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New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Business
- New Indian Express
Government approves Rs 417 crore electronics manufacturing cluster in Uttar Pradesh
In a bid to strengthen electronic manufacturing in the country, the government on Wednesday approved the establishment of an Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC 2.0) in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, with a project outlay of Rs 417 crore. The new cluster will cater to the production of consumer electronics, automotive and industrial electronics, medical devices, computer hardware, and communication equipment. Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said the project is expected to attract investments worth Rs 2,500 crore and generate approximately 15,000 jobs. 'The project will lead to the creation of world-class infrastructure and generate 15,000 jobs. It is fully in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's vision of promoting manufacturing in India. It reflects the government's sharp focus on job creation and building a Viksit Bharat,' said Vaishnaw.
The Hindu
7 days ago
- Business
- The Hindu
Kazipet Rail Manufacturing Unit to be ready by January 2026
The upcoming ₹716 crore Rail Manufacturing Unit (RMU) in Kazipet, Telangana, is targeted to be completed by January next year and production activity is scheduled to start around May 2026, informed Union Minister of Railways, Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. This was informed to his cabinet colleague, Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy when they met to discuss the various railway initiatives underway in Telangana on Tuesday (June 24, 2025). Mr. Vaishnaw informed Mr. Reddy that the Indian Railways intends to introduce new generation Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) trains to enhance short and medium-distance train travel. The new MEMU trains, with 16-20 coaches, will be manufactured at the RMU in Kazipet, and cater to non-urban and semi-urban areas especially during festive seasons, as per a press release.
Time of India
11-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Centre approves third electronics cluster for Tamil Nadu, Manufacturing News, ET Manufacturing
Advt By , ETManufacturing The central government has approved the establishment of a third electronics manufacturing cluster in Tamil Nadu , taking the total number of such planned facilities in the state to was confirmed by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Electronics and Information Technology, and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw , during a virtual address at an event held at IIT Union government has been promoting electronics manufacturing in Tamil Nadu, with projects in mobile phones, laptops, and servers already underway. In March 2025, two electronics manufacturing clusters worth ₹1,112 crore were approved in the state. These facilities are expected to produce components for consumer durables and IT hardware, catering to both domestic and international did not disclose the investment amount or timeline for the third the railways front, Tamil Nadu is also being developed as a hub for manufacturing train wheels and Vande Bharat trains. High-strength wheels for locomotives and high-speed trains are now being produced at a factory near Chennai, supported by the Indian Railways Source: PTI
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Business Standard
08-06-2025
- Science
- Business Standard
The four key startups leading the race to build India's first LLM
With the government's support, work begins on foundational models for AI services Aashish Aryan Avik Das New Delhi/Bengaluru Listen to This Article India will be ready with its first indigenously developed artificial intelligence large language model (LLM) in six to eight months, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, on January 30 this year. The move was seen as India's response to DeepSeek, an open-source LLM developed in China, reportedly at a fraction of the cost it took to create other models globally. (LLMs are AI programmes trained on vast amounts of text data to understand, generate, and process human language.) But Indian government officials say they are not merely reacting to events elsewhere. A plan to develop indigenous
India Gazette
03-06-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Paraguay interested in importing Made in India 'Vande Bharat' trains: Ashwini Vaishnaw
ANI 03 Jun 2025, 11:35 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw met the president of Paraguay, Santiago Pena and discussed opportunities regarding the growth of Indian his meeting with Vaishnaw on Monday, Paraguay's president showed interest in importing India's Vande Bharat trains. On the other hand, he also invited India to join the Central Bi-Oceanic Railway Corridor project (connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans). Ashwini Vaishnaw said on social media platform 'X' 'Called on President H.E. Mr. @SantiPenap of Paraguay. Paraguay has expressed keen interest in importing India's Vande Bharat trains and has invited India to join the Central Bi-Oceanic Railway Corridor project (connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans).' Vande Bharat is a reflection of the Government of India's efforts towards strengthening the 'Make in India' campaign. The first Vande Bharat Express train was flagged off on February 15, 2019, on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Allahabad-Varanasi train has a capability to run up to a maximum speed of 160 kmph and has travel classes like Shatabdi Train but with better Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a Railways Production unit, has been the force behind a completely in-house design and manufacture, computer modelling and working with a large number of suppliers for system integration in just 18 objective behind the train is to upgrade maintenance technologies and methodologies and achieve improvement in productivity and performance of all Railway assets and manpower, which inter alia would cover reliability, availability, utilisation and Vande Bharat comes with different features such as intelligent braking system which enables better acceleration and deceleration. All coaches in the train are equipped with automatic doors; a GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system, on-board hotspot Wi-Fi for entertainment purposes, and very comfortable seating. The executive class also has rotating chairs. (ANI)
