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Design in India or lose subsidy, IT & electronic minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells electronics companies | India News

NEW DELHI: The government has drawn a hard line under its electronics push, pairing fresh approvals worth thousands of crores with a blunt warning — subsidies will not flow to companies that treat India as a factory floor without building design muscle.Signalling a shift from scale to strategic value, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on…

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Ashwini Vaishnaw: Green light to highway & rail projects worth Rs 8,000 crore | India News

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet on Tuesday approved expansion of a highway project and two multi-tracking railway projects worth Rs 8,313 crore in Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Jharkhand. It also approved the proposal for declaration of Madurai airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport.Information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Cabinet gave go…

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AI Impact Summit declaration secures support of 86 nations, two global bodies: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Eighty-six countries and two international organisations have signed the AI Impact Summit declaration, signalling broad global support for shared principles on responsible and inclusive artificial intelligence, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The declaration was adopted at the conclusion of the India AI Impact Summit held in New Delhi, with signatories including the US,…

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‘Join Galgotias as Professor of Spin’: Mahua Moitra jabs Ashwini Vaishnaw amid robodog row, asks him to quit | India News

Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mahua Moitra NEW DELHI: The Modi government’s ambitious AI summit on Wednesday was overshadowed by controversy over Galgotias University’s contested displays of robotic exhibits, with Trinamool (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra calling the I-T minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to quit.Taking a sharp dig at the minister, who also holds crucial railway and information &…

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‘PR hungry govt’: Congress slams Centre over ‘utter chaos’, food-water shortage at AI Impact Summit; Vaishnaw replies | India News

Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday criticised the Centre over mismanagement at the ongoing AI Impact Summit in the national capital. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge called it an example of “PR hungry” government that had turned a global opportunity into “utter chaos”.In a post on X, Kharge said that what could…

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AI investments may top $200 billion, $90 billion already pledged: Ashwini Vaishnaw | India News

NEW DELHI: Ahead of next week’s AI Impact Summit, Union information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that investments in the infrastructure layer of artificial intelligence may top $200 billion with commitments of around $90 billion already received.“We are working on all five layers of the AI stack. Conventionally, our strength has been providing…

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India eyes full semiconductor value chain under ISM 2.0 with design firms in focus, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0 will prioritise building domestic chip design capabilities, strengthening the semiconductor ecosystem and expanding the talent base, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday, outlining the government’s next phase strategy for the sector.Speaking at a Qualcomm event in Bengaluru, Vaishnaw said the upcoming phase of the programme will place design-led growth…

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Vande Bharat dashing through snow: Rail minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shares stunning video of winter-ready train

Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a breathtaking video of the Vande Bharat Express moving through snow in Kashmir. The 8-coach train has been specially modified with winter-ready features to ensure smooth operation even in sub-zero temperatures.The Vande Bharat Express covers the Udhampur–Srinagar route in just over three hours, making a daily round trip. Prime Minister…

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‘Make in India’ semiconductor push: Micron’s Gujarat plant to begin next month, making ‘most complex’ chips says Vaishnaw

Micron Technology’s $2.75-billion semiconductor facility in Sanand, Gujarat, is expected to begin commercial production by the end of February, IT and electronics minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Speaking to ET on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Vaishnaw said that pilot production is already underway at four semiconductor plants, with one now ready…

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