The European Commission has published the first calls for proposals under Horizon 2020, the main EU research and innovation programme, which has recently been agreed by the European Parliament and EU member states. Under the agreement, which covers 2014-2020, EU research and innovation funding will be significantly increased compared to Horizon 2020's predecessor, the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7, 2007-2013).

European Union cleantech entrepreneurs looking for opportunities in India can consult the European Business and Technology Centre (EBTC), which in November 2013 celebrated its fifth anniversary.

ECO-INNOVERA is a major European network with the objective of boosting eco-innovation through cooperation in research. One of its objectives is to understand how systemic eco-innovation can be accelerated and taken up by industry, and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).