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Manufacturing

  • PM invites French companies to join ‘Make in India’. Read More
  • GE and Continental AG are among companies looking to take advantage of a subsidy India is offering for electronics manufacturing. Read More
  • BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russia joint venture conceptualised in 1998 with India holding a 50.5% stake and Russia the remaining 49.5%, could be an ideal role model for Make-in-India concept in defence. Read More
  • ‘Make More in India’: Why IKEA is beefing up its manufacturing ahead of its store launch. Read More
  • Siemens to support India in its mfg. initiative: Global CEO. Read More
  • Bosch, Tejas, Tessolve to Invest Rs. 2,600 Crores in Electronics Manufacturing. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Cars running on air still on Tata Motors’ radar. Read More
  • China’s telecom equipment behemoth Huawei unveiled its R&D centre in Bengaluru – the company’s largest facility outside China. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Union Minister favoring “mobilisation” of Commonwealth countries, incl. India, on Climate Change issue for a better deal at the Paris. Read More
  • Union Govt. has launched a national programme to replace conventional street lights with LED lights and distribution of LED bulbs to households in 100 cities. Read More
  • About 54% people say environmental protection is the most important area to achieve sustainable development: TERI-CNN IBN survey. Read More
  • Fact Sheet: U.S. and India Climate and Clean Energy Cooperation. Read More
  • India’s clean energy investment to top $10bn in 2015. Read More
  • BRICS to pursue Green Global Fund with World Bank cooperation. Read More

ICT including Services

  • India-US ICT cooperation to boost Digital India program. Read More
  • Facebook Takes Internet.org And Its Free Mobile Data Services To India. Read More
  • Centre ready to use satellites, drones to connect to rural India. Read More
  • ‘IoT will bring efficiency to the delivery of government services’. Read More
  • Spectrum Auction for 2100 MHz Band in February 2015. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • Electronic sector aims to reduce imports by 15%. Read More
  • Subsidies lure firms in India’s electronics push. Read More
  • IESA signs MoU with SSIA to fortify India-Singapore electronic industry collaborations. Read More
  • Government streamlining process to make India electronics repair hub. Read More
  • Wipro and SRC Cyber to Jointly Develop Cyber Security Solutions for the Energy and Utilities Sector. Read More
  • Schneider Electric India says electric equipment makers are facing a cash crunch and sitting on huge inventories as customers have not taken deliveries after placing orders. Read More
  • Fuji Electric to set up smart energy grid near Andhra’s new capital. Read More
  • India to add ??2,300 MW? wind capacity by this fiscal end?. Read More
  • India represents the best smart grid market opportunity among all emerging market countries. Read More
  • Reconstitution of Empowered Committee regarding setting up of Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication (FAB) facilities in the country. Read More

Machinery

  • The plastic processors and machinery makers will get encouragement from Gujarat government in the form of rebate and VAT subsidies. Read More
  • Indian Printing Packing and Allied Machinery Manufacturers Association seeks 10% hike in anti-dumping duty on Chinese machinery. Read More

Automotive

  • Government may propose 10-year tax holiday on clean fuel, engines. Read More
  • Tyre industry ATMA has urged the govt, to increase the customs duty on Tyres from basic rate of 10% at present to 20% and putting imports of tyres under negative list in all trade agreements. Read More
  • Automobile industry body SIAM wants Finance Minister to reduce excise duty on automobiles in the upcoming Budget. Read More
  • India could directly adopt BS-VI emission norms from BS-IV. Read More
  • Technology cos presented smart solutions for future vehicles at Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT). Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • In a bid to ensure better health of consumers, the Bureau Standards of India (BIS) will review current standards of production of packaged drinking water and formulate new regulations for companies ascertaining its purity. Read More & for action by BIS please refer here
  • Revised Guidelines for Certification of Outdoor Type Distribution Transformers as per IS 1180. Read More
  • BIS Revision of IS 13340:1993 as IS 13340 (Pt. 1):2012/IEC 60831-1:2002 and 13340(Pt.2):2012/IEC 60831-2:1995 Power capacitor of Self-Healing Type for AC Power systems having Rated Voltage Up to 1000 V. Read More
  • Food Safety and Quality Regulations need to be tweaked to Indian Context. Read More
  • BIS released a notification on 28/10/2014 asking new and existing licenses to become 10 digits from current 7 digits. BIS has now withdrawn clauses clause 2(iii) and 4 of this earlier notification related to migration of 7 digits to 10 digits by May’2015. Which means only new application will be processed with 10 digit licensing. For more information please click here
  • Draft IPR policy needs to include core doctrinal and policy considerations at the center of IP policy debates and IP’s role in trade relations. Read More
  • India needs to relook its intellectual property rights (IPR) policy with a view to bring in a differentiated regime for sectors that have a greater manufacturing potential. Read More
  • IP policy should drive research for self-sufficiency in pharma. Read More
  • India ranked second last in Intellectual Property Index. Read More
  • Ready to Accept India-US Panel’s IPR Suggestions: PM Modi. 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
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Read the full edition here: https://sesei.eu/emailers/2026/march/index-eu.html

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

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☀️ 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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