Standards/TBT/IPR:

  • ‘Only 10% of car models on Indian roads meet the government’s fuel efficiency standards’. Read More
  • Safety Rating System planned for cars may be linked to insurance. Read More
  • Intellectual property office mops up revenue of 282cr. Read More
  • India will not use compulsory licence as ‘Robin Hood tool’. Read More

Automotive:

  • Indian government approves National Policy on Rubber. Read More
  • 2013: Auto parts exports from India up 4.4 per cent at $9.7 billion. Read More
  • The Automotive Data Exchange brings together Indian automobile manufacturers and parts suppliers in an initiative to improve the competitiveness of the industry. Read More
  • India Automotive Plastics Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2017. Read More
  • Research and Markets: Commercial Vehicle Market in India 2012-2016. Read More
  • India Automotive Engine Oil Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018. Read More
  • Hybrid vehicles more fuel efficient in India, China than in U.S. Read More
  • To strengthen the urban transport system, the country needs to invest around $140 billion by FY'30, according to a Barclays report. Read More
  • ASSOCHAM: Over 57% of investments worth about INR 13 lakh crore in projects related to transport services are in limbo. Read More

Machinery

  • Companies from Gomel Oblast and India have plans to cooperate in the manufacture and supplies of agricultural machinery. Read More

Electrical Equipment including Consumer Electronics:

  • India Lighting Fixture Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018. Read More
  • Smart grid wins: Building better electric grids: ABB has won an order worth around $27 million from NTPC. Read More
  • A high level group set up to study the proposal of Walden International to set up a venture capital fund has recommended government participation in the fund for fabless design on a non-exclusive basis to the extent of 15%. Read More
  • The Government has reached out to eminent persons of Indian origin (PIOs) to put together a possible ‘board of global advisors’ that could help in developing the electronics sector in India. Read More
  • India imports $80 billon worth of electronic goods and exports $100 billion worth of software. We need about 900 million phones, 300 million smartphones, 200 million tablets, 200 million laptops annually. This indicates that there is enough market for $80-90 billion business in India. There is also a great demand for TVs and set-top boxes." Read More

ICT including Services:

  • Vodafone India expects its M-Pesa, a mobile money transfer and payment service, to be an alternative to a credit or debit card for making payments. Read More
  • The Telecom Commission may consider issues such as full mobile number portabilit y and a new penalty scheme at a meeting on March 27. Read More
  • India's IT Act is 'ill-suited' to deal with social media: Global Network Initiative. Read More
  • Mobile broadband is the next big thing in India: Hans Vestberg, CEO Ericsson. Read More
  • Telecom regulator Trai has released a consultation paper on the pricing and allocation of microwave in access and backbone networks. Read More
  • Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today made a case for a common regulator for telecom and media as in other countries like the US and the UK. Read More
  • The government is likely to again defer the starting date for local screening of telecom or technology products used in mobile networks. Read More
  • The domestic IT services business is expected to grow 9-12 per cent in the fiscal 2014-15:National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom). Read More
  • India's IT sector seen at $200 billion in five years. Read More

Energy Efficiency & Environment:

  • EIB Grants EUR200 Million Loan For Climate Change Mitigation Projects In India. Read More
  • 5 Energy Challenges Confronting India. Read More
  • IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, along with World Bank, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited, hosted two-day international conference to encourage energy-efficient street lighting that will make Indian cities safer while saving energy. Read More
  • US Dept. of Energy to collaborate with Indian firm to reduce CO2 emission. Read More

R&D and Innovation:

  • Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has come out with a Discussion Paper on “Towards strong and meaningful university – industry collaboration and creation of sustainable competitive advantage in manufacturing”. Expand IP regime, research and development fund to boost manufacturing, says department of industry policy and promotion (DIPP). Read More
  • Managing Innovation. Read More

Manufacturing:

  • Public sector ITI Ltd has signed an MoU with the Department of Telecommunications which envisages ITI’s role in the field of telecommunications to pursue opportunities of indigenous telecom equiptment manufacturing. Read More
  • Congress manifesto talks about $1T infra investment, boosting manufacturing. Read More
    EU-INDIA/Trade-FTA/Investments:
  • Einbeck, Germany-based Kayser Automotive Systems GmbH opened its first design,sales office in India in December, and recently received clearance to open production. Read More
  • $200 million Investment from Bosch Ushers in a New Era for Indian Telematics. Read More
  • The government has ordered a special audit into the accounts of Nokia India. Read More
  • Britain's biggest supermarket chain Tesco PLC Friday said it will be investing around GBP85 million in its 50:50 joint partnership with Trent Hypermarket Ltd, the retail arm of Indian conglomerate Tata Group, as the grocer giant expands operations into India. Read More
  • Volvo enters value segment with UD Buses. Read More

Invest India:

  • USIBC comes out with 40 page ‘wish list’ for India to strengthen ties with the US post Lok Sabha elections. Read More
  • Why free trade agreements are ever more vital for India. Read More
  • Commerce secretary Rajeev Kher today said as India is primarily a services sector-based economy, the country's foreign trade policy should be incentive-based. Read More
  • CII unveils 100-day agenda for new govt; stresses on Goods and Services Tax (GST). Read More
  • Commerce secretary Rajeev Kher today said as India is primarily a services sector-based economy, the country's foreign trade policy should be incentive-based. Read More

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