SECTION I

Policy Scan

Govt. policy, business procedures & regulations

Semiconductor Policy brings in 17 projects

RBI maintains status quo on rates, 7% growth

Rs.62,000-crore plan to give boost to MSMEs

3G auction in wait mode gives more bandwidth to BSNL, MTNL

Govt to ease SEZ export norms

Centre, States may agree on 16% GST

Kamal Nath hints at rate cut and further fiscal measures

Tax Relief for IT firms, 100% I-T Waiver for SEZs set up under Parent Cos

Notifications:

SECTION II

Industry Scan

+	General
+	IT & Services
+	Telecom
+	Consumer Electronics

SECTION III

Business Opportunities/Enquiries/

Meetings

KELTRON Electro Ceramics develops “Sanjeevani Acoustic Life Detector”

FUNDING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL R&D

SECTION IV

Coming Events & General Information

ISA VISION SUMMIT 2009

Componex  Nepcon 2009, New Delhi, Feb.24-26, 2008

ELECTRONICA & PRODUCTRONICA China 2009

17th CONVERGENCE INDIA 2009

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi -  March 18-20, 2009

TECHNO-FRONTIER 2009

Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, April 15-17, 2009

LIVIN LUCE, ENER MOTIVE & ENER SOLAR 2009Milan, Italy, May 26-30, 2009

NEPCON THAILAND 2009

BITEC, Bangkok, June 25-28, 2009

SECTION V

ELCINA Events, Activities & Services

Next Executive Committee Meeting of ELCINA scheduled at New Delhi on 24th Feb/09.

ELCINA Pavilion at COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009

ELCINA-CKM Workshops scheduled  during February, 2009

ELCINA Directory of Indian Electronics Industry for 2009:

Invitation for booking of vacant FULL Stalls in the  OSRAM PRODUCT DISPLAY CENTRE at ELCINA HOUSE

BEL net rises 9% to Rs.123 crore

Inflation at 11-month low, eases to 5.24%

World economic growth to slow down to 0.5% this year

Industrial growth recovers to 2.4% in Nov/08

Apple profit beats expectations

HCL Infosystems net down 32

10.66 million phone users added in Dec/08

Growth in Indian IT market likely to halve to 13%

Intel Capital to invest $23 Mn in three cos

Infosys posts 33% rise in net

Bharti PAT surges 25% at Rs.2,159 crore

Nokia's profits plunge 69 per cent as handset sales slump

Samsung Mobile in revamp mode

DoT, BSNL in MoU for rural reach

SingTel gets nod for long-distance services

Italian company launching VoIP service with free international calls

Revenues of top three telcos to rise over 30% in Q3)

Handset makers dial rural nos. to drive growth

RIM to roll out India-specific smartphone

Batelco to buy 49% in S-Tel

GSM subscriber base rises by 8.1 Mn in Dec/08

RCOM’s GSM foray triggers new price war

Total Telecom subscriber base touches 353.66 Mn mark for the quarter Sept 2008

3G spectrum auctions may be delayed again

Mobile Number Portability launch too delayed by a year

Bharti Airtel rings in Sri Lanka operations

Samsung suffers first-ever quarterly loss

Whirlpool planning to invest Rs.150 crore by Dec 2010

White goods dealers worried over tighter credit norms

Airtel’s IPTV launched in Delhi

Whirlpool plans to up washer market share

Dish TV to invest Rs.1,600 crore in 2009-10

LG to invest Rs.400 crore

Hi-tech durables to flood markets by March-April, 2009

Policy Scan Govt. Policy, Business Procedures & Regulations

Semiconductor Policy brings in 17 projects

Seventeen projects amounting to an investment of $31 billion (Rs 1,57,000 crore) have been received by the Government under the Semiconductor Policy, according to Mr. A. Raja, Union Minister of Communications and Information Technology. The policy provides special incentives in the form of capital subsidy of 20 per cent for units in special economic zone and 25 per cent for units outside the SEZ on the investment. The proposals received include investments in semiconductor wafer fabrication, TFT-LCD panel and solar photovoltaic. “I urge all NRIs to take advantage of this scheme [the policy] by bringing investment in the country and help India in leapfrogging in the field of manufacturing of IT hardware,” he said at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2009. Though Indian companies like Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro have made waves in the IT sector, there is a lacuna in manufacturing of IT hardware. To encourage investment in the IT sector, the Government announced the Semiconductor Policy in 2007. Mr. Raja said though the country was able to achieve growth in voice communication, another area that has a huge growth potential to propel the country to the next level of connectivity – from voice to data – is the expansion of broadband. Broadband connections have doubled in the last year to reach 5 million, representing a model 0.5 per cent. The target is to achieve 20 million by 2010. The Minister urged NRIs to participate and share growth in this area and help in transforming the masses of the country into educated and informed people.

(Business Line Jan 10/09)

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RBI maintains status quo on rates, 7% growth seen

The Reserve Bank of India, in its third quarter review on Monetary Policy announced on 27th January, 2009, kept policy rates unchanged, but put the onus of further reduction in interest rates on banks. RBI Governor D. Subbarao’s 35-page statement on the review repeatedly touched upon the scope for further rate cuts by banks and said that the full impact of the measures announced by the central bank in the last four months will be felt over the next few days. In its review, RBI lowered growth projection for the current financial year to 7%, with a downward bias, from 7.5-8%, in view of the global economic downturn. 

(BS/FE Jan 28/09)

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Rs.62,000-crore plan to give boost to MSMEs

The government is working out a Rs.62,000-crore financial plan for the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to gain an edge in international markets, as many enterprises close down in US and the European Union, in the wake of the global recession. According to MSME Secretary Dinesh Rai, the Ministry has assessed the possibility of many IT, textile and auto component manufacturing companies in the US and the EU closing down in the heat of recession. In such a situation, Indian MSMEs can chip into these markets provided the sector is given proper support. Keeping this into perspective, the government has set up a Skill Development Corporation, with a Rs.1,000-crore corpus, to be topped up every year. Besides this, the MSME Ministry has formulated a national fund for the unorganized sector (NAFUS) with a corpus of more than Rs.1,000 crore. The MSME Ministry has also approached RBI for at least 15% of the priority sector lending for this sector.

(FE Jan 29/09)

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3G auction in wait mode gives more bandwidth to BSNL, MTNL

With the 3G spectrum auction getting postponed indefinitely and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 29th Jan/09 referring the matter to the Group of Ministers (GoM), state-owned firms BSNL and MTNL are now set to be the only telecom companies to be able to roll out 3G networks during the current year. The two firms will now have at least a year and half’s edge vis-à-vis private players in rolling out 3G services.  They will also get more time in paying the Centre for the spectrum.

(FE Jan 30/09)

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Govt to ease SEZ export norms

The Commerce Ministry is planning to relax norms governing special economic zones (SEZ) – the tax free industrial conclaves – to tide over the slump in demand from major export markets because of the ongoing financial crisis. The details, which are being worked out, will cover sectors that have been adversely affected by the ongoing slowdown. The package will include relaxing foreign exchange earning obligations and permitting units in SEZs to sell in the domestic market without paying customs duty.

(BS Jan 16/09)

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Centre, States may agree on 16% GST

The Centre and the States may reach an agreement to have 16% rate for goods and services tax (GST) which will be implemented from April 2010. GST, which will replace almost all central and state taxes, could have two components of 8% - one will go to the Centre and the other to the States. However, it will not cover tax on petroleum products and customs duty. Under GST, both the Centre and the States will have powers to tax goods and services.  At present, the States cannot tax services.   

(BS Jan 22/09)

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Kamal Nath hints at rate cut and further fiscal measures

At the sidelines of a CII Conference held on 19th Jan/09, the Commerce & Industry Minister Kamal Nath said that the Centre is planning to use the vote on accounts, scheduled in Feb/09, to unleash another round of fiscal measures. This would be in addition to further interest rate cuts.

(FE Jan 20/09)

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Tax Relief for IT firms, 100% I-T Waiver for SEZs set up under Parent Cos

In a move that will significantly ease the tax burden on India’s biggest Information Technology companies, the government has decided to amend the law relating to tax exemption for units operating out of special economic zones (SEZs). SEZs set up by IT majors like Infosys, Wipro and TCS under the parent companies will soon be able to enjoy 100% tax exemption on profits on a part with those set up as separate entities. PM Manmohan Singh, who is also handling the Finance Ministry, is reported to have agreed to change the relevant norms under the Income Tax Act. The Finance Ministry is likely to issue a notification soon changing rules under Section 10AA(7) of the Income Tax Act, which will allow all SEZ units to be treated as separate entities and thus be eligible for 100% tax exemption on profits for the first five years of operation. 

(ET Jan 14/09)

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Notifications

• Public Notice No.131(RE-2008)/2004-2009 dt. 13th Jan/09 : Replacing the existing Appendix 22A (“Bank Certificate of Exports and Realisation (BRC”) & ANF 4G (“DEPB Application Form”) by new ones as Annexures I & II to the Notification.

   

• Customs Circular No.01/2009 dt. 13th Jan/09 : Examination norms for goods exported under Reward Schemes.

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Industry Scan

BEL net rises 9% to Rs.123 crore

Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) has posted a 9% increase in its net profit to Rs.122.77 crore for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008, compared with Rs.112.96 crore it registered a year ago. According to the company, an increase in the employee cost during the quarter due to DA merger and provision for wage revision impacted the profitability during the quarter. The PSU, which derives close to 75% of its revenue by supplying equipment to the defence sector, has seen a marginal 1% drop in its revenue to Rs.681 crore during the quarter, while its operating profit rose over 9% to Rs.143.75 crore.

(BS Jan 24/09)

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Inflation at 11-month low, eases to 5.24%

Inflation fell sharply to 5.24% for the week ended January 03, 2009 from 5.91% in the previous week, giving the RBI room to pare interest rates further.  The Finance Ministry expects inflation to fall between 3-4% by March-end, even as analysts are projecting an even lower rate of 2% by that time.

(FE Jan 16/09)

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World economic growth to slow down to 0.5% this year

According to data released by the European Commission, the world economic growth is projected to come down to 0.5% from 3.3% in 2009 whereas the European economy is expected to shrink 1.8%.  Starting in the second half of 2009, global growth is expected to rise gradually but moderately as the financial market situation improves and the impact of the macroeconomic policy easing (not least in the US) gains traction.

(FE Jan 21/09)

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Industrial growth recovers to 2.4% in Nov/08

According to data released by the Central Statistical Organization on 12th Jan/09, the index of industrial production (IIP) increased to 2.4% in November, 2008 against 4.9% growth in the same month of the previous year. India’s factory output had dipped to -0.3% in Oct/08, the first contraction in more than 15 years. November’s surge was led by a rebound in manufacturing, which has 80% weight in the index.

(BS Jan 13/09)

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IT & Services

Apple profit beats expectations

Bucking the global trend, IT giant Apple crossed the $10 billion-mark of revenue in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2008 – the first time in history – with its leading products, iPod and iPhone posting robust sales. Apple’s revenue rose to $10.17 billion in the quarter under review from $9.61 billion in the corresponding year-ago period. The company’s net income also increased by 1.89% to record $1.61 billion in the first quarter of fiscal 2009, from $1.58 billion in the year-ago period.

(FE Jan 23/09)

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HCL Infosystems net down 32%

Hardware and system integration company, HCL Infosystems, reported a 32.13% decline in net profit at Rs.55.25 crore for the third quarter ending December 31, 2008, compared to the same period in the previous financial year. The company’s gross sales for the quarter were down 5% at Rs.3,140 crore against Rs.3,305 crore in the corresponding period a year ago.

(FE Jan 28/09)

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10.66 million phone users added in Dec/08

As per data released by TRAI on 21st Jan/09, with the addition of 10.66 million joined the mobile users club in Dec/08, the country added 113.26 million new customers in 2008. The total number of telephone connections (mobile and fixed) touched 385 million as of Dec end, taking the telecom penetration to over 33%. This implies, one in three Indians has a telephone connection, despite a 3% fall in landline customer base in 2008 to 37.9 million. The growth in 2008 was led by Bharti Airtel which had 85.6 million customers as of Dec-end, compared to 61.3 million for Reliance Communications and about 61 million for Vodafone Essar.

 (ET Jan 22/09)

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Growth in Indian IT market likely to halve to 13%

The growth in the Indian information technology (IT) market is expected to halve this year to 13% with top enterprises such as largest car maker Maruti Suzuki, two-wheeler leader Hero Honda and top private telco Bharti Airtel looking to reduce their capital expenditure and postpone new technology investments. According to Mr. T R Madanmohan of consulting firm Browne and Mohan, companies are aiming to reduce their capex by exploring hosted applications, wherein they to pay as they consume, without making any upfront investments in procuring new servers and applications. The total Indian market for domestic IT, including hardware and BPO services, clocked revenues of around $16 billion (Rs.78,002.5 crore) for the year ended December, 2008.

(ET Jan 16/09)

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Intel Capital to invest $23 Mn in three cos

Intel Capital, the strategic investment arm of Intel Corporation, has announced an investment of $23 million in three Indian companies – Indiamart.com, one97 Communications and Global Talent Track. The funding will come from the $250 million Intel Capital India technology fund, which was established in December, 2005. 

(ET Jan 15/09)

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Infosys posts 33% rise in net

After a tumultuous 30 days, finally some good news from the IT sector.  Infosys Technologies on 13th Jan/09 reported a 33.3% growth in net profit for the third quarter of 2008-09, compared with the same quarter last year. The result, along with an earnings guidance of 11.8-12.8%, beat market expectations. The results of India’s second largest software company after TCS, partially eased the pressure on the IT sector, which is still reeling from the impact of the accounting fraud at Satyam and Monday’s revelations that the World Bank had banned Wipro and Megasoft, along with Satyam, from bidding for any of its contracts until 2011.

(FE Jan 14/09)

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Bharti PAT surges 25% at Rs.2,159 crore

On the back of the highest-ever net addition of 8.28 million subscriber addition during the Oct-Dec quarter, Bharti Airtel posted a 25% rise in its net profit during the period at Rs.2159 crore compared to Rs.1,722 crore during the same quarter in the last financial year.  Bharti’s total revenues rose 38% at Rs.9,633 crore as against Rs.6,964 crore during the same period last year.

(FE Jan 23/09)

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Nokia's profits plunge 69 per cent as handset sales slump

The world's largest maker of mobile phones, Nokia has just posted a 69 per cent drop in fourth-quarter profit as consumer demand dwindled in the Middle East and Africa, North America and China. Net profit in the three months to December 31, 2008 fell to €576 million, from €1.84 billion earned during the same time last year. Sales declined 19 per cent to €12.66 billion as demand for phones dropped sharply. The number of handsets shipped in the quarter also fell 15 per cent to 113.1 million units. The company gave a bleak assessment of the market in the coming year, saying it expected device volumes to drop ten per cent from last year. Last month it said it expected a five per cent drop through 2009."In recent weeks, the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated rapidly, with even weaker consumer confidence, unprecedented currency volatility and credit tightness continuing to impact the mobile communications industry," said Nokia chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo. The Finnish giant's handset business suffered the most, with sales down 27 per cent to €8.1 billion. The sharpest decline in the number of handsets shipped happened in China, which registered a 36 per cent drop, followed by the Middle East and Africa, with a 23 per cent fall.

(FE Jan 23/09)

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Samsung Mobile in revamp mode

Samsung Mobile, the world’s second largest mobile phone maker, is revamping its sales and distribution structure in India. The company will set up 17 sales offices in key smaller markets, decentralize operations till the branch level and rope in more distributors.  Samsung feels its latest initiative will help insulate it from the slowdown in sales and also double market share in India by end-2009. The company claims to enjoy 8% market share in the Indian mobile phone turf.

(ET Jan 26/09)

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DoT, BSNL in MoU for rural reach

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to provide wireless broadband in rural areas. Under the MoU, BSNL will provide wireless broadband at 29,000 rural exchanges throughout the country. Each exchange will have 31 connections along with one kiosk for public use. Out of these 31 connections, 6 will be used by institutions like schools, while the rest will be for individual users. The implementation of the entire project is expected to be completed by 2011.  Currently, there are over 5.45 million broadband subscribers in the country. This move comes as a catalyst in the government’s aim to reach 20 million broadband subscribers by 2010.

(BS Jan 27/09)

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SingTel gets nod for long-distance services

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel), which has a 31% stake in Bharti Airtel, has got government approval to offer long-distance services in India.  SingTel can carry STD and ISD traffic, offer communication and internet services to corporates and institutions. The Bharti spokesperson clarified that SingTel would not compete with Bharti in the long distance space in India. The NLD/ILD licence obtained by SingTel will be used by it only for the limited purpose of serving some of its international corporate customers.

(ET Jan 29/09)

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Italian company launching VoIP service with free international calls

An Italian software company – Seven Rings International – is launching its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service in India that provides free international phone calls, instant message (chat) and text messages. The move gains importance as this will help in further reduction of call charges in the country. At present, India has the lowest call charges in the world with calls rates to the UK at around Rs.5 per minute, the US around Rs.6 and the Gulf at Rs.10-12, depending on the operator and tariff plans. To avail the service, a user will have to log on to the company’s website and download the software Our Free Phone (OFP). The company plans to charge a flat monthly user fee (for software) of around $9.99 (around Rs.500) irrespective of the calls and messages made. However, for free international calls the receiving party also should have installed OFP. 

(BS Jan 21/09)

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Revenues of top three telcos to rise over 30% in Q3

The total revenues (sales and other income) for the three telecom majors, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications (RCom) and Idea Cellular, is expected to rise by 34.5% on an average year-on-year (y-o-y) basis and 7.3% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) during Q3 of FY2009. Market leader Bharti Airtel is expected to report a 40.5% y-o-y and 8.5% q-o-q increase in its net revenues (total sales). RCom, on the other hand, is estimated to pull a 22.2% y-o-y and 5.2% q-o-q growth in net revenues, whereas Idea Cellular is likely to ramp up its net revenues by 42.2% y-o-y and 7% q-o-q. Analysts reckon that even amidst recession, the telecom sector has taken small strides and maintained its growth pace throughout the Q3 of the financial year 2008-09. The mantra for this has been cost cutting, optimizing resources and retaining customers. According to Harit Shah, research analyst, IT and Telecom, Angel Broking, the net profit (y-o-y) for Bharti Airtel is expected to surge by 20-25% and for RCom by 10-15%, whereas Idea Cellular is likely to dip by 30% on its net profit.

(FE Jan 17/09)

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Handset makers dial rural nos. to drive growth

At a time when growth in the Indian cellphone market has flattened out over the last one year, the rural markets are providing the vital lifeline.  Leading cellphone makers claim that these markets are witnessing sales growth upwards of 30%. So much so, companies like Nokia, Samsung, Motorola and Spice are drawing up separate business plans for these markets. This includes a separate distribution model, tying up with microfinance companies to offer handsets at easy installments and launch handsets customized for the rural consumer. Nokia also planning rural-specific mobile services to drive growth. The mobile phone market in the top 35 cities have been hit severely since consumers are deferring their handset upgradation plans. Moreover, the subscriber penetration has surpassed total population in cities like Mumbai and Delhi. In contrast, the rural markets are growing rapidly in line with the huge expansion plans of telecom operators.

(ET Jan 17/09)

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RIM to roll out India-specific smartphone

Ontario-based Research in Motion (RIM), makers of BlackBerry smartphones, has decided to foray into the consumer segment after achieving iconic status in the enterprise sphere in India. Towards this direction, it has drafted an India-specific business strategy to increase its addressable market, drive growth and insulate itself from the economic slowdown. For starters, RIM has decided to sell simcard unlocked handsets through retail chains and neighbourhood stores, roll out localized consumer-centric mobile applications and position its portfolio of handsets as a converged device. It is also evaluating the option to roll out an India-specific smartphone at a competitive price.

(ET Jan 17/09)

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Batelco to buy 49% in S-Tel

Bahrain’s Batelco has signed a deal to buy 49% in Chennai-based S-Tel, a GSM service provider, for $225 million. S-Tel has licences to operate in six circles in Bihar, Orissa, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, North East and Assam. Batelco is a major telecom player in Bahrain and listed on Bahrain Stock Exchange. In 2008, Batelco, which has presence in Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt, posted profits of $269.2 million on a revenue of $777.4 million. S-Tel is a Chennai based firm promoted by Skicity Foundations and Telecom Investments, Mauritius. This deal will enable S-Tel to gain from the global player’s know-how.

(TOI Jan 19/09)

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GSM subscriber base rises by 8.1 Mn in Dec/08

According to the latest data released by Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), GSM operators in India continued to report healthy growth rate as the subscriber base in the country grew by 8.1 million (excluding Reliance Telecom) in December, 2008. The total GSM subscriber base in Dec/08 rose to 257.85 million, up from 249.35 million in Nov/08 – a growth of about 3.25%. Bharti Airtel continued to dominate with a market share of 33.22% and total subscriber base of 85.65 million. Vodafone stood second with a market share of 23.57% and total subscribers at 61 million, while Idea Cellular added 1.5 million users in Dec/08 to report a total subscriber base of 38 million. BSNL continued to lose their market share from 16.25% in Nov/08 to 16.05% in Dec/08 and added 8.7 lakh subscribers taking its total user base to over 41 million. MTNL, which operates only in Delhi and Mumbai, added over 78,500 subscribers to take its total base to 3.9 million.

(BS Jan 13/09)

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RCOM’s GSM foray triggers new price war

Reliance Communications’ (RCOM) entry into the GSM space in Dec/08 has triggered a price war in prepaid segment as Airtel, Vodafone and Idea have slashed tariffs on several entry-level schemes. RCOM is offering a lifetime prepaid for only Rs.25, while in some circles, it has offered free talk-time worth Rs.900 spread over three months. The company is expected to launch more pre-paid and post-paid plans offering maximum value suited for various other segments of GSM market. Taking note of this, Bharti Airtel has reduced its price for a new lifetime connection to Rs.99 with a minimum recharge option of Rs.200 in six months. Vodafone has slashed the costs for lifetime pre-paid scheme to Rs.199 compared to Rs.270 earlier, while Idea Cellular’s lifetime prepaid connection is now available at Rs.199. 

(ET Jan 15/09)

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Total Telecom subscriber base touches 353.66 Mn mark for the quarter Sept 2008

According to the figures released by TRAI on 13th Jan/09, the total telecom subscriber base (wireline as well as wireless subscribers) in the country touched 353.66 million for the quarter ending September 2008 as against 325.79 million for June/08 quarter, registering an increase of 8.55% during the quarter. While the subscriber base for wireless services during the quarter increased from 286.87 million to 315.31 million, the subscriber base of the wireline service declined from 38.92 million to 38.35 million.

(FE Jan 14/09)

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3G spectrum auctions may be delayed again

Auctions for spectrum for 3G telecom services could be delayed from an already rescheduled date of January 30, after DOT’s legal opinion on whether it should send the Finance Ministry’s suggestion on doubling the reserve price back to TRAI for endorsement.

(BS Jan 13/09)

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Mobile Number Portability launch too delayed by a year

Not only 3G services but also another customer-friendly measure announced by the Communications and IT Minister A. Raja in August 2008 – Mobile Number Portability (MNP) – which has got delayed by almost a year. While as per DOT, MNP was to begin functioning in metros from Jan/09 and in the rest of India by June/09, the revised draft puts metro launch around September and pan India only by January 2010. MNP enables users to change service providers while retaining their mobile numbers.

(FE Jan 14/09)

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Bharti Airtel rings in Sri Lanka operation

India’s leading telecom company, Bharti Airtel, on 12th Jan/09 launched mobile services in Sri Lanka becoming the fifth mobile operator in the country. Airtel will invest about $200 million for its network rollout in Sri Lanka offering services on 2G and 3G platforms. Sri Lanka is the third international market for Bharti, which already operates in Jersey and Guernsey Island in Europe and also in Seycelles.

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Samsung suffers first-ever quarterly loss

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest manufacturer of flat screen televisions, memory chips and LCDs, posted its first-ever quarterly loss on 23rd Jan/09, as the global economic slump hit prices and demand for mainstay products. Samsung lost 20 billion won ($14.4 million) in the three months ended Dec.31, 2008 against 2.21 trillion won in net profit posted a year ago. The net loss underlines the challenges facing electronics companies worldwide as major economies flounder in recession.

(ET Jan 24/09)

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Whirlpool planning to invest Rs.150 crore by Dec 2010

Whirpool of India, a subsidiary of US-based Whirlpool Corporation, has firmed up plans to invest nearly Rs.150 crore by December 2010 for product development. The company aims to capture the numero uno slot in the national home appliances market by December 2010 through the introduction of new products in washing machines, refrigerators, microwave ovens and AC categories.

(ET Jan 26/09)

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White goods dealers worried over tighter credit norms

 High inventory levels, short credit periods, stricter credit norms from manufacturers and low off-take from consumers is making dealers or white goods a worried lot these days. Many dealers in New Delhi and Mumbai admitted that durable firms have decreased their credit time apart from pushing them to meet monthly sales targets varying between Rs.50 lakh and Rs.1 crore. With manufacturers pushing dealers to buy more, friction has emerged in the trade channels but dealers are reluctant to lock horns with companies fearing tighter credit norms. The problem has become acute since given the lower rate of growth the durables industry witnessed in 2008, manufacturers of consumer electronics have been tightening strings on the trade route to manage their working capital better.

(BS Jan 27/09) 

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Airtel’s IPTV launched in Delhi

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest cellular operator, that entered into DTH segment last year, launched its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services in the Delhi national capital region. The company now offers triple play service – telephony, broadband and television – over a single line to customers in the NCR and this will be followed by eight leading metros. IPTV is a system where digital television service is delivered using the internet protocol

(FE Jan 20/09)

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Whirlpool plans to up washer market share

Consumer durables maker, Whirlpool India plans to double its market share in the front-loading washing machine segment next fiscal from 5% currently.  The company would launch 11 new models within fully automatic top-loading and front-loading category in January-end. The new models will be initially rolled out in major metros and other big cities.  According the company’s V.P Shantanu Das Gupta, through new launches, Whirlpool intends to garner a double-digit market share within the front-loading segment.

(ET Jan 16/09) 

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Dish TV to invest Rs.1,600 crore in 2009-10

Dish TV has announced that it will invest about Rs.1,600 crore in 2009-10 to acquire new customers and improve back-end operations. The company, which will raise the money through rights issue and internal accruals, hopes to touch 8-million subscribers in the next one year.

(ET Jan 20/09)

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LG to invest Rs.400 crore

Aiming a 20% growth rate in its turnover, LG Electronics India plans to invest Rs.400 crore in the current year on marketing and promotion. The company also plans to launch new range of air conditioners soon.

(FE Jan 13/09)

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Hi-tech durables to flood markets by March-April, 2009

Cutting-edge technology durables, offering features like power-efficiency, eco-friendliness and internal flash memory, are expected to flood the Rs.20,000 crore Indian durables market by March-April, 2009. Samsung, LG, Haier and Videocon are among companies planning new product launches in the coming months. Samsung, for instance, is charting out plans to launch LCD-led live emitting diode TVs at Rs.70,000, Blu-ray technology home theatres and cameras priced between Rs.29,000-70,000 and 1-inch plasma TVs.  Samsung’s LED TVs consume 40% less power than standard CCFL-backlit LCD TVs, far below the stringent Energy Star version 3.0 requirements. LG Electronics India plans to launch new technological compressors in ACs with refurbished looks and design, while Haier Appliances India plans to import ‘dual-tech’ larger capacity (2-door, 4-door & 6-door) refrigerators from their US-based factory, apart from launching ACs. Videocon is also planning to launch high-end CTVs, which includes LCD and Plasma TVs, and ACs with technological compressors and new designs.

(FE Jan 15/09)

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Business Opportunities/ Enquiries/ Meetings

KELTRON Electro Ceramics develops “Sanjeevani Acoustic Life Detector”

Keltron Electro Ceramics Limited, Kuttippuram, a Government of Kerala Undertaking,  with know-how from M/s Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratories, Cochin, has developed “SANJEEVANI ACOUSTIC LIFE DETECTOR”, a product used in disastrous management situations. The product can sense human life under the debris upto 2 ½ Meter depth during earthquake, building collapse, bomb blast, fire etc. This product will find vast application in Police stations, Fire stations and in other agencies engaged in disastrous management situations.

For more details, please contact : Keltron Electro Ceramics Limited, Kuttippuram – 679571, Malappuram District, Kerala, Phone: (0494) 2699231/2699232, FAX: (0494) 2699233, Email: Kozkelcera@Dataone.In,  Website : www.keltronelcera.com    

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FUNDING SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL R&D

Through e-maiil circular dated 9th Jan/09, all ELCINA Members have been informed thatt to encourage Indian industry’s increased involvement in international collaborative R&D programmes, funding support from the Government has been made available.  A special delivery mechanism called Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA ), a joint initiative of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, has been promoted to manage such international Industrial joint R&D programmes.  For more details about GITA, please visit www.gita.org.in 

Under this initiative, if industry from India and industry from other country want to jointly do a short-term discrete R&D to develop a product and process having high commercialization potential, funding support (in the form of soft loan to industry and in the form of grant to partner institute) would be made available to approved projects.  GITA would also assist in forging partnerships between Indian industry and industries overseas who in-turn would take advantage of this funding opportunity.  Currently GITA is implementing the Indo-Canada Industrial R&D Programme and Indo-Israel Initiative for Industrial R&D (i4RD) Programme. Around 12 projects have been approved in the first phase.  Fresh Call for proposal will be announced shortly.

In case you are interested in availing this opportunity, kindly fill-up the Registration Form (attached with the above circular) and send to Ms.  Divya Arya of CII at divya.arya@ciionline.org, or fax/post to : Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Plot No. 249-F, Sector - 18, Udyog Vihar, Phase - IV, Gurgaon - 122015 (Haryana), Phone Direct   : +91-124-4014075,  Phone Board   : +91-124-4014060 - 67, Fax: +91-124-4014057.   

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Coming Event & General Information

ISA VISION SUMMIT 2009

Leela Palace, Bangalore, Feb.16-17, 2009

ISA Vision Summit 2009 has been scheduled at Leela Palace, Bangalore for Feb.16-17, 2009. 

For updates and more, contact – Indian Semiconductor Association, Bangalore

Telephone– 080 - 41473250

E-mail – events@isaonline.org, Website – www.isaonline.org

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COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, Feb.24-26, 2009

The 15th edition of COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA International Exhibition & Conference is scheduled to be held during 24-26 February 2009 at Hall No.18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. ELCINA has signed an MoU with the organizers of this Event – Reed Exhibitions India - as the “Knowledge and Exhibition Partner”.  

For more details, please visit www.componex-nepcon.com

The theme for this years' Exhibition being 'New' which focuses on creating new business opportunities, new platforms for businesses and generating new ideas in the industry is of utmost importance for which we coined the phrase 'Connect with the NEW in the electronics industry'. This explains the ever-changing, ever-evolving world of networking, electronic components, production equipment and technological expertise deserves everything new! This phrase led to the creation of 'Neo the Robot' – 'Neo' which means 'New'! The reason being that Robots are considered the epitome of advanced technology, yet an affable face that conveys our message effectively!

Exhibitors Profile

Visitor Profile includes:

Information Technology, Communication Technology, Electronics & Electrical Engineering, Medical Technology,  Automotive Electronics, Consumer Electronics, Aerospace Technology etc. 

Coinciding with the Exhibition, a 2-day International Conference will also be organized on Feb.24-25, 2009.  

ELCINA Members will be entitled for 10% discount on space charges.  This discount cannot be combined with any other discount/special offers provided by Reed Exhibitions.  

Members are requested to participate in the exhibition. For more details of the exhibition and for participation contact Mr. Jitender Sharma (jitender.sharma@reedexpo.co.uk; mobile: 9958729411) or Mr. Suhas Kath (suhas.kath@reedexpo.co.uk; mobile: 9871729221).

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ELECTRONICA & PRODUCTRONICA China 2009

Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), Shanghai, March 17-19, 2009

Munich International Trade Fairs and Munich Trade Fairs (Shanghai) Co Ltd are jointly organizing the 8th International Trade Fair for Electronic Components, Assemblies and Electronics Production – electronica & ProductronicaChina 2009 – at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, Shanghai, during March 17-19, 2009.  The Event is supported by CCPIT, HKEPMSA, Vdl, VDMA and ZVEI.  According to the organizers, in the 2008 Event, there were 380 exhibitors from 19 countries with 25,518 visitors attending the fair.  Electronica & ProductronicaChina is the leading exhibition of electronics and electronic manufacturing in China. ElectronicaChina covers the whole range of components, products, assemblies and systems in electronics.  ProductronicaChina, to the same extent, covers the equipment required for manufacturing in the electronics industry.  The exhibition displays not only quantity but quality as well.  As per Messe Munchen, national and international exhibitors, major players, mid-size companies and newcomers alike, present their newest developments and numerous innovations that will determine the future of the industry.  

For participation and more information, please contact Messe Munchen GmbH, Messengelande, 81823 Munchen, Germany (Tel +49 89 94920325, Fax +49 89 9499720325, E-mail – info@e-p-china.net, Website – www.e-p-china.net)

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17th CONVERGENCE INDIA 2009

Pragati Maidan, New Delhi -  March 18-20, 2009

The 17th Convergence India 2009 International Exhibition & Conference will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during March 18-20, 2009. 

For more details, 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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TECHNO-FRONTIER 2009

Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan, April 15-17, 2009

Being organized by Japan Management Association (JMA), TECHNO-FRONTIER 2009 – Advanced Electronic & Mechatronic Devices and Components Exhibition -  will be held at Makuhari Messe, China, Japan, during April 15-17, 2009.  TECHNO-FRONTER is an integrated trade show and events, showcasing the advanced composite technologies available to manufacturers of machine tools, precision instruments, and electrical and electronic equipments.  It consists of 10 exhibitions, 4 special events, 10 concurrent symposia and management seminar.  According to the organizers, the 10 highly specialized exhibitions - Motortech Japan, Motion Engineering Japan, Mechatronics Control, Power supply, Battery Technology, eMC Japan, Wireless Network Technology, Connector & Cable Technology, Board Computer Japan, Thermal Engineering, R&D-Digital Factory and Clean Engineering – present latest applied technologies in each field, allowing the visiting professionals to seek the possible coordination, composite technology.  For more information, please contact : The Secretariat of Techno-Frontier, C/o. Japan Management Association (JMA), Tokyo (Japan), Tel – +81-3-3434-1410, Fax - +81-3-3434-3593, E-mail – tf@convention.jma.or.jp, Website – www.jma.or.jp/TF/en

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LIVIN LUCE, ENER MOTIVE & ENER SOLAR 2009 Milan, Italy, May 26-30, 2009

The above three exhibitions of International appeal will be held at the Fiera Milano exhibition grounds from 26th– 30th May 2009 in Milan, Italy. These exhibitions are in the field of Power, Factory Automation, Building Automation, Lighting Solutions and lastly a section dedicated to Solar and Renewable Energy.  

For more information, visit www.fieramilanotech.it  or contact : WINSTON PEREIRA, Chief Representative, Fiera Milano Representative Office in India, The Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 502 Bengal Chemicals Compound, Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai – 400025 (Tel: +91.22.24368186, Fax: +91.22.24382716 / 24368191, Email: w.pereira@indiaitaly.com, Website: www.indiaitaly.com

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NEPCON THAILAND 2009

BITEC, Bangkok, June 25-28, 2009

The 11th The 11th International Presentation of Machinery, Equipment,   Materials, Services and Components in Electronics Manufacturing - will be held at BITEC, Bangkok, during June 25-28, 2009.  NEPCON Thailand, which is the only Electronics Manufacturing Technology Event in Thailand, features Pavilions for Electronics Manufacturing Services, Microelectronics, Electro Test, InPro, IT Manufacturing etc. 

More details can be had from http://www.nepconthailand.com/ or from Mr. Sachin Manocha,  Representative-India (Exhibitions), Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)

(Tel – 011-41704394/95/96, Fax – 011-26511412, Mob - +919958080794, Web – www.tceb.or.th)

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ELCINA Events, Activities & Services

Next Executive Committee Meeting of ELCINA scheduled at New Delhi on 24th Feb/09.

The next meeting of ELCINA’s Executive Committee has been scheduled at 7.15 P.M. on Tuesday, 24th February, 2009 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. This is to coincide with the inaugural day of COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009 International Exhibition & Conference which will be on at Hall No.18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during Feb.24-26, 2009.  Formal Notice & Agenda for EC Meeting circulated to all EC Members & Permanent Invitees  on 22nd Jan/09. The EC Meeting will be followed by dinner being hosted by Mr. Om Wadhwa, Past President of ELCINA. Members have been requested to confirm their participation.

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ELCINA Pavilion at  COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009

The 15th COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009 International Exhibition & Conference will be held at Hall No.18, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, during Feb. 24-26, 2009.  Componex is the longest running and well established platform for showcasing electronic components, EMS, SMT, Materials and Production Technology since last 15 years and is now managed and owned by Reed Exhibitions, a reputed global organizer of Industry Exhibitions.  An ELCINA Pavilion focusing on domestic players in the electronics industry is also being organized. This Event is supported by most Indian Electronics Industry Associations like CEAMA, TEMA, IMDA, ELIAP, IPCA, and SMTA. In addition, DIT is also expected to co-sponsor the Event for which their confirmation is awaited.

To facilitate industry interaction and sharing of latest developments in the Electronics Hardware Sector, ELCINA is organizing a Two Day International Conference with the theme “Growth Opportunities in Electronics Manufacturing – The Road Ahead” at COMPONEX NEPCON on February 24-25, 2009.  

To highlight the issue of E-Waste and its growing significance for the Indian Electronics Industry, ELCINA has made provision for participation by upcoming e-waste recycling companies in a special E-Waste.  In addition, a special Conference on E-Waste is also being organized on 26th February 2009, at Componex Nepcon, where the Report on a just concluded study on E-Waste, conducted by ELCINA and sponsored by the Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Ministry of Science & Technology, will be released.

Componex Nepcon includes a VIP Buyer Program for industry leaders for inviting high level industry professionals identified as key customers for the industry. These are visitors who are large buyers and are key decision makers and they attend the show to do actual business. This program ensures that these VIP’s have a productive day at the exhibition.

More details are given in the Business Opportuties Section in this issue.  For full details, please visit – www.componex-nepcon.com or www.elcina.com.

Through E-mail circular dated 5th January, 2009, all ELCINA Members have been updated about the event and requested to participate in the ELCINA Pavilion as exhibitors, for which they will be entitled to a special 10% discount. 

For participation and more details, contact Mr. K. Srinivasan at ELCINA House (srinivasan@elcina.com). 

Latest UPDATES

• Over 8600 trade visitors have pre-registered for COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009 as of 31st December 2008.

• Concurrently with the Exhibition, an International Conference with the theme “Growth Opportunities in Electronics Manufacturing -The Road Ahead” is being organised by ELCINA on Feb.24-25, 2009. 

• UTVi has partnered with COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA 2009 as the exclusive news channel.  The channel will provide wide coverage to the Show from now onwards up to its conclusion.

UTVi will do one half-hour special Curtain-raiser for the event by producing a half-an-hour special report on the channel, which will serve as a precursor to the exhibition. This episode will include sound bytes from key players in the industry, organizers, sponsors and associates.  

 

UTVi will do ‘Term-Busters’ with leaders of the Electronics and associate industries, before, during and after the event. Term-Busters on UTVi are short capsules where top leaders of the industry explain terminologies that are specific to their field. These are used frequently in the business world but not always understood. These will be aired on the channel at the rate of 10 exposures per day for a period of 2 weeks before the exhibition.

• A major media blitz is planned through newspaper and magazine advertisements in Hindustan Times, Business Standard, Mint, Business Today, Business India and Swagat (Air India Inflight magazine).

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ELCINA-CKM Workshops scheduled  during February, 2009

The following  Workshops are being organized by ELCINA-CKM (Centre for Knowledge Management) during February, 2009:-

• Workshop on “New 7 QC Tools – Problem Solving Techniques” at ELCINA House, New Delhi, February 13-14, 2009.

• Workshop on “Revised Version of ISO 9001:2000, Quality Management System-9001-2008” at Rudrapur, on 21st February, 2009.

Workshop on New 7 QC Tools -  Problem Solving Techniques

Date: 13th & 14th Feb 2009, Venue: ELCINA House, New Delhi

The need for Problem Solving

In today’s competitive world, we must ensure that progress is made towards improving the level of customer satisfaction, by giving the customer exactly what he needs – every time, on time, at the right cost. However operational problems prevent us from achieving targets with respect to quality, time and performance, as we want to. Thus, to improve our daily work performance and achieve enhanced satisfaction of our customers in terms of quality, cost and delivery, we must eliminate these problems.

New 7 QC tools

New 7 QC tools have been recognized as the most potent weapon for continued improvement in quality of products and services which is essential to compete, survive and prosper. Extensive use of these 7 QC tools, by Japanese and there entire human resource at all levels in the organization for problem solving, was instrumental in their becoming world leaders in manufacturing.

Course Objective

The following aspects will be focused in this seminar

• Review of Basic 7 QC tools

• To give knowledge of new 7 QC tools.

• To understand use of these tools and their benefits.

Workshop Content

• Review of Basic 7 QC Tools and their limitations

• History of New 7 QC Tools

• Relationship between new and basic 7 QC tools.

• Benefits of Incorporating New 7 QC Tools

• New 7 QC tools.

• Affinity Diagram

• Relation Diagram

• Tree Diagram

• Matrix Diagram

• Arrow Diagram

• Process decision program chart

• Matrix Data Analysis

• Key to successfully using the New 7 QC tools.

• Practical Application of New 7 QC tools.

Who will it benefit most?

Senior and Middle level Management/Engineers from Production, Maintenance, Quality, Product & Process Design and HR departments

Those trained in this program would be at an advantage in application of techniques for Six Sigma Quality, for which training workshops are conducted by ELCINA-CKM.

Duration: Two Day 

Faculty

Mr. Sanjay Dwivedi, has more than twenty eight years of professional experience comprising a unique blend of technological and quality assurance assignments. He has vast and varied experience in many manufacturing and service industry sectors including Engineering, Electrical & Electronics, Automobile, and Machine Manufacturing. He had contributed significantly to re-engineering Quality Systems, improvement in quality of operations and services through SGA (small group activities) by applying Six Sigma, Kaizen, Analytical, Diagnostic & Improvement Tools.

Mr. Dwivedi is a graduate in electrical engineering from Bombay University and pursued management education from Bombay University itself. He is a STQC trained Six Sigma and SEI-CMM Professional.

Participation Charges

ELCINA / CEHA Members : Rs.3800/- per participant (Rs.4270/- including                                          Service Tax)

Non-Members                    :Rs.4750/- per participant (Rs.5337/-                                          including Service Tax)      

(Service Tax 12.36% extra as above)

10% discount will be offered to companies sponsoring 3 or more participants. Maximum 30 participants will be accepted for the workshop on first come first serve basis.

All ELCINA Members have been informed about this Workshop through e-mail circular dated 20th Jan/09 and subsequent reminders, with a request that they may kindly register by filling up the Response Form (attached with the circular)h and Fax to 011-26923440 or email to ckm@elcina.com.

Note: The prime objective of ELCINA-CKM is to provide industrial education to guide and empower industry, focus on the right management and quality tools so as to produce environmentally friendly high quality products at the lowest cost using relevant technology for competitiveness.

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ELCINA Directory of Indian Electronics Industry for 2009

All is set for formal release of the next edition of ELCINA DIRECTORY OF INDIAN ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY for 2009, during the inaugural day of COMPONEX NEPCON INDIA International Exhibition & Conference at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 24th Feb/09..  Like our past editions, the forthcoming Directory will include the usual updates and a host of additional improved features covering business environment, statistical industry scan, company databases plus various projections. This handy compendium with its easy-to-read format, we hope, will continue to attract the attention of a growing number of users (within India and abroad).   Apart from electronics industry, the users of this Directory range from financial institutions, commercial banks, FIIs, Consultancy organizations as well as industry promotion institutes across the world. Updates on companies and products will automatically feature in the dynamic search section of ELCINA website www.elcina.com. Being the most comprehensive guide for the Indian electronics industry, the Directory is extensively used by electronics/IT Associations/Institutes and business community across the world. Apart from generating enquiries that translate into business deals, the pulse of Indian electronics industry can be readily captured from this Directory. The Directory will also be available in an interactive soft copy format on a CD.

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Invitation for booking of vacant FULL Stalls in the OSRAM PRODUCT DISPLAY CENTRE at ELCINA HOUSE

Through e-mail circular dated 145th Nov/08, Members have been inviteed to book the vacant FULL stalls in the 'OSRAM DISPLAY CENTRE' in ELCINA House, which was inaugurated by Shri Jainder Singh, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, last year (13th August, 2007).   The OSRAM Display Centre has 12 Full Stalls and 10 Half/Mini Stalls.  At present, 10 Full Stalls and all the 10 Half/Mini Stalls are already occupied by the following Member-companies:-

Full Stalls

• Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore
• EPCOS India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
• Vishay Components India Pvt Ltd, Pune
• Teknik Electromeconic Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
• Circuit System (India) Ltd, Gandhinagar,
• Samtel  Group, New Delhi
• Deki Electronics Ltd, Noida
• Victor Component Systems Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
• Osram India, Bangalore
• Elin Electronics Ltd, New Delhi        

Half/Mini Stalls

• UL India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore
• Yog Systems India Ltd, NOIDA
• GSP Electronics Pvt Ltd, NOIDA
• Continental Device India Ltd, New Delhi
• Cosonic Components Pvt Ltd, Chennai
• Pankaj Potentiometers Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
• Servel (India) Pvt Ltd, New Delhi
• CTR Manufacturing Industries Ltd, Aurangabad
• Shiva Analyticals (I) Ltd, Bangalore
• Tadiram Batteries, Israel

Two FULL Stalls are now vacant and members interested may kindly book the same for display of their products.  Layout Plan of the total Display Area and Drawing showing the FULL Stalls had been sent through attachments.  

Terms and conditions for booking of stalls:-

• Manufacturing & Service Member-companies of ELCINA are eligible to display their products 
• Flexible shelves are provided inside the stalls.  Modification in fixtures of the basic structure will not be possible as it runs counter to uniformity.
• Storage space will be provided below the stall for brochures/publicity materials etc.
• Audio Visual clip/Power Point presentation will be displayed for the visitors on LCD Panel installed in the Display Area.
• The rental charges for the FULL Stalls will be Rs.20,000/- for two years.   Bookings are now being  accepted for a minimum period of two years only. 

We shall be grateful if you would kindly support ELCINA’s effort to project an upbeat and modern image of the Electronics Hardware/Component industry.  

Members interested may kindly confirm their booking, enclosing a Cheque/DD for Rs.20,000/- towards rental charges for 2 years favoring “ELCINA Electronic Industries Association of India”.   Bookings will be on first-come-first-served basis.  Rental paid any time of the year will be valid for two years  from the date of booking.

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Other Issues

31-12-2008

15-01-2008

ELCINAPublication

ELCINA Directory of Indian Electronics Industry - 2008
with interactive CD version

The price for the hard copy +CD is INR 650/ USD 60

(including taxes)*

ELCINA Electronics Outlook

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ELCINA Display Center

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 companies

ELCINA Conference Facility

Hotline Mukesh Aggarwal Auditorium is ideal for holding Conferences / Seminars / Workshops or any Corporate programs

ELCINA Board Room is suitable for for senior executive and board meetings. The Board Room can accommodate 15 persons on the main table with a supplementary seating for 10 persons

B.S.M. Deepak Bansal Committee Room can accommodate 25 persons. It is ideal for training sessions & corporate meetings. An additional meeting roomn is available adjacent to the main Committee Room, with similar capacity.

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