Please find below the recent NEWS items; also do visit our website http://www.eustandards.in for past NEWS, NEWSLETTERS, QUARTERLY REPORTS etc.

Standards/TBT/IPR:

· Govt. sets up 6-member IPR think tank. Read More

· IPR think tank to fast-track patent policy road map. Read More

Automotive:

· Automobile manufacturers have opposed the "mandatory recall" clause in the proposed Road Transport and Safety Bill. Read More

· India crash-test standards: Car safety, design to get priority under new body. Read More

· In an effort to make rural students in polytechnic colleges job-ready, the Karnataka government has announced a partnership with Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Japan, to implement and conduct the Toyota Technical Education Programme (TTEP) in selected colleges. Read More

· Multi-model Transport System of International Standard is the Need of the Hour. Read More

· ACMA, the apex body representing India’s auto component sector, has welcomed the announcement of the New Industrial Policy on October 17 by the State government of Karnataka that aims to encourage manufacturing, R&D and technology upgradation along with skilling of MSMEs (Medium & Small Scale Enterprises). Read More

Machinery:

· The Narendra Modi government has decided to create a fund to help Indian industry acquire cutting-edge technology in the capital goods sector and finance new production units of capital-intensive heavy equipment. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

· A smart route to electricity for all. Read More

ICT including Services:

· Breaking Down Barriers is Key to Building Up India’s ICT Industry. Read More

· Spectrum delay may hit Airtel, Vodafone services in Delhi, Mumbai. Read More

· Govt has plans to develop $15 billion Internet of Things industry in India by the year 2020. Read More

· Big Data, Cloud & Indian Telecom Industry. Read More

· IT Spending In India 2014 – 2016: India Second Largest IT Market In APAC By 2018 !. Read More

· India’s first smart city takes shape. Read More

· Telcos may raise tariffs to pay for spectrum costs. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

· EU’s green gambit: Pressure now on US, China and India over 2025/2030 goals. Read More

· Green technology in India increases profits and productivity: Study. Read More

· UNDP to aid energy efficiency programme. Read More

· Light India 2014 showcases LED lighting innovations and new developments in LED technology and applications. Read More

· Carbon emission by top Indian companies higher this year: report. Read More

· Industrial energy efficiency roundtable for Indian delegation hosted by Ricardo-AEA. Read More

R&D and Innovation:

· Safran in R&D partnerships with Indian academic institutes. Read More

· Philips, GE Healthcare going big on Connected Healthcare R&D in India. Read More

Manufacturing:

· GST, dismantling check posts will boost Indian manufacturing: World Bank. Read More

· Make in India vs. Make in China. Read More

EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:

· Finland keen to tie-up with India in cleantech, ICT, education. Read More

· Serum Institute of India to invest Rs 1,000 crore to set up new facility. Read More

· Ericsson rides on India momentum, July-September sales grow 9%. Read More

· Tata Consultancy Services honored for outstanding contribution to the Germany-India economic relationship. Read More

· Sandvik to set up manufacturing unit in Chakan. Read More

· Fiat to Manufacture Luxury SUVs In India. Read More

· Airbus may partner Tatas for manufacturing defence transport aircraft. Read More

Invest India:

· India relaxes rules for foreign investment in construction. Read More

· Received 3500 inquiries in less than 1 month: Invest India. Read More

· 11,500 startups to come up in India by 2020, says Nasscom report. Read More


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