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Union Cabinet approves 78-day productivity linked bonus for over 11 lakh railway employees

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the disbursement of a Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB) to 11,72,240 railway employees, with a total financial outlay of Rs 2,028.57 crore.

Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights Rs 60,000 cr investment opportunity in West Bengal, urges state’s cooperation

Kolkata: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said there is a Rs 60,000-crore investment opportunity for the railways in West Bengal, media reports said.

Vande Bharat sleeper trains: Know all about advanced safety and comfort features

New Delhi: The model of the sleeper version of the highly awaited Vande Bharat train was unveiled today, media reports said.

Tata begins construction of India's first chip plant in Assam for Rs 27,000 cr

Guwahati: The construction of Tata’s semiconductor unit in Assam's Jagiroad started on Saturday as part of the government's attempt to create an end-to-end semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem in India, the Ministry of Information Technology said in a press release.

Global IndiaAI Summit: Ashwini Vaishnaw says India to roll out Rs 10,000 crore plan to procure AI GPUs in 2-3 months

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Wednesday that the Indian government will roll out the Rs 10,000 crore India AI Mission in the next two to three months under which it will help procure computing power for the domestic industry run artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Manufacturing will be India's focus in next 5 yrs: Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi: Manufacturing will be India’s focus in the next five years owing to huge employment potential, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

World Economic Forum 2024: Ashwini Vaishnaw says India will be a major semiconductor destination in next 5 yrs

Davos: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted the focused initiatives undertaken by India in semiconductor development during the World Economic Forum annual meeting.

India, European Commission sign MoU on semiconductors

New Delhi: India and the European Commission on Friday achieved a significant milestone in their technological partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on semiconductors.

Dell, Acer, Asus among 32 companies to apply for Rs 17,000 cr IT hardware PLI scheme

New Delhi: The Centre has received a total of 32 applications from top companies including Dell, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, Foxconn, and Netware for the Rs 17,000 crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme aimed at boosting the manufacturing of IT hardware.

Railways spent Rs 352 cr on implementation of anti-collision system Kavach so far in FY24

New Delhi: Indigenously developed anti-collision system 'Kavach' has so far been deployed on 1465 Route km and 121 locomotives (including Electric Multiple Unit rakes) on South Central Railway.

First Made-in-India semiconductor chips to be out by Dec 2024: Communications and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

New Delhi: The first ‘Made-in-India’ chips are expected to be launched by December 2024 and the country is expected to have around 4-5 semiconductor facilities established within a year, Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday.

IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcomes Japan's interest in joining India's UPI

New Delhi/Tokyo: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday welcomed Japan's interest in joining India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payment system.

Amended PLI scheme for IT sector to produce 3 lakh jobs: Ashwini Viashnaw

New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that the recently approved modified production-linked incentive scheme for IT hardware manufacturing is expected to create approximately 75,000 direct employment opportunities as well as three times as many indirect jobs.

Indian Railways floats tender inviting pvt players to make 80,000 wheels annually

The India Railways Friday floated tender inviting bids from private players for setting up a wheel plant with a capacity of manufacturing at least 80,000 wheels annually, according to media reports.

Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw urges BSNL workers to be customer-centric, resolve customer issues immediately

New Delhi: Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Friday told the employees of loss-making Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to focus on customer issues and resolve them expeditiously to turn its fortunes in the highly competitive telecom market, media reports said.