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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 relaxes overseas investment norms in construction sector to boost housing. Read More
  • Wind energy sector in India expected to attract Rs 20,000 crore of investments. Read More
  • India To Formulate A “Renewable Energy Act” To Attract More Capital. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Danish company Danfoss opens Rs 500-cr manufacturing facility in Chennai. Read More
  • Norway’s $860bn Sovereign Fund to Invest More in India. Read More
  • India will be one of the biggest markets for Scania by 2020. Read More
  • Hero MotoCorp to enter European markets by end of next year. Read More
  • MoU with Spain on organ transplantation soon. Read More
  • Department of Commerce calls for creative participation for India’s participation at Hannover Messe. Read More

Manufacturing

  • Ministry of MSME and ILO sign MoU to support the Government’s Make in India programme. Read More
  • Nokia shuts handsets manufacturing unit in Chennai. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Rashtrapati Bhavan invites applications for second batch of Innovation Scholars In-Residence Programme. Read More
  • Pvt. Sector must be encouraged to broaden role in scientific research. Read More
  • India’s R&D spending remains low when compared to most other countries that aspire to economic leadership. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Barely three weeks before crucial negotiations in Lima; Indian govt. has reconstituted the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. Read More
  • United Nations report on climate change released telling India to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100. Read More
  • CII to develop 20 model energy conservation units. Read More
  • Ground-breaking Indian research on the viability of Pongamia Biodiesel has today been released titled “PONGAMIA BIODIESEL 2030: Projecting a Path for Permanent Progress & Prosperity, at the culmination of almost three years of work by The Advanced Biofuel Center (CJP). Read More
  • Government to Promote Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Engines. Read More
  • Indian Railways to go for Bio-Diesel in a Big Way. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Department of Electronics and IT in Ministry of Communication & IT has released a draft policy document on Internet of Things which is available for industry comments. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has submitted its response. Read More
  • Google eyes tie-ups with smartphone makers in India to install its Hindi keyboards on the devices. Read More
  • NIIT and IEEE enter into global alliance to enhance employability of engineers. Read More
  • Before its pan-India 4G services launch, Reliance Jio has approached the DoT for a network test conducted along with security agencies. Read More
  • Cebit India Roadshow Promotes Software Industry. Read More
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India & EU jointly with investment of ₹391 Cr (~ €41 million) launched two major research & innovation initiatives under the India-EU #TTC in the areas of Marine Plastic Litter (#MPL) & Waste to Green Hydrogen (#W2GH)
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India has funded over 111 research projects with $35M around #6G, #THz frequencies. This technological advancement has potential to add USD 1 trillion to India's #economy by 2035, fostering new industries & revolutionizing existing ones. India also target to be among top 6…

The Joint Research Centre #JRC new study examines how connected, cooperative and automated #mobility affects energy consumption in a variety of scenarios including potential risks and benefits of vehicle automation.

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Given the critical role of grids for integrating affordable renewable energy & supporting electrification, EU Commission #EC has launched an open public #consultation related to the legal framework on European #grids

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Telecom Regulator - TRAI have released a draft manual for rating properties based on the quality of digital connectivity available on real estate premises covering parameters such as #fiber readiness, #mobile network availability, in-building solutions, Wi-Fi infrastructure,…

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