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New Delhi: Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday warned that companies failing to invest in product design and quality standards may lose government incentives under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). Addressing industry players, the minister said disbursements could be halted even for approved projects if firms do not meet key requirements. "We are willing to stop further disbursements or approvals if the industry does not come up with commensurate e ...Read More >
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalay , a central university established in 2022 in Vadodara, Gujarat, under the railway ministry, follows a demand-driven curriculum to meet the industry needs of the transportation sector. Addressing the media during an MoU signing event between GSV and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to revamp training for aircraft maintenance engineering, Vaishnaw said manufacturing technology training for sectors such as aviation, railways, marine, electronics, etc needed a h ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Consumer electronics retailer Sathya Agencies Ltd has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 600 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating to Rs 300 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of equity shares worth Rs 300 crore by promoters, taking the total offer size to Rs 600 crore, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Monday. The OFS includes the sal ...Read More >
New Delhi: Srinivas Louis, the man arrested in Mysuru on Saturday for allegedly sending hundreds of hoax bomb threat emails to several institutions, including courts, in Delhi-NCR and other parts of the country, allegedly used tech tricks like IP spoofing and used a VPN to conceal his identity and location.Using a series of forged documents and following a strict technical discipline, the 47-year-old managed to send Delhi Police on a wild goose chase for weeks before they finally zeroed in on hi ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: The WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde, which concluded on Monday, failed to reach any agreement on key issues, including the extension of the moratorium on e-commerce and reforms of the global trade body. The 14th ministerial conference (MC), which concluded in the early hours on March 30 in the capital city of Cameroon, could not reach a consensus on a moratorium on non-violation complaints under the Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (T ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning -- subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle.Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said firms under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme must embed design, quality and engineering in India or risk losing support. The warnin ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police Crime Branch is likely to seek custody of a 47-year-old man arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly sending hoax bomb threat emails to courts and institutions, as investigators probe his possible link to similar threats received in Mumbai. Shrinivas Luis apprehended from Vrindavan Layout residence in Mysuru The accused, identified as Shrinivas Luis, was arrested from Mysuru in Karnataka following a two-week-long operation by Delhi Police's Cyber unit. He was appreh ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Central government on Monday proposed draft amendments to IT rules seeking to mandate intermediaries' compliance with IT Ministry-issued clarifications, advisories and guidelines. However, the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) raised concerns over the draft provisions, saying the amendment creates a sweeping power for MeitY to issue binding instruments which are not anchored in law such as clarifications, advisories, directions, standard operating procedures, codes of practice, a ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) The government on Monday approved the fourth tranche of 29 proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme with a projected investment of Rs 7,104 crore, with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stressing that the industry must build in-house design capabilities and adopt Six Sigma quality standards to avail future support and incentives. The latest tranche includes approval for the Rare Earth Permanent Magnet facility by Lohum Cleantech, entailing Rs 700 crore ...Read More >
Gandhinagar, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on March 31 to inaugurate the Samrat Samprati Museum at Koba Tirth in Gandhinagar, and launch several significant development projects across the state, covering cultural, technological, and infrastructural milestones. Speaking ahead of his visit, the Prime Minister said in a post: "The Samrat Samprati Museum is a testament to the rich legacy of Jainism and India's civilisational traditions. It will provide v ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will significantly strengthen talent development in India's fast-growing aviation sector. Speaking at an event held in the presence of Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, Vaishnaw described the agreement as a major step toward buildi ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguards against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO remaining ineffective in mitigating trade uncertainties, India to build coalitions to defend consensus-based decision-making at WTO, which is under threat due to growing ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Industry leaders on Monday welcomed the government's strong push on design capability and quality standards under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), calling it critical for scaling India's electronics ambitions. Industry participants at an event hosted by the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) to mark the fourth tranche of ECMS approvals said that the ECMS scheme reflects India's shift from policy intent to on-ground execut ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a Rs 3,300 crore Kaynes Semicon plant in Sanand, Gujarat on Tuesday marking a significant step in India's efforts to build a domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, Gujarat's Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Modhwadia said, "In the semiconductor manufacturing chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow inaugurate a Rs 3,300 crore Kaynes Semico ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 30 (ANI): Large industrial investments need to be complemented by strong growth in the MSME sector to ensure that economic gains reach common citizens, industrialist and DMK manifesto committee member Suresh Samantham told ANI, highlighting the importance of linking big industry with smaller enterprises. "The manifesto talks about bringing in huge investments for large industries, around Rs 18 lakh crore. But if these investments have to reach the common peop ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 : India on Monday approved 29 proposals from various companies under its electronics component manufacturing program, with a total investment of 71.04 billion rupees ($751.21 million), the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry said. India has launched a series of incentive programs to attract global and domestic investors, expand local manufacturing capacity, reduce import dependence and strengthen supply chains as it looks to improve its electronics manufacturing. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India on Monday approved 29 proposals from various companies under its electronics component manufacturing program, with a total investment of 71.04 billion rupees ($751.21 million), the Electronics and Information Technology Ministry said. India has launched a series of incentive programs to attract global and domestic investors, expand local manufacturing capacity, reduce import dependence and strengthen supply chains as it looks to improve its electronics man ...Read More >
Hyderabad, March 30: Police have arrested a suspect in connection with thousands of bomb threats reported across the country. The accused allegedly sent about 1100 fake bomb threats targeting schools, offices, courts, and government institutions. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp According to police, the accused has been identified as 47-year-old Srinivas Louis. He was arrested by Delhi Police in Mysore, Karnataka. Officials said the arrest took place on Saturday from a rented house. The operation w ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], March 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a Rs 3,300 crore Kaynes Semicon plant in Sanand, Gujarat on Tuesday marking a significant step in India's efforts to build a domestic semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, Gujarat's Science and Technology Minister Arjun Modhwadia said on Monday. Speaking to ANI, Modhwadia said, "In the semiconductor manufacturing chain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will tomorrow inaugurate a Rs 3,300 crore Kaynes Semico ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday issued an ultimatum to electronics component industry to act swiftly on the Centre's key asks for a concrete plan on building design capabilities, achieving Six Sigma quality standards, and enhancing workforce skilling -- or else risk losing out on disbursements and new approvals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS). After granting approvals to 29 proposals under ECMS entailing fresh investmen ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat on Tuesday where he will inaugurate a semiconductor plant at Sanand and lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation multiple development projects worth more than Rs 20,000 crore. The prime minister will also address a gathering after inaugurating the Samrat Samprati Museum in Gandhinagar at around 10 am. At 12.34 pm, Modi will inaugurate the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Ahmedabad, marking the commenc ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 30 (ANI): The Telangana Assembly on Monday passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026, a landmark step for the rights and security of gig workers. According to a press release, Labour, Employment and Mines Minister G Vivek Venkataswamy introduced the Bill in the assembly and said the government has brought this legislation to give legal recognition to gig workers in the digital economy and protect thei ...Read More >
Bengaluru, March 30: India is set to enforce a major overhaul of its surveillance ecosystem from April 1, 2026, with a strict ban on non-certified internet-connected CCTV cameras, particularly those linked to Chinese manufacturers. The move marks a decisive push toward strengthening data security and reducing dependence on foreign hardware flagged as potential cybersecurity risks. The new rules primarily impact global surveillance giants like Hikvision and Dahua, which together held a significa ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a step towards protecting the rights of gig workers, the Telangana Assembly on Monday, March 30, passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026. Under this, strict penalties have been prescribed for non-compliance of welfare laws. Under the new bill, platform companies will have to submit details regularly and file electronic returns every three months. Strict penalties have been prescribed for non-compliance of rules -- Rs 50,0 ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 30 (ANI): The Telangana Assembly on Monday passed the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers Registration, Social Security and Welfare Bill 2026, a landmark step for the rights and security of gig workers. According to a press release, Labour, Employment and Mines Minister G Vivek Venkataswamy introduced the Bill in the assembly and said the government has brought this legislation to give legal recognition to gig workers in the digital economy and protect thei ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning: subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle. Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said firms under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) must embed design, quality and engineering in India or risk losing support. The ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's ambition to become a global electronics manufacturing powerhouse received a significant boost as the government approved 29 fresh applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), unlocking proposed investments worth Rs 7,104 crore. The latest approvals span 16 product categories, from antenna systems and capacitors to cutting-edge components such as rare-earth permanent magnets and lithium-ion cells, signalling a decisive shift toward deepening India's ...Read More >
The rare earth magnet project is being positioned as a key strategic move, with Union IT and Electronics Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighting its indigenous foundation. The government on March 30 approved 29 projects worth Rs 7,104 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), including India's first rare-earth permanent magnet manufacturing facility with an investment of Rs 700 crore. The rare earth magnet project stands for its fully indigenous technology and intellect ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's industrial growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated to 5.2 per cent in February this year, up from 4.8 per cent in January, propelled by a strong growth in the manufacturing sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the index of industrial production (IIP), posted a robust 6 per cent growth during February compared t ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 30: India's industrial growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated to 5.2 per cent in February this year, up from 4.8 per cent in January, propelled by strong growth in the manufacturing sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. Manufacturing drives growth The manufacturing sector, which accounts for more than three-fourths of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), posted a robust 6 per cent growth during February ...Read More >
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