First made in India semiconductor chip to be rolled out this year: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Hyderabad, Jul 18 (PTI): Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the country's first indigenous semiconductor chip would be rolled out this year.
Speaking at the 85th foundation day celebrations of Keshav Memorial Educational Society here, he said India is going to become one of the most important semiconductor nations in the world.
Today, some of the most complex chips are designed in cities, including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Gurugram and Chennai, he said.
"Now, we are starting the manufacturing of semiconductor chips. We have already approved six seminconductor plants. Their construction is going on. We will have the first Made in India chip in this year 2025," he said.
The union minister said as part of the India AI Mission, free datasets and others are being uploaded. As many as one million people are being trained in the use of AI, he said.
Vaishnaw also said India would be among the top two economies in the world by 2047.
Observing that the world is going through a big change, he said the western countries which were dominating the economy are now being replaced by the "eastern hemisphere".
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ACP arrested in Mumbai for obscene act in front of nine-year-old girl; sent to judicial custody
Mumbai: An assistant commissioner of police was arrested by Worli Police in Central Mumbai under charge of flashing his private parts before a nine-year-old girl.
The arrested officer is reportedly under judicial custody, at present, according to a report by The Times of India.
The incident occurred in a garden on April 23, a police officer has said, adding that they arrested the ACP soon after the complaint was filed. So far, only one party has filed a complaint against the senior officer, the source has informed.
The senior officer has been charged with molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police officer said.
Further investigation of the case is underway.
