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Rs 25K cr semiconductor packaging plant in Assam soon: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

In December last year, Chief Minister of Assam Himanta Biswa Sarma had revealed Tata group's investment plans for a semiconductor facility in the state

RS polls: BJP fields RPN Singh; drops Sushil Modi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The party fielded its Jat leader, Subhash Barala, from Haryana, instead of its sitting Member of Parliament, DP Vats

India targeting 15-20% share of global electronic GVCs by FY26: MoS IT

Chance for India to be an export-driven manufacturing hub, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Elon Musk's X blocks searches for Taylor Swift on its platform; here's why

X returned 'Oops, something went wrong' for searches like 'Taylor Swift' and 'Taylor Swift AI'

Want to be significant player in global semicon value chain: Chandrasekhar

The semiconductor market in India is expected to grow to $100 billion by 2030 from the current value of about $40 billion, according to the India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA)

Meity may seek Cabinet approval for Rs 10,000 cr India AI programme

Speaking about the centre, Minister Chandrasekhar said that partnerships with companies like Synopsys are the building blocks of India's ambitions in semiconductors

Govt evaluating 9 proposals on semiconductor manufacturing: MoS IT

The Centre provides financial assistance to semiconductor manufacturers under its $10-billion incentive scheme, announced in 2021

Govt focusing on skill development to make youths job ready: Chandrasekhar

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said the government has been focusing on skill development of youths to make them ready for jobs and they should grab the opportunity. Before 2014, out of the 42 crore workers of the country, 31 crore used to go for work without skill and education and skill but now the scenario has been drastically changed following launching of Skill India in 2015, Chandrasekhar said. The minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship was speaking at a Kushal Bharat Viksit Bharat' programme at Town Hall here. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the 65-years of disadvantage of our young workforce by skilling and upskilling them," he said. Chandrasekhar said the country was among the fifth fragile economies in the world before 2014 and now it is among the top five economies. "It is the new India. The youths will get a lot of opportunities if they have skill and education. We are focusing on skill development of the youth of the coun

Will have 1 mn startups in the next 10 years: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Chandrasekhar along with other senior ministers from the government were marking and celebrating National Startup Day

DPDP rules to be out by January-end, says MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

They will help curb deepfakes posted on social media platforms

Mixed compliance on deepfake advisory; expect tighter rules in week: MoS IT

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said compliance with the advisory on deepfakes has been "mixed" from platforms, and added that tighter IT rules are likely to be notified in next 7 days to tackle the issue. The government, he said, had earlier made it clear to social media and online platforms that if its advisory on deepfake is not fully adhered to, new IT rules would follow. "There has been a mixed performance of compliance and I had said at the time of the advisory, that if we find that the advisory is not being followed through completely, we will follow it up with a very clear amended IT rules that will be notified," Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for IT and Electronics, said on sidelines of an event. The amended IT rules can be expected in next one week, he said. "What was in the advisory will be now firmly embedded into the IT rules and we hope to do this in the next one week," he said. The minister visited boAt manufacturing unit in Noida on Tuesday, ...

Certainly important case: MoS IT on NYT lawsuit against OpenAI, Microsoft

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the NYT-OpenAI-Microsoft case is important and interesting one, and represents the broader issue of the nature of a relationship between those scraping internet and monetising from it versus the copyrighted content on the internet. Last Wednesday, New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright infringement, alleging that millions of its articles were used without consent to train chatbots and AI models, which now compete with it. "It is certainly a very important case. It is an issue that I have spoken about in the past in the context of social media and big tech platform versus Indian creators of content... "This is a broader issue of what is the relationship between those who scrape the internet and monetise from that scraping, versus the content that is on the internet that is copyrighted content," Chandrasekhar told PTI in a recent interview. He described the case as an "interesting" one. "We should all stay tuned... watch t

MoS Chandrasekhar launches training centres under PM Vishwakarma in Goa

The government is focusing on skilling, reskilling and upskilling youth, which would result in better employment and growth of local economy

Skills key to make use of growing opportunities in India: Chandrasekhar

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said India was witnessing "exciting times" at present and today's youngsters belong to the "luckiest generation" in the country's history considering the opportunities created by the Narendra Modi government. He also said that India's economy was expanding and in order to make use of the growing opportunities, one needs to have skills. Chandrashekhar was addressing the 'Skill Development Initiatives in Goa and Guru Ka Samman' programme organised by the Centre and the Goa government under the Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma scheme. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was also present. "I am associated with the progress of the country technologically for the last 30-35 years. I must say you are the luckiest generation in India's history considering the opportunities that are generated under Modi-led government," the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology said. He said that in 2014, .

iPhone hack: Chandrashekhar rebuts Washington Post, calls it 'half facts'

In a story published on December 27 in association with Amnesty the Washington Post had reported that certain journalists had been targeted with the spyware on their iPhones

Gujarat's semiconductor policy setting stage in technology world: CM Patel

The 'Gujarat Semiconductor Policy' will help realise the state's commitment for a self-reliant India and Gujarat, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said. The policy is setting the stage for a future in the world of technology and manufacturing, and helping Gujarat transform itself into a semiconductor powerhouse, he said. According to the state government, chip maker Micron Technology's decision to set up a USD 2.75-billion plant at Sanand near Ahmedabad indicates that Gujarat's dedicated semiconductor policy is bearing fruit and attracting global players. Under the policy, the state government will set up 'Dholera Semicon City' near Ahmedabad where eligible projects will be given subsidies for setting up manufacturing units, it said ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) to be held in Gandhinagar next month. The summit is a forum for business networking, knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships for inclusive growth and sustainable development. In June this year, t

Foxconn submits application for setting up semiconductor unit: MoS IT

Taiwanese electronics manufacturing services company Foxconn has submitted an application for setting up a semiconductor fab in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply to Lok Sabha that the government has taken several measures to boost electronics manufacturing, including semiconductors, incentivising large investments in electronic goods and appliances, and promote exports. "Foxconn has submitted its application under the "modified scheme for setting up of semiconductor fabs in India" for the establishment of semiconductor fab in the country," Chandrasekhar said. The development comes after Foxconn exited a joint venture (JV) with Vedanta Group to set up a chip plant in India. The JV had plans to set up its chip plant in Gujarat with an investment of around Rs 1.5 lakh crore. Chandrasekhar said the first semiconductor unit by Micron was approved in June 2023 under the Semicon India .

Centre spends Rs 1,218 cr to commission 24 PF compute capacity: MoS IT

The government has spent Rs 1,218.14 crore in the last eight years to set up 24 PetaFlops compute capacity under the National Supercomputing Mission, Parliament was informed on Friday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha said that systems have been commissioned at 20 academic institutions, organisations and Research and Development (R&D) labs across the country. PetaFlop level computing speed can perform quadrillion calculations per second and is important for high-performance computing, especially in the field of climate monitoring, drug discovery, astrophysics etc, and now for developing and supporting artificial intelligence technologies. "NSM (National Supercomputing Mission) was initiated in April 2015, with a budget outlay of Rs 4,500 crore for seven years. An amount of Rs 1,218.14 crore has been spent till date for the mission activities. Till date, systems with a total of 24 PF compute capacity have been ...

29 member countries of GPAI unanimously adopts New Delhi declaration

The Minister also informed that Senegal was elevated to the steering committee during the second day of the summit, as India looks to further expand GPAI during its presidency in the coming year

India to create AI computing capacity for start-ups, researchers: Minister

Capacity will be created by the public sector and separately in collaboration with private companies, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar