India Semiconductor Mission Current Affairs for UPSC
A complete UPSC revision trail for India Semiconductor Mission: 2 published analyses, their syllabus connections and closely related themes.
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Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29 Explained: ₹6 Lakh Crore Push for 7.5 GW Green AI Hub
The Gujarat government has announced the Viksit Gujarat Data Centre Policy 2026-29, targeting investments of about ₹6 lakh crore and the creation of 7.5 gigawatts (GW) of data centre capacity — claimed to be the highest in the country. The policy offers tax and duty exemptions, power and water guarantees and building-norm relaxations, mandates that 51% of electricity for core operations come from green energy, and seeks to develop Dholera as a global data centre city. This article explains what data centres and hyperscale AI data centres are, the policy's incentives, the Reliance-Meta Jamnagar project, India's data centre landscape, and the associated energy, water and policy challenges.
Semicon 2.0 Explained: ₹1.27 Lakh Crore Chip Mission and ₹62,500 Crore Mobile Scheme
The Union Cabinet on 15 July 2026 approved Semicon 2.0, the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, with a total outlay of ₹1,27,500 crore to build a complete semiconductor ecosystem across six pillars. The Cabinet also cleared the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) worth ₹62,500 crore as the successor to the PLI scheme for smartphones. This article explains what semiconductors are, the journey of ISM 1.0, the six pillars of Semicon 2.0, the incentive structure of MPMS, India's mobile manufacturing success story, approved chip plants and their locations, and the challenges ahead.
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