Electronics
Gujarat’s Semiconductor Policy Drives Economic Growth
The Gujarat government has launched the Gujarat Semiconductor Policy 2022-2027. This initiative aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for a developed India by 2047. It aims to enhance semiconductor self-reliance in the state. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel leads this ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2024
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Union Cabinet: PLI Scheme for Air Conditioners and LED Lights approved
The Union Cabinet recently approved the Production Linked Scheme for White Goods such as Air conditioners and LED lights. The main objective of the scheme is to make manufacturing in India globally competitive. This is to be achieved by creating ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
The Government of India recently announced that it is to expand the PLI (Production Linked Incentive) scheme to more than ten sectors. This includes food processing, leather, textiles, battery manufacturing. The pharmaceuticals (and medical devices) and electronics are already under ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
GoI approves 10 PLI projects of Rs 10.5 trillion in electronics manufacturing sector
On October 6, 2020, the Government of India approved 16 proposals under two flagship schemes (Make in India and Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan) in the electronics manufacturing sector. The projects are expected to bring Rs 11,000 crores of investments in ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Electronic Manufacturing
The Union Cabinet recently approved 3 scheme to boost the domestic manufacturing of electronics and also to attract investments in the sector. Production-linked Incentive Manufacturing Scheme The Cabinet approved the production linked incentive manufacturing scheme for the electronics sector and ..
Modified Electronics Manufacturing Scheme 2.0 approved by the Union Cabinet
On March 21, 2020, the union cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved the Modified Electronics Manufacturing Clusters Scheme 2.0 (EMC 2.0). The scheme aims at improving the growth of Electronics System Design and Manufacturing sector. Highlights The scheme aims at ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Ministry of Electronics and Information: First Start Up Summit
The Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad unveiled a series of new initiatives at the Start-Up Summit at New Delhi Highlights of the summit The MeitY Startup Hub was launched. The Hub will facilitate the ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Indian Army conducts rare exercise Chang Thang Prahar in Eastern Laddakh
The Indian Army conducted a massive rare exercise named ‘Chang Thang Prahar’ at a high altitude area in Eastern Laddakh bordering China for testing and improving its war-fighting capabilities. The integrated exercise involved the use of infantry, mechanized forces, T-72 ..