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Automotive

  • No mandatory recall for vehicles with manufacturing defects: Government. Read More
  • Government cuts proposed fines on auto companies for faulty vehicles. Read More
  • Indian automobile industry suggests scrapping policy for older vehicles. Read More
  • FAME-India scheme launched to offer sops on hybrid, e-vehicles. Read More
  • Govt. exploring dedicated scrapyard for older vehicles. Read More
  • NGTs ban on diesel-run vehicles over 10 years old in Delhi hits used cars hard. Read More
  • Carmakers seek dedicated frequencies to introduce radar-based technologies to enhance safety. Read More
  • Govt. Plans 7M Electric Vehicles on Road By 2020, To Give Rs. 1.38L Worth Incentives For Every Car. Read More
  • Govt. studying new electricity-based MRTS proposal: Gadkari. Read More

Smart Cities

  • France to work with India on smart cities development. Read More
  • Spain spells out technical terms for Delhi’s smart city. Read More
  • Pondicherry to present plan to satisfy norms under ‘Smart City scheme’. Read More
  • The Future of Urban Development & Services. Read More
  • Smart maps must for smart cities. Read More
  • Smart Cities in India – Top Priorities. Read More
  • Indian delegation to visit Kyoto and Tokyo. Read More
  • NDA’s Smart City project, New Urban Mission to roll out soon? Read More
  • Smart Cities India 2015 Expo From 20 May. Read More
  • US to offer transport solutions for smart cities. Read More
  • Government aims to make Gurgaon a smart city in six months. Read More
  • Government to Actively Use PPP Route and Encourage FDI for Effective Implementation of Smart. Read More
  • List of 100 Smart Cities expected by April-end. Read More
  • Read on to know what makes a city, a smart city in India. Read More
  • Smart city project: Japanese tech firm NEC wants to partner at least 20 cities. Read More
  • Smart Cities to Come with Singapore Touch. Read More
  • Commerce Secretary outlines top priorities for Smart Cities in India. Read More
  • Smart City Project in India Requires Overall Investment to Tune of USD2 Trillion. Read More and India faces $110 bn funding gap for urban infra development. Read More
  • SPV for funding smart city project soon. Read More
  • Essel partners three German firms for smart cities, green energy. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Bureau of Indian Standards has come up with a compliance norm that says pins in devices like mobile chargers should be as per Indian sockets. Read More
  • UL India acquires BIS accreditation under the compulsory registration order. Read More
  • According to new rules set by the government, power adapters and batteries also require BIS certification, which was previously required only for an entire product. This may make foreign sourcing of components difficult, time consuming and costly. Read More
  • More time sought to comply with BIS norms for power adapters. Read More
  • Quality control watch on steel items to stop dumping. Read More
  • Formation of regional product standard body suggested. Read More
  • Govt. invites suggestions for strengthening consumer laws. Read More
  • India examines WTO option over EU drug suspension order. Read More

Invest India & Make in India

  • New Foreign Trade Policy 2015 – 2020 highlights. Read More
  • The Cabinet on Friday cleared a scheme to provide skill training to 1.4 million youth, with an overall outlay of Rs 1,120 crore. Read More
  • Digital Technology can add $101 billion to India’s GDP By 2020: Study. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Right time for talks on India-EU free trade pact: Commerce Secretary. Read More
  • Bosch to hire 3,200 engineers next fiscal in India. Read More
  • Marquardt launches new R&D center in India. Read More
  • Scania Starts City Bus Production in India. Read More
  • Italian heating and air-conditioning products company Ferroli has entered the Indian market. Read More
  • ‘Make in India’ saves AgustaWestland bid. Read More
  • Make in India campaign at Hannover Messe 2015. Read More
  • France to remain bullish on ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • UK backs Smart Andhra vision. Read More
  • European Union can provide India with advanced technology, says Joao Cravinho. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Five Indian scientists have been able to demonstrate an increase of whopping 40 per cent to 100 per cent in agricultural production using nano-technology and iron-pyrite – one of the cheapest and abundant minerals available on earth. Read More
  • BRICS Nations Endorse India´s Young Scientists Forum Initiative. Read More
  • The Cabinet Committee has approved to launch $720M National Supercomputing Mission supporting ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • “National Supercomputing Mission (NSM): Building Capacity and Capability” to be jointly implemented by the Department of Science and Technology and Department of Electronics and Information Technology. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • The World Bank and Govt. of India have signed an agreement for a $43 million (£29m) grant to boost energy efficiency in the country. Read More
  • Government has identified 144 thermal power plants/stations for improving energy efficiency. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Indian courts strike down clause blocking free speech. Read More
  • Information Technology Agreement (ITA) an obstacle for domestic electronic manufacturing: Government. Read More
  • Mr. Gulshan Rai, DG of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-In) has taken over as India’s first Cyber Security chief. Read More
  • Govt. wants Open Source Software in all its departments. Read More
  • DigiLocker, the digital locker system launched by the govt. to securely store documents online, has received good response. Read More
  • Government’s Digital India Initiative Brings High Speed Internet To 50,000 Villages. Read More
  • Expect spectrum sharing, trading norms in three months: Telecom Secretary. Read More
  • Telecom operators are likely to miss the deadline for roll out of full MNP across the country from May 3 due to some technical issues. Read More
  • Telecom operators have asked the govt. to hold public discussion on Internet neutrality. Read More
  • Union Minister for Communications and IT laid down the foundation stone for the new incubation facility and semiconductor measurement analysis and reliability test (SMART) lab in Bengaluru with a total investment of Rs 74.4 crore. Read More
  • GSMA calls to the Indian Government to enable a business and regulatory environment built around trust and certainty. Read More
  • The govt. is considering a proposal to join the Better Than Cash Alliance (BTCA), a global body which promotes digital payments. Read More
  • Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released a draft consultation paper on regulatory framework for over the top (OTT). Read More
  • e-Kranti; National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) has been given approval by Union Cabinet. Read More
  • Approach and Key Components of e-Kranti : National e-Governance Plan 2.0. Read More
  • Spectrum Auction Concludes with Over 88% Of Spectrum Offered Provisionally Committed. Read More
  • Telecom companies to urge DoT to alter National Numbering Plan. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • India Sensors Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020: India’s sensor market is projected to grow at a CAGR over 20% through 2020. Read More
  • Govt. would invest $10 billion in chip manufacturing facilities. Read More
  • Six states of India to go for smart grid oriented power transmission. Read More

Machinery

  • The Government of India has decided to impose a ban of import of machinery that is more than five years old. Read More
  • Task force for capital goods industry constituted to realize Make-in-India. Read More
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