July 2025

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Welcome to the July 2025 edition of the SESEI Newsletter – Europe. This issue brings you the latest updates from India on key developments, including new initiatives, evolving market trends, and important legislative and regulatory announcements in the areas of Digitization and Clean & Green Technologies.

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Headlines
Steel Ministry Defers Quality Rules on Imports Amid Importer Concerns
The Union Ministry of Steel has postponed the enforcement of its June 13, 2025 Quality Control Order (QCO) on finished steel imports by four months. The decision comes after small importers expressed concerns about steel shipments that are already on their way to India as well as those that were contracted before the order took effect.

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India's Draft Telecom Policy — 2030 Vision
India has released the draft National Telecom Policy 2025 (NTP-25), setting an ambitious framework to transform the country into a global telecom technology leader by 2030. The policy aims to achieve universal 4G coverage, 90 percent population coverage with 5G, fixed broadband in 100 million homes, and the creation of 1 million new...

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Satcom Services May Come to India by Year-End
Satellite communication services could be commercially launched in India by December 2025, with three major players - Bharti-backed Eutelsat OneWeb, Reliance Jio-SES and Elon Musk-owned Starlink - having secured the necessary permits and clearances and the govt. working on finalising terms of allocating spectrum.

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India Rolls Out First-Ever E-Truck Incentive Scheme Under PM’s Green Mobility Vision
Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), Govt. of India, has launched a groundbreaking scheme to provide financial incentives for electric trucks (e-trucks) under the PM E-DRIVE initiative. This marks the first time the Govt. of India is extending direct support for electric trucks,...

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Next Round of India-EU Talks on Proposed Trade Pact in September,2025
India and the European Union (EU) will hold the next round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) in the first week of September 2025 as both sides have exchanged offers related to the services sectors. The last (12th) round of talks concluded in Brussels.
On February 28, Prime Minister of India....

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Insights

India AI Mission: 43 of 506 Foundational AI Model Proposals Target Large Language Models

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Revised Scheme Guidelines for setting up HVIC and Green Hydrogen Hubs in India under NGHM

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Trade Agreement Between India, Four-Nation EFTA to Kick in from October,2025

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India Advances Its Quantum Preparedness

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Centre to Launch ‘Battery Passport’ to Enhance EV Safety & Exports

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