Gandhinagar, Jan 13 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Tuesday left for home after concluding his two-day visit to India. Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, and other dignitaries saw him off at Ahmedabad Airport.On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chancellor Merz held delegation-level talks at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gandhinagar and agreed to take the relationship between the two nations to a qualitatively higher level, with deep…
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Ahmedabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged German companies to make full use of India’s talent, and further strengthen skill, innovation, and industrial linkages.Addressing the ‘India-Germany CEOs Forum’ in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, PM Modi said that India’s talent pool is capable of advancing innovation and productivity in German industry and in recent years, especially in the high-tech sector, skill mobility has increased rapidly.“In…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Reiterating their support for the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), India and Germany on Monday signed a slew of agreements across sectors such as trade, technology, health and renewable energy.According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two sides concluded 19 agreements and made several policy announcements aimed at deepening cooperation across strategic, economic and people-to-people domains.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancell…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) India will be invited next month to join Pax Silica, a US-led strategic technology initiative focused on semiconductors, artificial intelligence and critical supply chains, newly appointed US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Monday.He said that India and the United States remain actively engaged on trade issues, with the next round of discussions expected shortly.Sergio Gor assumed charge in the national capital and said both sides are in regular contact as negotia…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, met with global chipmaker Nvidia’s team to discuss the development of sovereign graphics processing units (GPUs) and local manufacturing of edge devices such as the DGX Spark in India.Edge devices are hardware components, such as sensors, cameras, routers, etc, placed in a network, close to where data is generated, processing information locally before sending it to the cloud or data centre.Taking …
Washington, Jan 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has blocked a deal involving American semiconductor assets and a Chinese-linked company, citing national security concerns.In an executive order issued on Friday, Trump barred HieFo Corporation from acquiring certain chip-related assets of Emcore Corporation. The order said there was “credible evidence” that the transaction could threaten the national security of the United States.HieFo, a Delaware-based company controlled by a Chinese natio…
Seoul, Dec 31 (IANS) The number of high-skilled workers in South Korea grew for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, with such jobs in the semiconductor sector increasing by the most, government data showed on Wednesday.The total number of industrial technology workers stood at 1.74 million as of end-2024, up 1.1 per cent from a year earlier, according to the data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, reports Yonhap news agency.Industrial technology workers refer to high-skilled em…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Silver has delivered exceptional returns of 158 per cent year‑to‑date (YTD) in 2025, with domestic spot rates rising nearly Rs 1,45,000 per kg or around 170 per cent this year.Strong industrial demand, tight supply, robust ETF inflows and US Federal Reserve rate cuts and hopes of additional cuts could even take silver to $100 per ounce, analysts said.Industry experts said that key demand drivers for silver include industrial use in electric vehicles, solar, semicondu…
Gwalior, Dec 25 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah asserted that Madhya Pradesh is poised to emerge as a major hub for small, medium, and cottage industries, thanks to its low operational costs and proactive policies. He cited record registrations of over 457,000 MSME units in a single year, positioning Madhya Pradesh as an MSME leader in India. Addressing industrialists at the “Abhyudaya Madhya Pradesh Growth Summit,” where he laid foundation stones for 1,655 industrial un…