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Standards/TBT/IPR
- 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
ETSI strengthens collaboration with Global ICT Standardization Forum for India
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.
EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments
- Free-trade agreement with European Union: India may relax tariffs on auto parts. Read More
- EU Wants India to Resume FTA Talks. Read More
- Radiocrafts, a Norwegian provider of RF modules, has been awarded two major contracts in the smart metering market in India. Read More
- Volvo, Eicher reassurance on joint venture. Read More
- European Investment Bank to set up office in India. Read More
- Day-long strike at Bosch’s Jaipur plant over wage settlement. Read More
- Italian super bike maker Ducati announced re-entry into the Indian market through its own subsidiary. Read More
- Retrospective tax makes comeback with Cairn. Read More
Manufacturing
- Make In India’ Programme. Read More
- Make India investor friendly: Amitabh Kant secretary, department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), ministry of commerce. Read More
- Foreign firms producing in India may get to sell online. Read More
- Proposals worth over Rs 25,352 crore (3.6B Euro) for electronics manufacturing. Read More
- Investor Facilitation Cell has been created to provide assistance to investors and entrepreneurs. Read More
Energy Efficiency & Environment
- Nothing important noticed.
ICT including Services
- Cisco sets up India Advisory Board to address Digital India opportunities. Read More
- India spectrum auction value reaches Rs 107,000 crore (15B Euro) and it continues to its last leg of closure possibly. Read More
- Department of Telecommunication receives request to block We Phone app over call spoofing. Read More
- Govt. bans use of private email for official communication. Read More
- Vodafone successfully partners Government of India initiative of instant, secure and green e-KYC solution in Kolkata. Read More
- India’s plan to offer citizens digital lockers poses a privacy threat. Read More
- Telecom body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has said that the ongoing pan-India fibre optic project has “struggled to take off due to operational reasons” and needs corrective steps that include roping in private operators. Read More
- Disconnect in the Digital India initiative. Read More
- Facebook may try out solar-powered planes and satellites as part of government’s Digital India plan. Read More
- Regulator issued Draft Tariff Order Prescribing Framework for Commercial Interoperability of CPE in DTH Services. Read More
- Regulator Bats for Cut in Levies on Computers & Mobile Phones. Read More
- 38,000 cyber fraud cases reported in four years: Government. Read More
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