Semiconductor push: PM Modi inaugurates Micron’s Sanand chip plant; see pics

Photo credit- PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Micron Technology’s semiconductor facility at Sanand in Gujarat, asserting that India is now expanding its global identity beyond software into hardware manufacturing as it seeks a larger role in the global semiconductor value chain.The US-based company’s ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging) plant, the first such facility…

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41 IAS empanelled for secy, equivalent-level posts; 28 as additional secys | India News

New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic exercise, Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on Saturday empanelled 41 IAS officers for appointment as secretaries or on equivalent-level posts, and another 28 IAS officers for additional secretary or equivalent-level positions.According to the list, 21 IAS officers from the 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1995 batches have been empanelled…

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India’s role ‘essential’ as others push legacy chips, says US envoy at Micron launch

India’s role in the global semiconductor supply chain is “essential” as other countries in the neighbourhood seek to dominate legacy chip production, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said on Saturday at the inauguration of Micron Technology’s semiconductor facility in Sanand, Gujarat.Speaking at the event where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the US-based company’s ATMP…

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Government directs cricketing body to drop ‘India’ or ‘Indian’ from name; here’s why | Cricket News

Photo credit: X/@dcciofficial The Union sports ministry has asked the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to stop using the words “India” or “Indian” in its name and activities, stating that the body is not recognised as a National Sports Federation (NSF).In a communication to DCCI secretary Ravi Kant Chauhan, the ministry said that…

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Federal judge blocks Trump-era bid to end student loan plan: Here’s why millions of borrowers are relieved

Federal Judge Upholds SAVE Student Loan Plan: What Borrowers Need to Know. (Getty Images) A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge from the Trump administration aimed at ending a widely used student loan repayment program, ensuring that millions of borrowers continue to benefit from lower monthly payments and a faster path to loan forgiveness….

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