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  • FTA with EU: India to take up ‘stock-taking exercise’. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Why India is such a terrible place for innovation. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • India will save $6 billion annually after switching to LED bulbs by 2018: Piyush Goyal. Read More
  • India to work with Norway to reduce construction waste. Read More

Manufacturing/MAKE IN INDIA

  • ‘Make in India’ tops list as India, France sign 16 MoUs. Read More
  • Saint-Gobain is to Increase Its Flat Glass Production Capacity in India. Read More
  • Scania committed to Make in India, has invested Rs 300 crore in 5 years: MD Mikael Benje. Read More
  • Make In India: Mobile phone manufacturing base reaches 100 million units. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Facebook plans to become an ISP with its Express Wi-Fi service for rural India. Read More
  • TRAI supports Net Neutrality, effectively bans Free Basics: FB. Read More
  • Consumers have right to be compensated for call drops: TRAI. Read More
  • TRAI asks service providers to ensure 512kbps minimum broadband speed. Read More
  • TRAI to give its stand on Net Neutrality by end of this month. Read More
  • Over 500 start-up firms in India throw support to Net-neutrality activists. Read More
  • Trai recommends PPP model for BharatNet launch. Read More
  • MSDE-DoT inks pact; PSUs under DOT to utilize at least 20% of their CSR funds for skilling purposes. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • Tata Discom Signs MoU with Smart Grid Canada. Read More
  • Innowatts Expands, to Bring High-Tech Innovations to India. Read More

Automotive

  • Automotive Research Association of India aims to test export vehicles. Read More
  • Supreme Court Diesel Ban: Luxury car companies like Audi, Mercedes-Benz, BMW shift gears in favour of petrol. Read More
  • Volkswagen denies installation of “defeat device” in India. Read More
  • Tyre manufacturers unhappy with Centre’s curb on rubber imports. Read More

Smart Cities

  • Smart City Proposals of First 20 Cities. Read More
  • MoUD releases Model AoA for City Level SPV to be setup under Smart Cities Mission. Read More
  • MoU signed with French agency for smart city. Read More
  • France to help in developing three Smart Cities in India. Read More
  • Smart Cities: Scottish Cos offer expertise. Read More
  • US trade delegation to visit India for Smart Cities Infrastructure Mission. Read More
  • Ten quick facts you need to know about Smart Cities. Read More
  • Over $150 billion investments required for smart cities: Study. Read More
  • Singapore inks 4 pacts with Madhya Pradesh. Read More
  • Ericsson partners with Sterlite Technologies to drive smart sustainable city initiatives in India. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Deadline for BIS-certified steel use may be relaxed for carmakers. Read More

Invest India

  • India selects Japan for its first $15bn bullet train project. Read More
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📘 CEN & CENELEC's Work Programme 2026 is out!
Setting priorities for a more digital, sustainable & resilient #SingleMarket - covering AI, cybersecurity, DPP and the green transition.
Read more: https://tinyurl.com/5ffkz2ky
#TrustStandards

#SESEI India Newsletter – January 2026 Edition is out now!

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

Below are the key highlights from this edition:
· EU And India Conclude Landmark Free Trade Agreement
· Towards 2030: A Joint India-European Union Comprehensive

#SESEI Europe Newsletter – January 2026 Edition is out now!

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

Below are the key highlights from this edition:
· EU and India Conclude Landmark Free Trade Agreement
· Towards 2030: A Joint India-European Union Comprehensive

Discover the Indian standardization landscape! 🎧Dinesh Chand Sharma, the Seconded European Standardization Expert in India (SESEI) for 10+ years, shares insights from his extensive experience.
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INDIA-EU FTA: A Landmark Step in Global Trade Partnership🇮🇳🤝🇪🇺

ELECTRONICS SECTOR

▪️Preferential market access covering 99.6% of India-EU electronics trade

▪️Expanded opportunities in the $744 billion EU electronics market, among the world's largest

ENGINEERING SECTOR

Europe and India are making history today.

We have concluded the mother of all deals.

We have created a free trade zone of two billion people, with both sides set to benefit.

This is only the beginning.

We will grow our strategic relationship to be even stronger.

The EU and India concluded negotiations today for an ambitious, comprehensive free trade agreement.

This is the largest trade agreement that both the EU and India have ever concluded.

More: https://link.europa.eu/qyprBJ

Congratulations to India on its 77th Republic Day. Presidents @vonderleyen & @eucopresident joined @rashtrapatibhvn & PM @narendramodi as Chief Guests. They witnessed the #RepublicDay parade as the EU contingent marched with the flags of the EU, EUMS, ATALANTA & ASPIDES.

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