Govt To Roll Out 5-Yr Strategic Plan to Make India Big Tech Player: Minister of State
3 years, 2 months ago

Govt To Roll Out 5-Yr Strategic Plan to Make India Big Tech Player: Minister of State

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The government is looking at rolling out a five-year strategic perspective plan to make India a significant tech player, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. The minister added that the Ministry of Electronics and IT will partner with the private sector in areas not just limited to soliciting business for them but for future technology developments like quantum computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and semiconductors, according to an official statement released by the ministry. “Soon, we are going to roll out a five-year strategic perspective plan, detailing the competency and capabilities that need to be developed for realising these ambitions,” Chandrasekhar said at a technology conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry. “At MeitY, we have clear objectives, we expect to be partners with the private sector in areas not just limited to soliciting business for you…but even in areas of future technology development whether it is quantum computing or strategic areas, where we want India to create competencies like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and semiconductors, etc,” he said.

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India unveils $5 billion plan to strengthen domestic electronics component production
1 month ago

India unveils $5 billion plan to strengthen domestic electronics component production

Live Mint  

India is set to roll out incentives worth up to $5 billion to local electronics firms to manufacture components for devices ranging from smartphones to laptops, according to government officials. However, the industry remains heavily dependent on imported components, particularly from China and Hong Kong, which account for over half of India's $89.8 billion electronics imports in the fiscal year …

Mint Quick Edit | India’s fab dream: There’s hard work to do
3 months, 1 week ago

Mint Quick Edit | India’s fab dream: There’s hard work to do

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that it is his dream to see an India-made chip in every global device. He also sought to attract global players by highlighting India’s stable business environment and chip investments already secured to fast-track the sector’s growth. While local chip rhetoric has been high ever since “computer chips, not potato chips" became a …

Rising Bharat Summit 2024: India to Have First Semiconductor Chip by December This Year, Says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
9 months ago

Rising Bharat Summit 2024: India to Have First Semiconductor Chip by December This Year, Says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

News 18  

Union Minister for Communications and Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Tuesday confirmed India’s forthcoming milestone in the semiconductor industry. Speaking at CNN-News18’s Rising Bharat Summit 2024, Vaishnaw declared that by December 2024, India will witness the launch of its first indigenous semiconductor chip. By drawing parallels between these developments and India’s manufacturing landscape, Vaishnaw debunked notions of mere assembling …

Every big chip player to re-work investment plan for India: Minister Vaishnaw
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Every big chip player to re-work investment plan for India: Minister Vaishnaw

The Hindu  

India has set its sights on becoming a formidable force in global semiconductor equation, rivalling known destinations like Taiwan and South Korea in next 5 years, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said asserting that if and when mindset of global players has changed to an eagerness to invest in the country. This means, practically every big player would now like …

India Dreams Big Now, Says Modi
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India Dreams Big Now, Says Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Launching more than 2,000 railway infrastructure projects worth over Rs 41,000 crore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India now “dreams big” and “works tirelessly to realise its dreams”. The Prime Minister said that today projects worth Rs 40,000 crore are seeing the light of day and recalled initiating the Amrit Bharat Station project a few …

Modi woos global semiconductor players with talent, tax incentives pitch
1 year, 4 months ago

Modi woos global semiconductor players with talent, tax incentives pitch

Live Mint  

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the international semiconductor industry to consider investing in India, highlighting the nation's growing talent pool, reform initiatives, favourable tax regime, and financial incentives. Prabhu Raja, President Semiconductor Products Group at Applied Materials said that to develop manufacturing, India is poised to play an important role in global semiconductor industry. "For the first …

Startups in India will increase by 10 times in next 4-5 years: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 5 months ago

Startups in India will increase by 10 times in next 4-5 years: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India TV News  

Startups in India: Startups and unicorns in India will witness substantial growth in the coming 4-5 years, and startups will increase by 10 times, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. In his address at the JIIF 6th Foundation Day and Investors/Startup Conclave in Hyderabad, he highlighted India's remarkable progress in building unicorns and startups, and …

PM Modi's U. S. visit to bolster strategic collaboration: India Inc.
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi's U. S. visit to bolster strategic collaboration: India Inc.

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's U. S. visit will boost bilateral ties and deepen strategic technology collaboration in areas like defence, semiconductor, space and artificial intelligence, India Inc. said on June 24. Another industry body Assocham said the Prime Minister's visit has taken India-US strategic and commercial relations to greater heights, paving the way for immense opportunities for bilateral engagement. “Prime …

Narendra Modi & New Era of AI (America and India): Four Reasons Why PM’s Visit is a Paradigm Shift
1 year, 5 months ago

Narendra Modi & New Era of AI (America and India): Four Reasons Why PM’s Visit is a Paradigm Shift

Firstpost  

The sweeping ambition of the strategic partnership — from technology to defence to a wider strategic convergence — is unprecedented in the bilateral relationship between Delhi and Washington Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden’s ‘jugalbandi’ in Washington has inaugurated a new age of America-India relations. At just the moment when China-oriented global supply chains are being reconfigured, …

PM Modi’s U.S. visit to bolster strategic collaboration, says India Inc
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi’s U.S. visit to bolster strategic collaboration, says India Inc

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's U.S. visit will boost bilateral ties and deepen strategic technology collaboration in areas like defence, semiconductor, space and artificial intelligence, India Inc said on June 24. Another industry body Assocham said the Prime Minister's visit has taken India-US strategic and commercial relations to greater heights, paving the way for immense opportunities for bilateral engagement. “’Prime Minister’s …

Tech announcements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to United States a “milestone” for India’s semiconductor growth: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 6 months ago

Tech announcements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to United States a “milestone” for India’s semiconductor growth: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Hindu  

The big announcements by players like Micron, Applied Materials and Lam Research during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s United States visit are a “significant and meaningful milestone” in the expansion of the semiconductor ecosystem in the country, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on June 23. In a tweet earlier, Chandrasekhar termed the latest developments …

PM Modi in US: India Aims to Make This Decade a Tech Decade
1 year, 6 months ago

PM Modi in US: India Aims to Make This Decade a Tech Decade

News 18  

India aims to make this decade a tech decade — “Techade,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday during his visit to the National Science Foundation in Alexandria, Virginia. Accompanied by US First Lady Jill Biden, PM Modi met students from both India and the US who are learning skills to succeed in industries vital to the economies of the …

Technology to contribute 20-25% of Indian GDP by 2025-26: IT Minister Chandrasekhar
1 year, 6 months ago

Technology to contribute 20-25% of Indian GDP by 2025-26: IT Minister Chandrasekhar

The Hindu  

The Indian Government has set a goal of making technology 20-25% of the country’s GDP by 2025, India’s IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has told Indian American entrepreneurs and asked them to be part of this story of India. “Over the last nine years, the digital economy has expanded, diversified and currently there isn’t a slice or space in the tech …

AI's potential in enhancing India's tech ecosystem vast: PM Modi
1 year, 6 months ago

AI's potential in enhancing India's tech ecosystem vast: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on June 9 and said that artificial intelligence's potential in enhancing India's tech ecosystem is vast, among the youth in particular. Earlier, Mr. Altman said in a tweet, "Great conversation with @narendramodi discussing india's incredible tech ecosystem and how the country can benefit from ai. The potential of …

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

Digital tech will reach everyone in society: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India of the 21st century is constantly empowering its citizens with the use of technology. Addressing a post-budget webinar on "Unleashing the Potential: Ease of Living Using Technology", fifth in a series of 12 post-budget webinars, the Prime Minister said that India is constantly empowering its citizens with the use …

India's dream of 'techade' will be fulfilled by innovators, their patents: PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

India's dream of 'techade' will be fulfilled by innovators, their patents: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that domestic patent filings have outscored the country's foreign patent filings as he expressed confidence that India's dream of "techade" will be fulfilled on the strength of its innovators. India's patent registration has risen by 50% in the last five years, the prime minister said, noting that its ranking in the global innovation …

Innovators fuel India’s ‘techade’ dream: Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Innovators fuel India’s ‘techade’ dream: Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed confidence that India’s dream of “techade” — Indian technologies dominating the decade — will be fulfilled by its innovators. Referring to this year’s Padma awards he called them as “People’s Padma”, noting that a sizable number of Padma awardees come from tribal communities and people associated with tribal society. Talking about …

Focus on emerging areas, convert knowledge to bring change to everyday life: PM
1 year, 11 months ago

Focus on emerging areas, convert knowledge to bring change to everyday life: PM

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday outlined the vision for science for the next 25 years, urging researchers to make the country self-reliant and focus on converting their knowledge to bring about change in everyday life. Focus on emerging sciences, convert knowledge to bring change to everyday life: PM Modi at Indian Science Congress Inaugurating the 108th Indian Science Congress …

Indian manufacturing sector and the great transformation under Narendra Modi
2 years ago

Indian manufacturing sector and the great transformation under Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

With the vision of transforming India into a manufacturing hub, our government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took concrete steps towards improving various business parameters In 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the reins of our nation, India had been tagged as one of the so-called “Fragile Five” nations alongside Indonesia, Brazil, Turkey, and South Africa, …

India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2 years, 1 month ago

India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

India has shown how to democratise technology for the good of humanity, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the 25th edition of Karnataka’s tech exposition, Bengaluru Tech Summit, in Bengaluru via a video link on November 16. India also organised the world’s largest COVID-19 vaccine drive, again on a tech-based platform called CoWIN, said the Prime Minister. Invest in …

Modi wants India to become a hub of innovation
2 years, 3 months ago

Modi wants India to become a hub of innovation

Deccan Chronicle  

AHMEDABAD: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for concerted efforts to make India a global centre of research and innovation, and urged state governments to frame modern policies in the fields of science and technology. Addressing via video link the inaugural session of the Centre-State Science Conclave organised here, Modi said that since 2014, there has been a significant …

$1-trillion scope for digital economy: PM Modi
2 years, 6 months ago

$1-trillion scope for digital economy: PM Modi

The Hindu  

India's digital economy and the infrastructure sector has a total potential for $2.5 trillion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Addressing the meeting of the BRICS Business Forum, Mr. Modi said the digital transformation unfolding in India has never before been seen on the world stage. The value of the Indian digital economy will reach $1 trillion by 2025,” …

India’s success based on technology-led growth with innovation, startups: PM Modi at BRICS Business Forum
2 years, 6 months ago

India’s success based on technology-led growth with innovation, startups: PM Modi at BRICS Business Forum

India TV News  

Highlights India supports innovation across every sector, PM Modi said during BRICS Business Forum This year we are expecting 7.5% growth, which makes us the fastest-growing major economy, PM said By 2025, India's digital sectors value will cross $1 trillion valuations, PM Modi mentioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India’s success is based on technology-led growth with innovation …

One vision and a billion people’s dream for a $5 trillion economy
2 years, 7 months ago

One vision and a billion people’s dream for a $5 trillion economy

Firstpost  

One man’s vision… a hundred and 38 billion dreams… a journey towards a $5 trillion economy. The government and the start-up India workforce have been working towards an inclusive India and that is a growth story right there itself. Creator Economy fuelled by digitisation, Start-Up India, e-commerce, infrastructure, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana – the banking outreach programme, Swachch Bharat, …

Indian startups should build products for the world to sustain wave
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian startups should build products for the world to sustain wave

Live Mint  

Entrepreneurs driving India’s great tech wave should build products for the globe, as they might find it difficult to sustain the wave with only India as their market, feel tech investors and startup founders. “We may have to look at Indian companies actually building global platforms and global businesses as against just only focusing on India for a short- to …

Budget 2022 Lays Down 'Clear Roadmap' for 5G Spectrum Auction in India: PM Modi
2 years, 9 months ago

Budget 2022 Lays Down 'Clear Roadmap' for 5G Spectrum Auction in India: PM Modi

News 18  

Science and technology is not an “isolated sector" and together they can make India “self-reliant", said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Addressing the seventh webinar in the post-Budget series, Prime Minister Modi said that science and technology is linked with areas like digital economy and fintech. Further, Prime Minister Modi said that the budget also focussed on Animation Visual …

Budget 2022: To realise 'green goal', government must invest in technology
2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: To realise 'green goal', government must invest in technology

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: The government needs to fuel charge infrastructure by allocating a higher outlay as well as incentivising investments in EV technology The Budget 2022 comes at a very crucial juncture as the Indian economy is gradually recovering from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gathering momentum amidst the looming uncertainty, volatile environment, caused by various disruptions, high …

Budget 2022: Three focus areas that can propel India to a job-intensive, high growth trajectory
2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: Three focus areas that can propel India to a job-intensive, high growth trajectory

Firstpost  

Union Budget 2022-23: There are initiatives in the infrastructure sector that can be supported and where a quantum jump in expenditure can lead to significant benefits and increased employment A considerable section of the commentary around the Budget is about the continuing importance of public spending, as private consumption remains tentative — exacerbated by the uncertainty around the pandemic and …

An enabling framework to drive the technology sector’s growth
2 years, 10 months ago

An enabling framework to drive the technology sector’s growth

Live Mint  

The strong third-quarter results announced by India’s technology companies in an otherwise seasonally-weak quarter reinforces the reading that global demand for technology remains buoyant and the industry is emerging as the partner of choice for enterprise digital transformation. It will require a partnership with the government on developing the tech ecosystem and reinforcing Digital India’s innovation capability in existing and …

PM Modi calls for innovating for India, from India
2 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi calls for innovating for India, from India

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for innovating for India and from India to tackle challenges facing the country as he counted steps taken by the government in freeing entrepreneurs and innovation from bureaucratic silos. The government is focusing on three aspects to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship and startup ecosystem —"Freeing entrepreneurship, innovation from government and bureaucratic silos; setting up …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Big Message to US Industry—India is Open for Business
3 years, 2 months ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Big Message to US Industry—India is Open for Business

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US and his meeting with the leaders of the US industry sends a strong message that India is open for business. Former defence minister Manohar Parrikar and Prime Minister Modi opened up this industry, and today we are witnessing the emergence of many Indian industries in this sector, and they are delivering sophisticated …

The US and India have a lot of work to do on digital cooperation
3 years, 5 months ago

The US and India have a lot of work to do on digital cooperation

Al Jazeera  

As tensions escalate between US social media giants and India’s gov’t, is there a more productive path forward for both? India also stands to gain from more cordial relations with US tech behemoths, said Rahguraman, by helping New Delhi check neighbouring China’s influence at home and abroad, including in the digital domain. “You need an entire office just to deal …

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi
3 years, 5 months ago

This decade will be ‘India’s techade’, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that data and demographic dividend combined with India’s proven tech prowess presents massive opportunity for the country, and exuded confidence that this decade will be ‘India’s techade’. Speaking at a virtual event to mark the completion of six years of Digital India, Mr. Modi said India is also conscious of its responsibilities as …

PM Modi invites world to invest in India based on country’s 5 pillars: Talent, market, capital, ecosystem, openness
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi invites world to invest in India based on country’s 5 pillars: Talent, market, capital, ecosystem, openness

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invited the world to invest in India and listed what he called as the “five pillars” -- talent, market, capital, ecosystem and a culture of openness -- to do so. “I invite the world to invest in India based on the five pillars of: Talent, Market, Capital, Eco-system and, Culture of openness,” Modi said …

India adaptable, agile even amid Covid-19 pandemic: PM Modi at VivaTech
3 years, 6 months ago

India adaptable, agile even amid Covid-19 pandemic: PM Modi at VivaTech

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India as a nation is adaptable and agile while commending the startups and the private sector in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Narendra Modi "We in India implemented huge reforms across sectors, be it mining, space, banking, atomic energy and more. This goes on to show that India as a …

Innovation, Integrity and Inclusion Key Management Mantras to Build Atmanirbhar Bharat, Says Modi
3 years, 11 months ago

Innovation, Integrity and Inclusion Key Management Mantras to Build Atmanirbhar Bharat, Says Modi

News 18  

Sambalpur : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said innovation, integrity and inclusion have emerged as the key mantras in the field of management which can help the country achieve the goal of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'. Noting that technology is reducing distances between regions, Modi said India has brought speedy reforms in the digital connectivity sector in order to cope with …

$20-billion potential in renewable sector: Narendra Modi
4 years ago

$20-billion potential in renewable sector: Narendra Modi

The Hindu  

India’s renewable energy deployment plans for the coming decade are likely to generate business opportunities worth $20 billion a year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Inviting global investors to join what he termed India’s unparalleled journey towards expanding power generation capacity so that each citizen got access to electricity, he said the country’s renewable energy capacity was now …

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi
4 years, 1 month ago

Digital India now a way of life, says Modi

The Hindu  

Digital India mission, launched five years ago, was not being seen as any regular government initiative and had now become a way of life, especially for the poor and marginalised and those in the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. Addressing the summit, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said India and Australia have unlimited possibilities of working together …

PM Modi Pitches Post-Covid Restart Vision, Seeks Funding for Smart Cities at Bloomberg New Economy Forum
4 years, 1 month ago

PM Modi Pitches Post-Covid Restart Vision, Seeks Funding for Smart Cities at Bloomberg New Economy Forum

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday pitched India as the most attractive investment destination for those looking to invest in urbanisation, mobility, innovation and sustainable solutions. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, he said India and some African nations will witness the biggest wave of urbanisation over the next two decades. The post pandemic world has to be rebuilt …

Govt Will Do Whatever it Takes to Make India Engine of Global Growth, Says PM Modi to Investors
4 years, 1 month ago

Govt Will Do Whatever it Takes to Make India Engine of Global Growth, Says PM Modi to Investors

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday wooed global investors by showcasing the recent agriculture and labour reforms and faster-than-anticipated reflating of the economy and asserted that the government will do whatever it takes to make India the engine of global growth resurgence. Speaking to 20 top global investors, the Prime Minister said the “Self-Reliant India” campaign does mean the country …

India got a solid startup ecosystem due to futuristic vision and decisiveness: Goyal
4 years, 1 month ago

India got a solid startup ecosystem due to futuristic vision and decisiveness: Goyal

Live Mint  

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said at an event that futuristic vision combined with decisiveness has provided India with a solid startup ecosystem. Lauding Indian startups for demonstrating high energy and enthusiasm to give many timely and cost-effective solutions, he said “Our hunger for growth is demonstrated by the number of EdTech apps for upscaling & …

India will position as tech garage of the world in next few years: Amitabh Kant
4 years, 2 months ago

India will position as tech garage of the world in next few years: Amitabh Kant

Live Mint  

History has shown that every crisis presents an opportunity for organisations to emerge stronger. At the Dell Technologies 'Connected Executive: The Boardroom Unplugged,' a virtual conference held recently, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog and Alok Ohrie, President and MD, Dell Technologies India, engaged in an interesting conversation to discuss how organisations can leverage technological advancements to fulfil their responsibilities towards …

Will Not Hesitate to Take More Action to Fuel Growth: RBI Guv Assures India Inc
4 years, 4 months ago

Will Not Hesitate to Take More Action to Fuel Growth: RBI Guv Assures India Inc

News 18  

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday assured the industry that the central bank was closely monitoring the economic situation and will not hesitate to take appropriate action, as he underlined the need for stepping up investment in the infrastructure sector to reignite growth hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Reflecting on some other dynamic shifts underway in the Indian economy, Das …

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