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HCLTech Announces AI Upskilling for 1,000 UP Students, HCL Group Plans ₹500 Crore Lucknow Expansion

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October 6, 2026, Lucknow and Noida, Uttar Pradesh –  HCLTech has announced a major talent development and infrastructure expansion initiative in Uttar Pradesh as the technology company marks 10 years of operations in Lucknow. The company plans to train 1,000 students across Uttar Pradesh in artificial intelligence and allied technologies during FY27 through its LITMUS … Read more

Gradiant Expands India Operations With New Leadership and Five Water Infrastructure Contracts

(L-R) Govind Alagappan, COO, Gradiant; Ravichandran Nachiappan, Director of Global Operations, Gradiant; and Hari Prasad, Managing Director – India, Gradiant, at the inauguration of Gradiant's expanded Global Engineering

7 October 2026 – Water technology company Gradiant is expanding its presence in India with a new country leadership appointment, five new design-build contracts across semiconductor, printed circuit board (PCB) and solar manufacturing, and plans to increase its India workforce by more than 40% this year. The company has appointed Hari Prasad as Managing Director, … Read more

India’s Semicon 2.0 Targets Full-Stack Chip Ecosystem With ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment Commitments

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New Delhi, September 17, 2026 – India has received investment commitments of around ₹1 lakh crore ($11–12 billion) under its Semicon 2.0 programme, with the government expecting the investments to generate nearly 100,000 new jobs across the semiconductor ecosystem over the next two to three years, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on … Read more

Lam Research Plans ₹10,000 Crore Investment in India to Expand Semiconductor Manufacturing and R&D

Lam Reserach

Sep. 16, 2026, Delhi – Lam Research Corporation has announced plans to invest approximately ₹10,000 crore in India to establish its first silicon component manufacturing facility in the country and expand its advanced research and development (R&D) operations. The announcement comes ahead of SEMICON India 2026 and represents a new phase in Lam Research’s long-term … Read more

PM Modi to Lay Foundation Stone for Andhra Pradesh’s First Semiconductor Facility by ASIP Technologies

PM Modi

Visakhapatnam, India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to lay the foundation stone for ASIP Technologies’ ₹2,388 crore semiconductor facility in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, marking a major milestone in India’s ambition to become a global semiconductor manufacturing hub. The project will be the first approved semiconductor facility in Andhra Pradesh under the India Semiconductor Mission … Read more

Spain’s Submer Group to Invest ₹19,000 Crore in Madhya Pradesh Semiconductor and Data Centre Ecosystem

Submer Group

Bhopal: Spain-based Submer Group has announced a ₹19,000 crore investment in Madhya Pradesh to develop semiconductor and data centre infrastructure, marking one of the state’s largest technology investments to date. The project is expected to generate nearly 5,000 direct employment opportunities while strengthening India’s rapidly growing semiconductor and digital infrastructure ecosystem. The announcement was made … Read more

Mindgrove Technologies Secures $8 Million Series A Funding to Advance Semiconductor Innovation

Sharan Srinivas J (CTO) and Shashwath TR (CEO), Mindgrove Technologies

Mindgrove Technologies, a Chennai-based fabless semiconductor design startup, has announced raising $8 million in its Series A funding round. The round was co-led by Rocketship.vc and Speciale Invest, with participation from Mela Ventures, Peak XV Partners, Nishchay Goel, Whiteboard Capital, and new investor Anshul Goel. Expanding Horizons with Fresh Capital The funds will be utilized … Read more

Semiconductor startup Mindgrove raises $2.35M in seed funding

A seed fundraising round led by Sequoia Capital India, Speciale Invest, and Whiteboard Capital raised $3.35 million for the semiconductor business Mindgrove technology, which was incubated at IIT Madras. Ashwini Asokan (Mad Street Den) and Nischay Goel, two individual investors, also took part in the round (Duro Capital). The deeptech business plans to add personnel … Read more