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Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA
- Government approves 40 electronics manufacturing proposals. Read More
- Make In India Effect: 2.75 Lakh New Jobs Created, 118% Increase in Employment. Read More
- Why smartphone makers are taking the ‘Make in India’ call. Read More
- Ministry of Home Affairs drafting policy to give Make in India a boost. Read More
- Plan for Rs 63,000 crore (9B Euro) semiconductor wafer plants hits hurdle. Read More
- India and the US signed a new framework agreement for closer cooperation in defense manufacturing sector. Read More
- The government approved Rs 4,318.28 crore (617M Euro) for constructing infrastructure at two industrial regions in Gujarat and Maharashtra under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. Read More
ICT including Services
- Lawful interception: Equipment installed in Delhi & Bangalore. Read More and Centre for Development of Telematics begins testing phone monitoring system. Read More
- Education and Research in Computer Networking (ERNET), to conduct two pilots of the white space technology with Microsoft and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, in Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh. Read More
- The department of telecom finalizing spectrum sharing and trading rules to be sent for cabinet approval. Read More
- Telecom department panel submits report on net neutrality. Read More
- National Optical Fibre Network, panel ups broadband net roll-out estimate to Rs 72,778 crore (10.4B Euro). Read More
- Digital Locker for Storing Original Certificates & Documents. Read More
- Government to offer freelancing opportunities under Digital India. Read More
- Private telecom operators oppose telecom regulator TRAI’s proposal to protect consumers from default activation of mobile internet. Read More
- Idea Cellular CEO elected as COAI Chairman. Read More
- Govt. of India Setting Up New Center for Botnet Cleaning & Malware Analysis. Read More
- GPS installation in public transport becomes mandatory. Read More
Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics
- Extension Order for Implementation of Compulsory Registration Order for Products included in Schedule of Gazette notified on 13.11.2014. Read More
Automotive
- 10 notable facts about Indian automobile market. Read More
- Centre and state governments have agreed that age should not be the criterion for phasing out of vehicles in NCR. Instead, to be based on fuel and fitness. Read More
- Scrap policy must for old vehicle ban. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the government are at loggerheads over a ban on old vehicles plying in the National Capital Region. Read More
- M&M, the maker of E2O electric hatchback, is all set to launch India’s first four-door pure electric car. Read More
- NDA government in recent months reiterated its plan to advance the timelines for rolling out BS-VI fuel norms across the country by skipping a stage (BS-V) entirely. Read More
- Govt notification to advance BS4 triggers pollution debate; to curb vehicular pollution Bharat Standard 4 norms mandatory from April 2017. Read More
- Bosch and ARAI ink MoU to create automotive e-learning courses to develop e-learning modules for proficiency improvement programs (PIP). Read More
- Public Campaign to Promote Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Begins. Read More
Smart Cities
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally launch the Rs 98,000-crore (14B Euro) Smart City and AMRUT projects on June 25 2015. Read More
- Sustainability Outlook has developed a Smart Cities Opportunity Assessment Model (SCOAM) which pegs the opportunity for smart cities in India over the next 5 years at $45-$50 billion. Read More
- FICCI-PwC report suggests 3-point agenda to deploy LBS for smart cities. Read More
- Ericsson partners Sterlite for smart city initiatives in India to design a roadmap and deploy solutions and services required to create a fully functioning knowledge-based society. Read More
- Puducherry Gears Up For Smart City Project. Read More
- States will be assigned number of cities for inclusion in Smart Cities Mission based on urban population. Read More
- What should India’s smart cities look like? Read More
- ZTEsoft, has signed a MoU with the government of India’s Gujarat state to collaborate on the development of smart city projects. Read More
- Cisco to provide networking infra for four smart city projects. Read More
- Dutch PM to lead business delegation to India, offer expertise on smart cities. Read More
- L&T forms new unit for smart cities. Read More
- U.S.-India Business Council Hosts First Major Smart Cities Conclave for Ajmer. Read More
- IBM took up responsibility for 16 cities and Vizag is one among them. Read More
- Towards EU-India Smart Cities Cooperation – Henriette Faergemann, First Counsellor, EU in India Read More
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
The ETSI Seminar: (Sophia Antipolis, France, 25-26 June 2015)
The ETSI Seminar is run twice a year (June and December), to provide an intensive course on ETSI, its organization, structure, ways of working and related subjects. It is targeted at those who are new to ETSI or those who need to develop a deeper understanding of how to work effectively in ETSI.
The ETSI Seminar is an important step in the orientation programme for new members. It facilitates their active participation in ETSI, 3GPP or oneM2M – a must if your organization has just joined ETSI. It is essential also for new delegates who have recently started to participate in ETSI work. In addition it also is an opportunity to meet key personnel in the ETSI Secretariat.
Security Week: (Sophia Antipolis, France, 22-26 June 2015)
Following ETSI’s successful series of annual Security Workshops, ETSI is now expanding its event to extend the Security Workshop with more focused thematic streams, to provide more time for networking, a chance to see demonstrations of ETSI-standardized security solutions at work, and offer opportunities for ETSI security-related committees to hold open meetings which all delegates may attend.
This week has a full agenda already and is an ideal opportunity to learn about the full extent of ETSI’s security related standardization. We look forward to a week packed with debate and discussion, and which will help shape the future direction of ETSI’s security related standardization.
BSI/ETSI Telecoms Standards Workshop on “The future of telecoms standards”: (Grange Tower Bridge Hotel , LONDON, UK , 22 June, 2015)
Join BSI, ETSI and industry colleagues to learn and network at an event for telecoms industry specialists. This is your opportunity to discuss with industry experts the latest industry topics relevant to standardization, including 5G and the Radio Equipment Directive, and find out about how influential the UK is in influencing standards development in Europe.
You’ll also discover how best to participate in, consult on and access telecoms standards in the UK and across Europe through BSI and ETSI.
For full details including the agenda and registration, please consult the BSI website event page.