Gandhinagar, Feb 27 (IANS) Gujarat will host the SemiConnect Conference-2026 on March 1 and 2 in Gandhinagar, as the state advances semiconductor projects worth approximately Rs 1.24 lakh crore and positions itself as a key manufacturing base in India’s chip-making ambitions.Addressing a press conference in Gandhinagar, state Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said the conference forms part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s broader objective of making India a global semiconductor hu…
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Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) South Korean stocks soared more than 3 per cent to close at a fresh record high of over 6,300 on Thursday as investors were buoyed by artificial intelligence (AI) prospects following Nvidia’s better-than-expected earnings report. The local currency gained slightly against the U.S. dollar.The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) earned 223.41 points, or 3.67 percent, to finish at a record high of 6,307.27. The index has risen for the six consecutive day, repo…
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (IANS) Job openings in the Indian semiconductor design global capability centres (GCCs) increased in the October-December period last year (Q4 2025), with November and December recording the strongest month-on-month uptick in job openings during the year, though hiring volumes remained below early-2025 levels, a report showed on Wednesday.According to Careernet’s ‘India’s Semiconductor Design GCC Talent Ecosystem-CY 2025’ report, an analysis of hiring data across the to…
Seoul, Feb 24 (IANS) South Korea’s business sentiment turned positive for March, marking the first rebound in four years, due to the country’s robust exports of chips and automobiles, a poll showed on Tuesday.The business survey index (BSI) of the country’s top 600 companies by sales stood at 102.7 for next month, according to the monthly poll by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI), reports Yonhap news agency.A reading below 100 means pessimists outnumber optimists, while a figure above th…
Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) South Korea will begin a 1 trillion-won ($687.8 million) project next month to develop artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors for on-device use, the industry ministry said on Wednesday.The government and private companies will funnel a combined 1 trillion won into the project over the next five years, with a goal of creating some 10 AI chips that can be used in self-driving cars, smart home appliance products, humanoid robots and others, according to the Ministry of Tra…
Washington, Feb 10 (IANS) The United States and India should anchor their partnership in artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to counter authoritarian models and shape the global digital order, according to a new bilateral report released Tuesday ahead of India’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next week. The report U.S.–India AI and Emerging Technology Compact, prepared jointly by the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF) America, argue…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “true friend” with whom he had a “trustworthy” exchange. In his remarks during the joint press meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian PM Ibrahim said, “We consider this meeting and these exchanges very vital, very strategic and critical to advance and enhance relations between India and Malaysia… We had long-standing relations since 1957, but we have elev…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Railways, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Saturday, appealed to the Congress-led government in Karnataka not to adopt a narrow-minded approach. Saying that the Centre believes in cooperative federalism, the Union Minister called upon all stakeholders to work together towards making India a Viksit Bharat by 2047.He made the statement after inaugurating the ‘Zetwerk Electronics’ manufacturing facility at the KIADB Hi-Tech Hardw…
Patna, Feb 1 (IANS) After the presentation of the Union Budget in Parliament, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar welcomed the budget, describing it as progressive, forward-looking, and beneficial for Bihar’s long-term development. In a post on his official X handle, the Chief Minister said, “The Union Budget is positive and welcome. This budget, presented by the central government, keeps in mind the goals of building a developed India. It is progressive and forward-looking, and through it, se…
Seoul, Jan 30 (IANS) South Korea’s industrial output grew at the slowest pace in five years in 2025, despite strong growth in the semiconductor industry, while retail sales and facility investment showed signs of improvement, government data showed on Friday.Industrial output gained 0.5 percent from a year earlier in 2025, slowing from a 1.5 percent increase the previous year, according to the data from the Ministry of Statistics and Data, reports Yonhap news agency.The 2025 figure marks the wea…