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The first semiconductor fab will be announced in a few weeks, and India is poised for a vibrant chip industry in the next 3-4 years on the back of enabling policies and the government's firm commitment towards growing the manufacturing ecosystem, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Tuesday.Today, 99 percent of mobile phones used here are made in India. This is in stark contrast to the situation 10 years ago when out of 100 phones, as much as 99 percent were imported, the Minister for Electronics and IT said while a…

Amid US administration's move to protect depositors of Silicon Valley Bank, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said that the SVB resolution is "reassuring" and will bring relief to startups. The Biden administration has announced that depositors of the failed Silicon Valley Bank will have access to their money from Monday. "SVB resolution is reassuring. (It) will bring relief to startups," Vaishnaw told PTI. US President Joe Biden on Monday sought to reassure Americans that they can have confidence that the US banking…

The parliamentary standing committee has given its go-ahead to the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which will now be introduced in the upcoming second half of the budget session of Parliament, electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.“Want to share some good news that the parliamentary standing committee on IT and communications, which is the committee that deals with this subject. Before this is introduced to Parliament, they have in advance examined it and they have…

Homegrown cloud-kitchen operator Rebel Foods has acquired the master franchise rights for global fast food chain Wendy’s in India to scale up the latter’s restaurant stores in the country.We have this and more in today’s ETtech Top 5Also in this letter: ■ Musk looking for researchers to rival OpenAI■ Infographic Insight: Google leads the pack in ad revenue■ Cashfree acquires one-click checkout platform ZecpeFaasos parent Rebel Foods to run US fast-food chain Wendy’s in India Wendy’s has struck a deal with Rebel…

Last Updated: February 28, 2023, 19:10 ISTThis special train is going to help the passengers from Shivpuri of Madhya Pradesh.This special train will reach Arunachal Pradesh via Okha, Dwarka, Ahmedabad, Godhra, Ratlam, Ujjain, Guna, Shivpuri and Gwalior.Indian Railways has planned to launch a special train from Okha in Gujarat to Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh to ease the festive rush ahead of the Holi festival. The Holi special train will cover a distance of 3,364 km between Okha and Naharlagun within two and half days.…

Image Source : FILE 6G In the present era of social media, the need for fast internet has become very important, no matter where we go. From office work to video calling or running social media, the internet is a necessity in today’s time. We all know how PM Modi unleashed the latest technology in India the MWC 2022, and since then, Airtel and Jio have been constantly…

Uttar Pradesh has got the lion’s share - Rs 17,507 crore from Rs 2.4 lakh crore allocated to the Railways in the Union Budget 2023-24. This time, the Centre has announced a budget of Rs 2.4 lakh crore for the Railways. In this, Rs 75,000 crore will be spent for new schemes.According to Indian Railways, this time the budget allocation has been the highest in the history. In 2013-14, Rs 28,174 crore came in the share of Railways. After this, Rs 1,59,100 crore has been received in 2022-23 and now Rs 2,40,000 crore has been…

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan test ‘BharOS’, Made In India mobile operating system developed by IIT Madras. Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "There will be difficulties in this journey and there are many people around the world who will bring difficulties and will not want any such system to be successful." Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Education…

Sensing a huge opportunity in the global semiconductor market, India has set in motion an ambitious plan to become a key supplier for the world, with the government itself putting in USD 10 billion, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Speaking at a session on 'Learning from semiconductor supply shocks' at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here, the minister said there is a very large market that requires semiconductor and India has a huge potential in terms of infrastructure, talent pool and…

Last Updated: January 19, 2023, 13:37 ISTKhatipura railway station is also expected to get renovated.Vande Bharat Express between Delhi and Jaipur is expected to be on track before March.Rajasthan may soon get the premium train service of Vande Bharat Express. The Indian Railways will soon launch the premium train Vande Bharat Express from New Delhi to Jaipur, as per the reports. The travel time is likely to be reduced to less than two hours from the current four hours taken by the other express trains operating on the…