India’s semiconductor industry likely to double revenue to $108 bn by 2030: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The Indian semiconductor industry's revenues are likely to double from $54 billion to $108 billion between 2025 to 2030, according to a report by financial services firm UBS. 

The report expects India to gain amid the US-China…

India fast positioning itself as key player in global semiconductor ecosystem

New Delhi (IANS) With rising global demand for semiconductors driven by AI, 5G, EVs, internet of things (IoT) and advanced computing, India is leveraging its talent, policy push and strategic location to become a hub for semiconductor innovation and…

Global semiconductor revenue grows 21 pc in 2024, Nvidia leads

New Delhi (IANS) Worldwide semiconductor revenue reached $655.9 billion in 2024, up 21 per cent from $542.1 billion in 2023, according to a report released on Friday. 

According to final results by market intelligence firm Gartner, Nvidia climbed…

No Internet, Bluetooth in Indian EVMs make them unhackable: ECI sources

New Delhi (IANS) A US official's claim over possible hacking of electronic voting systems in that country was on Friday met with a reassuring calm by the Election Commission of India (ECI) with sources highlighting the Indian EVMs' superior…

Mobile users can now access network coverage map on telcos’ websites

New Delhi (IANS) In a bid to boost transparency and empower mobile subscribers, telecom service providers (TSPs) have published mobile network coverage maps on their websites, as per the mandate given by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). 

AI tool inspired by fraud detection pinpoints disease-linked proteins: Study

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli researchers have created an AI-based tool to identify critical proteins that could unlock insights into human diseases. 

The tool, called Weighted Graph Anomalous Node Detection (WGAND), uses methods similar to those…

Cabinet clears Rs 63,000 crore deal to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets from France for Indian Navy

New Delhi (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Security, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has cleared the Rs 63,000 crore government-to-government deal with France to buy 26 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Navy, senior officials said. 

The…

US tariffs: India’s tech hardware sector likely to gain over China, Vietnam

New Delhi (IANS) With China facing a 34 per cent US tariff and Vietnam 46 per cent, India's relatively lower tariff of 27 per cent may shift supply chain dynamics, helping the domestic tech hardware sector grow further, according to a new report. 

US researchers develop simple blood test to predict preeclampsia during pregnancy

New Delhi (IANS) A team of US researchers has developed a simple blood test that can predict preeclampsia -- a serious pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure. 

Preeclampsia, which occurs usually after 20 weeks of gestation,…

Whooping cough vaccines get a booster by targeting 2 powerful antibodies

New Delhi (IANS) New research from The University of Texas (UT) at Austin in the US could aid in improving whooping cough vaccines, to push this disease toward eradication by targeting two key weaknesses in the infection. 

Whooping cough, or…