India PCB manufacturing set to hit $14 billion by 2030: ReportLocally manufactured bare PCBs currently amount to only $600 million, but domestic sourcing has seen a remarkable compound annual growth ra...
10 Nov, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
India finalises electronics components scheme as it eyes major export growthKey components like PCBs and camera modules will be made locally. Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted India’s maturing electronics ecosys...
19 Apr, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
Haier announces fresh manufacturing investment of Rs 800 crore in India to expand its AC production capacityHaier is investing Rs 800 crore in India to expand its air-conditioner production and start PCB manufacturing. The new AC plant will increa...
09 Mar, 2025, 05.02 PM IST
Consumer electronics manufacturers expand horizons, leverage govt incentivesConsumer electronics cos are entering the automotive component sector, spurred by government incentives. Companies like Dixon, Amber, and E...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.50 PM IST
Anti-dumping duty on PCBs hits IT hardware PLI beneficiariesIndia imposed a 30% anti-dumping duty (ADD) on bare PCBs – an essential component in any electronics product – for five years in March on t...
19 Jun, 2024, 08.10 AM IST
Amber Group acquires 60% stake in Ascent CircuitsAmber Group has acquired 60% stake in Ascent Circuits Pvt. Ltd to boost its electronic manufacturing services (EMS) portfolio by increasing...
03 Jan, 2024, 09.27 PM IST
Bulk of wearables, hearables' India demand met from local assembly, but value addition minimal: AnalystsThe wearables segment is expected to hit shipments of 100 million units worth $3.1 billion in 2022, and grow to 140 million units and $3.6 ...
28 Sep, 2022, 02.38 PM IST
Telecom industry bats for linking public procurement norms with PLI schemes“Telecom products are unique and highly customised, making it impossible to manufacture at scale in a single location. Current value additi...
09 Jun, 2021, 07.46 PM IST
Phone companies including Panasonic, Lava to scale up local productionPCB makes up 40-50% of the cost of making a phone, so a duty on the import of the component will increase prices in the near term, but push...
26 Mar, 2018, 07.24 AM IST
Handset makers may invest Rs 6,000 crore for more local inputsTo this effect, the government is expected to levy basic customs duty (BCD) on assembled PCBs from the upcoming financial year, EThad repor...
20 Feb, 2018, 12.43 PM IST
Budget 2018: Duty on printed circuit boards for chargers puzzles handset makersImport duty on components such as PCBs and camera modules, besides other components that can be sourced locally, would have a greater impac...
02 Feb, 2018, 11.53 PM IST
Prices of mobile phones are set to go upThe move has been undertaken in order to ‘provide adequate protection to domestic industry’, the government said, which will benefit local ...
01 Feb, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
Micromax to start making smartphones in India by March 2017Micromax plans to manufacture smartphones on a completely knocked down basis in India.
22 Nov, 2016, 10.02 AM IST
Micromax, Lava, Intex intend to beef up through local manufacturingLocal players want to create ecosystem of component vendors within the country to bring higher efficiency and economy of scale to their man...
24 Jun, 2016, 08.59 AM IST
Micromax, Intex and Lava to start assembling devices locallyMicromax is in talks with component makers for assembling display panels locally, while Intex is planning to begin assembling PCBs at its u...
24 Jun, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
Re-impose import duty on phone components: Broadband India ForumBroadband India Forum has asked the telecoms ministry to levy the combined 29 per cent duty on batteries, chargers, wired headsets and popu...
19 May, 2016, 08.41 AM IST
- PCB segment holds huge domestic business potential
The Printed Circuit Board (PCB) segment of the electronics industry holds huge business potential in the Indian market.
01 Sep, 2008, 05.51 PM IST