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Revision note: IT, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum, Semiconductors and IPR

  • IT/BPM ~$280 bn (2024–25); GCCs 1,700+; IT Act 2000 (s.66A struck down, Shreya Singhal 2015); IT Rules 2021; DPDP Act 2023
  • AI: NITI strategy 2018 (#AIforAll); IndiaAI Mission Mar 2024 (₹10,372 cr; GPUs, foundation models, AIKosh); AI Impact Summit Feb 2026 (India); EU AI Act 2024
  • Quantum: NQM Apr 2023 (₹6,003 cr, 2023–31, 4 T-Hubs); 2025 International Year of Quantum
  • Semiconductors: ISM Dec 2021 (₹76,000 cr, 50% support); Micron Sanand; Tata–PSMC Dholera; Tata Assam OSAT
  • IPR: Patents Act 1970 (2005 amendment); s.3(d) (Novartis 2013); compulsory licence 2012 (Nexavar); GI Act 1999 (Darjeeling tea first); National IPR Policy 2016; GII rank 38 (2025)
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