Digital public infrastructure (DPI), artificial intelligence (AI), and connected cloud platforms are now embedded in enterprise strategy and decision making, day-to-day operations, and customer service.

Publication: Express Computer

The answer lies beyond metropolitan innovation clusters. It lies in India’s universities, particularly those serving Tier-II and Tier-III cities, where millions of young Indians aspire to participate in the country’s digital transformation.

Publication: ET Government

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to reach USD 1.56 trillion in 2026, driven by aggressive AI data center construction and a significant surge in memory demand, according to Gartner.

Publication: The Economic Times

India is rapidly expanding datacentre capacity to back its AI ambitions. The bigger jobs story may lie in the wider ecosystem these facilities enable. India is racing to build the infrastructure needed for its AI ambitions, with billions of dollars flowing into data centres across states such as Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka.

Publication: India Today

The ability of AI models to train other AI models has repeatedly been held up as a key indicator that artificial general intelligence (AGI) – a hypothetical level of intelligence at which automated systems outperform humans on most tasks – has been reached.

Publication: The Indian Express

The 30 MW deployment will be part of the first phase of the project, in which the firm will build 200 MW of AI compute infrastructure with an investment of $8 billion over the next 18 months.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Mainstream laptops have increasingly standardised around 16GB of RAM, while more powerful AI PCs are moving towards 32GB for local models and agentic workloads. AI PCs should constitute a significant additional source of demand for PC DRAM, even though they are not the main reason for the present memory shortage, Naranjo says.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

Laying out the roadmap for Semicon 2.0, Vaishnaw said the government will expand its focus beyond semiconductor fabrication and packaging to seven areas — chip design, manufacturing equipment, materials, fabs, advanced packaging, research and talent development.

Publication: CNBC TV18, Outlook Business

Critical Manufacturing, the Industrial Operations Platform company that unites execution, connectivity, analytics and trusted AI, will exhibit at SEMICON India from September 17–19, demonstrating how semiconductor manufacturers can establish connected, data driven operations that support intelligent production.

Publication: Timestech

At the ET National Data Centers Summit 2026, industry leaders discussed how AI is changing the way data centres are designed, from cooling, location, and connectivity, as infrastructure evolves to support hyperscale, colocation and edge demand. Published On Aug 26, 2026 at 03:14 PM IST Comments What are your thoughts?.

Publication: The Economic Times

Call it an AI gold rush if you will, but Hyderabad s newest luxury address — the upcoming Trump Towers Hyderabad, billed as The Trump Organization s largest residential project in India — is seeing an early rush from employees of semiconductor giants such as NVIDIA, Micron, AMD and Qualcomm, as the global artificial intelligence boom turns employee stockoption gains into down payments on multicrore homes.

Publication: The Times of India

Starting January 2025, Tata Electronics, Murugappa Group’s CG Power and HCL Group have announced semi- conductor projects worth Rs.1.29 trillion under the India Semi- conductor Mission, which aims to strengthen domestic chip- making capabilities.

Publication: MINT

The centre will feature an 8qubit quantum computer, providing access to advanced computing resources for students and researchers. Karnataka’s QpiAI and Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU) in Gujarat signed an agreement to establish a Quantum Centre of Excellence at PDEU.

Publication: Analytics India Mag

Tamil Nadu is stepping up its push to build an artificial intelligence (AI) economy, with the state government planning two AI centres of excellence, a state-owned GPU computing cluster and a new Super App that will bring 500 government services to mobile phones.

Publication: The New Indian Express

India and Japan are deepening ties in semiconductors, AI and advanced manufacturing, with Piyush Goyal seeking greater Japanese investment, technology partnerships and faster CEPA review.

Publication: The Economic Times, ANI News,

India’s chip industry turns to emerging technologies as demand questions persist India’s semiconductor industry has spent the past four years trying to catch up: courting Micron, Tata and Foxconn, subsidising fabs at 50 percent of project cost, and building assembly lines for chip generations the rest of the world perfected decades ago.

Publication: Communications Today

Xiaomi has unveiled its latest inhouse smartphone processor, the Xring O3, marking another step in the Chinese technology company’s efforts to strengthen its semiconductor capabilities and reduce its reliance on Qualcomm and MediaTek.

Publication: Var India

Built around NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, the new AORUS Infinity family combines Gigabyte s latest cooling innovations with thoughtful design changes intended to improve both performance and the overall PC building experience.

Publication: Money Control

Call it an AI gold rush if you will, but Hyderabad s newest luxury address — the upcoming Trump Towers Hyderabad, billed as The Trump Organization s largest residential project in India — is seeing an early rush from employees of semiconductor giants such as NVIDIA, Micron, AMD and Qualcomm, as the global artificial intelligence boom turns employee stock-option gains into down payments on multi-crore homes.

Publication: The Times of India

Singapore has unveiled a world-first biological data centre prototype that brings living human neurons into a server-rack environment, marking an unusual new step in the race to build more efficient and adaptive computing systems.

Publication: The Times of India

India s Semiconductor Mission has progressed from early doubts to real progress with commercial production and indigenous chips. Semicon 2.0 now expands focus beyond fabrication to equipment, materials, design, and global supplychain diplomacy, aiming to build a complete $100B ecosystem by 2030.

Publication: The Economic Times

India will amend regulations and introduce new rules within two months to address concerns raised by semiconductor and automotive component manufacturers, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on August 24.

Publication: Money Control, The Economic Times, Communications Today

Global semiconductor revenue will reach $1.6 trillion in 2026, up 92 per cent from $809 billion in 2025, according to Gartner. The market will grow further to $1.9 trillion in 2027, driven largely by AI infrastructure investment and rising memory prices.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

Priced at Rs 11,000, the monitor also supports both AMD FreeSync and GSync, while offering gaming-focused features such as Black Equalizer, Aim Stabilizer and Game Assist.

Publication: The Times of India

India’s late entry into semiconductor manufacturing could prove an advantage as the industry enters a new phase driven by silicon photonics, post-quantum security and neuromorphic computing, giving new entrants a chance to leapfrog established players in these areas, experts told ET.

Publication: The Economic Times

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to ensure that work on the proposed $15-billion Google-Adani data-centre project in Visakhapatnam is carried out with the required legal and environmental permissions.

Publication: MINT

The security operations centre (SOC) is entering a fundamental transition as artificial intelligence changes both the scale of cyber threats and the way enterprises defend against them.

Publication: Express Computer

We are focusing solely on power semiconductor devices as it a foundational component used in all sectors, said Raja Manickam, the founder and CEO of iVP semiconductors in a webinar titled-Power Semiconductors the low hanging fruit for India s OSAT investments, organised by Electronic Industries association of India (ELCINA), on Friday.

Publication: Electronics For You

In a boost to UP’s effort to develop a semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in the state, Japan is likely to send an industry team to explore opportunities in the area.

Publication: The Times of India

Investment in artificial intelligence is reshaping the global data center industry as operators shift investment toward high-density computing, GPU infrastructure, advanced cooling, highspeed networking and resilient power systems.

Publication: Infotech 

The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday approved AM AI Factory Pvt Ltd to set up a 512MW green integrated AI data centre in Visakhapatnam district, involving an investment of over Rs 31,387 crore.

Publication: Business Standard

Global data center capital expenditure is projected to exceed $3 trillion by 2030, primarily driven by investments in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, according to a Dell Oro Group report. This surge is set to reshape facility design, power procurement, and supply chain dynamics for operators and investors.

Publication:The Economic Times

Semiconductors & Devices, Mitsubishi Electric India In 2030, the most consequential computer in a factory will not be the one on a manager s desk. It will be embedded in the robotic arm on the floor: sensing, deciding, and correcting in milliseconds, without waiting for instructions from a server room halfway across the building.

Publication: Express Computer

Made-in-India semiconductor chips are powering key Indian space missions, supporting everything from lunar and solar exploration to satellites and launch vehicles, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on National Space Day.Made in India chips are powering Indian Space Missions, Vaishnaw said in a post on social media platform X.

Publication: ANI News

India and Japan are set to step up cooperation in semiconductors and electronics, with MoU signings expected during the ongoing business mission, as the two countries seek to deepen bilateral business ties, FICCI Director General Jyoti Vij said on Sunday.

Publication: ANI News

Sameh Boujelbene, Vice President of Research at Dell Oro Group, highlighted the evolving role of networking in AI infrastructure. In AI data centers, the network is becoming a primary determinant of cluster efficiency, Boujelbene stated.

Publication: The Economic Times

Thousands of Indian engineers work for companies such as Qualcomm, Marvell, AMD and Texas Instruments. India’s next transition is from engineering talent to ownership of products, platforms and intellectual property.

Publication: The Financial Express

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) may move to separately notify a proposed rule that would require intermediaries to comply with the ministry’s clarifications, advisories, directions, SOPs, codes of practice and guidelines, or risk legal action, a government official told HT.

Publication: Hindustan Times

The country accounts for about 20% of the world’s semiconductor design engineers, according to government estimates. But these engineers are mostly employed by global chipmakers such as Intel, Qualcomm, Broadcom and Nvidia. Over the decades, these companies built large design and R&D centres in India.

Publication: MINT

“While IT and tech giants continue to recruit, demand is surging across non-traditional tech sectors and semiconductor companies such as AMD, Qualcomm, and Marvell are driving demand for hardware integrated AI talent.

Publication: The Times of India

Other winners in the race to build new data centers include manufacturers of cooling systems, electrical transformers, and construction machinery. And demand quickly filters out to all those companies suppliers.

Publication: The Economic Times

I had the opportunity to be mentored by AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su and to work closely with AMD Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster. Their mentorship and sponsorship gave me opportunities to contribute to impactful initiatives, broaden my perspective, and accelerate my leadership journey.

Publication: Data Quest

The launch of Helios, AMD’s first fully integrated rack-scale AI platform, was the keynote’s highlight. However, the core message was that graphics processing units (GPUs) alone are not enough for the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI). Success will require processors, memory, networking, software, power, cooling, and enterprise applications to function cohesively as a system.

Publication: Data Quest

India’s key strength in artificial intelligence lies in the applications layer, while the country is simultaneously building capabilities in data centres and other digital infrastructure, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in an interview with Morgan Stanley India Equity Strategist Ridham Desai.

Publication: The Economic Times

Uttar Pradesh as a potential base for Japanese investment in electronics and semiconductors, Union IT and electronics minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday highlighted India’s rapid expansion in the sector, saying electronics exports had surged to $48 billion, with smartphones now the country’s top export item.

Publication: The Times of India

Aiming to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing while safeguarding labour rights, the Gujarat government has granted permission to Micron Semiconductor Technology India Private Limited s Sanand facility to operate 12hour work shifts, a government release said on Wednesday.

Publication: The Indian Express

Gujarat is looking to deepen its partnerships with leading global technology companies in semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), data centres and skill development, with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel holding discussions with Micron, Google, Perplexity AI and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) during the third day of his US visit, according to an official statement by the Gujarat government.

Publication: ANI News

That’s why we’re seeing companies like NVIDIA, Micron, and SK Hynix grow so rapidly. AMD has joined NVIDIA in the GPU space, Intel is repositioning itself in data centers, and Qualcomm once purely a mobile company is now making inroads into compute as well. Today, the backbone of compute is the AI accelerator.

Publication: The New Indian Express

AMD introduced Helios, an integrated rack-scale AI system competing with Nvidia s offerings. Data Center Knowledge s recent hardware coverage highlights a system-level reevaluation of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, moving beyond a singular focus on graphics processing units (GPUs).

Publication: The Economic Times

Trane Technologies and Eaton are introducing a first-of-its kind reference design that replaces a traditionally slow, manual and siloed design process with a unified, intelligent system for power and cooling for next generation data centers.

Publication: CXO Today

India’s data centre industry has spent the past decade solving one problem: how to build enough capacity to accommodate the country’s accelerating digital economy. Artificial intelligence is changing the nature of that challenge.

Publication: Express Computer

The programme will cover semiconductor manufacturing and technology, AI and digital transformation, supply chains, materials, policy, sustainability, chip design, startups, innovation, talent and skilling. India s semiconductor programme has also expanded, with 12 projects approved under Semicon 1.0, of which three have commenced commercial production.

Publication: KNN India

He said India s quantum ambitions would ultimately depend not only on building quantum computers but also on developing applications capable of solving problems beyond the reach of conventional computing, with areas such as drug discovery offering substantial economic and societal benefits.

Publication: The Economic Times

The new phase will cover areas including chip design, manufacturing, advanced packaging, equipment, materials, R&D and development of skilled talent. Under ISM 2.0, the government will support research and development and encourage the adoption of more advanced technologies, while also promoting areas such as silicon photonics and power semiconductors, Krishnan said.

Publication: The Times of India

Asia-Pacific s data center development pipeline has surged to a record 26.5 GW in the first half of 2026, propelled by escalating investments in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure across the region, according to a new report from Cushman & Wakefield.

Publication: The Economic Times

Artificial intelligence-driven data centers are significantly driving up electricity consumption, which poses a challenge for outdated power grids. As demand surges, utilities are now leveraging AI technology to enhance the reliability and predictability of energy systems.

Publication: The Economic Times

It will also feature six country pavilions and 10 state government pavilions across a 15,000-squaremetre exhibition space. Participating countries include Singapore, Ger many and the Netherlands, among others. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet global semiconductor chief executives at a roundtable in New Delhi on September 16.

Publication: The New Indian Express, The Morning Standard

Doubling the capacity of 800G systems, 1.6T allows more servers to connect with fewer network layers and lower density, and eliminates idle time for large clusters of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) during AI model training.

Publication: The Economic Times

Jitin Prasada, minister of state for electronics and information technology, said in a written reply that the government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to build a semiconductor talent pipeline capable of supporting the entire value chain.

Publication: Tech Observer

Semiconductor equipment maker Lam Research has partnered with the New York Center for Research, Economic Advancement, Technology, Engineering and Science (NY CREATES) to train approximately 3,500 university students in semiconductor process integration over the next five years.

Publication: Electronics For You

The Odisha government amended key policies to boost the semiconductor and renewable energy sectors and approved funding for irrigation and welfare schemes.

Publication: Construction World

AI infrastructure is becoming a major business cost, forcing CIOs to rethink how they invest in compute, cloud, power and data centres. The next competitive advantage may come not from using more AI, but from running it more efficiently and profitably.

Publication: The Economic Times

The Delhi government is planning to implement its drone and semiconductor policies by next month, with the draft policies likely to be sent to chief minister Rekha Gupta for approval soon, officials said on Saturday. Officials said the policies aim to promote new technologies and attract investment and job opportunities in the Capital.

Publication: Communication Today

A total of 332 institutions across India have been provided access to tools from companies including Synopsys Inc., Cadence Design Systems Inc., Siemens EDA, Ansys, Keysight, Silvaco, RenesasAltium and AMDXilinx, among others.

Publication: EET India

More than 68,000 students have been trained under the programme so far. ii. Access to advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools from Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens EDA, Ansys, Keysight, Silvaco, RenesasAltium, AMDXilinx, AsterQuanta, Compcarta, Cadre and AMDXilinx has been provided to 332 academic institutions across the country.

Publication: SME Street

AMD Helios Brings Liquid Cooling to RackScale AI AMD is also moving from standalone GPUs toward complete rackscale infrastructure. Its Helios AI rackscale platform combines CPUs, GPUs and highspeed interconnect technologies.

Publication: Infotech Lead

AI vendors including NVIDIA, AMD and Amazon Web Services are increasingly focusing on reducing inference costs through faster accelerators, better model architectures, optimized software, caching and more efficient infrastructure.

Publication: Infotech Lead

South Korea’s AI chip tycoon has appealed a court ruling ordering him to pay $666 million to his former wife in the country’s largest-ever divorce settlement, his lawyers said Saturday.

Publication: CNBC TV18

From the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India could see five to eight more semiconductor plants in the next seven to eight years.

Publication: India Today, The Statesman

Data center companies are increasingly investing in vacant land for future construction, a practice known as data center land banking. This approach is gaining traction as the industry seeks to meet surging demand and address intensifying challenges in site selection.

Publication: The Economic Times

India s semiconductor startups have cleared the design stage with government support and seed funding, but few are securing the much larger investments needed to move from initial chip production to commercial scale manufacturing.

Publication: Live Mint

Industry leaders have welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day focus on manufacturing, semiconductors and MSMEs, saying the push for domestic capabilities and greater access to global markets can strengthen India’s position in global value chains and support the next phase of economic growth.

Publication: ANI News

The Indian gaming market crossed a major revenue milestone last year, it is reportedly. In 2025, the country s games market generated $1.04 billion in revenue for the first time, exceeding the $1 billion mark, with 14.8% year on year growth.

Publication: The Times of India

India s installed data centre capacity has more than quadrupled since 2020 to around 1,575 megawatts (MW), reflecting the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure to support growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI).

Publication: Business World

The Delhi government plans to roll out its drone and semiconductor policies by September or October, with the drafts to undergo feedback Cabinet approval. The Delhi government is planning to implement its drone and semiconductor policies by next month, with the draft policies likely to be sent to chief minister Rekha Gupta for approval soon, officials said on Saturday.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Bengaluru-based fabless semiconductor company Level Five Cartronics (LFC) that has secured design wins for chips used in the Indian Railways Kavach train protection system, is planning to establish a supply chain in India, beginning with outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing (OSAT).

Publication: The Economic Times

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday called upon graduating students to use their knowledge, innovation and skills for nation building, guided by the principle of Nation First – Rashtra Pratham.

Publication: Deccan Chronicle

India is betting on nuclear power to meet the rapidly rising electricity demand from emerging sectors such as semi-conductors, artificial intelli-gence (AI) and data centres, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi setting a target of com-missioning five new nuclear reactors in the current decade and expanding nuclear capac-ity to 100 gigawatt-electric (GWe) by 2047.

Publication: The Indian Express

The Delhi government is planning to implement its drone and semiconductor policies by next month, with the draft policies likely to be sent to chief minister Rekha Gupta for approval soon, officials said on Saturday.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has started production at three semiconductor manufacturing plants, adding that another seven to eight facilities are expected to become operational in the coming years.

Publication: Prajavani, The New Indian Express, The Morning Standard, The Economic Times

Chennai-headquartered semiconductor design start-up Aheesa Digital Innovation, which designs chips for broadband and networking applications, is now one step closer to becoming a one-of-its-kind India-designed chipset to power the critical segment of devices.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

India’s data centre capacity has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to 1,575 MW, with AI expected to drive further expansion and power demand.

Publication: Electronics For You

Microsoft India adds a new data center in Hyderabad to strengthen its presence in India s southcentral region for reliable AI and cloud infrastructure for businesses.

Publication: Telecom Talk

Electricity transformed manufacturing when it converged with industrial machinery; the internet transformed business when it converged with computing, mobile devices and cloud services.

Publication: Express Computer

Deeptech industries such as semiconductors and spacetech are attracting strong interest from high networth (HNW) and ultrahigh networth (UHNW) investors, for these industries, which were earlier viewed as best on future possibilities are now seen as strategic industries critical to India s economic growth and technological aspirations.

Publication: Live Mint

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom is shifting data centre development away from Europe s established hubs. Developers are increasingly seeking locations with ample power and land, moving further from major population centres.

Publication: The Economic Times

Under the deal, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers will gain access to Quantinuum’s Helios quantum computer through OCI’s quantum service, allowing them to combine quantum computing with Oracle’s graphics-processing and high-performance computing services.

Publication: The Economic Times

N Chandrasekaran’s tenure at the helm of the salt-to-software conglomerate, among other things, will also be remembered as a period when the group forayed into diverse segments such as digital commerce and semiconductors.

Publication: Business Standard

Indian semiconductor startups raise $206 million since 2022: Report Startups raised $61.9 million in H1 2026, reaching 81% of the $76.6 million raised in all of 2025, while seven recent Series A rounds accounted for $73.7 million, according to Speciale Invest and Startup Policy Forum (SPF) report.

Publication: The Economic Times

India s Semiconductor Revolution Enters Its Next Phase: From Blueprints to Silicon Realities The efforts of India in establishing a domestic semiconductor fabrication industry have finally taken a new turn, where they have shifted from just making declarations and plans to the production and expansion stage.

Publication: BIS Infotech

Microsoft is in discussions with TSMC to secure manufacturing capacity for over 300,000 next generation Maia AI chips for delivery in 2027. This aggressive ramp up signifies a strategic move by hyperscale’s to reduce reliance on third-party GPUs and optimize data center infrastructure for AI workloads.

Publication: The Economic Times

The government is serious: Last fortnight it announced Semicon 2, earmarking an additional ~1.27 trillion as financial incentive for companies to build fabs, plants for outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) and assembly testing, marking and packaging (ATMP) plants, the supply chain ecosystem and home-grown design firms.

Publication: Business Standard

Meta’s latest model, Muse Glimmer, is a 30-billion-parameter model designed to perform agentic tasks and run locally on a laptop or a single consumer GPU. Unlike conventional AI models that largely respond to prompts, Glimmer is designed to plan a task, use developer-approved tools, check the results and recover when a step fails.

Publication: The Financial Express

The policy forms part of Uttar Pradesh’s wider electronics-manufacturing strategy. It seeks to attract projects across semiconductor fabrication, compound semiconductors, silicon photonics, sensors, discrete semiconductors and assembly, testing, marking and packaging operations.

Publication: Business Standard

The AI industry s rapid release cycle is making flagship models increasingly short-lived. Instead of supporting multiple generations in parallel, leading AI companies are retiring or winding down older models within months of their launch.

Publication: The Economic Times

An increase in artificial intelligence (AI) consumption is rapidly filling up capacity in Indian data centers, even as the share of model training remains minuscule compared to global hubs, industry executives said.AI workloads fall into two categories, but their infrastructure requirements differ sharply.

Publication: The Economic Times

Microsoft has launched its largest data centre hub in India in Hyderabad, adding a fourth cloud region to its existing footprint in Pune, Chennai and Mumbai. The expansion strengthens the company’s infrastructure base as it seeks to capture a larger share of India’s cloud and artificial intelligence market.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

Artificial intelligence (AI) data centres are not required to obtain environmental clearance merely because of the nature of their operations, the Union government has told Parliament, amid mounting concerns over the water and electricity consumed by such facilities.

Publication: CNBC TV18

Evolving Industry Structure The semiconductor ecosystem comprises distinct groups of companies, including chip designers like Nvidia and AMD, memory producers such as Samsung and Micron, manufacturers like TSMC and Intel, and equipment suppliers including ASML and Applied Materials.

Publication: ET Data Centres

India’s AI and semiconductor investments are creating strong demand for engineers skilled in AI, embedded systems and chip technologies. Experts urge colleges to upgrade curricula, labs and industry ties to prepare students for these roles.

Publication: Economic Times

India is supporting 20 indigenous AI foundation models under the IndiaAI Mission and has approved 12 semiconductor manufacturing projects worth ₹1.64 lakh crore. These steps, including subsidised GPU hours and Semicon 2.0, aim to build sovereign AI and chip capabilities for greater tech self-reliance.

Publication: Fortune India

L&T Semiconductor Technologies is shifting its chip assembly and testing (OSAT) operations from overseas to India, partnering with domestic players like Tata Electronics. The fabless firm will continue fabricating chips abroad for now, but sees India as competitive for backend processes as the local ecosystem grows.

Publication: Manufacturing Today

AI data centres do not require separate environmental clearance under the 2006 EIA notification, the Centre told Parliament. Clearance is needed only if they form part of large building or township projects exceeding specified size thresholds

Publication: The Print

Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger called current GPUs “power inefficient” and “computationally limited” for AI at Ai4 2026, urging solutions for compute, memory, energy and economics bottlenecks.OpenAI’s Sachin Katti echoed the concerns, stressing that energy is now AI’s biggest constraint.

Publication: Economic Times

Microsoft launched its new India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, expanding to four datacenter regions in the country (alongside Pune, Chennai and Mumbai). It supports local AI, cloud and enterprise workloads with high availability, as part of Microsoft’s $20.5 billion India investment.

Publication: Times of India

Startup Policy Forum launched The Semicon Consortium, uniting semiconductor startups, investors, and global players (including AMD and Intel) to support India’s chip ecosystem. It hosted the ISM 2.0 dialogue with MeitY officials to guide implementation of the ₹1.27 lakh crore India Semiconductor Mission 2.0.

Publication: India Gazette

Anthropic delegates met Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar on 6 Aug 2026 in Bengaluru to discuss a potential long-term AI partnership covering governance, skilling (including Claude certification under NIPUNA), higher education, healthcare, research, startups, and the state’s proposed AI University. Focus included responsible AI use, data sovereignty, fraud reduction in govt systems, and subsidised Claude access for students.

Publication: The Economic Times

Growing investments in chip manufacturing, AI and IoT are reshaping engineering education, with institutions urged to equip students with multidisciplinary skills in AI, embedded systems and semiconductor technologies.

Publication: The Economic Times

Every modern chip is built from invisible building blocks. Some move data. Some store data. Some help the chip talk to the outside world. Some measure voltage, temperature and other conditions inside the chip.

Publication: The Times of India

IIT Bhubaneswar has signed a five year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a semiconductor technology company to promote joint research, industry focused education, training and innovation in the field.

Publication: The Times of India

Gartner has predicted that no enterprise AI workload at scale will run on quantum hardware through 2028, with classical accelerated AI expected to remain the dominant platform for production AI workloads.

Publication: Express Computer

The next generation of autonomous vehicles will increasingly rely on edge AI rather than cloud computing, with real-time intelligence enabling vehicles to make safety-critical decisions within milliseconds, according to Hitesh Garg, who leads NXP Semiconductors engineering organisation in India.

Publication: Auto Car Pro

Indian semiconductor startups have achieved key tape-outs (sending designs to foundries), but the real test is converting them into paying customers through testing, samples, and proof-of-concept projects.Firms like AGNIT (GaN chips for defence/telecom), Sophrosyne (medical devices), and C2i are targeting niches with unique features or local advantages amid government support via DLI and RDI schemes.Experts note India’s ecosystem still lacks early ‘anchor’ customers and faces challenges in foundry priority and market cycles, despite a growing $12.4 billion semiconductor market.

Publication: LiveMint

Satya Ramaswamy, who led Air India’s digital and technology transformation since the Tata Group takeover, has stepped down after more than four years. He oversaw a major overhaul of core systems, AI-powered customer tools, and generative AI adoption, helping the airline win a FlightGlobal award for digital leadership. Ramaswamy plans to focus on the broader AI ecosystem (chips, models, applications) while remaining available to support Tata Group and Air India.

Publication: Economic Times

Cisco and IIT Delhi have launched a three-year Cisco Technology Hub focused on advancing research, skills, and innovation in AI and cybersecurity. The hub will support joint research, PhD/MTech grants, continuing education programs via Cisco Networking Academy, and events like an annual Security and Trust Summit. It aims to build a skilled digital workforce, strengthen digital infrastructure, and contribute to India’s digital transformation under Cisco’s Country Digital Acceleration program.

Publication: Fortune

India at OutSystems India’s enterprises are moving quickly from AI experimentation to real-world deployment.

Publication: Express Computer

Although the model contains 2.8 trillion parameters in total, only a fraction of them are activated during each request, helping reduce computing costs. The latest experiment does not mean that ordinary computers can now use giant AI models at practical speeds.

Publication: Money Control

As India’s digital economy expands, driven by cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, managing the underlying data center infrastructure has become increasingly complex.

Publication: The Economic Times

Nations across the world are investing heavily in building out their semiconductor ecosystems, recognising that chips now sit at the centre of both economic competitiveness and national security.

Publication: Express Computer

PM lays foundation stone for Rs 2,500 crore ASIP semiconductor facility in Visakhapatnam The OSAT facility in Visakhapatnam is South India s first semiconductor unit approved under the ISM.

Publication: Analytics India Mag, Electronics For You, The Economic Times

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday reacted to a post that claimed that India’s proposed 2005 AMD-backed semiconductor project collapsed due to customs delays.

Publication: Business Today

India’s booming data centre and artificial intelligence (AI) sector is hitting a power hurdle. Backed by massive global funding, these huge facilities are expanding beyond the metros into smaller towns, making the power grid infrastructure transmission lines, transformers and substations struggle to keep pace.

Publication: MINT

India’s 12 approved semiconductor sites, with three already shipping commercial chips, prove that assembly and testing can work on the ground. Semicon 2.0’s $13.4 billion outlay now targets the bigger gap: the 90% dependence on imported equipment, specialty chemicals, and materials. The new programme adds a dedicated pillar to localise these critical inputs and deepen the domestic supply chain.

Publication: Tech Times

India’s semiconductor mission has moved from policy to production, with 12 approved units attracting roughly $20 billion in investments and three facilities already operational. The newly approved Semicon 2.0, backed by a ₹1.27 lakh crore outlay, seeks to build a full end-to-end chip ecosystem. The focus now extends beyond manufacturing to design, materials, equipment, packaging, R&D, and skilled talent.

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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that India now has 12 semiconductor units underway with a combined investment of about $20 billion. Three of these units have already begun producing chips, marking a clear shift from policy planning to actual manufacturing. With Semicon 2.0 approved, the government aims to scale the ecosystem further and strengthen domestic capabilities.

Publication: Economic Times

IBM and Indian AI firm Sarvam have partnered to accelerate sovereign AI adoption for government agencies, public sector organisations, and regulated enterprises in India. The collaboration will integrate IBM’s Sovereign Core with Sarvam’s India-focused AI stack to pilot secure, multilingual solutions for citizen services and administrative workflows.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Andhra Pradesh’s (and South India’s) first major semiconductor plant — a ₹2,500-crore OSAT facility by ASIP Technologies in Visakhapatnam. The plant, approved under the India Semiconductor Mission, will produce up to 96 million chips annually for AI and data centres while creating over 1,000 direct skilled jobs.

Publication: AM

India’s government has raised its semiconductor demand forecast to $150 billion by 2030 — 50% higher than the earlier $103.4 billion estimate. Current demand is pegged at about $64 billion in 2026. Officials expect 20-30% of future needs to be met by domestic fabs and OSAT/ATMP units under the incentive scheme, three of which are already operational.

Publication: Business Standard

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has secured Google’s $15 billion investment for Asia’s largest AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, which will require massive uninterrupted power that risk straining other sectors, especially agriculture. The authors propose scaling agri-photovoltaics—solar panels elevated above farmland—to let farmers grow high-value crops while generating and co-owning renewable power that can be sold to the data centre under the state’s innovative deemed distribution licence. This model, backed by blended finance and guaranteed offtake, would deliver a win-win by boosting farmer incomes several-fold, securing clean energy for Google, and avoiding conflicts between industrial growth and rural livelihoods.

Publication: The Financial Express

South Korea’s KOSPI index completed a ‘month to forget’ in July, with a loss of 22%. AI stocks are under pressure around the world, in a situation reminiscent of the dotcom bubble.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line