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India Proposes To Fund Almost 30 Per Cent Solar Construction Costs In The Country
(Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:12:00 AM IST)
This is the first time that the solar industry has managed to attract such major direct grants in India.

Foreign Trade Policy Focuses On Improving SEZ Rules
(Saturday, April 20, 2013 11:13:08 AM IST)
NASSCOM has been working closely with the Ministry of Commerce to identify specific requirements in the SEZ policy to make it more effective for the IT-BPM sector.

Domestic Solar Cell Makers Blame Govt For Failure
(Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:37:55 PM IST)
The solar cell manufacturers complain about lack of support from the government.

Govt Approves Preferential Market Access For Electronics Security Products
(Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:41:30 AM IST)
The minimum percentage of domestic procurement for any notified electronic product with security implications is 30 per cent to encourage local manufacturing.

Electronics Makers Face New Rules In PMA Policy
(Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:47:43 AM IST)
Electronics manufacturers will need to submit a certificate of value-addition to get advantage of the preferential market access (PMA) policy.

PMA Policy To Push Manufacturing Of Only A Few Components In India
(Wednesday, April 10, 2013 11:40:41 AM IST)
The Preferential Market Access policy guidelines concentrate more on the domestic assembly of products, rather than on directly driving electronics manufacturing in India. However, the government of India has a different belief. Read on...

Export Of Set Top Box Added To FPS List
(Wednesday, April 03, 2013 7:58:03 PM IST)
This move is a part of several initiatives taken by Government to promote manufacturing of set top boxes in the country.

EXCLUSIVE: DeitY Identifies Five Districts As Brownfield EMCs Under MSIPS
(Friday, March 22, 2013 2:41:12 PM IST)
Five manufacturing areas have been selected in three states- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline For Electronics Goods Certification Extended By 3 Months
(Friday, March 22, 2013 9:21:42 AM IST)
"The date of coming into force of the 'Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2012' stands extended to 3 July, 2013."

Govt Approves Preferential Market Access Policy For Smart Cards
(Wednesday, March 13, 2013 4:57:25 PM IST)
The document states that the policy has been put in place due to security concerns and is applicable for procurement by all Ministries/Departments(except Defence) and their agencies.

Union Budget 2013: FM Showers Incentives On Electronics Chip Maker Plants
(Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:03:03 PM IST)
In a bid to give boost to domestic semiconductor manufacturing, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that a company which will invest “Rs 100 crore or more in plant and machinery across sectors during the period 1-4-2013 to 31-3-2015 will be entitled to deduct an investment allowance of 15 per cent of the investment.”

Union Budget 2013: Domestic Set Top Box Manufacturing To Get A Boost
(Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:39:15 PM IST)
Finance minister, P Chidambaram has announced an increase in the import duty of set top boxes.

Consumer Electronics To Get Cheaper In Chattisgarh
(Monday, February 25, 2013 4:18:25 PM IST)
The VAT that has been curtailed will help the end customer in the state.

West Bengal To Boost Electronics Manufacturing With A New Policy
(Thursday, February 14, 2013 1:44:14 PM IST)
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal has published a new Policy on Information and Communication Technology.

Industry Uncertain About Impact Of PMA For 'Made In India' IT Products
(Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:58:15 PM IST)
By January 2013, the government will introduce a similar notification for laptops and tablets.

EXCLUSIVE: DeitY Rolls Out Brownfield EMC Guidelines For M-SIPS
(Friday, January 11, 2013 8:13:55 PM IST)
In an initiative to upgrade Brownfield clusters, DeitY chalks out guidelines for Brownfield EMCs, while guidelines for Greenfield EMCs expected soon.

Govt Approves Preferential Market Access Policy For PCs, Printers
(Friday, December 21, 2012 3:11:15 PM IST)
As per the Clause 2.2.2 of 'Policy for Preference to domestically manufactured electronic goods', all ministries/departments (except) and their agencies will have to buy Desktop PCs and Dot Matrix Printers under the provision.

20 More IIITs In The Pipeline; Govt Approves Scheme
(Friday, December 07, 2012 9:20:27 AM IST)
IIIT institutes were opened in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh Set To Become An Electronics Manufacturing Hub
(Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:19:41 AM IST)
With a new policy in place, Andhra Pradesh can provide the much needed impetus to its electronics industry.

Huawei, ZTE Telecom Equipment Pose Security Threat To India?
(Wednesday, November 21, 2012 10:41:46 AM IST)
US Congress Panel has alerted that Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei and ZTE pose security threat.