‘Make in India’ helps create lakhs of jobs, women biggest beneficiaries: Ashwini Vaishnaw

February 23, 2026 4:30 PM

‘Make in India’ helps create lakhs of jobs, women biggest beneficiaries: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Women have been the biggest beneficiaries under the ‘Make in India’ initiative which created lakhs of direct and indirect jobs, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. IT Minister said that ‘Make in India’ initiative has created jobs and provided skilling at an unprecedented scale. The Apple ecosystem alone has created at least 250,000 direct jobs, with 70 per cent beneficiaries being women. Moreover, the ecosystem has generated at least 7,50,000 indirect jobs. “India is pre...

Biggest AI summit unique opportunity for India’s youth to influence tech world: Ashwini Vaishnaw

February 17, 2026 3:35 PM

Biggest AI summit unique opportunity for India’s youth to influence tech world: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Tuesday that the five-day AI Impact Summit presents a distinctive opportunity for India's technologically adept youth to develop solutions for worldwide challenges. He also expressed pride in hosting the largest gathering of technology leaders related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Speaking to the media, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said the AI Summit offers a huge investment opportunity, and India is likely to draw in...