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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicChip manufacturing

Topic: chip manufacturing

India began manufacturing chips in 1984. Modi wants to rewrite yet another history for applause

Sabotage set India's chip journey back by a decade. But don't expect Modi to tell you that.

Union Cabinet approves 4 semiconductor projects Rs 4,600 crore to boost domestic chip making

Two of 4 approved projects are in Odisha, one in Punjab, and one in Andhra Pradesh. Now, India Semiconductor Mission has 10 projects across 6 states, with Rs 1.6 lakh crore investment.

Intel’s Dow status under threat as struggling chipmaker’s shares plunge

The speculation comes after a decline of nearly 60% in the company's shares this year that has made it the worst performer and with the lowest stock price on the Dow index.

Foxconn to apply for chipmaking incentives after quitting $19.5 bn joint venture with Vedanta

Explaining its breakup with Vedanta, Foxconn said Tuesday ‘there was recognition from both sides that the project was not moving fast enough’ and there were other ‘challenging gaps.’

EU will deepen cooperation with Japan on semiconductors, says EU Commissioner Breton

The EU will also be supportive of Japanese semiconductor companies considering operating there, including through access to subsidies.

Major setback for PM Modi’s chipmaking ambitions as firms struggle to find tech partners

Second mega $19.5 bn plan to build chips locally by joint venture of Vedanta-Foxconn also moves at slow pace as their talks to rope in STMicroelectronics as partner are deadlocked

South Korea asks US to review China rule for chip subsidies

A leading chipmaker, South Korea asked the US to review the rule that prevents recipients of US funding from building new facilities in such countries, beyond 5% of existing capacity.

Ahead of G7 meet in Hiroshima, Japan PM welcomes more investment from global chipmakers

Fumio Kishida said he welcomed and expected more investment from global chipmakers in Japan, which is striving to revive its chip sector, after meeting top executives on Thursday.

India to reopen process for $10 billion in chip incentives, reports Bloomberg News

India is keeping the process open-ended, doing away with a previous 45-day requirement to submit applications, the report said.

‘Restrictions noticeable, but not devastating’: US chip export rules ‘barely slowed’ China’s AI industry

Part of the US strategy in setting the rules was to avoid such a shock that the Chinese would ditch American chips altogether and redouble their own chip-development efforts.

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Why laser toning works best for Indian skin

Unlike conventional facials or chemical peels that work primarily on the skin’s surface, laser toning penetrates deeper into the dermal layers.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.