{
  "id": 7979011,
  "title": "SEMICON India 2026: PM Modi hails India’s semiconductor journey, says ‘ecosystem expanding, opening new opportunities'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/semicon-india-2026-pm-modi-hails-indias-semiconductor-journey-says",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-17T07:49:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/semicon-india-2026-pm-modi-hails-india-s-semiconductor-journey-says-ecosystem-expanding-opening-new-opportunities-11789630674364.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the opening of SEMICON India 2026, highlighting India's rapid advancement in the semiconductor industry. Speaking at the event, the Prime Minister announced that India is in the second phase of its semiconductor journey and has approved 12 chip-making projects. He emphasized that the country is taking measures to become a preferred location for semiconductor manufacturing, with an expanded budget of USD 13.5 billion for the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0. The event is expected to attract around 50,000 visitors from 52 countries and over 600 participating companies. Modi also highlighted the government's efforts to train 1 lakh engineering students for the semiconductor industry and attract global semiconductor equipment suppliers. He underscored India's growing global credibility, citing the recent success of the BRICS Summit.",
  "summary": "At SEMICON India 2026, PM Modi emphasized India's advancements in semiconductor manufacturing, launching 12 projects and increasing funding to USD 13.5 billion. He noted India's strategic position in global supply chain and importance of innovation as the country strengthens its ecosystem.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'India has entered 2nd phase of semiconductor journey': PM Modi at Semicon event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/india-has-entered-2nd-phase-of-semiconductor-journey-pm-modi-at",
        "published": "2026-09-17T06:39:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "Semicon India 2026: India’s semiconductor ecosystem expanding, opening new opportunities, says Modi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/semicon-india-2026-indias-semiconductor-ecosystem-expanding-opening",
        "published": "2026-09-17T07:24:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Modi draws U.S. chip leaders’ backing for $30 billion India bet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/modi-draws-u-s-chip-leaders-backing-for-30-billion-india-bet",
        "published": "2026-09-17T10:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}