India is making a major push to build a stronger semiconductor industry at home. The Union Cabinet approved Semicon 2.0 with an outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore. The programme builds on Semicon 1.0 and expands India’s focus from setting up chip manufacturing facilities to developing a
Tata Electronics will sign 16 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with global and Indian companies at SEMICON India 2026. The company is expanding the supplier network supporting its semiconductor manufacturing projects in Gujarat and Assam. The agreements cover different parts of the semiconductor value chain, with partners from
The State Bank of India (SBI) has been allotted 10 acres in Meerkhanpet for a proposed data centre at Bharat Future City (BFC). With Telangana attracting a growing pipeline of artificial intelligence and data centre investments, the land allocation follows the resolution of a dispute between
Nokia and Microsoft are expanding their long-standing partnership to help telecom operators with AI-driven network automation, with an agentic data foundation designed to make network data easier to use and act on. The companies will combine Nokia Data Suite with Microsoft Fabric to create a unified
India’s semiconductor industry is growing faster than earlier expectations, with SEMI President and CEO Ajit Manocha now projecting that the sector could reach around $2 trillion by 2030. Manocha said he had earlier expected the semiconductor industry to reach the $1 trillion mark by 2030.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said artificial intelligence brings significant benefits, but its growing risks make user safety and regulation increasingly important. He said the government is working with industry to find an approach that keeps AI safe while protecting citizens online. Speaking on the sidelines of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has positioned India as a “new and trustworthy” destination for semiconductor manufacturing at Semicon India 2026. He said that the country’s growing chip ecosystem could help strengthen global supply chains at a time when supply chains are increasingly being “weaponised”. Speaking at the
For years, getting music in front of a large audience often meant going through a record label. For independent artists, that could also mean giving up part of the ownership and control of their music. That model is beginning to change. Music-tech startups such as Madverse
The United States has acknowledged for the first time that it has weapons deployed in space, confirming that its military has developed offensive capabilities for use in orbit. US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said the US has an “on-orbit” weapon that can help protect
For millions of Indians, scanning a QR code and paying through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become almost as routine as handing over cash or using a card. That is why the announcement of UPI charges or the new Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) has