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Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to come up with standards for smart cities, likely to be finalized by year end. Read More
  • India to soon have a robust recall regime for products that fail to meet safety standards: The Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI) Act has come out with draft regulations on food recall procedures. Read More
  • The Delhi Government to amend the Food Safety Act (2005) and introduce life imprisonment as a punishment in extreme cases of adulteration. Read More
  • India’s patent law may face legal hurdle at WTO. Read More
  • India’s Controller General of Patents says Europe and India need to collaborate on IPR. Read More
  • Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institutions (BSTI) and Bureau of Indian Standard sign an agreement. Read More

Invest India & Make in India

  • India all set for 8% growth: World Bank. Read More
  • India may be third biggest economy by 2030: Report. Read More
  • FDI up to 74% can make Indian defence self-reliable: Study. Read More
  • India Foreign Trade Policy promotes Trade Facilitation through Digital India. Read More
  • Obama writes article about PM Modi in Time magazine, calls him ‘India’s reformer-in-chief’. Read More
  • Indian PM launches Mudra Bank to ‘fund the unfunded’. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Bosch lifts lockout order at its Jaipur plant. Read More
  • Auto component Major Bosch declares lockout at Jaipur plant. Read More
  • Daimler India to start bus production next month. Read More
  • India’s Mahindra nearing deal to buy Italian auto designer Pininfarina. Read More
  • VW India to invest INR 1500 to become low-cost export hub. Read More
  • SIAM says India-EU FTA against ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • Airbus assures PM Modi $2 billion for ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • French firm Thales eyeing Rs 3300 crore smart city market in India. Read More
  • Alstom T&D India to Provide Transmission Equipment for BARC’s Challakere Unit. Read More
  • India, EU strike new ‘Digital India’ partnership. Read More
  • EU, India to cooperate on ICT standardization. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • India Sets Up Centre of Excellence for Large Area Flexible Electronics. Read More
  • Govt. asks Apple to set up R&D center in India. Read More
  • Decks cleared for Society for Applied Microwave Electronic Engineering & Research (SAMEER) project. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • India, Canada to encourage commercial cooperation in energy. Read More
  • 10 green buildings of India. Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

  • Terra Motors investing INR 31 crore for manufacturing facility in Haryana. Read More
  • ‘Make in India’ gets a boost from IITians. Read More
  • Why Implementing ‘Make In India’ will Be A Challenge For The Indian Government (FNI). Read More
  • Top Indian firms sign six MoUs with German, Swiss companies OR PSUs sign 6 pacts at Hannover Messe to boost ‘Make in India’. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Telecom Commission sends back spectrum sharing norms to regulator TRAI. Read More
  • Commerce Ministry plans mobile apps for benefit of stakeholders. Read More
  • Government rolls out “open code” policy for application development. Read More
  • Govt. may favor net neutrality; panel report in May 2nd week. Read More
  • TRAI reiterates plan to provide 600 million people 2Mbps broadband by 2020. Read More
  • Mobile apps could impact national security: TRAI paper. Read More
  • Telecom customer base rises to 98.73 crore in February. Read More
  • Indian telecom service market to touch $104 bn by 2020. Read More
  • (Revised) Draft Policy on Internet of Things – 2015, DeitY (MoCIT). Read More
  • TRAI Wakes Up To The Reality of Broadband In India; Offers 10 Recommendations To The Govt. Read More
  • DoT may come out with roadmap for M2M communications soon. Read More
  • India amends National Numbering Plan for full MNP launch. Read More
  • Plan to take digital technology to 100-crore Indians by 2020: Government. Read More
  • Google Inc (GOOGL) PwC Come Together To Grab Digital India Opportunity. Read More
  • IKSL launches e-transformation of Rural India ‘GramSanjeevani’. Read More
  • UNESCO pledges support for digital India. Read More
  • Health ministry taps digital platforms for awareness campaign. Read More
  • TRAI recommended establishment of Integrated Emergency Communication & Response System. Read More
  • Govt. should bear cost of setting up PCR network: TRAI. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • Smart Meters Market worth $18.2 Billion by 2019. Read More
  • India Inc. Calls for Incentives to Boost Consumer Electronics Output. Read More
  • 280 mn people don’t have power connection. Read More

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
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Policy

•National Quantum Mission Read More

•Indian Space Policy 2023 Read More

•National Green Hydrogen Mission Read More

•Green Hydrogen policy Read More

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

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

•India Data Accessibility and Use policy 2022 Read More