Page 9 - Latest Updates on Ashwini Vaishnaw
Dell, HP among 32 firms that applied to make laptops locally: Vaishnaw
India is wooing global IT and electronics players with policy sweeteners and incentive schemes, making a push to position itself as a global powerhouse for hi-tech manufacturing
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32 companies apply under PLI IT hardware scheme: Ashwini Vaishnaw
"India is emerging as a trusted supply chain partner and value added partner ... companies are happy to come to India for manufacturing and design," Vaishnaw said
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Raghuram Rajan is doing 'shadow-boxing on someone's behalf': Vaishnaw
Vaishnaw's remark was in reaction to a query on Rajan's reported statement that India is not manufacturing mobile phones under the PLI scheme but is only assembling them
Students of Odisha to get free ride on Vande Bharat Express: Vaishnaw
The Union Minister performed Bhumi Pujan of Saraswati Vidya Mandir school on Sunday and also interacted with the students
Digital Personal Data Protection bill now an Act; receives prez's assent
"DPDP Bill becomes an Act. Received Hon'ble President's assent," Vaishnaw said in similar posts on X (formerly Twitter), and homegrown app Koo
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Data Protection Bill: Experts warn of risks in verifying IDs for apps
If a child uses 40 apps on the phone and each of these apps has a copy of the child's Aadhar card along with their parents, then it would be a big issue, an industry expert said
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Rs 4,198 cr allocated for signalling works to enhance rail safety: Vaishnaw
Minister of Railways, Communications, and Electronic and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, presented this comprehensive information in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha
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Vaishnaw wants India Mobile Congress to become country's premier tech event
The minister added that there should be five or six partner nations given that India is trying to become a major exporter in the telecom sector
India should aim for 10% 6G patents by 2030, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
"In last 9 years between 2014 and 2023, FDI in telecom has reached $24 billion," he added
PM Modi flags off 5 Vande Bharat trains from MP's Rani Kamalapati station
Modi reached Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal from where he flagged off the five trains - two physically and three in virtual mode
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Expect 2-6 high-quality proposals on semiconductors in 12 months: Vaishnaw
'We have made changes in the semiconductor programme after getting inputs from experts'
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First Made-in-India semiconductor chips to come by Dec 2024: Vaishnaw
First Made-in-India chips are expected to be rolled out by December 2024, Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday
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First batch of Vande Bharat sleeper trains to be out by March next year
The design of these sleeper trains, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw, is being made by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and will be ready by the end of 2023
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Vaishnaw on 3-day visit to Odisha, to visit Balasore accident site
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will arrive here Monday evening for a three-day visit to Odisha.
Sukesh asks Vaishnaw to accept Rs 10 cr donation for Odisha tragedy victims
Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has written a letter to Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urging him to accept a donation of Rs 10 crore as a contribution towards victims of the Odisha train tragedy
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Railway ministry releases helpline number to locate affected passengers
Apart from the helpline number shared by the Indian Railways, the Ministry of Railways on its Twitter profile has also shared some other helpline numbers, including Howrah, Kharagpur, Balasore
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5G network in India crosses 200,000 sites mark with roll out in Gangotri
The report suggests that the first 100,000 5G sites were rolled out within the first five months of the launch of the service in October 2022 and the next 100,000 sites were added in the next 3 months
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Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw hands over 20 BG trains to Bangladesh
Previously, the Indian government handed 10 BG diesel locomotives to Bangladesh on a grant basis in July 2020
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Here's how to track and block your lost smartphone on Sanchar Saathi portal
The Sanchar Saathi portal uses the Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) to help users track and block their lost smartphones
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Govt launches Sanchar Saathi, AI-based portal to detect telecom frauds
Astr is the third reform, which uses AI to find out the total number of connections each person has taken
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