New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) India’s electronics manufacturing output rose nearly sixfold from Rs 1.9 lakh crore in FY15 to Rs 11.3 lakh crore in FY25, while exports climbed eightfold to about Rs 3.3 lakh crore, driven by government initiatives such as the PLI Scheme and the Make in India programme, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Infomerics Valuation and Ratings Limited said that despite the huge surge in output value capture remains limited because components and sub‑assemblies are…
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation India (DFI), on Monday launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR 2.0) for 2026-27 under the SwaYaan initiative, with a focus on advancing indigenous drone technologies and autonomous systems.The programme was held at Electronics Niketan in New Delhi in a hybrid format, bringing together students, facu…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Annual defence production touched an all-time high of Rs 1.78 lakh crore in financial year (FY) 2025-26, which is three times higher than the figure in FY 2014-15, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday.On the other hand, defence exports reached a record over Rs 38,000 crore, up from Rs 686 crore in FY 2013-14, representing an increase of nearly 57 times and underlining the global confidence in the ‘Make in India’ platforms.“India’s journey over the last…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan and Gujarat on Saturday to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for a series of major infrastructure and development projects spanning aviation, urban transport, energy, and semiconductors. During the day-long tour, he will launch projects worth around Rs 1.06 lakh crore in Rajasthan, lay the foundation stone for Jaipur Metro Phase-2, and inaugurate one of India’s first semiconductor assembly and testing facilities …
Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) India’s semiconductor manufacturing push is set to take another step forward with the launch of commercial chip production at CG Semi’s Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat, on July 4.The project, approved by the Union Cabinet in February 2024 under the India Semiconductor Mission, has been developed by CG Semi Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of CG Power and Industrial Solutions Limited, with an investment of Rs 7,500 crore.The facility h…
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that Sanand had established itself on the global map as a centre for innovation and industrial growth ahead of his visit to Gujarat, where he will inaugurate the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility. In a post on social media platform X, the Prime Minister described the inauguration as a significant milestone for India’s semiconductor manufacturing ambitions.”Sanand has made a place for i…
Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat on Saturday, State Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Friday that the inauguration of the CG Power Semiconductor Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand marks another step in establishing Gujarat as the country’s leading semiconductor manufacturing hub. The facility, developed with an investment of more than Rs 7,500 crore under the ‘India Semiconductor …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan on Saturday to dedicate, inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects worth around Rs 1.06 lakh crore, spanning petrochemicals, urban transport, railways, roads, renewable energy, power transmission, aviation and others.The Prime Minister will begin his visit in Jodhpur, where he will inaugurate the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport and launch the Modified UDAN Scheme before travelling to Balotr…
Ahmedabad, July 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Saturday, where he is scheduled to inaugurate the CG Semi Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Sanand in Ahmedabad district, marking the commencement of commercial production at one of India’s first semiconductor assembly and testing plants developed under the ‘India Semiconductor Mission’.According to the Prime Minister’s Office, he will arrive in Sanand at around 4:30 p.m. after completing enga…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Finance Ministry’s Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has approved an outlay of Rs 1.25 lakh crore for the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, paving the way for the next phase of the country’s semiconductor manufacturing push, according to a report in NDTV Profit.The proposal was cleared by the committee last week and will now be sent to the Union Cabinet for final approval.The proposed outlay marks a significant increase from the Rs 76,000 crore allocated as p…