Aashish Aryan

Govt likely to clear seven proposals worth ₹11,000 crore under ECMS

The Centre is likely to approve five to seven more applications under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme, with cumulative investment of nearly ₹11,150 crore

Budget: Higher ECMS outlay, ISM 2.0 send strong signal to chip industry

Industry executives say Budget's higher allocation for ECMS and announcement of ISM 2.0 underline a renewed policy push to strengthen India's electronics manufacturing base and semicon supply chains

Budget 2026: Tax holiday for foreign Cloud cos using data centres in India

Budget 2026 proposes tax holiday till 2047 for foreign cloud firms using Indian data centres, aiming to position India as a global AI and hyperscale data hub

Union Budget 2026-27: ECMS outlay nearly doubled to ₹40,000 crore

Phase-II of semicon mission announced

Govt to provide AI tools, GPUs to universities, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Government to equip 500 universities with GPUs, datasets and AI tools under the IndiaAI Mission as it prepares for the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi next month

Govt to provide AI infrastructure, GPUs to universities for skilling

AI tools, GPUs and indigenous datasets will be provided to 500 universities as the Centre steps up efforts to boost AI skills, research and innovation

Economic Survey says India's semiconductor, electronics push augurs well

These initiatives, the survey said, position India among a relatively small group of middle-income, industrialising economies that are steadily moving towards sophisticated production structures

Eco Survey: AI strategy must be grounded in economic realities, not scale

Chasing scale, building large LLMs for own sake not useful for India

UIDAI rolls out updated Aadhaar app with biometric lock, family access

The revamped Aadhaar app offers online updates for mobile number and address, biometric locking, encrypted sharing and support for family accounts

India-made 3 nanometre chips likely by 2032, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

India targets indigenously designed 3nm chips by 2032, with plans to boost fabless startups and make the country a global semiconductor design hub

Govt should consider national database for AI incidents: White paper

The PSA has proposed a national database to record AI incidents such as safety failures, bias and security breaches, with reports from public bodies, private firms, researchers and civil society

AI likely to add $550 billion to India's GDP by 2035: PwC India study

PwC India estimates artificial intelligence could add $550 billion to key sectors by 2035, if adoption focuses on productivity, inclusion and sustainable growth

Meity may cut compliance timeline for key DPDP rules to 12 months

Proposed move to shorten implementation time to 12 months from 18 months is likely to face resistance from industry players

India in same group as US, China in AI development: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India, Vaishnaw said, had been ranked third in Stanford's AI preparedness and penetration rankings and second in the AI talent base rankings

Government and NPCI's Role Key to Global UPI Growth, Says Pay10 Founder

To expand UPI globally, the government and NPCI must create stronger merchant use cases and ensure faster settlement cycles, especially for small overseas businesses, Pay10 founder said

Govt blocks 242 illegal betting, gaming websites; 7,800 banned so far

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which was passed and promulgated into law in August 2025, bans any form of real-money gaming (RMG) and its advertisements in India

Elon Musk's X blocks Grok from creating explicit images after complaints

Curb applies to all users to add extra layer of protection for women, kids

Apple-Google Siri tie-up signals AI sector maturity, dominance of a few

Apple's move to use Google's Gemini to power Siri highlights how rising costs and complexity in AI are pushing even the biggest tech firms towards collaboration and reliance on a few dominant players

Critical mineral supply chain needs collective global action: Vaishnaw

India urges global cooperation to build resilient critical minerals supply chains, focusing on rare earths, sustainable processing, technology sharing and recycling during a US ministerial meeting

India needs specific AI regulations for Grok-like issues: Experts

The Grok controversy has exposed gaps in India's tech laws, reviving calls for AI-specific regulation, conditional safe harbour, and stronger safeguards against misuse of generative tools