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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • National Electric Mobility Mission Plan: Update. Read More
  • Amendments to Electricity Act: Update. Read More
  • India cuts customs duty to 5% on electronics to encourage local industry. Read More
  • Status of Ultra Mega Power Projects. Read More
  • Government has introduced Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Lok Sabha. Read More
  • India government has designed a three-year roadmap for the skilling targets for the National Power Training Institute (NPTI). Read More
  • Electrical Equipment Industry: Inter-Ministerial Groups (IMGs) in its meeting looked at ways to provide a level playing field in India for domestic manufacturers to compete vis-?-vis imported equipment… Read More & Read More
  • Grid Security Expert System (GSES) is proposed to be developed by POWERGRID. Read More

Machinery

  • The Industry associations of machine tools, textile machinery, process plant equipment, construction machinery, plastic machinery, electrical equipment industry have been raising the issues for the level playing field against the lower rate of duty as well as zero duty on imported equipment on FTA affected due to specific notifications from the Government. Read More
  • Shortage of Raw Material in Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Industry. Read More

Automotive

  • Blending of Ethanol, Govt. of India notified that the Oil Companies shall sell Ethanol blended Petrol with % of ethanol up to 10%. Read More
  • The ICCT has written to minister, recommending India skip Euro V fuel norms and move directly to Euro VI in 2020. Read More
  • Ethanol bus eco-friendly, not pocket-friendly. Read More
  • Heavy Ind. Ministry plans pilots to push e-vehicles. Read More
  • 60-70% of Indian govt. e-mobility fund to incentivize EV buyers. Read More
  • Indian OMCs and OEMs debate on BS-VI fuel availability. Read More
  • Govt. plans BSIV emission norms across India in next two years. Read More
  • Indian oil industry ready to make BS VI fuel available from 2020 onward. Read More

Smart Cities

  • Market Study: Smart cities project in India would involve overall investments to the tune of USD2 trillion. Read More
  • CII inks pacts with Hitachi and Siemens for smart city initiative. Read More
  • Ambitious smart city project has run into a hitch with the last-minute cancellation of its first major tender. Read More
  • Indian School of Business is working on a plan to develop a Smart City Index for Indian cities. Read More
  • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: 7 things you should definitely know about the campaign. Read More
  • Smart cities to take off in April. Read More
  • Nagpur Municipal Corporation has been selected as one of the 30 local bodies across the country under Capacity Building of Urban Development (CBUD) Project of Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. Read More
  • India’s ‘smart cities’ would be stupid without disaster strategy. Read More
  • Union Urban Ministry and USTDA together to pursue smart cities. Read More
  • Task forces for Smart Cities set up by Urban Development Minister. Read More
  • Smart city around major ports is likely to start with Kandla port, where a smart city will come up in a few years’ time. Read More
  • Gujarat International Finance Tec-city (GIFT) is on the fast track to becoming India’s first Greenfield smart city. Read More
  • India’s ancient settlement hopes for high-tech ‘smart city’. Read More
  • Building 100 Smart Cities in India: The Story So Far. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • In an attempt to boost trade in the South Asian region, members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) are finalizing mutually acceptable standards in products in five sectors. Read More
  • Steel product Quality Control order to include 18 more products to curb imports. Read More
  • The Indian Plumbing Association has developed a uniform plumbing code and requested BIS to look into it. Read More
  • IPR/patent issues: US calls for stock taking, India says wait. Read More
  • Industry, research bodies differ over IP draft policy. Read More
  • Indian firm iVoice challenges Apple’s iPhone brandname. Read More

Invest India

  • Eleven government services launched on eBiz portal. Read More
  • Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) operationalizes hike in FDI in insurance to 49%. Read More
  • Corporate Tax to be Reduced and GST to be Implemented; Gaar Deferred by Two Years. Read More
  • Investment In Infrastructure To Go Up By Rs.70,000 Crore In Year 2015-16 Over Year 2014-15. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • EU keen to restart FTA negotiations with India. Read More
  • India among top 10 Asian export markets for UK-built cars. Read More
  • Bosch and Siemens household appliances to pump in Rs 650 crore (Euro 93M). Read More
  • Fair trade regulator CCI has rejected allegations against Volkswagen Group Sales India Pvt Ltd. Read More
  • UK firm to set up can plants in India. Read More

Manufacturing

  • Communication Ministry Clears Rs.6,000 Crore (Euro 857M)-Worth Make in India Projects. Read More
  • ‘India’s WTO stand discourages R&D, manufacturing’. Read More
  • “Make in India” with Tax Free Manufacturing. Read More
  • Karnataka clears Tumakuru NIMZ: The project costing Rs 3,500 crore (Euro 500M) would come up on 13,327 acres. Read More
  • Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor. Read More
  • ‘Make in India’ Programme. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • India engineers invent solar-powered scooters. Read More
  • Budget 2015: Government creates Atal Innovation Mission to spur R&D, scientific research. Read More
  • Government sets up SETU & AIM to encourage innovation, R&D. Read More
  • India-UK centres earmark funds for research. Read More
  • Research Opportunities for Scientists of Indian Origin. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Emission intensity of GDP will be reduced by 20-255 by 2020 from the 2005 level. Read More
  • Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to study impact of advancing Indian Standard Time (IST) by half an hour. Read More
  • Schneider Electric demonstrates the power of ‘Smart Energy’ solutions at Intelect 2015. Read More
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India has notified its first semiconductor fabrication plant with the establishment of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Dholera, Gujarat. The SEZ, to be set up by Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited, will focus on electronic hardware, software and IT-enabled

Across the European Union and India, diversity isn’t incidental, it’s foundational. It is lived across cultures, languages and everyday life.

As we celebrate #EuropeWeeks, we mark the enduring idea of unity shaped through diversity.

#EUnitedINDiversity

India takes a quantum leap forward ✨
India has successfully demonstrated 1,000-KM quantum communication network Under the National Quantum Mission,—marking a significant stride in ultra-secure communication technologies. India among global leaders in quantum key distribution

Big changes coming to India’s Transport 🚗

In line with Govt of India’s sustained efforts to curb high pollution levels, vehicles may face stricter emission norms from 2027 under proposed BS-VII norms aligned with Euro VII. Govt is also exploring minimum endurance standards for

India achieved its highest-ever annual wind capacity addition of 6.05 GW during FY 2025-26 crossing the landmark of 5.5 GW capacity addition in FY 2016-17.

This also represents an increase of nearly 46% over the capacity added in FY 2024–25 marking a decisive acceleration in

#SESEI Europe Newsletter – March 2026 Edition is Available Now!

Read the full edition here: https://sesei.eu/emailers/2026/march/index-eu.html

Below are the key highlights from this edition:
· India-EU TTC: 2nd Workshop on EV Charging Technologies
· 104 Projects with Rs 271 Crore (~€26.8M) R&D Fund

#SESEI India Newsletter – March 2026 Edition is Available Now!

Read the full edition here: https://sesei.eu/emailers/2026/march/index-in.html

Below are the key highlights from this edition:
· Shaping Europe’s Cybersecurity Standards: Highlights from the 10th Cybersecurity Standardization Conference
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🚨 BIS has issued new & revised standards across key sectors like engineering, construction, industrial tools, & petroleum systems. New Standards focus on sustainability (recycling & lifecycle standards) and many of these standards are aligned with international standards/ ISO

⚡ India emerged as the 3rd largest renewable energy market globally in 2025, adding an impressive 45 GW and pushing total installed capacity to 250.5 GW

☀️ Solar led the charge with ~37 GW added in a single year: 🌍 India became the second-largest contributor to global solar

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