Kratikal Tech Limited Received In-Principle Approval From BSE

The first day of SEMICON India 2026 saw the government lay out a wider roadmap for the next phase of India's semiconductor programme, with around Rs 1 lakh crore in investment commitments, plans to create close to one lakh jobs and a series of agreements spanning chip manufacturing, materials, packaging, design and talent development.

The Ministry of Coal on Thursday launched the 16th round of commercial coal mine auctions, offering 25 coal blocks across nine coal-bearing states, while handing over Coal Mine Development and Production Agreements (CMDPAs) for six mines auctioned in earlier rounds.

State-owned Oil India Limited (OIL) is targeting crude oil production of around 4 million metric tonnes this year, with production currently running at about 86,000 barrels per day, Chairman and Managing Director Ranjit Rath said on Thursday.

Semiconductor investments of around USD 12 billion are expected to create more than one lakh jobs in India as the government expands the domestic chip ecosystem under Semicon 2.0, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.

The opposition of Tata Trusts to N Chandrasekaran's reappointment as Executive Chairman of Tata Sons could lead to months of uncertainty over his tenure as well as the proposed listing of Tata Sons, according to Shriram Subramanian, Founder and Managing Director of InGovern Research Services.