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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
TopicMicrochips

Topic: microchips

India sets 2032 aim for chipmaking parity with major producers

India has used a $10 billion fund to fuel its chip programme, helping to bring about assembly, packaging and testing ventures. But it still lags far behind industry leaders Taiwan, South Korea, US, China and Japan.

Everyone wants this pricey microchip for their AI. Here’s how it’s powering the boom

Training generative AI consumes huge amounts of data. One chip has cornered the market with its impressive processing capabilities.

India to begin producing its first domestic microchips by end of 2024, reports Financial Times

IT minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said Micron Technology would start construction in August on $2.75 billion chip assembly and test facility in Gujarat, the newspaper reported.

On Camera

Priyanka Chopra and Shah Rukh Khan don’t owe us their political opinion

The expectation that every Indian celebrity must behave like Meryl Streep or Leonardo DiCaprio is misplaced. This is not Hollywood.

Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays 

With vessels stranded at Hormuz amid West Asia conflict, Centre ramps up production, cracks down on hoarding, and urges households to use alternative.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.