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New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Asserting that India has adopted techno legal approach for AI safety, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the tilt of the government is more toward innovation than regulation. "We have taken a very different approach in AI safety, whereas the many parts of the world look at AI safety more as a legal challenge. They want to create a law, pass a law, and then believe that AI safety will come," he said here. However, he said, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday emphasised the need for regulations that foster technology innovations for the common good, particularly in artificial intelligence (AI) but not stifle them. The government is determined to not only adopt AI technologies but also ensure their responsible application across various sectors, she said while releasing the report 'AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth'. "We do not want regulation that literally ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India has chosen a different path on artificial intelligence (AI) safety compared to many other countries in the world, said Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday. The minister, while speaking at the launch of the AI Viksit Bharat Roadmap, also explained that while several nations see AI safety mainly as a legal challenge, India is following a techno-legal approach. "On AI safety, we have taken a very different approach. Many parts of the world ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued summons to former Trinamool Congress member of Parliament, Mimi Chakraborty, and Bollywood actress, Urvashi Rautela, asking them to appear before it on coming Monday and Tuesday, respectively, in connection with its larger money laundering probe against several illegal online betting platforms, which use multiple platforms for surrogate advertisements and collect funds from the users, officials said on Sunday. Chakraborty and Rautela, offic ...Read More >
NEW DELHI : Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to accelerate the development of India's sovereign cloud ecosystem. As India doubles down on self-reliant and secure digital infrastructure, this collaboration aims to deliver scalable, and AI-enabled cloud platforms that align with India's data localiza ...Read More >
Kanpur, September 3: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, underlined the need for stronger collaboration between industry and academia to position India as a global hub of technology and sustainable development. He was addressing the Samanvay industry-academia engagement program at IIT Kanpur. Focus on AI, Cyber Security, and Sustainability Highlighting the event's theme of "coordination," the CM said discussions on Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, and Sustainability would not ...Read More >
New Delhi, September 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the world now trusts India and is ready to build the future of the semiconductor industry with it, adding that the government will soon launch next generation of reforms in the field of semiconductors. Inaugurating the 'Semicon India 2025' here, PM Modi underlined India's growing role in the global chip market and said the country is set to play a pivotal part in the trillion-dollar semiconductor sector. "Investments of $ ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the world now trusts India and is ready to build the future of the semiconductor industry with it, adding that the government will soon launch next generation of reforms in the field of semiconductors. Inaugurating the 'Semicon India 2025' here, PM Modi underlined India's growing role in the global chip market and said the country is set to play a pivotal part in the trillion-dollar semiconductor sector. "Inves ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Two to three more semiconductor companies are likely to come to India, encouraged by the Centre's ambitious India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) scheme, according to S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY). "We have got to 10 (number of approved semicon projects). Maybe two or three more (companies), and then we should be fully absorbing whatever we have done in the first phase of the India Semiconductor Mission," Krishnan said on Monday at an event organised by th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) announced on Friday that the government may unveil two to three small semiconductor projects in the coming period, as the nation's ambitious semiconductor manufacturing program gains momentum. Secretary S Krishnan, responding to queries from ANI, revealed that leftover funds from the India Semiconductor Mission 1.0 could potentially accommodate these additional projects. The government's Rs 76,00 ...Read More >
New Delhi: The SEMICON India exhibition will feature nearly 350 exhibitors from across the global semiconductor value chain, along with six country round tables, four country pavilions, participation from nine Indian states, and over 15,000 expected visitors, S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said on Friday. "This will provide South Asia's single largest platform for showcasing the latest advancements in the semiconductor and electronics industri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, through a voice vote, bypassing debate amid intense protests from Opposition members seeking discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Bihar. The bill, introduced by Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, aims to regulate India's booming online gaming sector while imposing restrictions on online money games ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha earlier today. The Bill was brought in to encourage e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them. The Bill seeks to completely ban on offering, ope ...Read More >
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India will promote e-sports. Representational Image/Shutterstock India is planning to ban online games played with money, in a major setback for an industry that has attracted billions in investment but remains controversial. On Wednesday (August 20), Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw introduced the Online Gaming Bill in the Lok Sabha. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, seeks to prohibit real-money online gaming, imposing stricter ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Centre has approved two big-ticket chip plants worth Rs 4,009 crore for Odisha, the state government has upped its game and decided to offer special incentives and additional infrastructure support up to Rs 600 crore for setting up semiconductor parks. As per the recently amended Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policy, investors intending to set up a semiconductor industrial park in the state through world-class developers will get a subsidy of 25 per cent (pc) ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India and Singapore on Wednesday reviewed bilateral cooperation in key areas such as connectivity, digitalisation, healthcare and skilling and identified new initiatives for collaboration. These matters were discussed at the third meeting of the India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR), a special mechanism created in 2022 to advance cooperation in crucial sectors such as technology, investments and advanced manufacturing. The two sides reviewed the progress on cooperation under ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): India is set to host the third India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) on August 13, continuing a high-level platform established to deepen bilateral cooperation and explore mutually beneficial collaboration in new and emerging areas, according to an official factsheet. This platform was created to also address challenges posed by geopolitical and macroeconomic developments while enhancing mutual trust and understanding. The ISMR began with its inaugura ...Read More >
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 4: The Mayo Alumni Summit 2025 marked a strong beginning to Mayo College's 150th-year celebrations. Held at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi, the event brought together over 300 alumni and was organized by the Mayo Alumni Association Delhi (MAAD). More than a reunion, the summit served as a platform for dialogue on the institution's future, addressing key themes such as real estate, artificial intelligence, and mental wellbeing. The event served as a prelude to the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4: The Mayo Alumni Summit 2025 marked a strong beginning to Mayo College's 150th-year celebrations. Held at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi, the event brought together over 300 alumni and was organized by the Mayo Alumni Association Delhi (MAAD). More than a reunion, the summit served as a platform for dialogue on the institution's future, addressing key themes such as real estate, artificial intelligence, and mental wellbeing. Also Read | Shibu Soren Was Grassroots Lea ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 4: The Mayo Alumni Summit 2025 marked a strong beginning to Mayo College 150th-year celebrations. Held at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi, the event brought together over 300 alumni and was organized by the Mayo Alumni Association Delhi (MAAD). More than a reunion, the summit served as a platform for dialogue on the institution future, addressing key themes such as real estate, artificial intelligence, and mental wellbeing. The event served as a prelude to the main 150t ...Read More >
A high-level delegation led by the Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Amardeep Singh Bhatia, visited the K-tech MeitY Nasscom Centre of Excellence (CoE) for IoT & AI in Bengaluru. A high-level delegation led by the Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Amardeep Singh Bhatia, visited the K-tech MeitY Nasscom Centre of Excellence (CoE) for IoT & AI in Bengaluru. The visit aimed to engage with startups, explore the inn ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant move poised to reshape Odisha's digital economy, the state government on Thursday announced the launch of the Integrated Global Financial Technology Capability Hub (I-GFTCH) in the city. Being set up in collaboration with Singapore-based Global Finance and Technology Network (GFTN) and the Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), this first-of-its-kind FinTech capability centre will make over 7,000 graduates job-ready ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local S ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 1 (PTI) The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced that it has partnered with IIT Madras to establish the Centre for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies, marking the first major initiative under the Tamil Nadu Semiconductor Mission 2030. Announced in the State Budget 2025-26, the plan aims to position Tamil Nadu as a global hub for semiconductor innovation and manufacturing. The upcoming centre, according to an official release, will be located at the Central Polytechnic Campus ...Read More >
T.R.B. Rajaa, Tamil Nadu Industries Minister, and V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, at a press conference in Chennai to announce the launch of a Centre for Advanced Semiconductor Technologies, at IIT Madras, on Friday, August 1, 2025. In a pioneering move for India's technological landscape, the Tamil Nadu government is coming out with a 'School of Semiconductor' initiative . As the first intervention under this initiative to address workforce readiness, a Centre for Advanced Semiconductor Tec ...Read More >
Adds 1 million people being trained in AI under India AI Mission Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the country's first indigenous semiconductor chip would be rolled out this year. Speaking at the 85th foundation day celebrations of Keshav Memorial Educational Society in Hyderabad, he said India was going to become one of the most important semiconductor nations in the world. Today, some of the most complex chips are designed in cities, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: In a renewed effort to put economic pressure on Russia, the European Union on Friday unveiled a fresh package of sanctions, which includes lowering the price cap on Russian crude oil and sanctioning Nayara Energy Ltd, an India-based refinery linked to Russian energy giant Rosneft. This marks the first time the EU has imposed sanctions involving India, a country that has heavily relied on discounted Russian crude since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. Nayara Energy Ltd, fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The new Shein India app, selling fast fashion, has crossed 2 million app downloads within six months of re-launch and now has over 20,000 live options, according to the latest earnings report from Reliance Industries. Moreover, Reliance Retail also witnessed a "strong pick up" in its daily orders from its Quick-commerce platform, "with 68 per cent Q-o-Q growth and 175 per cent Y-o-Y growth". Also Read | PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana 20th Installment Date: Eligible Farmer ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The new Shein India app, selling fast fashion, has crossed 2 million app downloads within six months of re-launch and now has over 20,000 live options, according to the latest earnings report from Reliance Industries. Moreover, Reliance Retail also witnessed a "strong pick up" in its daily orders from its Quick-commerce platform, "with 68 per cent Q-o-Q growth and 175 per cent Y-o-Y growth". Its operations were scaled to 4,290 pin codes serviced by 2,200-plus stores in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), led by Congress MP K.C. Venugopal, recently called for a review of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) amid growing concerns over erroneous Aadhaar details. These inaccuracies are reportedly hindering access to government benefits. "This is a common man's issue. We flagged various problems and have raised several questions," The New Indian Express quoted Venugopal as saying. Venugopal emphasised that Aadhaar-related issues direct ...Read More >
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