STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY PM Flags Energy Security As Key Challenge For Semicon Industry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has identified energy security as a major challenge for the global semiconductor industry as rising artificial intelligence (AI) adoption drives demand for computing power and electricity. Speaking at the inauguration of SEMICON India 2026, Modi said AI data centres use thousands of high-performance processors to process large volumes of data. As […]

CW Bureau · Sep 17, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY EyeROV Presents Underwater Drones To World Leaders At BRICS Summit

EyeROV, a Kerala-based deep-tech startup, showcased its underwater drones to world leaders at the recently concluded BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Co-founder and CEO Johns T Mathai demonstrated the company’s Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) technology, highlighting applications in infrastructure inspection, defence, maritime security and scientific research. Focus on underwater inspection Dams, bridges, ports and offshore […]

CW Bureau · Sep 17, 2026

ECONOMY Prime Minister Modi Calls For BRICS Global Governance Reform Roadmap

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a more ambitious role for BRICS in shaping the global order, saying the grouping must convert its internal unity and consensus into concrete outcomes on the global stage as it enters its 20th year. Addressing the BRICS Summit, Modi said India’s chairship had followed a people-centric and humanity-first […]

CW Bureau · Sep 12, 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE Cabinet Nod For ₹10,783 Cr Railway Projects Across Five Eastern States

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved three railway multi-tracking projects with a total estimated cost of ₹10,783 crore. The projects will add about 656 km to the Indian Railways network across 14 districts in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The capacity enhancement is expected […]

CW Bureau · Sep 9, 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE Cabinet Approves ₹10,021 Cr Railway Projects Across Four Southern States

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved five railway multi-tracking projects with a total estimated cost of ₹10,021 crore. The projects will cover 540 km across 17 districts in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana, increasing line capacity and improving operational efficiency and service reliability. Five projects […]

CW Bureau · Sep 9, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Modi Meets 20 Space Startup CEOs, Pushes India As Global Space Hub

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for wider applications of space technology across sectors and greater collaboration between India’s space startups and industries such as agriculture, environment and education, as the government seeks to position the country as a global hub for space innovation. Modi interacted with the CEOs and founders of 20 space startups […]

CW Bureau · Aug 21, 2026

INFRASTRUCTURE GMR’s Greenfield Vizag Airport Takes Off, AP Eyes Eastern Growth Surge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram near Visakhapatnam, a greenfield airport developed by GMR Airports that is expected to transform Andhra Pradesh into a major aviation, logistics and technology hub on India’s eastern coast. Developed across 2,200 acres under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model on a […]

CW Bureau · Aug 1, 2026

STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY Mission Aagaman: Skyroot Launches India’s First Private Orbital Rocket

India entered a new era in space exploration on Saturday as Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace successfully launched Vikram-1, the country’s first privately developed orbital launch vehicle, placing six payloads, including two satellites, into a 450-km low-Earth orbit. The landmark Mission Aagaman, launched from the First Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (an elite group […]

CW Bureau · Jul 18, 2026

GENERAL PM Flags Off India’s First Hydrogen Train, Calls It World’s Most Powerful

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off India’s first hydrogen-powered train, describing it as the world’s most powerful and longest hydrogen train, and said the project marks a significant leap in the country’s clean mobility ambitions under the Make in India initiative. The hydrogen train will initially operate on the 90-km Jind-Sonipat route in […]

CW Bureau · Jul 17, 2026

MANUFACTURING Semicon 2.0 Set To Augment India’s Chip-Making Footprint Significantly

The Indian Cabinet has approved Semicon 2.0, a comprehensive semiconductor development programme with a budgetary outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore, aimed at accelerating India’s emergence as a global semiconductor design and manufacturing hub. Building on the momentum created by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) under Semicon 1.0, the new programme seeks to create a complete semiconductor […]

CW Bureau · Jul 15, 2026

ECONOMY VB-G-RAM-G Off To Strong Start As Centre Releases ₹25,863 Cr To States

The Centre on Sunday released the first installment of ₹25,863 crore to states and Union Territories for the implementation of the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAM-G), as Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the nationwide rollout of the flagship rural employment scheme. The funds, released as the Mother Sanction, […]

CW Bureau · Jul 5, 2026

MANUFACTURING CG Semi Fires Up Gujarat OSAT Plant, Sets Eyes On Global Chip Customers

CG Semi Pvt Ltd (CG Semi), a joint venture between CG Power and Industrial Solutions Ltd of Murugappa Group, Japan’s Renesas Electronics Corporation and Stars Microelectronics, has commenced commercial production at its G1 Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility in Sanand, Gujarat. The commercial launch took place in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra […]

CW Bureau · Jul 4, 2026