Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated SEMICON India 2026 on Thursday, September 17, emphasizing India’s rapid momentum across the semiconductor, fintech, and logistics sectors. He noted that India achieved 7.8% economic growth in the latest quarter despite volatile global market conditions. Key Initiatives Detailed at SEMICON India 2026 PM Modi Address The Prime Minister outlined several […]
High Density Railway Network expansion is set to receive a major capacity boost as Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined plans to four-lane seven major railway routes across India. The routes span nearly 11,000 km and carry around 41% of total railway traffic. The seven routes cover only 16% of the railway network but handle a […]
ECMS has crossed another milestone. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved 31 new proposals under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), worth ₹6,844 crore. This adds to the earlier approval of 75 applications worth ₹61,671 crore. MeitY handed over the approvals at an event in New Delhi, held with the Electronic […]
As the government steps up its attempts to establish a strong local chip ecosystem, Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that four semiconductor facilities will be operating in India by 2026. Launched earlier this year, Micron Technology’s facility was the first of two semiconductor units in fast succession; the announcement followed Narendra Modi’s inauguration of Kaynes Technology’s OSAT […]
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday conferred the 70th Ati Vishisht Rail Seva Puraskar on 100 railway officials and presented 26 Shields to best-performing Railway Zones at a ceromony held at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi. The event was attended by Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, Railway Board Chairman & CEO Satish Kumar, Board Members, and senior railway officials. Addressing the gathering, Ashwini Vaishnaw […]
Indian Railways has recruited 5.08 lakh people over the past 10 years, marking a 23.6% increase compared to the previous decade, as reported by Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in Parliament. This includes recruitment of 1,20,579 vacancies for the annual calendar years 2024 and 2025. The minister emphasized that this workforce enhancement caters to operational, technological, […]
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Railway Minister, and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the Union Tourism Minister, inaugurated the Swarnanagari Express on November 29, connecting Jaisalmer with Delhi. The train will commence regular operations on December 1 and has been renamed at the request of local leaders. Vaishnaw announced that development at Jaisalmer railway station is nearing completion and […]
India’s largest automobile in-plant railway Gati Shakti Terminal at Maruti Suzuki India Limited’s (MSIL) Manesar facility was inaugurated on 17th July, 2025 by Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, along with Chief Minister of Haryana, Nayab Singh Saini. Spread over 46 acres within the MSIL Manesar facility, […]
Work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project (508 km) is in full swing with foundation work already completed across 406 km, and track laying starting on 127 km of viaduct, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Parliament on Wednesday. The other major items of the project that have been completed are piers […]
Bill aims to regulate India’s booming online gaming sector while imposing restrictions on online money games The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, through a voice vote, bypassing debate amid intense protests from Opposition members seeking discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in […]
