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Budget 2026: Govt to launch India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, ECMS outlay raised to Rs 40,000 croreSitharaman, addressing the Lok Sabha for her ninth Budget presentation, said ISM 2.0 will prioritise the production of equipment and materi...
Electronics production plugs into over Rs 41.5k crore investmentsThe approved projects—spread across eight states and led by subsidiaries of Foxconn, Tata Electronics, Samsung, TDK, Wipro and Hindalco—are...
Over 51 lakh consumers register for Karnataka government's free electricity schemeThe Karnataka government on Sunday said registrations for the flagship 'Gruha Jyothi' scheme, offering up to 200 units of free electricity ...
Leading electronic brands to offer big discounts to clear out inventoryFor entry-level smartphones, refrigerator, washing machine and television, the discount will be moderated this year due to higher demand. F...
LPG & electricity still a dream for many Chhattisgarh villagersPrem Lal’s family in Chakarbedha village was caught in a different problem. His wife Gomti Bai’s name figured in the list of beneficiaries ...
Poll-bound states to dial local phone cosThree states in talks to procure, distribute 10-15 m phones, however, some firms are wary of the extra investments such orders would entail.
High-end appliances click big with online shoppers this festive seasonBefore this, ecommerce sales of consumer electronics were mostly about entry-level models priced at less than Rs 15,000.
Smartphone companies bring in parity in online, offline discountsGST was rolled out on July 1. Promotions by Amazon and Flipkart have generated demand, said Brian Bade, CEO of Reliance Digital, the countr...
Amit Shah, Dharmendra Pradhan to launch Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Gujarat on May 15This will be the second launch event of PMUY as PM Narendra Modi had launched the scheme at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on May 1.
29.17 lakh accounts opened under PMJDY in Punjab: Parminder Singh DhindsaPunjab Government has opened a record over 29.17 lakh accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) for which different banks or...
Jairam Ramesh was the newsmaker of Rural Development Ministry in year 2012During his stint in the Ministry, he kicked up several controversies and drew flak from many quarters as he highlighted the sanitation situ...
Innovative scheme with BPL connections routed via BSNL will promote financial inclusionFor the BPL phone scheme, government may issue a special Number Series and route all BPL connections through the state-owned BSNL.
- BJP slams proposal to give free mobile phones to BPL families
Himachal Pradesh BJP slammed UPA govt's proposed scheme to distribute free mobile phones to BPL families, saying it was a "cruel joke".
Finance ministry objects to government's scheme to give mobiles to 70 million BPL familiesThe ministry's contention is that the cash-strapped govt cannot afford the Rs 7,000 cr scheme to gift mobile phones to every BPL family.
- Government to pick up medical tab for poor; To foot bills up to 1 lakh for treatment
The government is making treatment of people below the poverty line suffering from mental disorders and diabetes free at government or publ...
- Proposed free mobile phones to BPL people a poll gimmick: BJP
Criticising the government for its populist plan to provide free mobile phones to people below poverty line, BJP today termed it an "electi...
Government plans to gift a mobile to each BPL familyIn what could turn out to be its calling card for 2014 general elections, the govt is finalizing a Rs 7k cr scheme to give one mobile phone...
- In convergence push, NREGA card to carry Aadhar number
"This will help us assess the coverage of the Aadhar scheme and help us link MGNREGA with the number," a rural development officer told ET.
- Govt may give free LPG stoves
The government may give poor people LPG stoves free of cost as part of its blueprint to expand domestic cooking gas coverage to at least th...
- In search of the perfect network provider
Cellular phones are no longer luxuries, but necessities. No wonder the network providers’ customer base keeps increasing exponentially. Cel...