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Smart Cities

  • Smart City Proposal (SCP) Template Released by MoUD. Read More
  • Government announces 98 selected smart city nominees. Read More
  • Centre to recommend loans to performing cities: Naidu. Read More
  • Govt. plans linking of user charges to inflation to finance Smart Cities. Read More
  • Urban Ministry comes out with Smart National Common Mobility Card model. Read More
  • The Ministry of Urban Development has sanctioned Rs. 194 crore (euro 27.71 M) to 96 cities under Smart City Mission for preparation of city plans. Read More
  • The Union Minister for Urban Development spelt out the features of a Smart City. Read More
  • Funding to be a challenge for smart city project: Study. Read More
  • The Road Ahead for Smart Cities in India. Read More
  • Second round of smart city challenge by Dec, says Naidu. Read More
  • TCIL ties up with China’s ZTE for smart cities, railway business. Read More
  • South Korea offers to make smart city near Chandigarh. Read More
  • Reliance, Jasper Partner to Drive Next Gen IoT Services, Enable India’s Smart Cities. Read More
  • Cities an urban mess in India, says World Bank report. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Minister asks BIS to upgrade labs on priority basis. Read More
  • ANSI, Confederation of Indian Industry Sign MOU to Boost Indo-U.S. Standards Cooperation. Read More
  • Bureau of Indian Standards starts recruitment process for 97 Scientist B Posts. Read More
  • Commerce Ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for new IPR policy. Read More

Smart Cities

  • The top 10 implementation challenges for smart cities in India. Read More
  • Smart City Nominations Received as on 31st July – Stage 1 Intra State Competition. Read More
  • Smart cities: Many small cities outdo bigger ones. Read More
  • 10 cities from Maharashtra to be developed as smart cities. Read More
  • Vizag Inching Closer Towards Smart City Status. Read More
  • State will develop Gurgaon into smartest city. Read More
  • How Naya Raipur is becoming a green and smart capital. Read More
  • IDC Launches Smart City Evolution Index; Opens Public Voting to Identify Top Smart City Projects in Asia/Pacific. Read More
  • A “smart city” is also a “Safe city”. Read More

Automotive

  • Promotion of Hybrid/Electric Vehicles. Read More
  • Centre tweaks fire detection norms for buses. Read More
  • Steps for Implementation of Bio-Fuel Programme. Read More
  • Draft Notification Formulated for Mass Emission Standards for Bio-diesel fuelled vehicles. Read More
  • Auto industry wants emission norms to guide ban on vehicles. Read More
  • First ethanol powered bus taken for final test. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • Consumer electronics industry to hit $20.6 bn by 2020: EY. Read More
  • Development of Heavy Electrical Sector. Read More
  • Roof Top Solar System. Read More
  • Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. Read More
  • 55 Cities Approved for Solar Cities. Read More
  • DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions Collaborates with SECI to Highlight Solar Quality Standards in India. Read More
  • FTAs, inverted tax structure are unfavorable proponents for Make in India’s success: Consumer durable body. Read More
  • ‘MSME participation key to strengthen local value addition for electronics industry’. Read More
  • Defence electronics policy in final stages of drafting, likely to be announced in September. Read More
  • Wi-SUN Alliance Collaborates with India Smart Grid Forum to Advance Connectivity in Smart Utility Networks. Read More

ICT including Services

  • DoT global tender soon for telecom finance companies. Read More
  • Telecom spectrum auctions likely in early 2016. Read More
  • Draft Policy on Internet of Things. Read More
  • IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman. Read More
  • GSM operators urge telecom minister to free L-band to boost 3G, 4G services. Read More
  • Drop spectrum caps in new sharing guidelines: Bharti Airtel. Read More
  • Calls for regulations on Indian mobile towers. Read More
  • Centre’s new law to rationalize Right of Way procedures for laying telecom infrastructure. Read More
  • Digital Signatures & Electronic Storage of Documents. Read More
  • MHA, DoT to discuss screening of foreign telecom equipment. Read More
  • Government looking to empanel 5 consultancies to implement Digital India. Read More
  • DSCI, NASSCOM Architecting Security for Digital Transformation. Read More
  • Regulator TRAI backs DoT’s recommendations to regulate voice service apps. Read More
  • Microsoft bats for White-Fi to help digital India. Read More
  • Telcos may face licence suspension on privacy issues: Government. Read More
  • WHO says no evidence of low radiation impact on health: Government. Read More
  • Plan to locally test imported telecom gears delayed again. Read More
  • DoT mandates telcos to share networks during disasters. Read More
  • Digital advertising spend in India to touch Rs35.75b by end-2015: Study. Read More
  • Rural India’s broadband user base at 25.51 million as of end-March. Read More
  • Telecom Minister Reiterates Net Neutrality Recommendations Not Final. Read More
  • Digital India Week. Read More
  • Telcos seek two years to gather resources for 700MHz auction. Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

  • 48% rise in FDI since ‘Make in India’ launched, says Commerce Minister. Read More
  • Foxconn Seeks Manufacturing Sites in India. Read More
  • Motorola planning manufacturing facility in India. Read More
  • Govt. extends capital subsidy to electronic products to boost Make in India, Digital India. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Government has established National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change. Read More
  • BEE Signs Implementing Agency Agreement with Consortium of RECPDCL-REC-EESL for Partial Risk Guarantee Fund for Energy Efficiency. Read More
  • National Green Tribunal slaps notices on 13 auto manufacturers, 24 vehicle service centers. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Reverse innovation 2.0: More MNCs take India’s frugal engineering global. Read More
  • National Productivity & Innovation Awards Held. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • European Bank to hike India investments. Read More
  • Bosch builds large-scale solar thermal plant in India. Read More
  • Here’s how Germany wants to help Indian tech startups. Read More
  • Italian wines eye India JVs. Read More
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