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Wednesday 19 August 2026
Modi to inaugurate Semicon India 2026 as government courts global chipmakers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the fifth edition of Semicon India on September 17 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre) in New Delhi, with the three-day event running through September 19 under the theme "Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem," according to ETV Bharat and the Statesman.
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Monday 17 August 2026
India draws 20 bids for rare earth magnet manufacturing scheme
India's Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has received 20 bids from domestic and global companies under its scheme to promote manufacturing of sintered rare earth permanent magnets (REPM), a step toward building a local supply chain for a material India currently imports almost entirely from China, according to DD News and the New Indian Express.
Monday 17 August 2026
Tata succession clouds outlook for chips, clean energy, data centers

Tata's leadership transition may shape the pace of one of India's biggest industrial bets. The group's planned spending on chips, clean energy, and AI data centers is entering a critical stage, but a shift toward tighter capital discipline could slow expansion and alter priorities worldwide.

Monday 17 August 2026
Kaynes Semicon eyes photonics, quantum security and neuromorphic chips in India tech push
Kaynes Semicon is looking at silicon photonics (SiPh) and co-packaged optics (CPO), post-quantum security, and neuromorphic computing as potential areas for expansion as India prepares the next phase of its semiconductor support program, CEO Raghu Panicker said.
Monday 17 August 2026
Modi pledges more chip plants, mass AI training, and an export push in Independence Day address
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used India's 80th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on August 15 to tie semiconductor manufacturing, artificial intelligence training, and trade policy into a single self-reliance push, framing all three as building blocks toward a "Viksit Bharat," or developed India, by 2047.
Monday 17 August 2026
India roundup: India's electronics push gains momentum as water, China ties and chip incentives collide

India's electronics and AI infrastructure ambitions are accelerating, but mounting environmental opposition, tighter Chinese visa curbs, and intensifying competition for semiconductor investment are exposing new challenges. As Google advances a US$15 billion AI data center, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) restructures its cloud business, and Dixon Technologies expands its smartphone OEM business, states are sweetening incentives to strengthen India's position in global technology supply chains.

Friday 14 August 2026
Dixon Technologies to take 51% stake in new smartphone OEM venture with vivo Mobile India

Dixon Technologies has disclosed plans to incorporate a new subsidiary, Adivistar Electronics India Private Limited, in which it will hold a 51% equity stake, according to a regulatory filing dated August 12.

Thursday 13 August 2026
India's state of Odisha sweetens chips, renewable energy incentives to court ISM projects

Odisha's state cabinet has approved a third amendment to its Semiconductor Manufacturing and Fabless Policy, adding fresh capital support to attract projects backed by India's national chip-making push, according to state officials cited by regional outlets on August 12, 2026.

Thursday 13 August 2026
India's L&T transfers data center and cloud business to Vyoma.AI for INR14 billion
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has agreed to transfer its data center and cloud services business to Vyoma.AI, a wholly owned subsidiary, for INR14 billion (approx. US$146.7 million) in a slump sale on a going-concern basis, according to Business Standard and the Economic Times. The consideration will be settled by issuing fully paid-up equity shares in Vyoma.AI rather than cash, thereby keeping the business under L&T's indirect ownership.
Tuesday 11 August 2026
China's tightening visa curbs test India's electronics manufacturing ambitions

Beijing's decision to sharply cut approval rates for Indian business travelers is exposing a structural weakness in India's push to scale up electronics manufacturing: the country still cannot get enough Chinese equipment, components, and technical staff into its factories without China's cooperation.

Tuesday 11 August 2026
Google's US$15B India AI data center faces environmental backlash

Google's planned AI data center in Andhra Pradesh, India, has drawn its first major opposition, with environmental groups protesting over water rights and wildlife concerns. The project, announced in October 2025, calls for US$15 billion in investment over five years and includes participation from Adani Group.

Monday 10 August 2026
India roundup: Chip push broadens as localization and capacity remain works in progress
India is accelerating its bid to build a broader semiconductor and electronics ecosystem, combining new packaging capacity, longer-term tax incentives and deeper localization with efforts to expand its chip workforce and sovereign AI capabilities. Investments by ASIP, Dixon, Rashi and global technology partners highlight a strategy increasingly focused on higher-value manufacturing.
Friday 7 August 2026
Microsoft launches fourth cloud region in India as AI demand accelerates
Microsoft has opened its India South Central cloud region in Hyderabad, expanding local capacity for customers in one of the world's fastest-growing digital markets. The move could matter well beyond India, giving global enterprises more options for sovereign-ready AI, regulated workloads, and lower-latency cloud services in Asia's second-largest internet economy.
Thursday 6 August 2026
Rashi Peripherals partners with Japan's Restar to build out India semiconductor business

Rashi Peripherals, a national distribution partner for global technology brands in India, has entered a joint venture with Japanese electronics and technology company Restar Corporation. The move pushes the distributor beyond product distribution into engineering, design, and field application support for India's manufacturing sector, according to ScanX, IT Voice India, and CRN Asia.

Thursday 6 August 2026
India's ASIP Technologies makes FCBGA core of OSAT plan
ASIP Technologies will focus its Visakhapatnam semiconductor facility on flip-chip ball grid array packaging as it works toward volume production in the fourth quarter of 2027, Managing Director and CEO Venkata Simhadri told DIGITIMES.
Thursday 6 August 2026
India proposes extension for electronics manufacturing tax breaks and loosening data center rules in new bill
India's Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, gives foreign suppliers to the country's electronics contract manufacturers a decade of extra tax certainty and removes some of the approval hurdles that had constrained foreign cloud and data-center operators, according to the bill text introduced in the Lok Sabha (the Lower House of India) on July 31, 2026, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.