{
  "id": 16361210,
  "title": "Centre backs A.P.’s semiconductor push, approves rail links for nine ports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/centre-backs-a-p-s-semiconductor-push-approves-rail-links-for-nine",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:16:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/centre-backs-aps-semiconductor-push-approves-rail-links-for-nine-ports/article71621247.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu met with Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on Saturday to discuss the state's semiconductor push and railway projects. Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu was also present. Vaishnaw assured his support for semiconductor research, skill development, and AI, and agreed to build a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati. Chief Minister Naidu presented several railway projects to Vaishnaw, including the Vijayawada bypass railway line costing ₹3,197 crore, the Kovvur-Bhadrachalam railway project at ₹2,860 crore, the Ongole-Donakonda railway line at ₹1,800 crore, and the Anakapalli-Kothavalasa railway bypass at ₹2,190 crore. He also sought approval for connectivity for nine seaports to enhance freight movement and proposed various railway line expansions and high-speed rail corridors.",
  "summary": "Ashwini Vaishnaw assures support for chip-sector research, skilling and AI; agrees to a Vande Bharat sleeper train between Visakhapatnam and Bengaluru via Tirupati as Chandrababu Naidu seeks approval for key railway projects",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}