Indian Infrastructures and Capabilities
After completion of the refurbishment activities, Kaiga Unit-1 entered the restart preparation phase with the loading of the first new fuel bundles into the newly installed channels on 13 September 2026.
Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw outlined the proposal during SEMICON India 2026, saying that the institute would be built around a five-level skilling model. The government wants the training framework to extend beyond conventional chip design and include systems engineering, precision manufacturing, semiconductor production and equipment-related skills.
LightSpeed Photonics has said that the initial facility will support its own research and development requirements before potentially expanding towards commercial-scale production.
India had 147 data centres operated by 33 providers across the leading markets in H1 2026. Despite the addition of new capacity, colocation vacancy stood at 14.9%, indicating continued demand for data centre space. IIndia Brand Equity Foundation
Under the front-end manufacturing arrangement, the companies will prepare for production of Nexperia’s MOSFET portfolio at Tata Electronics’ upcoming 300-mm semiconductor fab at Dholera in Gujarat. Nexperia’s discrete semiconductor products will also be assembled and tested at Tata Electronics’ semiconductor packaging facility being developed at Jagiroad in Assam.
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw disclosed the scale of the investment pipeline at SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi on September 17. The proposals span semiconductor manufacturing equipment, materials, industrial gases, chemicals and substrates, marking a significant broadening of investor interest beyond fabrication and chip packaging.
Union Minister of State for Earth Sciences Dr. Jitendra Singh virtually inaugurated the new radar on September 17 in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. The installation is expected to improve monitoring of thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, lightning and other significant weather systems across western Odisha and neighbouring regions.
The investment was announced at SEMICON India 2026 in New Delhi on September 17. Applied Materials said its plans would concentrate on semiconductor research and development, expansion of its Indian supply chain and growth of its workforce in the country.
The milestone was reached with the completion of electrification on the 71-km Pattukkottai–Karaikkudi section in Tamil Nadu, the final unelectrified broad-gauge stretch under Southern Railway. The newly electrified section underwent statutory inspection on September 9, 2026, after which Southern Railway announced that its complete broad-gauge network had reached 100 per cent electrification.
The Unit Approval Committee of the Falta Special Economic Zone has approved SiCSem’s proposal to establish the manufacturing unit at IDCO Infovalley-II in Arisol Mouza, Jatni Tahasil of Khordha district. The project will involve an investment of ₹3,406.25 crore, cover 21.889 acres and employ approximately 1,270 people.
