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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • India’s Power Sector Set for USD 250 Billion Investment. Read More and The power and coal sectors will shortly issue orders worth over Rs 1 lakh crore for various projects, including four new giant power projects. Read More
  • What Do The Proposed Amendments To The Electricity Act Mean For India’s Solar Market? Read More
  • India To Spend $21.6 Billion On Smart Grid Infrastructure By 2025. Read More
  • Modi Government is committed to Provide Affordable and Clean Power 24×7 for all. Read More

Machinery

  • Indian textile machinery market size to increase twofold by 2021. Read More
  • Germany’s textile machinery industry is interested in tapping the huge Asean market besides focusing on China and India. Read More
  • The Government has approved a Rs. 930 crore scheme to bring competitiveness of domestic capital goods sector at par with global standards. The summary of the report as prepared is enclosed for your information. Copy of the notification is available here.

Automotive

  • ARAI all set to introduce Vehicle Recall Code under the Motor Vehicles Rule. Read More
  • Automotive Mission Plan: Govt. to release details in Sept. Read More
  • The new ARAI norms may include restrictions on kind of air conditioners, the amount of electronics and size of car cabins. Read More
  • Under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), govt. of India has allocated Rs. 1,000 crore to enhance electric vehicles sales. Read More
  • India’s auto industry is likely to face pressure over the next few years on account of various factors including tough regulatory norms pertaining to safety and emissions. Read More
  • India Automotive Spark Plug Market Crosses USD119 Million in 2014, Finds TechSci Research Study. Read More
  • Research and Markets: Indian Car Market Intelligence Report 2015. Read More
  • The 7th edition of the Conference on Automotive R&D Trends to be held here on March-13. Read More
  • India will soon notify the emission standards for vehicles that can ply on 85-95% ethanol blended fuel. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Mr. M.J. Joseph, ICAS (1976), has been appointed as Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards in the department of consumer affairs. Read More
  • Global standards sought for equipment-testing – steel industry. Read More
  • The government plans to amend the Consumer Protection Act to make the redressal mechanism easy and universally accessible. Read More
  • India’s Internet gov model to balance public, pvt. Interests. Read More
  • Find out why US companies oppose India’s IPR regime. Read More
  • WIPO has asked member states to assist in creating a standardized and functional intellectual property ecosystem. Read More
  • India’s Draft IP Policy Shows Major Changes Coming, While Fitting IP System To Local Needs, highlights the need of utility model in India. Read More
  • FRAND- An Exception To The Laissez-Faire Structure? Read More

Invest India

  • India: Legislative Changes For Medical Devices. Read More
  • India asks for US investments in smart cities, industrial hubs. Read More
  • Modified defence procurement policy in three months. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Luman Industries Partners Germany’s Hengst SE For India JV. Read More
  • Birmingham City University to develop e-F1 car with Indian varsities. Read More
  • Renault India recalls 646 units of Pulse and Scala. Read More
  • India, Sweden to explore areas of cooperation in trade. Read More
  • Merck Millipore bets big on India amid regulatory concerns. Read More
  • French carpooling company BlaBlaCar driving into India. Read More
  • Telenor Group, Vodafone set to apply for payment banking permits in India. Read More
  • Bosch Opens 6th Manufacturing Plant in India. Read More
  • German FM Wolfgang Schauble, industry representatives discuss ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • Cyan secures £1mn smart meter deal in India. Read More
  • Ban on Indian mango imports to EU to be lifted. Read More
  • Prime Minister of Macedonia says Marcedonia Plans to Invest in India. Read More
  • Inspired by ‘Make in India’ UK launches ‘Great Collaborations’. Read More
  • Siemens showcases smart city sustainable solutions at Gujarat summit. Read More

Manufacturing

  • Make in India: C-Dot ready to manufacture low-cost 3G, 4G handsets. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Indian Innovation Centre Will be Established. Read More
  • Scientific Research to be the Engine for ‘Make In India’ in Years to Come. Read More
  • Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka pledges to invest Rs 1,500 crore in Indian startups. Read More
  • Government Support for Technology Incubators to Foster Innovations in India Observes Frost & Sullivan. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Climate change: India to focus on green energy and efficiency instead of emission reductions. Read More
  • United Nations Sustainable Energy sign MoU with Govt of Gujarat. Read More
  • UN asks India to make solar contribution by 10% of total energy mix by 2020. Read More
  • In a bid to augment supply of environment-friendly fuel, the government has allowed private manufacturers of bio-diesel to sell it directly to consumers like Indian Railways. Read More
  • PM launches Scheme for LED bulb distribution under domestic efficient lighting programme in Delhi. Read More and India to install LED bulbs in 100 cities by March 2016. Read More
  • IITs in India have collaborated with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to develop indigenous technologies to enhance exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons and alternate sources of energy. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Public Cloud Service Market In India Will Grow From $838 Million In 2015 To $1.9 Billion By 2018. Read More
  • Spectrum Auction details. Read More
  • India US Sign Joint Declaration of Intent for Cooperation in the Field of Information & Communications Technology and Electronics (ICTE). Read More and Joint Press Statement of the U.S.-India Information and Communications Technology Working Group Meeting. Read More
  • Trends & Predictions for 2015 for Indian IT Services Industry. Read More
  • Nasscom is asking the government to start disbursing about Rs 5,000 crore in contract payments to IT services companies that have been held up, and to create an independent arbitration mechanism to ensure the industry participates in the Digital India projects. Read More
Latest News

•Telecom Department (DoT) Launches Bharat 6G Alliance to Drive innovation Read More

•CERT-In issues “Guidelines on Information Security Practices” for Govt. Entities Read More

•Department of Telecommunications (DoT) launches Standards Coordination Portal developed by TEC Read More

•MEITY Transfers Cost Effective Li-ion Battery Recycling Technology to Nine Recycling Industries and Start-Ups Read More

•Cabinet Approves CITIIS 2.0 from 2023 to 2027 Read More

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