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.
India lagged in semiconductor revolution of the 1980s, while countries like China and Taiwan raced ahead. Some start-ups are doing cutting-edge work, but there’s a long way to go.
Behind closed doors, though, some people in the industry are getting increasingly concerned that the push to make the West more competitive might backfire.
Ashwini Vaishnaw says Modi govt working on developing a full ecosystem for chip manufacturing industry and will start taking applications under its incentive scheme from 1 January.
Cellular modem is one of the most important parts of a smartphone. The move extends Apple’s push toward greater reliance on its own parts at the expense of Qualcomm, Intel & others.
Intel's plans to outsource chip-making to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could ruffle feathers, as the company also caters to Intel's competitors, who may oppose the move.
Samsung, a relative underdog in this growing field, is reaching out to smart phone-making rivals giant as it heavily invests in a decade-long plan to gain chip supremacy.
Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.
The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.
Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.
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