New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) The IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has selected 10 Indian Artificial Intelligence (AI) startups for the second cohort of its global acceleration programme, aimed at helping domestic firms scale internationally, the government said on Friday.The IndiaAI Startups Global Acceleration Programme is being conducted in partnership with Station F in Paris and HEC Paris, and forms part of the government’s broader push to s…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, on Wednesday highlighted that India’s electronics manufacturing sector has witnessed a sharp expansion over the past decade, with production rising over six-fold to around Rs 12 lakh crore in FY25 from about Rs 1.9 lakh crore in FY15.In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the minister said exports of electronic goods have surged nearly eight times to about Rs 3.3 lakh crore, while mobile phone production jum…
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) India’s Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have generated investments exceeding Rs. 2.16 lakh crore, driven incremental production and sales of over Rs. 20.41 lakh crore and created over 14.39 lakh direct and indirect jobs across 14 sectors, the government said on Friday.As many as 836 applications have been approved under the PLI framework and the schemes have strengthened domestic manufacturing capacity, enhanced exports and reduced import dependence in stra…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Jitin Prasada, on Wednesday said that the government’s IndiaAI Mission has onboarded over 38,000 GPUs and approved 190 projects to strengthen the country’s artificial intelligence ecosystem, while the Semicon India Programme has cleared 10 semiconductor units to boost domestic chip manufacturing.Prasada in Lok Sabha stated that as part of the initiative, 38,231 GPUs have been onboarded through a common compute facility …
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India’s trade performance has remained robust and resilient, with exports recording a steady upward trajectory both in the current financial year and over the longer term (FY 2021–25) despite the global uncertainty, the Parliament was informed on Tuesday.Despite persistent supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices, India’s exports have continued to expand in a broad-based manner. During April–January of FY 2025–26, to…
Jaipur, March 19 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday submitted a detailed and fact-based response to the issue raised by Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore during Zero Hour on December 12, 2025, regarding the need for regulatory provisions to curb the spread of obscene and harmful “reels” on social media platforms.In his reply, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology and Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada stated that India’s existing legal framework — comprisi…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) India’s data centre capacity has expanded more than fourfold to over 1,500 MW in 2025 from 375 MW in 2020, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada told the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, the minister said the growth reflects the government’s focus on strengthening digital infrastructure and expanding access to technology.“In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision, the…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Aadhaar has emerged as the world’s largest biometric identity system, with around 134 crore live users and over 17,000 crore authentication transactions completed so far, the Parliament was told on Wednesday.Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada told the Lok Sabha, in a written reply to a question, that the Aadhaar ecosystem — maintained by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) — plays a key role in enabling…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Among 2.12 lakh entities recognised as startups by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, over 1.02 lakh of those entities have at least one‑woman director or partner, the government said on Tuesday.Ministry of Corporate Affairs data shows 6,789 recognised startups as closed, of which 2,950 had at least one‑woman director or partner, MoS, Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said in Lok Sabha.As on January 31, 2026, supported Alternative Invest…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) India’s data centre industry is witnessing steady growth, with the country’s total capacity rising from around 375 MW in 2020 to nearly 1,500 MW by 2025, the Parliament was informed on Friday.In a written response to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Jitin Prasada said that to support artificial intelligence (AI) development, about 38,231 GPUs have been onboarded through 14 empanelled service providers and data centres under the AI compute capacity framewor…