UP Govt has approved 3 semiconductor investment proposals in Noida, land allocation is in progress ~ projects now await central govt’s go ahead:

🔸Tarq Semiconductors ~ 125 acres, Sector 28 YEIDA, ₹28,440 crores, backed by Hiranandani
🔸Vamasundari Investments ~ 50 acres, Sector 10 YEIDA, ₹13,599 crores, backed by HCL & Foxconn
🔸Kaynes Semicon ~ 50 acres, Sector 10 YEIDA, ₹4,248 crores

Total expected investment ~ ₹50k crores
Employment generation ~ 40,000

#SemiConductor #Jobs

(Power) shortage in India (% in FY):

The demand-supply gap

2024: 0.3%
2023: 0.5%
2021: 0.4%
2020: 0.5%
2018: 0.7%
2016: 2.1%
2014: 4.2%
2013: 8.7%
2009: 11.1%
2004: 7.1%

(Ministry of Power)

#Energy

Orange 🍊 production:

2022:
India🇮🇳: 10.20 million tonnes
China🇨🇳: 7.60 million tonnes

2012:
China🇨🇳: 7.10 million tonnes
India🇮🇳: 4.36 million tonnes

(FAO)

#Agriculture

Critical Atlantic Ocean current system is showing early signs of collapse, prompting warning from scientists

Source 🔗

#Climate

Indian #ForeignPolicy

"It may not be part of your culture, it is part of our culture..I think it's part of cultural courtesy.."EAM Dr S Jaishankar on Ukraine's condemnation of PM Modi's embrace with President Putin in Moscow

#ForeignPolicy

"We only respect UN sanctions", EAM Dr S Jaishankar on sanctions on Russia

#ForeignPolicy

PM Modi invites Ukraine President Zelenskyy to visit India

#Geopolitics

PM Modi hands over medical assistance to Ukraine President Zelenskyy. The Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri (BHISHM) medical boxes handed over.

#Aid

India, US Sign Landmark Security of Supply Agreement
https://bharatshakti.in/india-us-sign-landmark-security-of-supply-agreement/

#Defense #ForeignPolicy

#DYK, of the 25 well foundations of the Bullet Train bridge on Narmada river, 4 well foundations will surpass inverted height of Qutub Minar (72.5m) and deepest would be of 77 metres.

New Indian Dress Code for Convocation Ceremony in various institutions including AIIMS/INIs according to the local Culture of the State, to shed away from Colonial Practice of Black Robe and Caps : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

#Policy

India's Forex reserves increased by $4.54 billion to $674.66 billion as of August 16

#Economy

#UPI market share in July, 2024. (NPCI)

PhonePe - 48.3%
Google Pay - 37%
Paytm - 7.8%
Others - 6.9%

Sri Lanka announces visa-free access to Indians from October 1 for 6 months.

#IndianSubcontinent

Brookfield announces investing Rs 50,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh's renewable energy sector.

#Investment #GreenEnergy

Govt. plans to spend $300 million over next 2 years to build drains and expand water bodies in seven big cities including Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

#Policy #Infra

Not a Single Air Raid Siren in Kyiv till PM Modi was in Ukrainian Capital

#ForeignAffairs