India’s semiconductor dream is under threat as none of the major chipmaking companies, including Intel, TSMC, Samsung, Global Foundries, and Micron, have applied for the incentives provided. In the 1970s, India made quite a visionary bet — on chips! We’re talking about semiconductors, of course. We realized that almost everything in the
The discovery of a Buddha Statue by a Polish-US mission points to ancient civilizational links between India and Egypt. India’s Buddhist traditions left their trail of ascetic uniqueness in ancient Egypt. A statue of Buddha, the reverent ascetic who founded Buddhism, has been discovered in Egypt’s seaport of Berenice on
The latest biannual defense white paper (2013) omitted, for the first time, a promise never to use its nuclear weapons first, meaning China is prepared to use nuclear missiles against India. India became a nuclear weapon power on May 11-13, 1998, when it carried out a series of nuclear detonations.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is reportedly leading efforts to reclaim all objects ‘trafficked’ out of India since Independence and plans the repatriation of the famous Kohinoor Diamond from the UK. The Narendra Modi-led Central government is planning repatriation campaign to bring back the controversial Kohinoor diamond and other
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera released a video showing an arrested missile scientist with links to Pakistan’s ISI playing saxophone at an RSS Shakha. The Congress on Wednesday slammed the government over the alleged links of DRDO director P. M. Kurulkar with the RSS, arrested in an espionage case, and questioned Prime
Google’s historical satellite imagery for India has disappeared, and a spokesperson from Google responded by stating that they are currently reprocessing some of their historical imagery. They reassured that the imagery will be made available again later this year. Satellite historical imagery of India over the past two decades has
India’s voluntary decision to join the WTO Information Technology Agreement (ITA) in 1997 was deemed a big mistake by some. India having lost the WTO dispute on customs duties on mobile phones and certain other IT products is now old news. But an important facet of the dispute appears to
The Indian government has been asked by a panel formed by the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to ban diesel-powered four-wheelers by 2027. To cut emissions across major Indian polluted cities, a government panel has recommended banning diesel-powered four-wheeler vehicles by 2027. A panel formed by the Indian Ministry
According to railway sources, a huge scam in the purchase of diesel by the North East Frontier Railway has been exposed following an audit of HSD purchase. A routine preventive check by the Vigilance Department has exposed a huge scam in the purchase of High Speed Diesel (HSD) by the
