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Ashwini’s message regarding PLI 2.0

February 4, 2026

Mixed signals for research funding

February 4, 2026

Union Budget 2026-27 boosts electronics manufacturing with Rs 40,000 crore outlay for ECMS

The Union Budget 2026-27 has given a major fillip to India’s fast-growing electronics manufacturing sector by raising the outlay of the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) to ₹40,000 crore. The enhanced allocation underscores the government’s commitment to deepening domestic manufacturing capabilities, strengthening the component ecosystem, and positioning India as a global hub for advanced electronics.

February 4, 2026

India-US trade breakthrough brings relief for electronics exports, spurs $100 billion ambition

The India-US trade deal may help drive bilateral electronics and semiconductor trade towards $100 billion and provide clarity to businesses even as concerns still linger over potential tariff risks linked to US Section 232 investigations, industry bodies and companies told ET.

February 4, 2026

State govt inks LoI with Düsseldorf

February 4, 2026

Chips Ahoy! Industry Sets Sail towards $100B Goal

The India-US trade deal may help drive bilateral electronics and semiconductor trade towards $100 billion and offer businesses clarity, even as concerns linger over potential tariff risks linked to US Section 232 investigations, industry bodies and companies told ET.

February 4, 2026

Explainer: A customs duty policy for Make in India

Through the multiple schemes targeted at the manufacturing sector, such as the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 and the Electronic Component Manufacturing Scheme, the government seeks to advance its ‘Make in India’ agenda.

February 4, 2026

Apple expands supply chain training in India with new Bengaluru Education Hub

Beyond the Bengaluru Hub, Apple is increasing the availability of development courses directly at supplier sites. This expansion encompasses more than 25 locations across India.

February 4, 2026

Smart mobility, AI, and sensor networks key to Bengaluru’s traffic solutions, say industry leaders

Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, chief executive officer, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission, said: “We are exploring new collaborations with sustainable mobility companies to solve traffic problems, possibly using AI. We are already exploring opportunities with start-ups from India, Canada, and across the globe. Anyone with better solutions, we would like to interact, understand, and see how we can start looking at opportunities within our own ecosystem. The key is partnerships with the industry and private participation, rather than relying solely on the govt.”

February 4, 2026

India’s budget boosts electronics, AI, and data centers: $200 billion investment target

New budget reforms are attracting substantial investments, with data centers alone expecting over $200 billion. The government is focusing on strengthening domestic supply chains and creating high-quality employment across these key technology sectors.

February 3, 2026

GCCs contribute over 40% to India’s office leasing in 2025: Report

India’s office real estate market clocked an all-time high last year, with Global Capability Centres (GCCs) accounting for more than 40 per cent of total gross office leasing across top seven cities, reveals a new report.

According to the latest study by FICCI-ANAROCK titled ‘Workplaces 2025: India Commercial Real Estate Reimagined’, India is on track to host over 2,400 GCCs by 2030, employing more than 2.8 million professionals.

February 3, 2026

Ecosys, Success Roadmap For Robotics In India

The Technology Advisory Group (TAG) constituted by the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) convened its third meeting on 3 February 2026 under the chairmanship of Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, to discuss the ecosystem, successes, challenges and strategic roadmap for Robotics in India.

February 3, 2026

Bosch India: Growth Strategy, Revenue, and Future Expansion Plans

One of the largest engineering and technology firms in India is Bosch India, A multinational corporation that enjoys quite a good reputation. The company is globally known for its cutting-edge innovations, precision engineering, and high-quality products. Its efforts have influenced how automotive and industrial manufacturing operate in this country as well as how consumer goods and energy solutions are created and supplied.

February 3, 2026

India’s “Competitive Integration” Strategy: FTAs, Semiconductors, and Skilling

NITI Aayog’s Arvind Virmani clarifies that the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision promotes competitive global integration through strategic FTAs, not economic isolation. He highlights the 2026 Budget’s focus on securing supply chains for semiconductors and rare earth minerals as critical for manufacturing. Key interventions include a new equity support fund for medium enterprises and reforms to attract diaspora investment into growth sectors like AI. Virmani also redefines job creation, emphasizing that scalable skills, not formal job titles, are the true drivers of employment.

February 3, 2026

Inside AIM SUMVAAD: How Incubators Are Becoming the Backbone of India’s Startup and Innovation Economy

India’s startup story is no longer just about unicorn valuations or headline-grabbing funding rounds. It is increasingly about the quiet but powerful institutions that shape ideas at their earliest stages-incubators, community innovation centres, mentors, policymakers and investors working together to turn raw innovation into scalable impact. That larger, more structural story came into sharp focus at AIM SUMVAAD, the flagship annual incubator conclave organised by the Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Aayog.

February 3, 2026

Karnataka and Dusseldorf Forge Innovation Partnership

Karnataka and Dusseldorf have signed a Letter of Intent to boost cooperation in innovation and technology. The aim is to support startups from both regions by enhancing market access and building institutional partnerships. This collaboration underscores both regions’ commitment to creating global innovation corridors

February 3, 2026

Karnataka, Germany’s Düsseldorf Sign LoI To Boost Startup, Innovation Ties

The agreement will look to create structured pathways for startups from both regions to access new markets, including soft-landing support, mentorship and closer integration with local innovation ecosystems, Karnataka’s Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science & Technology said in a statement.

February 3, 2026

K’taka govt signs LoI with Dusseldorf on startup, innovation collaboration

The Karnataka government on Tuesday signed a Letter of Intent with the City of Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany, with an aim to deepen bilateral cooperation in innovation, startups, and technology-led growth, officials said.

February 3, 2026

India-US Trade Deal: OSAT, chip design stand to gain as ties deepen

In 2022, the US–India partnership inaugurated the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET), focused on cooperation in semiconductors, AI, quantum computing, wireless communication, especially for defence and security applications

February 3, 2026

India-US deal a major catalyst for our electronics, semiconductor ecosystem: President IESA

The India-US trade deal can be a major catalyst for India’s electronics, semiconductor, and technology ecosystem, Ashok Chandak, President of SEMI India and IESA said on Tuesday, adding it will accelerate semiconductor design and manufacturing, bolster value addition, and expand cooperation across Al and data centres space.

February 3, 2026

Manufacturing stuck at 14% for years; P Chidambaram slams Budget 2026, questions Modi govt’s economic stra

In a hard-hitting interview with ET Now, former Finance Minister P Chidambaram launched a blistering attack on the Union Budget 26, declaring it has “failed the test of economic strategy and statesmanship” while raising critical questions about India’s manufacturing stagnation, unemployment crisis, and sluggish

February 3, 2026