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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, Mar 30 (PTI) 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 ...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 [India], February 24 (ANI): Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met Katherine Dei Cas, Executive Vice President of Merck Electronics Katherine Dei Cas, to discuss semiconductor collaboration in the country. In a post on X, Vaishnaw said, "Met Ms. Katherine Dei Cas, EVP, Merck Electronics. Merck expressed a strong interest in expanding its engagement with Bharat's rapidly growing semiconductor ecosystem. Discussed new avenues for collaboration." Notably, the Union Budget 2026-27 marked a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): With the AI Impact Summit 2026 kicking off on Monday, Indian AI and gaming startups take centre stage, showcasing cutting-edge innovations that place the country at the forefront of AI-powered gaming and immersive technologies. The summit, positioned as a premier global platform on Artificial Intelligence, brings together policymakers, investors, technology leaders and startups to highlight real-world AI applications across sectors. Among the standout part ...Read More >
New Delhi: The India-AI Impact Summit 2026 is underway in Delhi, bringing a cohort of tech and world leaders to the national capital. Considered one of the world's largest and most exhaustive gatherings on AI so far, the Summit places India at a crucial juncture in understanding and charting a course on how to use and leverage this disruptive technology. Speaking to ETV Bharat, AI and technology experts said India's AI moment must be rooted in strategic autonomy. They stressed that India should ...Read More >
(Eds: With correction in spelling in Hdg, and adding matter) New Delhi, Jan 27 (UNI) Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday expressed confidence that as the country moves towards 2029, and the second phase of country's semiconductor mission (Semicon 2.0), to expand chip making, natures, India will become a major global player in the area. The minister said that the country has mapped out the path from going to 28 nanometer (nm) to 7 nm, 7 to 3 nm, adding ...Read More >
As India prepares to co-host the Second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from December 17 to 19, it is a moment not only of policy significance but of civilisational resonance. Traditional medicine has always been a bridge between cultures, knowledge systems and societies. Today, under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has transformed this inherited strength into a global instrument of goodwill, cooperation, and wellness diplomacy. The world in ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): As India pushes its ambition of Atmanirbhar Bharat through deep-tech research and a stronger intellectual property framework, Roberta Romano-Goetsch, Chief Sustainability Officer of the European Patent Office (EPO) told ANI on Wednesday that the patents are emerging as powerful strategic assets that go far beyond protection, enabling global knowledge-sharing and innovation-led growth. Speaking to ANI in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Confede ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Tuesday unveiled Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Policy-2025, aiming to attract investment of Rs 25,000 crore and create 1 lakh jobs by 2030. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the new policy here at the Odisha Pharma Summit-2025 in the presence of Industries Minister Sampad Chandra Swain and senior government officers. Speaking on the occasion, Industries Department's Additional Chief Secretary Hemant Sharma said India imports about 85 per cent of ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The government is inclined to avoid introducing new laws or regulations for Artificial Intelligence (AI) unless "absolutely necessary," preferring instead to utilise existing legal frameworks like the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act to address emerging issues, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday. Speaking at Assocham's AI Leadership Meet, Krishnan said the government's regulatory approach is thoughtful and careful to ensure it does not hin ...Read More >
The Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali has identified Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing, Cyient Semiconductors and Applied Materials as the lowest bidders for the three key packages in the project to enhance the state-run chipmaker's wafer fabrication plant, people in the know told ET. The government hopes the Rs 4,500 crore modernisation work at the facility will make SCL a major player in India's semiconductor ecosystem. Electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw s ...Read More >
India's Media and Entertainment sector is poised for significant growth, projected to contribute over $100 billion to GDP and create five million jobs by 2030. A new CII report urges an integrated policy framework, unified regulations, and infrastructure investment to transform India into a global creative hub. New Delhi: An integrated policy action framework is needed to transform India into a globally competitive creative economy hub by 2030, according to the CII's India's M&E Sector Report r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) AstraZeneca Pharma on Monday said it has tied up with Sun Pharma for enhancing availability of a drug indicated for the treatment of Hyperkalaemia. The agreement is aimed at further accelerating availability of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate (SZC), an innovative and highly effective treatment for Hyperkalaemia, to more patients across India. Under the agreement, both companies will promote, market & distribute SZC in India under different brand names; AstraZeneca will m ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Nearly half of Indian enterprises (47 per cent) now have multiple Generative AI (GenAI) use cases live while 23 per cent are in pilot stage, marking a decisive shift from pilots to performance, as per a latest EY-CII report. According to the report titled 'Is India ready for Agentic AI? The AIdea of India: Outlook 2026', Indian enterprises are demonstrating strong confidence by embedding AI into core business workflows to deliver measurable results. Notabl ...Read More >
India and the European Union are advancing free trade agreement negotiations. Key tariff issues are seeing good progress. An EU delegation will visit New Delhi soon to finalize technical tariff discussions. Both sides aim for a robust and balanced agreement. This pact is expected to bring the economies closer and foster mutual benefits. Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal Tuesday said his talks with the EU have "significantly reduced our outstanding issues" and laid the foundation for a ...Read More >
Mid-cap IT services player Hexaware Technologies has denied allegations in a lawsuit filed in the United States by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate, Updraft LLC. The company said the allegations are without merit and that it expects to be vindicated on all counts. In a statement, Hexaware said it will vigorously defend its position through proper legal channels and is considering all options available at this time, including a possible challenge to the validity of the asserted patents and ...Read More >
MUMBAI, India, ISELIN, N.J. and LONDON, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies Limited (NSE: HEXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, today issued a statement regarding a patent lawsuit filed in the United States by Natsoft Corporation and its affiliate, Updraft LLC, against Hexaware Technologies Limited and its subsidiary, Hexaware Technologies Inc (the "Company"). The Company denies all allegations in the lawsuit and believes these claims are without merit and that i ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 26: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27-28 to advance India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, meeting EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic. The visit aims to provide political impetus and strategic guidance as both sides work to conclude a comprehensive trade pact by December. Talks will focus on market access, non-tariff measures, regulatory cooperation, and areas needing convergence. This follows the 14th round of negotiations and prior d ...Read More >
India and the EU will discuss key areas of the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) including market access, non-tariff measures and regulatory cooperation, during commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal's visit to Brussels on October 27-28. Goyal will hold high-level discussions with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President and European Commissioner for Trade of the EU. "The visit will also serve to review progress achieved so far and to identify areas requiring further convergence," the ...Read More >
Daporijo (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], October 26 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has inaugurated the TCS Secretariat Building-cum-Tagin Heritage Centre. He was attending the first-ever Tagin Seminar on 'Traditional System of Tagin: Change and Continuity', organised by the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS) in collaboration with the Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC) at Daporijo on Saturday. In his address, the Deputy Chief Minister lauded the Tagin Cultural Soc ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 26 (ANI): A City Civil Court at Hyderabad granted an ad-interim injunction in favour of renowned film actor Chiranjeevi Konidela to protect the actor's personality and publicity rights, including the unauthorised commercial use of his name, image, voice, and other recognisable attributes across all formats and media. The Court of the Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, through Order dated 26th September 2025, in I.A. No.6275 of 2025 in O.S.No.441 of ...Read More >
"It has become a prerequisite for each and every country to formulate a more thoughtful regulation that mitigates the challenges and harms of AI without hindering innovation." India is gearing up to introduce new legal obligations aimed at curbing the rising menace of deepfakes online. As reported by Reuters, the government on Wednesday proposed fresh regulations that would compel artificial intelligence (AI) developers and social media platforms to label any content generated by AI. The Minist ...Read More >
He highlighted that investors from across the world have announced plans to invest over Rs 50,000 crore in India's finance and banking sector. Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said that the recent surge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country reflects the growing attractiveness of the Indian economy to global investors. He highlighted that investors from across the world have announced plans to invest over Rs 50,000 crore in India's finance and banking sector. In a social media post, ...Read More >
Indian at the United Nations on Sunday congratulated Justice Prathiba M. Singh of Delhi High Court who has been appointed as Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Advisory Board of Judges. In a post on X, India at UN said: "A proud moment for India! Justice Prathiba M. Singh of Delhi High Court appointed as Chair of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Advisory Board of Judges (2025-2027). As chair, she leads a group of international judges, providing guidance and di ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Sunday listed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which has now come into force, and his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Mumbai to advance the India-UK trade and investment partnership as major highlights of his ministry in the last fortnight. "The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the EFT ...Read More >
Once a domain of velvet-lined trays and neighbourhood jewellers, jewellery shopping in India is undergoing a glittering transformation. What was long anchored in trust, tradition, and touch is now increasingly just a click away. India's deep-rooted love affair with gold and diamonds is entering a bold new chapter - online. As digital platforms gain credibility through hallmark certifications, brand assurances, and seamless service, Indian consumers are warming up to the idea that buying fine je ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Even as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claims to have recovered documents pertaining to more than 50 immovable properties held in the name of family members of deputy inspector general Harcharan Singh Bhullar and suspected benami entities, the 2009 batch IPS officer in his statement of immovable property return (IPR) filed for the year 2024 mentioned only eight properties.These properties, as per the IPR, were held by Bhullar, his wife Tejinder Kaur, or jointly held by the ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Persistent Systems' revenue in the September quarter rose by 4.4% in constant currency and increased by 4.2% quarter-on-quarter in dollar terms to reach $406 million. Its revenue grew 17.6% year-on-year. Persistent's strong performance drove the share price up by nearly 6% on the BSE on Wednesday.Industry-wise, sales grew quarter-on-quarter by 7% in BFSI, 3.8% in healthcare, and 2.2% in tech and emerging verticals. The company's EBIT margin stood at 16.3%, up 80 basis points sequentia ...Read More >
Martin Saladin, Head of Promotion Activities Directorate at State Secretariat for Economic Affairs Martin Saladin, Head of the Promotion Activities Directorate at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, SECO, the Swiss government, on Wednesday said that Switzerland is shifting its focus towards India as a strategic economic partner amid the US trade tariffs. On US tariffs, Saladin said, "This is a concern. Obviously, Switzerland has also very high tariffs at the moment with 39 per cent. Th ...Read More >
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