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Refund of 4% Additional Duty of Customs (4% CVD) in pursuance of Notification No.102/2007-Customs dated 14.9.2007 – Disposal of claims in respect of cases where assessments are provisional
Customs Circular No.23/2010 dated 29th July, 2010 has been issued by the Central Board of Excise & Customs, Ministry of Finance, on the above subject. In the ELCINA Electronics Outlook of July, 2010 and the Fortnightly Newsletter dated 15th July 2010, ELCINA had covered the contents of Customs Circular No.18/2010 dated 8th July, 2010, containing instructions on the procedure to be followed by the Customs field formations in case of 4% CVD refund claims. It appears that references have been received by the Board pointing out that divergent practices are being followed as regards sanction of 4% CVD refund claims in the cases where assessments are provisional. It has been reported that in some Customs Houses, ‘date of payment’ of duty is being considered as date for determining the prescribed period of one year in terms of the Notification No.93/2008-Customs dated 1.8.2008, whereas in other Customs Houses, the relevant date is the date of finalization of provisional assessment and accordingly, the importers in those Customs Houses are filing refund claim within one year of finalization of assessment. It was requested that a suitable clarification be issued by the Board in order to ensure uniformity in procedure.
The Board, vide its latest circular dt. 29th July, 2010, has now decided that all pending 4% CVD refund claims under Notification No.102/2007-Customs dt. 14.9.2007 and Notification No.93/2008-Customs dt. 1.8.2008 should be disposed of despite the fact that the assessment continues to be provisional without awaiting for finalization of assessments.
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New Foreign Trade Policy on August 23
Commerce & Industry Minister Anand Sharma is expected to announce amendments to the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14 on August 23, 2010. The amendments are likely to provide additional incentives to sectors such as textiles, leather, handicrafts and carpets – the segments that have not grown fast and served the government’s ‘aam aadmi’ agenda.
(BS August 16, 2010) |
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PMO tells DoT to examine telecom source code issue
With many telecom equipment vendors raising concerns on sharing their source code in order to address the security issues raised by the Centre, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked DoT to examine the matter. The PMO has given DoT two months to examine if an alternate mechanism in line with international best practices can be adopted to address the concerns raised by the telecom equipment manufacturers and vendors. The PMO has also asked DoT to work closely with the home ministry to see whether there was merit in any of the concerns raised by the telecom service providers and vendors of equipment, product and services.
(FE August 13, 2010) |
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Centre agrees to take decisions on GST only by consensus
To nudge states towards timely implementation of GST, the Centre has agreed that any decision on tax proposals in the new GST regime will be strictly based on a consensus among all States, a climb down from the earlier proposal that gave the Union Finance Minister the final word in the matter. In a bid to resolve the tussle over the issue of veto power for the Finance Minister in the proposed constitutional amendment Bill for GST, the Centre finally may just retain the ideal “consensus of all States” principle rather than a special power to any member of the GST council that includes the Union Finance Minister.
(FE August 12, 2010) |
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Home Ministry asks DoT to stop all 3G services
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to direct service providers to stop the operation of all third generation (3G) mobile services across the country, “particularly in Jammu & Kashmir”, till the infrastructure to enable full tapping of lines is put in place. Noting BSNL’s launch of 3G services in Jammu, the MHA reported that apart from problems in interception of video calls, the existing lawful tapping infrastructure is severely limited in providing usable intercepts. Only BSNL and MTNL offer 3G services currently. While BSNL has a 3G subscriber base of 1.5 million, MTNL has 400,000 subscribers. Private subscribers are expected to launch 3G by end of 2010 or early 2011. Government earned over Rs.1 lakh crore from 3G and BWA auctions recently.
(BS August 10, 2010) |
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FICCI voices concern over norms for tele-equipment vendors
Even though Chinese equipment manufacturer, ZTE has decided to abide by the government’s new security agreement, other equipment vendors do not seem to be keen on sharing their source codes and accept a penalty of 100% of contract value for security breaches. Voicing concerns of these players, FICCI has written a letter to the Minister of Communications & IT, A. Raja, PMO and MHA, asking for an exemption of the proposal, that requires deposit of source code in the escrow account, stating that the source code is a valuable asset to the company and the ‘escrowing of source code is not a widely accepted international business practice’. The FICCI Communications and Digital Economy Committee has also asked for 90 days to demonstrate alternatives to achieve the key objectives of the government, which is the protection of network to secure information.
(FE August 10, 2010) |
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Deadline for mobile tower norms
The Minister of State for Telecommunications Sachin Pilot on 9th August, 2010 stated in the Lok Sabha that by November 15, every mobile company would have to self-certify every mobile tower and say that the radiations were below the accepted norms. If any company or any tower is found to be violating those norms, the Central Government and DoT will impose a penalty of Rs.5 lakh per tower.
(BS August 10, 2010) |
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TRAI favours digital TV by Dec 2013 & recommends 8-year IT holiday for stakeholders
Linking digitalization with tax incentives for stakeholders, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has set a cut-off date of December 31, 2013 for the complete shift from the current analogue cable signals to digital and addressable system for all cable homes. TRAI has also recommended that all stakeholders, who install the digital equipment by April 2011, should be given an 8-year income tax holiday between April 2011 to March 2019. Also, TRAI has suggested doing away with the basic customs duty on imported equipment for the cable industry in order to promote faster rollout of digital cable services.
(FE August 06, 2010) |
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Saral GST regime in the works
The government is likely to settle for a simple regime to administer the proposed goods and services tax (GST) that is in line with the low rates and easy procedures followed in the case of Income Tax, which has helped increase compliance. The mandatory annual audit that gives nightmares to the industry may be replaced by a selective scrutiny in the case of large taxpayers. However, such tax payers may have to get their accounts audited by certified chartered or cost accounts, as per the architecture of the new indirect tax regime that is currently being discussed.
(ET August 04, 2010) |
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Commerce Ministry is nodal agency for SEZs
The government has streamlined the process of according clearance to state SEZ Bills by making Commerce Ministry the nodal agency for getting all necessary approvals from various Central Ministries and Departments. The decision was taken at a meeting between the home and commerce ministries recently. Accordingly, the Commerce Department will now take responsibility of consultations with all departments to create consensus for state SEZ bills and send its recommendations along with the no objection certificates to the home ministry, which, in turn, will get the approval from the President.
(FE August 04, 2010) |
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Allow 49% FDI in defence sector, Assocham
Assocham has suggested that the government should increase the foreign investment limit in the defence sector to 49% for growth of the domestic industry. The suggested move will allow a significant degree of control by Indian government on FDI inflow in defence and encourage domestic industry to seek meaningful foreign tie-ups. The hike would also help in creating more jobs in the sector and ensure technology transfer. The industry department has initiated a discussion for further increasing the foreign direct investment in the defence sector currently capped at 26%. Proposing 74% FDI in the sensitive sector, DIPP had stated that 100% overseas investment would be “desirable”. India’s massive defence budget has the potential to make it a global manufacturing and services hub in defence.
(ET August 16, 2010) |
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Manufacturing sector growth may slow down
According to a recent survey by FICCI, the manufacturing sector growth is expected to moderate in July-September period over the previous quarter due to gradual phasing out of stimulus measures and increase in input cost. The survey said that some slowdown is expected given the gradual phasing out of monetary and fiscal stimulus and increase in raw materials prices which could depress the demand through inflationary pressure. 342 companies were surveyed across sectors like auto, textiles, metal, chemical, FMCG, among others.
(ET August 11, 2010) |
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Moser Baer revives Chennai unit plan
Moser Baer Photo Voltaic, a subsidiary of optical storage device maker, Moser Baer India, has decided to go ahead with its earlier plan of setting up a manufacturing facility for solar photo voltaic equipment near Chennai.
(BS August 11, 2010) |
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Amara Raja Group’s digital city
Diversified business house Amara Raja Group is setting up a 500-acre project for electronic goods manufacturing at Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh, entailing a total investment of Rs.1,700 crore in the next 10 years.
(BS August 02, 2010) |
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China overtakes Japan as world’s number 2 economy
China has overtaken Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy, the fruit of three decades of rapid growth that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. According to projections by the World Bank, Goldman Sachs and others, depending on how fast its exchange rate rises, China is on course may overtake the US and vault into the number one spot sometime around 2025.
(BS August 01, 2010) |
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Driven by all-round growth in its defence products business, especially the high-margin radar systems, and strong growth in exports revenues, Bharat Electronics reported 12% increase in its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 to Rs.81.4 crore when compared with the corresponding quarter in the previous year.
(BS July 31, 2010) |
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The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labeling scheme by this financial year. Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy consumption of their products or how energy efficient their products are by giving different star ratings. Besides, the Bureau is also planning to make the rating mandatory for colour TVs. It had last week launched the scheme for washing machines as well. BEE had introduced voluntary star labeling schemes in 2008 and later on make it mandatory for ACs, refrigerators and tubular CFL lamp.
(ET August 16, 2010)
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Gartner has revised its 2010 worldwide IT spending growth estimate downwards to 2.9%, from the earlier prediction of 4.1%. It now expects that IT spending is set to surpass $2.4 trillion across all industry segments. In 2009, analysts had expected all the industry segments to maintain growth. However, IT spending had declined by 5.9% to $2.3 trillion when compared to 2008. According to Gartner research director Kenneth Brant, IT market will certainly return to growth in 2010, but it will grow only by 2.9% globally, down from 4.1%, as it had forecast earlier this year. The national and international government sector will witness strong growth rate, with IT spending expected to grow 4% in 2010. Gartner recommends that technology and service providers should target industry segments that have high growth rate till 2014, as well as undertaking further analysis of large, slow growing segments for unusual growth opportunities at the sub-industry segment level. However, Brant advised technology providers to exercise caution with regard to the economy and its impacts on enterprise IT markets.
(FE August 11, 2010) |
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Infotech Enterprises, an engineering design and solutions firm, has acquired US-based Wellsco, a telecom engineering services provider. The buyout is an all cash deal through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Infotech Enterprises America. Infotech did not disclose the deal size. However, sources said that it could be less than $12 million, the annual revenue of Wellsco. This is Infotech’s third acquisition in two years. According to Infotech’s CMD BVR Mohan Reddy, the company is in the processing of strengthening its expertise in new market segments. It has identified strategic initiatives to enable the company clock $1 billion in revenues by 2012.
(FE August 11, 2010) |
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Chinese PC maker Lenovo is on a comeback trail in India. The world’s fourth largest PC maker, which lost ground during the recession, plans to foray into mobile handset market and other portable digital internet devices, increase focus on a range of consumer products and strengthen channel partners. The company, which ranks fifth in the Indian PC market, is now adopting its Chinese business model – protect and attack strategy – to maintain its stronghold in the enterprise segment and grow in the consumer segment.
(ET August 12, 2010) |
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Japan’s NTT DoCoMo is likely to invest an additional $1 billion in Tata Teleservices, in a transaction that is set to close in a few months. While the companies are still in negotiations, NTT DoCoMo is expected to get 10-15% more in TTSL. However, not all the funds will be infused in Tata Teleservices as Tata Group companies could sell part of their holding. The deal is likely to be finalized before the end of the year and will see DoCoMo’s stake rising to 35-40%. The Japanese company owns 26% in the Tata Group’s unlisted telecom arm.
(ET August 11, 2010) |
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Telcos cut mobile internet, data service rates
Mobile internet and data services are fast emerging as the new front for a rate war among service providers. Telecom companies are eyeing a piece of the market share where data usage generates a higher amount of revenue, once 3G services are launched later this year. Operators are attempting to change consumption patterns and pushing up usage, by reducing rates and offering attractive packages like unlimited browsing. Currently, data services account for around 5% of total telecom revenues, which is dominated by voice services. Last month, GSM service provider Videocon had announced its new plan to offer unlimited internet surfing at Rs.96 per month for its subscribers in Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Punjab and Haryana. Soon, Reliance Communications followed with its nationwide plan for unlimited internet access at Rs.99 per month for GSM customers. Aircel too offered a Rs.99 per month unlimited package along with introductory plans of a three-day unlimited internet access for Rs.14. Similarly, while Vodafone came up with unlimited internet access for their pre-paid customers with BlackBerry at Rs.15 per day, Airtel joined the race by offering free surfing of the social network site, Facebook, on the mobile to all its subscribers for two months. According to industry experts, the telecom companies, after spending a whopping Rs.67,719 crore as 3G licence fee, are taking steps to ensure that by the time their networks are ‘3G ready’ (in 12-15 months from now), there is an increase in data usage of their consumers.
(BS August 10, 2010) |
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ZTE agrees to abide by new telecom security rules
Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE has become the first vendor to accept the proposed new stringent security conditions on import of such equipment. This is significant, as the proposed terms have been severely criticized by most European vendors. Huawei, the other big Chinese vendor, is yet to decide on the issue. ZTE conveyed its acceptability in writing to Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL), which wishes to import equipment from the Chinese companies.
(BS August 09, 2010) |
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Airtel number one telco; Survey
According to a survey by journal ‘Voice & Data’, telecom service provider Aircel recorded the highest growth of 37.2% among operators in 2009-10, while Bharti Airtel retained its leading position. Aircel, which recorded the highest growth among the top 10 telecom players, posted a revenue of Rs.4,700 crore to move to the number eight slot.
(BS August 07, 2010) |
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Tata Tele offers STD calls cheaper than local calls
Intensifying the ongoing tariff war, Tata Teleservices on 5th August announced half a paise per second tariff for domestic long distance (STD) calls for its CDMA prepaid users, making it cheaper than local calls. Tata Tele, which is credited for launching the per second billing model in the country, has launched the ‘Ulta Plan’ for its Tata Indicom (its CDA offering) users under which the users can make STD calls for 30 paise a minute, while local calls will be charged at 50 paise per minute. The plan will be extremely suitable for heavy STD users, providing maximum value and calling benefits. The company, which added about 2.3 million subscribers in June, expects to add 30% more subscribers with the launch of this plan.
(BS August 06, 2010) |
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New mobile technology can cut bio-surveillance cost by 50%
A new mobile-based technology that generates real time data and aids much faster detection of disease outbreak promises to reduce the cost of bio-survellance in the country by almost half. This technology, pilot-tested in a block of Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, is in the process of being scaled up. It is being jointly monitored by Sri Lanka-based technology think tank, LIRNEasta, Rural Technology and Business Incubator (RTBI) of IIT Madras and National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bangalore. Harnessed on a larger scale, this technology could prove immensely useful in mapping the spread and peaks of outbreaks such as swine flu and chikungunya in the country. While the present paper-based bio-surveillance system costs around $26,000 per district monthly, the proposed system would cost around $13,250, estimates Nuwan Waidyanatha of LIRNEasia. As of now, Vodafone is in charge of supplying customized phones that would otherwise cost around Rs.4,000. The proposed technology entails loading a unique software onto the mobile phones. Relevant information is fed and sent to a central database.
(FE August 06, 2010) |
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Mobile phone companies push for indigenization
Mobile phone companies are pushing through a big indigenization effort by bringing global component vendors to set shop in the country. The move is part of a strategy to make India a global manufacturing hub for mobile phones, rather than just undertake their assembly. Samsung, for instance, has put up an ambitious plan to indigenize its mobile phones from 10-12% currently to 40% in two years. According to MC Mittal, VP manufacturing of Samsung India, the company has a capacity to make 8-10 million phones a year and they are planning to increase it by 50-60%. Samsung is looking at indigenizing components like batteries, chargers and folders, among others and have looked at some Taiwanese and Chinese suppliers. The country’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has brought in five of its leading vendors (salcomp, etc.) who exclusively manufacture a range of components for the company such as back covers, chargers and key mats. According to D. Shivakumar, VP & MD of Nokia India, the company has invested Rs.1,300 crore and its vendors have put in a similar amount of money in their facility near Chennai. Nokia plant has manufactured over 350 million phones since its inception in 2006. Industry experts say Nokia has reached indigenization levels of 25-30% in India. LG India is also targeting 15% indigenization from the current 10%.
(BS August 03, 2010) |
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India impact seen on results of global telecom gear firms
It is not just Chinese vendors who have been impacted by the security concerns related to import of telecom equipment. The world’s top western vendors - Ericsson, Nokia Siemens and Alcatel Lucent – have said that the situation in India contributed to lower sales in their June quarter results. For the last six months, the government has heavily cracked down on imports of telecom gear due to security concerns related to spyware and malware, especially from Chinese vendors, impacting the rollout and expansion plans of all mobile service providers in India. It is estimated that telecom gear worth close to $4 billion has not been cleared for import by the Indian government since February 2010.
(ET August 02, 2010) |
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BSNL to implement CDR solutions on landline phones
BSNL plans to implement call data record (CDR) solutions in its wireline business, which would enable automated billing, fault identification and monitoring of all landline phones. The estimated value of the project is around Rs.800 crore. The company has started implementation of CDR in some districts, which is expected to cover all the country by the end of this fiscal year.
(BS July 31, 2010)
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Piracy is set to derail cable industry’s digitalization drive with the free availability of half-million pirated set top boxes in the open market across Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. These boxes are worth Rs.50-60 crore. However, through these boxes, the losses to the stakeholders is estimated to be worth Rs.150 crore annually. Imported from China and locally assembled, such pirated boxes are getting seeded in consumers home at nominal or no costs. While this gives consumers access to most pay and free channels, the operators are not sharing the revenue from such pirated digital homes with the multi-service operators (MSOs) and broadcasters leading to revenue losses. According to the information gathered by FE, the proprietary set-top-boxes of Digicable, Hathway and InCable, amongst others, are freely available ‘off-the-shelf’ in several leading metros with cost ranging from Rs.700-1200 or less than half the market prices. Such boxes are being procured by small cable operators who then seed them at the consumer homes.
(FE August 12, 2010)
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Sansui to double turnover to Rs.2,000 crore by 2011
Japanese consumer electronics firm Sansui on 9th August stated that it will foray into the mobile handset segment by the end of this year as part of plans to double its overall turnover to Rs.2,000 crore by 2011. The company, whose products are currently being marketed by consumer durables firm Videocon, will invest Rs.40 crore on promotional activities in the next six months and will also enhance its existing products range. Sansui will enter the mobile handset business, with plans to launch 10 models by end of 2010. The company has launched a range of LCDs, Slim TVs and DVD players for the Indian market, and plans to launch its Blue-Ray DVD player.
(FE & ET August 10, 2010) |
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Rural viewers boost DTH cos’ revenues
For the direct-to-home (DTH) segment, rural market seems to be a bigger revenue generator than the urban areas. Rural viewers continue to generate revenue for all the six private DTH operators. Currently, of the 25 million DTH subscribers, 60% reside in rural areas and small towns. Also, the spread of DTH services is driving television sets sales. According to the new DTH service providers, including Airtel, Digital TV, Videocon D2H and Reliance Big TV, around 65% of their new subscribers are from rural and semi-urban areas. Also, 40% of the DTH subscribers are first time viewers of cable and satellite services. For the established operators like Dish TV, Tata Sky and Sun Direct DTH, the ratio between urban and rural subscribers is almost equal.
(FE August 09, 2010) |
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Digitalisation to bring a sea change in TV industry
The complete switchover of the Indian television industry from analog to digital will be a regulatory changeover and the biggest trigger in consolidating the fragmented LCO (local cable operators) market, says a report from IDFC Securities. There are 105 million cable and satellite homes, but there is limited monetization owing to unreported revenues from the cable industry, which has reported only Rs.5,520 crore in revenues, while the actual would be much more. Recently, TRAI has announced a ‘sunset date’ of December 2013 for complete digitization. Digital transmission enhanced audio and picture quality. According to Ronnie Screwvala, CEO of UTV Software Communications, with the spurt in the number of DTH households in India, the overall industry has seen a remarkable growth in the country. The country is set to emerge as the world’s largest DTH subscribed nation when it surpasses the US (32 million DTH subscribers) in the next 12 months. India has a DTH subscriber base of around 25 million in just four years.
(FE August 04, 2010) |
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Television to grow into Rs.5k-crore biz by 2014
According to the findings of the latest report by PwC on the Indian media and entertainment sector, the television industry will account for almost half the share of the Indian media and entertainment industry by 2014, reaching almost Rs.50,000 crore in size, compared with its current share of around 40%. However, the share of print media will go down to 23% in 2014 (Rs.23,050 crore), compared with nearly 30% in 2009). The PwC report indicates that the television sector will grow at nearly 13% over next four years to each nearly Rs.49,000 crore, almost half the projected size of the media and entertainment sector projected for 2014.
(FE July 31, 2010)
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Samsung to launch 3D television this month
Samsung will launch the first 3D television globally in the first week of August. The TV will offer a unique feature of a touch-screen remote, which will enable the user to watch all channels on the remote itself. The television would be available in Samsung series 9000 in 55 inch and will come at Rs.440,000. According to the press report, Samsung is the only company in India that has come out with the 3D range across LCDs, plasmas and LEDs. It also has the technology where 2D can be converted into 3D.
(FE July 31, 2010)
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ELCINA has received an export enquiry from an European importer for some specific types of Capacitors. The information has been circulated through e-mail circular dated 10th Aug/10 to all members. Members interested were advised to send their offers directly to the company, with a copy to ELCINA for our information.
If you have not received or missed that email circular, please contact Mr. Yogesh Adalatwale for more information at yogesh@elcina.com
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Through e-mail circular dated 3rd August, 2010, all ELCINA Members have been informed about the financial support being extended by the Technology Development Board (TDB) of Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi, for Seed Support Mechanisms (SSMs) to entrepreneurs for commercialisation of innovations made by them. Broad areas to be covered under the financial assistance include:-
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Any other area as deemed necessary and recommended by the Management Committee constituted by the STEP/TBI.
Through the above e-mail, Broad Guidelines for TDB’s financial support had also been circulated to enable members to take advantage of the scheme. Members interested have been advised to submit proposals directly to:- The Secretary, Technology Development Board, Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Wing-A, Ground Floor, Vishwakarma Bhawan, Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 016 (Tel – 011-26537349/26540100, Fax : 011-26531862, E-mail – dinesh1854@rediffmail.com, Website : www.tdb.gov.in)
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Electronica & Productronica India 2010 is being organized at BIEC, Bangalore during Sept. 7-10, 2010. This is the 11th International exhibition and conference for electronic components, assemblies, materials and production technologies. Exhibitor profile includes: Semiconductors, Sensors, Relays, switches and interconnection technology, Passive components, Motors/drives, Cables, Assemblies and subsystems, ED/EDA and test and measurement technology, Displays, Power supplies, Packaging, Materials processing, Manufacturing equipment and logistics for PCBs and other circuit carriers, Technologies in cable processing, Soldering technology, Manufacturing equipment and logistics for assemblies, modules and hybrids, General operation aids and production subsystems, Production-related services. For more information, please contact the organizers - MMI India Pvt.Ltd, Mumbai, E-mail - info@mmi-india.in, Tel: +91 22 91 22 4255 4700 , Fax: 91 22 4255 4719 or visit www.electronica-india.com www.productronica-india.com
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IPCA EXPO 2010
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bangalore – Sept. 7-10, 2010
Coinciding with Electronica & Productronica India 2010, Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) is organizing ‘IPCA Expo” at BIEC, Bangalore during Sept. 7-10, 2010. For full details on IPCA Expo, please log on to www.ipcaindia.org or contact Mr. R. Chellappa, Secretary General, IPCA, Bangalore (Tel – 080-25505028/25505029, Fax - -8-=25505149, E-mail - ipca@ipcaindia.org)
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GLOBALTRONICS 2010
Singapore – Sept. 13-15, 2010
Reed Exhibitions is organizing ‘GlobalTRONICS 2010’ in Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, during September 13-15, 2010. GlobalTRONICS is a key regional Electronics Manufacturing Industry event, bringing together international suppliers and electronics manufacturers from all over Asia. This biennial event, actively features six specific electronics industry segments namely, PCB Assembly & SMT Equipment, Testing & Measurement Equipment, Active & Passive Components, Contract Manufacturing, Plastic Molding, Metal Stamping & Precision Engineering, Embedded Systems Solutions & Technology, Optics & Optical Components. In addition, 2 new feature pavilions namely, Photovoltaics and Printed Electronics will be introduced at GlobalTRONICS 2010. ELCINA is supporting this Event. For more information and participation, please visit www.globaltronics.com.sg and/or contact Reed Exhibitions, Singapore (Tel: (65) 6780 4613, Fax: (65) 6588 3798, Email: kiamin.boon@reedexpo.com.sg)
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TAITRONICS AUTUMN 2010
TWTC, Taipei - October 11-14, 2010
TAITRONICS AUTUMN 2010 will be held at TWTC, Taipei, during October 11-14, 2010. Over the past 35 editions, TAITRONICS has grown into a world leading trade show that offers the best venue for electronics professions to exhibit their best. TAITRONICS further underscores this role as a B2B trading platform for specialized Electronics Components & Equipments, Meters & Instruments, LED & Lighting, Electronic Manufacturing Equipments, Consumer Electronics, Securities Systems & Products. For more details, please log on to http://www.taitronics.org/taipei/index.shtml.
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HONG KONG ELECTRONICS FAIR (Autumn Edition)/Electronic Asia 2010
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre - October 13-16, 2010
Organised by HKTDC, Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2010 & Electronic Asia will be held at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre during October 13-16 2010. For more details, contact Exhibitions Department, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Unit 13, Expo Galleria, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong (Tel: (852) 1830 668, Fax : (852) 2824-0249, E-Mail : exhibitions@hktdc.org, Website: http://hkelectronicsfairae.hktdc.com). (For Electronic Asia, log in : http://electronicasia.hktdc.com)
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KOREA ELECTRONICS SHOW (KES) 2010
KINTEX, Seoul - October 13-16, 2010
KES 2010 will be held at KINTEX, Seoul, during October 13-16, 2010. For more details, contact Korea Electronic Association (KEA), Rm. 1202, Electronics Building,648,Yeogsam-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul 135-080, Korea. (Tel : 82-2-5530941, Fax : 82-2-5556195, Website – www.kes.org)
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ELECTRONICA Munich 2010
Munich, Germany - November 9-12, 2010
Electronica Munich will be held during November 9-12, 2010. For more details, please log in www.electronica.de/en or contact Messe Munchen GmbH, Messegelande, 81823 Munchen, Germany (E-Mail – info@electronica.de)
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INTERNATIONAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS EXHIBITION (ICEE 2010)
Bangalore Int’l Exhibition Centre - November 26-29, 2010
CII and the Bangalore International Exhibition Services are organizing “International Consumer Electronics Exhibition (ICEC 2010)” at BIEC, Bangalore, during Nov.26-29, 2010. ICEE 2010 is a platform to showcase the next generation technology on consumer electronics. According to organizers, the event will be a one-stop forum for attendees to witness innovative technology products, interact with technocrats and explore the business opportunities through Exhibition, Conference, Workshops and Live Demos. For more details and participation, log on to www.icee.co.in and /or contact : Bangalore International Exhibition centre, 10th Mile, Tumkur Road, Madavara Post, Bangalore - 562123, Karnataka, India (Tel: +91-80-66246600, Fax: +91-80-66246661, E-mail:raghu@biec.in)
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LED SUMMIT & LED EXPO 2010
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi – December 17-19, 2010
Media Expositions & Events are organizing the 2nd LED SUMMIT & LED EXPO 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during December 17-19, 2010. LED Expo 2010 is dedicated to the science, technology and application of LEDs and solid state lighting. It is evolved as a premier exhibition and one of the biggest shows exclusively for this segment. LED Summit is a premier Conference for LED technology. According to the organizers, the first edition of LED Expo held in January 2009 in New Delhi was very successful and received positive feedback both from the exhibitors and visitors. fFor participation and more details, log on to - www.theledexpo.com or www.mediaexhibits.com and/or contact – Mr. Kulbir Singh, Project Manager, Media Exposition & Events, 112 A Sant Nagar, East of Kailash, New Delhi – 110065 (Mobile: +91-9810696319 / 9350878411, P - +91 11 26445191/92, Telefax: +91 11 41622931)
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ELECTRONICS NEXT INDIA 2011
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi – January 7-10, 2011
Images Exhibitions (A division of Images Multimedia) is organizing ELECTRONICS NEXT INDIA 2011 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during January 7-10, 2011. For more details and participation, please log on to www.electronicsnext.in and/or contact : Mr. Jitender Sharma, Project Director, Images Exhibitions, S-21, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase II, New Delhi-110020 (Phone: +91 11 40525000 | Fax: +91 11 4052501 email id: jitendersharma@imagesmultimedia.in, Mobile: +919958729411).
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INFOCOM 2010-11
Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata – January 20-23, 2011
The 9th edition of INFOCOM 2010-11 will be held in Kolkata during January 20-23, 2011. INFOCOM, the annual Information and Communication Technology (ICT) conference and exhibition was initiated in 2002 under the banner of Businessworld, from the house of ABP Pvt Ltd. Over the last eight years, it has emerged to be one of the largest platforms in the country where the IT experts and gurus of the corporate world interact with business users and policy makers with an objective to empower businesses with IT for greater advantage. While the Exhibition will be held at Salt Lake Stadium Grounds, the Conference venue is ITC Sonar, Kolkata. For more information, contact – Mr. Bijeet Guha, INFOCOM (North), ABP Pvt. Limited |2nd Floor, Express Building | 9-10 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg | New Delhi 110002 Direct: +91-11-30165038 | HP: +91-9811241656, Webpage: www.indiainfocom.com
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EFY EXPO 2011
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi – February 16-18, 2011
Electronics For You (EFY) Group, which is the leading and well known publishing Group of technical magazines, books, directories and data bases focused on the electronics sector, is launching its first ‘EFY EXPO 2011’ at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi (India), during February 16-18, 2011. The Exhibitor Profile include – Electronics Production Equipment & Assemblies (SMT), Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), Consumables for Electronics Manufacturing, Soldering technology, packaging, material processing and PCB assembly, PCB manufacturers, manufacturers of cabinets etc. Visitors Profile include – Core electronics, Consumer electronics, Automotive electronics, Telecom & Broadcasting, Industrial electronics & automation, IT hardware, Medical electronics, Defence & Aerospace, Railways etc. For more information, please log on to - www.efyexpo.com
ELCINA has partnered with EFY Group for “EFY Expo” from 2011 onwards as “Knowledge & Exhibition Partner” for this event. For more information, please see Section-V below on ELCINA Events & Activities.
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19th CONVERGENCE INDIA 2011
Pragati Maidan, New Delhi - March 24-26, 2011
The 19th Convergence India 2011 International Exhibition & Conference will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during March 24-26, 2011. 19th Convergence India 2011 presents myriad opportunities for mobile professionals and innovators from operators, value-added service providers, Mobile TV, DTH, MSOs, carriers, set top boxes, VSAT services and equipment and device manufacturers from around the world. For more details and participation, contact: Exhibitions India Pvt Ltd, 217-B (2nd Floor), Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase-III, New Delhi 110 020 (Tel: +91-11-42795000, Fax: +91-11-42795098/99, E-Mail: exhibitionsindia@vsnl.com, Website www.convergenceindia.org, www.exhibitionsindia.com
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ELCINA
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ELCINA proposes a Business Delegation to Vietnam, Taipei & Seoul during Oct.7-16, 2010
ELCINA is planning to organize a Business Delegation from October 7-16 to Ho Chi Monh City (Vietnam), Taipei and Seoul, coinciding with the following Fairs:-
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ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY – Hanoi, Vietnam – Oct 7- 9th 2010
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TAITRONICS AUTUMN 2010 – Taipei – Oct.11-14, , 2010
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KOREA ELECTRONICS SHOW (KES 2010) – Seoul – Oct 13-16, 2010
It is proposed that the Delegation will visit Ho Chi Minh City, Taipei and Seoul between 7th and 16th October.
ELCINA will tie up with sister Associations and Indian Embassies in Vietnam, Taiwan and Korea and organise group as well as one-to-one meetings with business counterparts to provide the best opportunity to members who would be participating in this delegation. We will also try to find opportunity for possible visits to plants and other industry organizations with mutual interest in electronics industry.
A Secretarial Fee of Rs.8,000/- plus 10.3% Service Tax (Rs 8824/- non-refundable) is payable to cover the expenses in organizing the trip and partly cover part of the cost of coordination of activities during the tour by the Secretary General who will accompany the delegation.
If 10 or more members confirm interest in joining the Group, we shall go ahead with the delegation, and request you to send us the Secretarial Fee of Rs.8824/-. All other details will also be worked out and communicated to you thereafter.
Through e-mail circular dated 16th August, 2010, all members have been informed about the delegation with a request to confirm participation by interested members latest by 31st August, 2010.
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ELCINA’s AGM & Presentation Ceremony of ELCINA-EFY Awards for 2009-10
ELCINA’s AGM and Presentation Ceremony of ELCINA-EFY Awards for 2009-10 have been scheduled in New Delhi on 24th September, 2010. Formal Notice for AGM and the circular for the Award Ceremony will be issued in the third week of August, 2010.
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Nominations invited for the Membership of the Executive Committee of ELCINA for 2010-11
Through hard copy circular No.ELCINA/A-3/C dated 26th July, 2010, nominations have been invited for filling up the vacancies in the Executive Committee for the year 2010-11. In terms of Clause 20 of the Articles of Association of ELCINA, half of the Executive Committee Members are to retire by rotation. Those Members who were co-opted to the Committee in September 2009 will also retire at the next AGM scheduled to be held on 24th September 2010. Members, who were elected during last AGM held in September, 2009 will, however, continue to be Members of the Executive Committee for 2010-11 also. Seats to be filled in by Nomination/Election during next AGM in Sept/10 will be 6 from Full Members, and 1 from Associate Members. Seats to be filled in by Co-option, which will be completed by the new Executive Committee at its meeting to be held immediately after next AGM, will be 6 from Full Members, 2 from Associate Members and 2 from Full or Associate. Last date for receipt of Nominations is 7th September, 2010.
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ELCINA’s partnership with EFY Group to promote “EFY EXPO”
As we have informed all members recently, ELCINA has signed an MoU with the EFY Group -publishers of popular technology magazines like Electronics For You and Electronics Bazaar – joining hands to build an Indian event into a leading platform for the Indian electronics industry. The event is titled 'Electronics For You Expo 2011', and is schduled to be held at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan, from 16th-18th February, 2011. With the signing of this MoU, ELCINA has committed to collaborate as a strategic long term ally with the title, "Knowledge and Exhibition Partner".
Under guidance of our Executive Committee, ELCINA is fully committed to make this event a grand success. However, to make that possible, we seek the support of all our valued members. We have worked with the EFY Group to ensure that you get a special offer--details of which are shared below.
EFY Expo aims to get the entire electronics eco-system under a single roof. Five halls spanning 14,000 square meters have been booked for the show, thus making it the largest event in Northern India, and possibly across whole of India. Thanks to proactive initiative by EFY, they have already signed 70 exhibitors, and as per current trends, this number will multiply rapidly.
The key value-add that EFY is trying to create, in order to attract high quality (and quantity) of audience for this event, is to focus on knowledge sharing by organizing seminars and conferences in parallel to the expo. Some of the concurrent events include a CEO Summit, Design Engineers' Conference, EFY Market Response Awards and Best Practices In Electronics Manufacturing.
ELCINA will be organising a 2-day Conference at the EFY Expo, to support industry by providing a platform for presentation and exchange of information and ideas. ELCINA will also organize buyer – seller meets to facilitate business development and match making.
The Special Offer for ELCINA Members: Instead of the tariff-price of Rs 11,000 per sq/mtr, ELCINA members can avail a special rate of Rs 9,500 per sq/mtr + Service Tax, and enjoy free advertisements in EFY Publications for the entire value paid for the booth! This offer is limited till 30th of August OR for the first 50 ELCINA members, which-ever occurs earlier. ELCINA members need to pay only 20% of the total booking amount now to ensure that they benefit from this offer. This offer is special because EFY publications reach out to about a Million readers across India!
ELCINA is committed to developing EFY Expo into a high value platform for Indian industry as well as for international players interested in the Indian market and also in adding value to the Indian electronics manufacturing sector.
For more information about the Event, please log on to www.efyexpo.com or www.elcina.com. To book your booth, please send your requirement to tandra@elcina.com or elcina@vsnl.com or call ELCINA (+91-11-26928053, 26924597). You may also call Mr. Nitin Srivastava at EFY (+91-9873475841; efyenq@efyindia.com ).
ELCINA looks forward to your support to this "Made in India’ initiative and help us to make it a source of strength for our industry by attracting buyers from around the world. We request you to avail of this special limited-time offer that we have negotiated with EFY for our members.
An Organising Committee has also been set up for “EFY EXPO 2011” and its first meeting was held in ELCINA House, New Delhi, on 12th August, 2010.
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ELCINA Directory for 2010
ELCINA released the 23rd edition of its Directory of Indian Electronics Industry for 2010 on 25th February, 2010 by the hands of the DIT Secretary, Shri R. Chandrashekhar, during ELECTRONICS NEXT India Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Like our past editions, the new Directory includes the usual updates and a host of additional improved features covering business environment, statistical industry scan, company databases plus various projections. Along with the printed version of the Directory, electronic version is available on a CD.
Price of the new Directory (Print + CD Version):
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Rs.700/- |
Rs.100/- per copy (by courier) |
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US $75* |
*includes air mail charges |
For obtaining copies, please send a Demand Draft/at par Cheque favouring “ELCINA Electronic Industries Association of India” to Ms. Tandra Majumder, ELCINA House, 422 Okhla Industrial Estate Phase III, New Delhi-110020, Tel: +91-11-26924597, 26928053, 41615985 Fax: +91-11-26923440 Email: tandra@elcina.com. Copies can also be collected in person from ELCINA House at New Delhi on payment of Rs.700/- either through Cheque/cash.
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Conference Facility at ELCINA House
The following Conference Facilities are available in ELCINA House for holding conferences/workshops/meetings etc:-
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Hotline Auditorium (1st Floor) |
60 people |
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BSM Meeting Room (Basement) |
45 people |
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ELCINA Board Room (Ground Floor) |
15 people |
All the above facilities are available with full power back-up (including air conditioning) with all modern equipments like LCD Projector/Screen, Internet through Wi-Fi, Audio Systems, Collar/Cordless mikes etc.. Beverages/Lunch/Dinner can also be organized on request. For details and booking, please contact Mr. V.K. Vadhwa in ELCINA House (Tel – 011-26928050, 26924597, email – vijay@elcina.com)
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Forthcoming ELCINA-CKM Programmes
Continuing its efforts to establish an extensive source of knowledge to serve Indian Engineering and Electronics Industry and cultivate a manufacturing culture in the country, ELCINA-Centre for Knowledge Management (CKM), since its launch in 2008, has been conducting various workshops on a variety of topics of interest to the satisfaction of the industry with focus on quality improvement and enhancing competitiveness. It has also been organizing In-house training workshops in companies for the benefit of the industry and the number of workshops is growing every year.
Programmes announced during August, 2010
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Workshop on “Reliability Testing of Electronic/Electrical Components & Equipments" at ELCINA House, New Delhi – August 20, 2010
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Workshop on "Capacity Building and Awareness on REACH & ErP - Regulatory Requirements for Exports to European Union" at ELCINA House, New Delhi – August 27, 2010
For more details, please log on to - http://www.elcina.com/ckm/services-ckm.htm - and/or contact ELCINA Secretariat, New Delhi – tandra@elcina.com, training@ckm-elcina.com, ckm@elcina.com.
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OSRAM
PRODUCT DISPLAY CENTRE at ELCINA HOUSE
'OSRAM
DISPLAY CENTRE'
in ELCINA House was inaugurated by Shri Jainder Singh,
Secretary, Department of Information Technology, on 13th
August, 2007. The Display Centre has 12 Full
Stalls and 10 Half/Mini Stalls, presently occupied by the
following Member-companies:-
Full Stalls
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Bharat
Electronics Ltd, Bangalore
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EPCOS India Pvt
Ltd, Bangalore
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Vishay
Components India Pvt Ltd, Pune
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Teknik
Electromeconic Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
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Circuit System
(India) Ltd, Gandhinagar,
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Samtel
Group, New Delhi
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Deki Electronics
Ltd, Noida
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Victor Component
Systems Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
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Osram India,
Bangalore
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Elin Electronics
Ltd, New Delhi
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SLN
Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
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Bhagyashree Industries, Secunderabad
Half/Mini Stalls
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GSP Electronics
Pvt Ltd, NOIDA
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Cosonic
Components Pvt Ltd, Chennai
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Servel (India)
Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
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CTR
Manufacturing Industries Ltd, Aurangabad
A few Half/Mini Stalls are vacant now and members interested may kindly contact ELCINA House, New Delhi (kesavan@elcina.com) for booking the same.
Terms and
conditions for booking of stalls:-
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Manufacturing &
Service Member-companies of ELCINA are eligible to display
their products
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Flexible shelves
are provided inside the stalls. Modification in
fixtures of the basic structure will not be possible as it
runs counter to uniformity.
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Lockable Storage
space will be provided below the stall for
brochures/publicity materials etc.
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Audio Visual
clip/Power Point presentation will be displayed for the
visitors on LCD Panel installed in the Display Area.
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The rental
charges for the FULL Stalls will be Rs.20,000/- for two
years.
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Exhibits can
consist of product samples, demo kits, brochures, posters
etc.
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Each stall has
got one power supply point of 15 Amps.
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Renewal will be
for a minimum period of two years or multiples thereof
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Upcoming Program
Workshop on " Relliability Testing of Electronic / Electrical Components & Equipments"
Date
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20th
August,
2010
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ELCINA
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Delhi
Response
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Workshop
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ErP
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Requirements
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Exports
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EU"
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2010
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ELCINA Directory of Indian
Electronics Industry - 2009
with interactive CD version
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ELCINA Display Center
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ELCINA has recently renovated its Display
Center to meet the changing environment of the Industry. Small
size Display booths are made to accommodate more and more
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ELCINA Conference Facility
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Hotline Mukesh Aggarwal Auditorium is ideal
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executive and board meetings. The Board Room can accommodate
15 persons on the main table with a supplementary seating for
10 persons |
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accommodate 45
persons
in
Class
room
seating
style.
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room
is
ideal
for
training
sessions
&
corporate
meetings
with
complete
audio
visual
facilities .
Seating
arrangement
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flexible
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arranged
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per
the
requirement.
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| ELCINA Membership |
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Companies committed to electronic
hardware manufacturing with substantial value addition
through production of components, subassemblies, parts,
capital goods/machinery for manufacturing of electronics
hardware, EMS providers, service providers such as
quality/product testing as well as companies designing
components and subassemblies are eligible for
membership. Equipment companies from all segments of
electronics (i.e., Consumer, Telecom, IT, Defence,
Industrial, Medical and Automobiles) are welcome to join
ELCINA membership once they commence manufacturing,
assembling or designing activities in the country.
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All Payments through local Cheque/Draft
favoring
'ELCINA Electronic Industries
Association of India'
payable in New Delhi.
For enquiries, call
Mr. V.K. Vadhwa,
ELCINA HOUSE, 422 Okhla Indl. Estate, New
Delhi - 110 020.
Tel: +91 (011) 26924597, 26928053; Fax:
+91 (011) 2692 3440;
Email:
elcina@vsnl.com
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