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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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
In a significant step towards end-to-end digitisation of land and revenue administration, the Government of Karnataka has formally operationalised digital e-Stamping through the KAVERI-2 platform, replacing large parts of the traditional physical stamp paper ecosystem. This reform is not merely procedural but marks a structural shift in how stamp duty is assessed, paid, authenticated, and audited in the State.
Karnataka is set to significantly strengthen its cybercrime response with plans to establish a ₹400 crore Integrated Cyber Command Centre powered by artificial intelligence. The proposed Karnataka Cyber Command Centre (K4C) will be headquartered in Bengaluru, supported by mini cyber hubs in every district to ensure faster, coordinated action across the state.
Peak XV Partners today announced a set of team updates. These changes will enable the firm to strengthen its capabilities in an era of unprecedented change driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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 Al. 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.”
Robotics logistics provider Exol is set to establish a global capability centre (GCC) in Chennai and Mumbai as it looks to scale its operations and fuel platform growth.
The facility will be set up under an agreement between House of Shipping and InfoSun to support the company’s robotic logistics platform serving manufacturers, consumer packaged goods companies, and retailers.
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