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Indo-German Working Group on Quality Infrastructure strengthens trade through cooperation on safe and secure products:

  • Germany and India established the Working Group in 2013 to strengthen their economic and technical cooperation, reduce technical barriers to trade, and increase product safety. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs & Energy (BMWi) and the Indian Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution in collaboration with other Ministries are working closely together on standardisation, accreditation, conformity assessment, metrology, product safety & market surveillance. Read more
  • Cabinet approves Updating European Union Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) MoU signed between SEBI and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), United Kingdom. Read More
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India speeding up FTA talks with Switzerland, Norway, Iceland

India and EFTA countries recently interacted on crucial issues of IPR, rule of origin, services. India is making efforts to speed up free trade negotiations with the EFTA countries in parallel with its discussions with the EU on a similar pact. India’s focus on putting the stalled free trade talks, officially called the broad-based trade and investment agreement (BTIA), with both the EFTA and the EU back on track assumes greater importance given the fact that the country walked out of the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving 16 countries in November 2019.

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India-EU Partnership on Energy Research in RE and Smart Grids

India-European Union (EU) Flagship Call on Integrated Local Energy Systems was announced at India Smart Utility Week 2020. This partnership between Indian and the EU will help in Clean Energy and Climate, this partnership will foresee strengthened cooperation in energy research and innovation, mainly in renewable energy and its integration in the energy system. The collaboration can make energy supply cleaner, more efficient and affordable to all. This Indo-EU flagship call is fully in line with both the European Union’s and India’s involvement in Mission Innovation (MI).

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