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Automotive

Published April 27, 2015 | By AdminHelper

Union minister for road transport and highways said decision has been taken to give nod for running vehicles, including buses, on electricity and biofuels — ethanol and biodiesel — and will be implemented soon in Motor Vehicle Act. Read More
North India moves to Euro IV fuel but industry lags behind. Read More
Buyers of electric and hybrid vehicles, depending on the speed and efficiency of the vehicle, will get an upfront discount of 1/3rd. Read More
How India’s transport sector can help in the cleanup act. Read More
Indian auto parts aftermarket business to worth $ 16.5 billion by 2021: Frost & Sullivan. Read More
Motor Vehicle Act Amendment Bill 2015 passed by both houses of Parliament. Read More
Effective midnight of April 1, 2015, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (MoRTH) has made the anti-lock braking system (ABS) mandatory for commercial vehicles (CVs). Read More
Increase in the penalty in the proposed Road Transport & Safety Bill. Read More

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Smart Cities

Published April 27, 2015 | By AdminHelper

The govt. will be announcing two complementary schemes on urban development in the country next month—the Smart city scheme and New Urban Development Mission. Read More
Smart City project is in advanced stage and will be implemented on public-private partnership (PPP) mode after cabinet approval. Read More
India Needs Habitable Cities Before Smart Cities. Read More
A Kyoto University team will visit the city to further Prime Minister’s ‘smart city’ initiative under the ‘sister city’ partnership agreement. Read More
Amsterdam mayor Eberhard van der Laan is leading a 60-strong delegation on a visit to India to discuss the new government’s plan to develop 100 smart cities, and other issues. Read More
The proposed 100 smart cities are likely to be selected in three phases: Only 20 smart cities may be shortlisted this year. Read More
Canada offers expertise in smart city development to Telangana, Andhra. Read More
Now, a competition to choose 100 smart cities: States to give choices, Centre to decide by year-end. Read More
Top govt. panel approves Rs 2.73 lakh crore to modernize cities. Read More
After Microsoft, the US-based global technology giant IBM has offered to join the Surat Smart City project. Read More
To help ‘Smart Cities’ plan, SEBI approves municipal bonds rules. Read More

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Standards/TBT/IPR

Published April 27, 2015 | By AdminHelper

One of the ministerial informal groups will scrutinize the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Amendment Bill, which aims to bring under its ambit more products and mandatory certification of products concerning human life, security and health. Read More
Govt. plans stricter regulation & Standards for medical devices. Read More
BIS held a workshop on Standardization in the field of Sports Goods. Read More
Patent claims by foreign firms to hit mobile manufacturing plans in India. Read More
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, a public interest group, has demanded to commerce ministry to reconstitute the Think Tank on IPR. Read More

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ETSI strengthens collaboration with Global ICT Standardization Forum for India

Published April 27, 2015 | By AdminHelper

ETSI and GISFI, the Global ICT Standardization Forum for India (www.gisfi.org) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to align their work on development, promotion and education concerning ICT standardization in India.

The agreement was signed at the ETSI General Assembly held on 17 and 18 March 2015 in ETSI, France. GISFI has well established itself in the Indian standardization landscape through its two branches: R&D/Education and Standardization in the area of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Through its R&D/Education branch, it serves as a platform for raising an awareness of the importance of international standards through providing higher education (Ph.D.) scholarships and intensive collaborations with leading Indian and European Universities as part of capacity building for indigenous Indian contribution to international standardization and globalization of ICT products and services.

Through the standardization branch, GISFI is active in ICT related application areas, such as energy, telemedicine, wireless robotics or biotechnology.

ETSI has been collaborating with GISFI since its inception through the exchange of information on the respective work programs. ETSI will also collaborate in the “Education about Standardization” field.

Prof. Ramjee Prasad, GISFI Chairman stated: “With this agreement we intend to build a bridge between European and Indian ICT standards as ETSI is involved in various innovative areas beyond telecommunications”.

The signed MoU will allow GISFI to participate in relevant ETSI Technical Bodies as an observer when the agenda contains items of mutual interest and vice versa for ETSI as observer in GISFI Technical Committees.

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