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Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics

  • India’s Power Sector Set for USD 250 Billion Investment. Read More and The power and coal sectors will shortly issue orders worth over Rs 1 lakh crore for various projects, including four new giant power projects. Read More
  • What Do The Proposed Amendments To The Electricity Act Mean For India’s Solar Market? Read More
  • India To Spend $21.6 Billion On Smart Grid Infrastructure By 2025. Read More
  • Modi Government is committed to Provide Affordable and Clean Power 24×7 for all. Read More

Machinery

  • Indian textile machinery market size to increase twofold by 2021. Read More
  • Germany’s textile machinery industry is interested in tapping the huge Asean market besides focusing on China and India. Read More
  • The Government has approved a Rs. 930 crore scheme to bring competitiveness of domestic capital goods sector at par with global standards. The summary of the report as prepared is enclosed for your information. Copy of the notification is available here.

Automotive

  • ARAI all set to introduce Vehicle Recall Code under the Motor Vehicles Rule. Read More
  • Automotive Mission Plan: Govt. to release details in Sept. Read More
  • The new ARAI norms may include restrictions on kind of air conditioners, the amount of electronics and size of car cabins. Read More
  • Under the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), govt. of India has allocated Rs. 1,000 crore to enhance electric vehicles sales. Read More
  • India’s auto industry is likely to face pressure over the next few years on account of various factors including tough regulatory norms pertaining to safety and emissions. Read More
  • India Automotive Spark Plug Market Crosses USD119 Million in 2014, Finds TechSci Research Study. Read More
  • Research and Markets: Indian Car Market Intelligence Report 2015. Read More
  • The 7th edition of the Conference on Automotive R&D Trends to be held here on March-13. Read More
  • India will soon notify the emission standards for vehicles that can ply on 85-95% ethanol blended fuel. Read More

Standards/TBT/IPR

  • Mr. M.J. Joseph, ICAS (1976), has been appointed as Director General, Bureau of Indian Standards in the department of consumer affairs. Read More
  • Global standards sought for equipment-testing – steel industry. Read More
  • The government plans to amend the Consumer Protection Act to make the redressal mechanism easy and universally accessible. Read More
  • India’s Internet gov model to balance public, pvt. Interests. Read More
  • Find out why US companies oppose India’s IPR regime. Read More
  • WIPO has asked member states to assist in creating a standardized and functional intellectual property ecosystem. Read More
  • India’s Draft IP Policy Shows Major Changes Coming, While Fitting IP System To Local Needs, highlights the need of utility model in India. Read More
  • FRAND- An Exception To The Laissez-Faire Structure? Read More

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
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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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