S&T launch “Innovate for Digital India Challenge 2.0” Read More

Recent Policy,Report and notification

The Global Competitiveness Index released by the World Economic Forum: India climbs steadily in the Global Competitiveness Index; improves its ranking by 16 places for the second year in a row; now placed 39th among 138 countries, ahead of BRICS countries other than China.
The Prime Minister unveiled the ‘Technology Vision Document 2035’: The document foresees the Indians of 2035, and technologies required for fulfilling their needs. It is not a visualization of technologies that will be available in 2035, but a vision of where our country and its citizens should be in 2035 and how technology should bring this vision to fruition. For more information please click here

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Germany pitches for resumption of Indo-EU FTA talks Read More
Will India-EU FTA slip further down priority list? Read More
Government taking a relook at free trade agreements: Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
India, EFTA talks on proposed FTA to resume this month Read More
India signs $8.9 billion Rafale fighter jet deal with France Read More
India to push for WTO trade facilitation deal in services Read More
EIB mulls EUR 76m of loans for Indian wind projects Read More

Recent Policy,Report and notification

Cabinet approved MoU between India and European Union on water cooperation: The MoU envisages strengthening the technological, scientific and management capabilities of India and the European Union in the field of water management on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit. It provides technical exchange on water issues, including on integrated water resource management plans within river basins and through study visits. A Joint Working Group shall be formed to monitor the activities to be carried out in fulfillment of the MoU.
Cabinet approved MoU between India and Hungary on cooperation in the field of water management: It will enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of water management, on the basis of equality and mutual benefits. Both the countries will get benefited by joint activities and mutual exchange of scientific delegations and experts in the field of water resources development and management. The cooperation, particularly on river basin management/ integrated water resources management, efficiency in water supply and irrigation technology innovation and flood & drought management will help improve the socio-economic conditions of the people of both the countries.
Cabinet approved Bilateral Technical Arrangement between India and Switzerland on the identification and return of Swiss and Indian Nationals: Conclusion of the Bilateral Technical Arrangement (BTA) has been linked to the Visa Free Agreement for holders of Diplomatic passports as a package deal. The BTA essentially aims to formalise the existing procedure for cooperation on the return of irregular migrants between the two countries without introducing any additional obligations or exacting timeframes.
Fourth meeting of Indo-Czech joint working group at Brno: India offers slice of Make in India cake to Czech companies for high Technology Cooperation, Trade and Investment. For more information please click here

Invest India :

India set to reduce restrictions on cosmetic imports Read More
President nod to Constitution Amendment Bill on GST Read More
Govt. plans $400 million fund for renewable energy firms Read More

Recent Policy, Report and notification

Foreign players investing Rs 10 crore eligible for residency; Government of India
RBI to relax regulations to develop startup ecosystem; Government of India

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Handset companies get more time to follow new battery rules Read More
Steel ministry asks infrastructure ministries to promote the use of standardized steel Read More
Provide email in Indic languages: Govt. tells service providers Read More
Implementing Indian languages in feature phones will be difficult Read More
India releases draft regulation for testing solar equipment quality Read More
India’s Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy will create a comprehensive IP System Read More
Social Utility Needs to be Part of the Debate on Intellectual Property Rights in India Read More
Inventors to get their due with IPR policy Read More
IPR Awareness, Outreach and Promotion Campaign Read More
Here’s why flaws in National IPR Policy must be fixed Read More
Incentivize intellectual property: How to strike right balance Read More
Department Of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) to suggest states to frame own IPR policy Read More
Minister convenes meeting of industry bodies on IPR Read More

Smart Cities:

BRICS nations can cooperate for developing smart cities Read More
Fraunhofer Innovation and Technology (FIT) Platform collaborates with India on powering smart technologies Read More
Govt. may impose taxes to achieve smart city mission Read More
UK keen on participating in ‘smart city’ project Read Moreand Funds from UK to boost Smart projects Read Moreand UK minister offers 5 lakh pound assistance for MP’s smart cities Read More
Smart Ganga City programme launched in 10 cities Read More
US, Germany among 34 nations interested in investing in smart cities Read More
India is seeing increased interest and uptake in smart city initiatives: IDC Read More
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) turns into a mini-lab for ‘smart city’ concept Read More

Automotive:

Industry Body SIAM appeals for single ministry to formulate technical regulations Read More
Regulations in India and Europe are aligned as far as permissible honking (sound) limits are concerned, but the similarity ends there Read More
Govt. wants 50 lakh electric cars on India’s roads in the next three years, to cut greenhouse gases … Read More
ARAI setting up centre to evaluate electric vehicles Read More
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) opens bank account allowing deposit of green cess on diesel vehicles above 2000 cc capacity Read More
Home National BS-VI emission norms a great level playing field for India’s auto… Read More
Government Recommends Expansion Of Indian Auto Industry’s Vehicle Portfolio Read More
Indian MNC Mahindra launches connected vehicles technology platform DiGiSENSE Read More
Govt. to introduce star rating for new cars based on safety features Read More
Automotive Mission Plan 2016-26 (AMP 2026) Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

No More Custom Duty on Consumer Electronics Valued Upto Rs. 50000 Read More
Niti Aayog to float Cabinet note for tax exemption on electronic product exports Read More
DOE announces new US-India project to modernize the grid Read Moreand DOE, Indian S&T Ministry to Help Fund Smart Grid, Energy Storage Research Under US-IndiaRead More
Electronics Market for India Estimated to be $72 Bn. by 2029 Read More
Swedish windmill Co FlowOcean looks for Indian partners Read More
India Calls for Establishing an International Clean Energy Data-Grid Read More
More than 44,235MW accumulative capacity of Renewable Energy installed in the Country Read More

ICT including Services:

India ranked world’s top exporter of ICT Read More
Govt. plan to rope in post office network as common service centres hits roadblock Read More
Govt. imposes penalty of Rs 2313 Crore on telecom operators over subscriber verification Read More
Department of Telecom in favor of more penal power for Telecom Regulator – TRAI Read More
Rural India to power internet users to 730 million by 2020, says report Read More
Electronic KYC to enable instant activation of mobile phone connections with Aadhar Read More
Digital Infrastructure projects to get Rs.10000 cr from USOF Read More
C-DOT Should Work Hard to End Digital Divide in India: Minister Read More
Govt. apprised of MoU between CERT-In India and CERT-UK Read More
Telecom Regulator asked To Set Clear Guidelines On Network Testing: Report Read More
TRAI is silent about 5G mobile technology: why? Read More
TRAI Launches Web Portal to Help Users Check Level Of Call Drops Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Government begins review of ‘Make in India’ targets Read More
FDI is rising, but not visibly in core ‘Make in India’ sectors Read More
37 Mobile Manufacturing Plants Set Up in India in Last 1 Year Read Moreand Mobile handset manufacturing is now a ₹54000 crore industry Read More
Electropreneur Park bolsters domestic electronics manufacturing with early stage start-up incubation Read More
Betting big on Make-in-India; French companies to pump Euro 8 billion into India Read More
India invites US investments under Make In India scheme Read More
Huawei Reaffirms Commitment To ‘Make In India’ Vision Read More
Smart manufacturing in India Read More
Connected Industry key to Indian manufacturing: Bosch Read More
Home National Bosch bets big on Industry 4.0 to transform India into a global Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Conservation of energy top on government agenda Read More
LED workshops addresses energy efficient lighting solutions in India Read More
Energy Department Announces $30 Million Expansion of US–India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Research Read More
The Carbon Trust UK in partnership with BEE India conceptualizes Rs 5000 cr for Energy Read More
Indian manufacturing sector should explore energy efficient technologies Read More

R&D and Innovation:

India Climbs 15 Spots To Reach #61 on Global Innovation Index Read Moreand Govt to set up team to improve India’s innovation ranking Read More
India will be one of top 5 global pharma innovation hubs by 2020 Read More
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Intel India and Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE) – IIT Bombay tie-up for hardware, systems start-ups Read More
Global tech firms increase R&D presence in India Read More
Danfoss, India, a Danish company established a Center of Excellence (CoE) at Engineering College Pune.Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Don’t Ink Trade Pacts Till EU And UK Clarify Terms, Say Experts Read More
Brexit will be conducive to India-UK trade: British DFID secy Priti Patel to Firstpost Read More
UK minister calls for greater commercial collaboration with India Read More
UK minister calls for greater commercial collaboration with India Read More
Steel Minister invites companies and businessmen from UK & Luxembourg to be a partner in India’s growth story Read More
Commerce Secretary’s Discussions with Indian Ambassadors in EU Countries on Trade Issues Read More
Cabinet approves Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation Read More

Invest India :

India, US to use S&CD platform to boost trade, investment Read More
Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status to Foreign Investors Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Food Safety and Standards (Packaging and Labelling) Third Amendment Regulation, 2016 and Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2016; Government of India Read More
S.O. 2428(E): Authorization / Recognition of laboratories for analysis of sample under FSS Act, 2006.; Government of India Read More
Notification on Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) First Amendment Regulation, 2016; Government of India Read More
FSSAI issued Notification F.No.Stds/F&VP/Notification(01)/FSSAI-2016 regarding Draft Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2016 related to “Fruit & Vegetable products” Read More
Meeting between Mr. Francis Gurry, the Director General, World Intellectual Property organisation and Commerce & Industry Minister Smt.Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
Initiation of Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties imposed on the imports of “Sodium Nitrite” originating in or exported from China PR Read More
Dumping duty imposed on purified terephthalic acid (PTA) imports from 5 countries (China, Iran, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia) Read More
India to slap anti-dumping duty on steel import from 6 nations; Government of India Read More
Notification No. 38/2016-Customs (ADD): Anti-dumping Duty extended on Opal Glass Ware originating in or exported from China PR & UAE.; Government of India Read More
Notification No.36/2016-Customs (ADD): Anti-dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in, or exported from, People’s Republic of China extended; Government of India Read More
Government removes safeguard duty from 37 steel products; Government of India Read More
Government removes safeguard duty from 37 steel products; Government of India Read More
Government extends minimum import price on 66 steel products; Government of India Read More
Initiation of Sunset Review of the anti-dumping duties imposed on the imports of “Opal Glassware” originating in or exported from China PR and UAE Read More

Smart Cities:

Government of India to invest additional Rs 16,641 crore for affordable homes; Government of India Read More

Automotive:

Members of the Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Auto-ISAC) released an overview of comprehensive Automotive Cybersecurity Best Practices developed as a proactive measure to further enhance vehicle cybersecurity throughout the industry. Read More
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Master Circular: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM; Government of India Read More
Master Circular – Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM); Government of India. Read More
Government of India to invest Rs 1,800 crore to IIT-B for Solar Urja Lamp program; Government of India Read More
National Productivity Council (NPC), is carrying out research studies on Productivity & Competitiveness for two sectors, namely “Electronics & Computer Hardware” and “Light Electrical Sector in India”. The prime objective of the studies is to come up with the Policy suggestion to make the two sectors ie., “Electronics & Computer Hardware” and “Light Electrical sector” globally competitive. Brief study report is available here Read More

ICT including Services:

Cabinet approves 3 percent spectrum usage charge; Government of India Read More
Telecom operators to invest Rs 20,000 crore to counter call drop Read More
Nasscom plans 115 digital literacy centres this year across India Read More
Public consultation on Government Open Data Use License – India through MyGov Read More
Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has released its Annual Report for 2015-16
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Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Financial Support to MSMEs in Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification: The Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Financial Support to MSMEs in Zero Defect Zero Effect (ZED) Certification. This scheme will provide support to 22,222 MSMEs to get accreditation to the coveted ZED maturity model certification. The units will get bronze to platinum certification after being assessed on 50 parameters which will open new avenues for global marketing, quality, efficiency and productivity enhancement. Apart from these the MSMEs will also be assessed on 25 parameters from Defence supply capability angle. The scheme envisages assessment, handholding, consultancy, etc. so that MSMEs move up the global value chain Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Enrolment of Indian and Global solution providers for scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste under Swacch Bharat Mission. Read More

R&D and Innovation:

Tata Technologies sets up R&D centre in Pune Read More
ZF Friedrichshafen AG to set up a R&D unit in India Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-Iceland Business Opportunities & Economic Cooperation held on 03rd August at ASSOCHAM House, New Delhi Read More
Cabinet approved a MoU signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development: The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation of the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development. The MoU was signed on 22.6.2016 during the visit of a delegation led by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to Switzerland from 20th – 22nd June, 2016. The MoU broadly focuses on capacity building and exchange of best practices in the area of skill development. The MoU envisions the establishment of Joint Working Group (JWG) to create, monitor and review the implementation framework for the MoU. The MoU will establish a framework for bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the area of skill development and will formalise and deepen this partnership.
Cabinet approved Agreement between the India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation: The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement between India and Croatia on Economic Cooperation. India and Croatia had earlier signed an Agreement on trade and economic cooperation in September, 1994 with an aim to promote and develop bilateral trade and economic relations. Signing of the new Agreement between India and Croatia would be a step in continuity as the existing Agreement expired in November, 2009. India’s bilateral trade with Croatia during 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 were US$ 152.01million, US$ 148.86 million and US$ 205.04 million respectively. The average bilateral trade growth was 17.44% during the last three years

Ease of Doing Business:

CBDT notifies foreign tax credit rules; Government of India Read More
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) has developed Government e-Marketplace (GeM), which is a completely end to end procurement system for purchase of common use goods and services by Government buyers. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Hallmark, ISI Mark, BEE Label – Know which certification marks are important for products Read More
Key Stakeholders meet to review draft BIS Rules, 2016 Read More
Joint session organized by BIS and Indian Stainless Steel Development Association (ISSDA) Read More
Food regulator issued a notice calling for suggestions, views, comments from WTO- SPS Committee members on the draft notification related to adoption of 46 BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) standards Read More
If IPR owner is abroad, its transfer cannot be taxed in India: Court Read More
Startups, Now Just Need Department [DIPP] Certificate For IPR Benefits Read More
Red Tape Removed From IPR Claiming Process Read More
Soon, varsities to include IPR as subject Read More
National IPR Policy falls short on specifics, says GIPC’s Senior Director, USIBC Read More
Update from Ministry on Patents for New Discoveries Read More

Smart Cities:

‘Several countries keen to participate in Smart City project’ Read More
Himachal Pradesh (HP) Minister to visit European countries to seek global expertise Read More and State to tie up with European cities Read More
French technology firm Thales Eyes Indian Smart City Project, Puts Up Demo Center Read More
IoT is key to the planning of smart cities Read More

Automotive:

Making Indian auto industry ‘world-class’, Govt. approves revised cost for National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP) Read More
Indian government set to notify charging infrastructure standard for EVs… Read More
Automotive Research Association of India – ARAI Gets funding To Set Up EV Evaluation Centre Read More
Government set to make faulty vehicle recalls mandatory Read More
The sole global member ‘Ford’ withdraws from India’s Electric Vehicle Consortium Read More
JBM Auto forms JV with Poland’s Solaris for electric buses Read More
Hero Electronix buys India biz of Germany’s TES DST Holding Read More
Mercedes Benz rules out using bio-diesel to power its vehicles in India Read More
The Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) is preparing to tighten the grip over automobile pollution testing centres to ensure compliance with emission norms Read More
This start-up has a low-cost solution to convert diesel cars into hybrid Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India’s smart street lighting market to touch $1.8 bn by 2022 Read More
Department of Electronics and IT is now under separate Ministry and is name as Ministry Of Electronics And Information Technology (MeitY) Read More
Dr Aruna Sundarajan is new Secretary of ministry of Electronics & IT Read More
National lab policy for renewable energy soon Read More
Solar power tree developed for generation of electricity Read More
Interface of Solar with DC Technology will help Secure Energy Security: Minister Read More
National Smart Grid Mission to Upgrade India’s Power Grid Read More
Govt. working to double generation target from solar parks Read More
Ministry: Comments invited on Draft Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects Read More

ICT including Services:

Telecom Communication Ministry drops plan for for telecom R&D and manufacturing funding Read More
15-Time Growth in Mobile Data Traffic Read More
New Ministry Mr. Manoj Sinha should focus on providing Telecom connectivity to villages Read More
Telecom Regulator – TRAI Releases Paper on Public Wi-Fi Networks Read More
Telenor says ‘no’ to upcoming spectrum auction in India Read More
Entire India will soon have seamless Wi-Fi connectivity at 90% less data cost than now Read More
Indian digital payments market to reach $500 billion by 2020: Study Read More
A blueprint for cyber security in Digital India Read More
GSMA Announces Launch of Mobile Connect across India Read More
Government to review TRAI act Read More
TRAI urged to restore pricing flexibility to telecoms Read More
Government restarts work on drafting national encryption policy Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Make in India: Foreign investment in India increased by 46% Read More
Make in India: Tata Advanced Systems, Bell forge pact to manufacture choppers Read More
cisco Readies Plan to set up Manufacturing Plant in India Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

India pitches for transparency at Montreal protocol conference Read More
Country’s 1st grid rooftop solar project in State with support from EU-India Cooperation on Clean Technologies Read More
Swiss team in city to finalize projects on energy efficiency Read More
Forbes Marshall Launches its Energy Efficiency Centre at IIT-B Read More
India leads in transport efficiency around the world Read More

R&D and Innovation:

20 Centres of Excellence in Nano Technology Read More
Is Government Justiﬁed in Reducing R&D Tax Incentives? Read More
India-UK strike new R&D pacts in solar & nano technology Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India-EU Negotiations Read More
Hope to start FTA talks with EU soon: Minister Read More
Cabinet approves a MoU signed between India and the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill development Read More
Tekes to fund Finnish innovation in India Read More
Germany contributes Rs 630 cr. to Integrated Water Transport System for Kochi City Read More

Invest India

Investors in London find the India story extremely compelling: UK Minister Read More
Ease of Doing Business initiatives implemented by DGFT Read More
Govt. approves doing away with separate guidelines for establishing JV … Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

‘Awareness about intellectual property rights is rising in India’ Read More
IPR Policy: India’s dilemma Read More
BIS needs to match global standards: Nirmala Sitharaman Read More
‘Nepal and India will soon sign a pact to harmonise standards of goods’ Read More
BIS-norm to be a must for solar water heaters Read More
Indian Experts Urge Consumers to Use BIS Certified LED Bulbs Read More

Smart Cities:

Prime Minister launches Smart City Mission into implementation mode Read More
MOUD: Co-Creation through an extensive consultation by involving citizens in the design of area based development Read More
MOUD: Steps for conversion of smart city proposals into projects Read More
Revised Office Memorandum on Delegation of Financial Powers to SPV Read More
Gaia Smart Cities Acquires IoT Division of netCORE Solutions Read More
EOI for Empanelment of Consulting Firms For Providing Technical Assistance To Selected Smart Cities in Improvement in Property Tax Collections Read More
9 new cities added to smart cities list, taking total from 100 to 109 Read More
Nagpur City’s Ethanol Green Scania Bus to be showcased at the 1st Anniversary of Smart City. Read More
The University Grants Commission (UGC) wants universities to teach smart city planning and urban development ministry will be helping UGC to prepare a curriculum. Read More
UK keen to work with Telangana Government on ‘Smart City’ Projects Read More

Automotive:

Indian Govt. nudges auto industry to move from fuel to electric cars Read More
Concerns on the decision to leapfrog to Bharat Stage-VI emission standards by April 2020, directly from the current BS-IV, which is four years ahead of schedule Read More
Proposed BS IV emission norms for 2wheelers may increase costs: ICRA Read More
Bosch to invest over 100 mn euros in India in 2016; diesel ban remains a concern Read More
The Supreme Court-appointed green panel has recommended high pollution cess of up to 25% on the cost of diesel cars above 2,000 cc Read More
New technology developed for clean hydrogen fuel for emission free transportation Read More
National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) aims to get 6-7 million electric vehicles on the roads by 2020. Read More
India, now the time has come, to say yes to electric cars Read More
Now, drones to track real-time progress of road conditions (NHAI to map 3,000 km highways) Read More
Government working on vehicle scrappage eco-system: ARAI Read More
Govt’s new policy to increase ethanol blending in petrol by up to 22.5% Read More
Indian Auto Component Industry grows by 8.8% in FY16 to Rs 2.55 lakh crore Read More
Are electric vehicles to be included in govt-owned car fleets? Read More
Govt aims to make India design hub, new national policy likely Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

India, US announce USD 60 mn clean energy financial support Read More
Govt. announces policy to make Delhi ‘solar city’ Read More
Govt. lines up over Rs 17k crore to support rooftop solar projects Read More
Govt. to unveil solar zones policy in June Read More
Fact Sheet on Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects Read More
India’s first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon Read More
Electronics cluster project gets final approval Read More
DOE scientists’ discovery may boost solar cells’ energy output by up to 40% Read More
Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project Read More

ICT including Services:

National Instruments announces world’s first mmWave software defined radio to help speed 5G research Read More
Indian Telecom Services Market 2016 is expected to reach USD 103.90 billion by 2020 Read More
Google Aims to Reduce Digital Gender Gap in India Read More
Telecom regulator TRAI should let apps, websites decide on free data: Nasscom Read More
India consults on Cloud Computing Services Read More
Operators to set up 60,000 Telecom Towers to curb call drops Read More
Microsoft Accelerates Public Cloud Adoption in India Read More
Telecom Regulator TRAI is Launching MySpeed App to Measure your Mobile Internet SpeedRead More
IEEE Completes Four New Ethernet Standards Read More
India’s First IoT Center Launched in Bengaluru with Five Startups Read More and Nasscom opens centre to boost IoT ecosystem Read More
5G in India could be a reality, thanks to Ericsson and Nokia Read More
Nokia Announces Horizontal IoT platform called Impact Read More
TRAI to formulate service quality norms for mobile data Read More
DSCI, SSC, NASSCOM and ISACA join forces to address cyber security skills shortage in IndiaRead More
Telecom industry supports net neutrality, demands equality with OTT providers Read More
Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha enters new role amidst growing challenges Read More
TRAI’s Consultation Paper on VoIP can affect mobile TV, IPTV Read More
Technology companies like Microsoft welcome Trai’s cloud paper Read More
TRAI unveils consultation paper on Digital Terrestrial Transmission Read More
Nasscom opens centre to boost IoT ecosystem Read More
Here is how NITI Aayog’s boost will help technologies shape Digital India Read More
India may amend law to step up cyber security: RK Sudhanshu Read More
DeitY working on new encryption, privacy policies, says official Read More
National Cyber Security: International legal framework needed for online security Read More
DSCI and Lockheed Martin launched cyber security awareness program Read More
DoT says no to releasing TV White Space spectrum, clarifies it is for experiments Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

Commerce ministry says competitiveness of India in manufacturing improving Read More
National investment and manufacturing zone (NIMZ), a first-of-its-kind venture in the country, will be set up at Pamuru village Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Prime Minister Releases First ever National Plan for Disaster Management Read More
India & USA Signs MoU To Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change Read More
Modi’s $200 Billion Renewable Push to Fuel Green Bond Bonanza Read More
Energy Service Company (ESCO) to drive energy efficiency in India Read More

R&D and Innovation:

India and UK join hands to work as R&D partners in Solar Alliance and Nano Material ResearchRead More
ViaSat Opens R&D Facility in India, Growth Plans on Track Read More
Rolls-Royce to strengthen Bengaluru R&D centre, eyes ‘Make in India’ push Read More
India top destination for R&D investments; beats US, China Read More
‘Make in India’ helping country emerge as global R&D hub: Report Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

India starts probe into dumping of steel products from China, EU Read More
India, Hungary to boost bilateral trade Read More
Political will wanted: Why India must be flexible on FTA with EU Read More
Morgan Stanley Says India Among Asia’s Least Exposed to Brexit Read More
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Germany on technology resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of Capital Goods. Read More
Bilateral Meeting between Commerce & Industry Minister and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK Read More
India awaits EU stance on FTA, India-European Union free trade agreement will resume when the chief negotiators from both sides meet in July 15 Read More
After Brexit, India to rework FTA with EU: Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia Read More

Invest India

India to become first among global markets in 2017 to reach $1 trillion Read More
World Bank officials to meet DIPP to discuss ease of doing business ranking Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR:

Voluntary Certification Scheme for Medical Devices launched in India Read More
EPO Sees Large Margin Of Improvement For Indian IPR Regime Read More
Experts say IPR policy lacks implementation road map Read More
India: New Patents (Amendment) Rules 2016 – Analysing the Key Highlights Read More
DIPP gives shape to programme to widen IPR policy exposure in schools and industry Read More
CII establishes three IPR facilitation centres Read More
Ministers urge traders to adopt better manufacturing practices as per Indian Standards Read More
New battery norms issued by BIS may make smartphone makers face delays in launching modelsRead More
MSIL, BIS sign MoU to facilitate vendors Read More
Commerce ministry for mandatory standards on products Read More
Steel imports face strict quality check Read More
Handsets in India must support typing in English, Hindi and one regional language: BIS Read More

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Smart Cities

Balancing act: Centre announces new list of smart cities Read More
11 New Cities approved for Inclusion in Smart City Challenge Read More
Rs. 194 Cr released to 13 Fast Track Winning Smart Cities subject to establishment of SPV Read More
Crack Team setup by the MoUD to help the Winning 20 Cities of 1st Round Read More
Britain offers to develop Pune, Indore, Amravati as smart Read More
MoUD issues Office Memorandum Regarding Issuance of Government Orders for the formation of SPVs Read More
India invites German firms to invest in infrastructure sector Read More
MoUD issues Office Memorandum Regarding Next Steps to be taken by 13 winning cities of fast track round of smart city challenge process Read More
UK could bring healthcare expertise to India’s smart cities Read More
Danish delegation to India focusing on Smart Cities and the water sector Read More
Confederation of Indian Industries to help AMC prepare for Smart City bid Read More
Role of PPPs in Indian Smart City Mission Read More

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Automotive:

Govt to acquire land for IOC refinery expansion for BS VI production; to invest Rs 20k cr Read More
Govt to assist Kerala in developing Lithium ion battery based vehicles Read More
Govt approves Capital Goods Policy, aims 21-million new jobs Read More
Buses must install panic buttons; notification on June 2: Nitin Gadkari Read More
Vehicle policy to generate steel scrap worth Rs 11k cr/annum Read More
Impact of Bharat Stage-VI norms on Indian Auto & Auto Component Industry Read More
Govt aims to make India a 100% electric vehicle nation by 2030; here is how Read More
Maharashtra government may put Uber & Ola under Motor Vehicle, Information Technology Acts Read More
Tata Motors signs MoU with Automotive Skills Development Council Read More
Nashik vehicle testing centre vandalisation draws govt’s attention Read More
SIAM in talks for notifying fuel efficiency norms for trucks and buses Read More
Cubastion Consulting launches connected car solutions in India Read More
ICRA Report on Automobiles-Safety Standard Regulations Read More
SIAM promotes safety & environment protection initiative Read More
Don’t extend diesel vehicle ban to other cities: Centre to NGT Read More
Bosch to invest over 100 mn euros in India in 2016; diesel ban remains a concern Read More
Danfoss campaign to bring better standards for industrial motors Read More
India’s fastest sports car ‘ORCA’ made by IIT-Bombay students all set for race Read More
“India is now getting ready not only for homologation services but for NCAP globally.” Read More
Govt’s New Car Buying Incentives – Voluntary Vehicular Fleet Modernisation Policy (V-VMP) Read More
Hybrid Volvo Buses To Now Ferry Passengers In Bangalore Read More
BS VI norms: ‘Govt must ensure homologation is not a bottleneck’ Read More
Europes’s TE Connectivity Opens Automotive Test Competence Center in India Read More

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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

Niti Aayog seeks tax holiday on $1 billion investment in electronic manufacturing Read More
Government Launches Scheme for setting up 1000 MW CTU- connected Wind Power Project Read More
Two revolutions set to transform India’s energy sector Read More
Avnet India launches product testing service for electronics product design in India Read More
‘Target low value items in electronics policy’ Read More
India expects $56 billion investment in electronics sector Read More

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ICT including Services:

Telephone User Base Grows to 105.88 Crore in March: TRAI Read More
Consultation Paper on Internet Telephony in a Month: TRAI Read More
India among 5th Largest Producer of e-waste in World Read More
Operators lock horns with regulator over VoIP rules Read More
Amdocs Launches Core Network Testing Service Read More
IoT Partnership: iPass and Tata Communications to Bring Borderless Wi-Fi Read More
DoT, Trai push for satellite use for telecom services Read More
Fact Sheet on the framework for the US-India Cyber Relationship (June 07, 2016) Read More
TRAI paper opens debate on regulating and licensing cloud services; on data ownership … Read More
TRAI wants a national cloud network for e-governance and lawful interception of data Read More
Government issues guidelines for virtual network operators Read More
TRAI ropes in IIT, IISc experts to look into STB interoperability Read More
TRAI floats consultation paper seeking advise on Cloud Computing from stakeholders Read More
‘Next round of spectrum auction in 2-3 months’ Read More
India Says No to Apple’s Plan of “Dumping” Used iPhones in the Country Read More
Government plans more incentives for mobile parts makers Read More
Driven by Digital India, government will spend $7 billion on IT in 2016, says Gartner Read More
Intel opens four ‘Unnati Kendra’ facilities in Gujarat to drive digitization Read More
Regional languages on mobiles get govt push Read More
Why Digital India rejecting Google Street View is absurd Read More
Microsoft launches cyber security engagement center in India Read More
Indian digital commerce to be worth Rs 2.1 trillion by December ’16: IAMAI report Read More
Multiple petitions oppose Geospatial Bill as deadline for comments approaches Read More
Google may get approval to test Loon in India Read More
Defence ministry frees spectrum worth Rs 30000 crore for upcoming auction Read More
Oxigen set to be the first Virtual Network Operator in India Read More
Telecom Commission backs 3% spectrum usage charge on telcos from next auction Read More
Cisco visual networking index predicts Internet traffic in India by 2020 to be 249x the volume of the entire Indian Internet in 2005 Read More
Prime Minister Releases First ever National Plan for Disaster Management Read More
Data centre market in India to touch $4.5 billion by 2018: IAMAI Read More

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Energy Efficiency & Environment:

Environment Ministry to create ‘urban forests’ in 200 cities to increase green cover Read More
India & USA Signs MoU To Enhance Cooperation on Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change Read More
EU to help India achieve energy efficiency in agri Read More
India, EU partnership to boost clean energy initiatives Read More

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R&D and Innovation:

Commerce & Industry Ministry aims to establish India as a hub for world class Designing Read More
India, Aus sign MoU to enhance R&D capabilities in biotech Read More

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EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

Review and Planning Meeting on the completion of 4 years of the € 9 million Indo-EU ‘Water4crops’ project – a boon to water-scarce agricultural sector Read More
Observational Campaign to study Small-Scale Processes and Large-Scale Monsoon Variability under a Joint Indo-UK Effort Read More
Press Statement by Prime Minister during his visit of Switzerland (June 06, 2016) Read More
India, EFTA agree to address issues to resume FTA talks Read More
Modi’s visit could jumpstart free-trade deal Read More
Senior Swiss Official To Visit India For Free-Trade Pact Talks Read More
India suggests EU to resume stalled FTA negotiations Read More

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