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Seconded European Standardization Expert in India

Dinesh Sharma

Past Steering Committee

Past Steering Committee

Invest India

  • India relaxes overseas investment norms in construction sector to boost housing. Read More
  • Wind energy sector in India expected to attract Rs 20,000 crore of investments. Read More
  • India To Formulate A “Renewable Energy Act” To Attract More Capital. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments

  • Danish company Danfoss opens Rs 500-cr manufacturing facility in Chennai. Read More
  • Norway’s $860bn Sovereign Fund to Invest More in India. Read More
  • India will be one of the biggest markets for Scania by 2020. Read More
  • Hero MotoCorp to enter European markets by end of next year. Read More
  • MoU with Spain on organ transplantation soon. Read More
  • Department of Commerce calls for creative participation for India’s participation at Hannover Messe. Read More

Manufacturing

  • Ministry of MSME and ILO sign MoU to support the Government’s Make in India programme. Read More
  • Nokia shuts handsets manufacturing unit in Chennai. Read More

R&D and Innovation

  • Rashtrapati Bhavan invites applications for second batch of Innovation Scholars In-Residence Programme. Read More
  • Pvt. Sector must be encouraged to broaden role in scientific research. Read More
  • India’s R&D spending remains low when compared to most other countries that aspire to economic leadership. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment

  • Barely three weeks before crucial negotiations in Lima; Indian govt. has reconstituted the Prime Minister’s Council on Climate Change. Read More
  • United Nations report on climate change released telling India to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100. Read More
  • CII to develop 20 model energy conservation units. Read More
  • Ground-breaking Indian research on the viability of Pongamia Biodiesel has today been released titled “PONGAMIA BIODIESEL 2030: Projecting a Path for Permanent Progress & Prosperity, at the culmination of almost three years of work by The Advanced Biofuel Center (CJP). Read More
  • Government to Promote Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Engines. Read More
  • Indian Railways to go for Bio-Diesel in a Big Way. Read More

ICT including Services

  • Department of Electronics and IT in Ministry of Communication & IT has released a draft policy document on Internet of Things which is available for industry comments. Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) has submitted its response. Read More
  • Google eyes tie-ups with smartphone makers in India to install its Hindi keyboards on the devices. Read More
  • NIIT and IEEE enter into global alliance to enhance employability of engineers. Read More
  • Before its pan-India 4G services launch, Reliance Jio has approached the DoT for a network test conducted along with security agencies. Read More
  • Cebit India Roadshow Promotes Software Industry. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

Machinery

  • Make in India a great initiative: ThyssenKrupp Industries India (TKII). Read More
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India and the EU are advancing research and innovation through #HorizonEurope. From startups to AI and semiconductors, the partnership is set to unlock new opportunities for both regions.
#IndiaEU #Innovation #Research #Technology

🌞📖Before Brussels slowly switches into summer mode, here is one last piece of reading for your holiday list: CEN and CENELEC's commentary on the 𝐄𝐔 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐠𝐞: https://tinyurl.com/2mbntsy9

Quantum + AI + telecoms shapping the next wave of innovation
In the 1st interview from the ETSI/IQC Quantum Safe Cryptography Conference 2026, Dr. Rafik Goubran explores opportunities, challenges and the need for quantum-safe networks.
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#QuantumSafe #ETSI

Today, the third meeting of the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 Trade & Technology Council was held.

On the agenda:

🔹India's association to Horizon Europe
🔹stepping up cooperation on semiconductors, HPC, quantum, AI & 6G
🔹the launch of a startup partnership
& more.

🔗http://link.europa.eu/Yh3Y6v

Concluded a productive meeting of the India - EU Trade and Technology Council alongside CIM @PiyushGoyal, MoS MEITY @JitinPrasada and Principle Scientific Advisor Prof Ajay K Sood.

Thank EVP @HennaVirkkunen, Commissioners @EZaharievaEU and @MarosSefcovic, for their useful inputs

At its 3rd ministerial meeting the EU-India TTC (Trade&Technology Council) also reflected Trust&Thrust in Cooperation, focused on deliverables, guided by objective of greater resilience & integration of key value chains in IT, clean tech, agri-food, pharma. 🇪🇺🇮🇳power partnership!

We launched the EU-India Startup Partnership, bringing together two of the world’s most dynamic ecosystems to help startups and investors turn ideas into solutions.
Research, innovation and trusted technologies are at the heart of a stronger EU-India partnership. (2/3)

🇪🇺 🇮🇳 EU-India Trade and Technology Council today.
We will launch negotiations on India’s association to Horizon Europe this week, opening the way to deeper cooperation in science, technology and innovation, and creating new opportunities for innovators and businesses. (1/3)

EU & India held the third meeting of Trade and Technology Council today in Brussels.

Both sides agreed to focus on strengthening strategic value chains and deepening business engagement.

Read more: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1627

It’s a great honour to receive @DrSJaishankar and Prof. Sood in Brussels.
When Europe and India innovate together, we don't just develop new technologies—we shape the future. (1/2)

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