Smartphone buyers prioritise AI, performance and style over specs aloneIndian smartphone buyers now focus on personal style and AI capabilities. Colourful phones and AI features significantly influence choices,...
30 Apr, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
US, UK, Canada quiz India's SPECS scheme, sops at WTOThe US, UK, and Canada have raised concerns at the WTO regarding India's Make in India initiative and various subsidy programs. Questions w...
01 May, 2025, 12.34 AM IST
As buyers diss cars, auto companies count on offersPassenger car sales surged 8% to a record 4.22 mn units in FY24 but have moderated since amid the heat wave, a long election season and a h...
20 Jun, 2024, 11.32 AM IST
Govt likely to come up with policy to incentivise semiconductor ancillary firms: Rajeev ChandrasekharThe Indian government may introduce a scheme to incentivise semiconductor ancillary firms to address disability and facilitate supply chain...
13 Mar, 2024, 10.38 PM IST
How India is trying to build a crucial part of its chip-making projectThe new incentive plan -- which is likely to be launched at the start of the next fiscal year -- will have a corpus of Rs 10,000 crore, ET ...
15 Dec, 2023, 07.25 PM IST
In works: Rs 10,000 crore sop scheme for chip ancillariesThe pari-passu or equal footing method for disbursal of incentives is one where the government releases the funds to successful applicants ...
14 Dec, 2023, 06.11 AM IST
India to focus on boosting electronic component manufacturing; new scheme in works: MeitY secretaryA senior government official announced a renewed emphasis on bolstering domestic electronics component manufacturing. Speaking at the CII E...
11 Dec, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
CDIL Semiconductors to add new assembly lines, boost capacity by 100 million units"CDIL Semiconductors (Continental Device India)...will be adding new semiconductor packaging lines via Government of India and MeitY's SPEC...
19 Sep, 2023, 11.48 AM IST
Govt extends sops for chip, electronics gear by a yearIndustry associations said the extension will boost local electronics manufacturing and is aimed at allowing filing of new applications tha...
08 Apr, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
Govt gives approval for 34 electronic components manufacturing proposals worth Rs 11,187 cr till MarchUnder the scheme, the approved proposals include those from Tata Electronics, Samsung Display Noida Pvt Ltd, Salcomp Technologies, Sahasra ...
05 Apr, 2023, 07.52 PM IST
A make-or-break opportunity for Budget to help India fill chip industry lacuna created by ChinaThe latest outbreak in China that has crippled most of its activities has also forced the factory floor to hit a pause on massive investmen...
06 Jan, 2023, 06.00 PM IST
Rs 10,000-12,000 crore PLI sops soon for hi-tech IT, mobile componentsThe objective of the components incentive scheme is to develop a complete ecosystem of electronics manufacturing in India, officials aware ...
27 Dec, 2022, 09.00 AM IST
Govt expects Rs 34,090-crore investment under PLI scheme for electronics manufacturingAround Rs 20,000 crore is expected to come from electronic components and semiconductor companies and Rs 14,090 crore from 32 proposals app...
04 Feb, 2022, 10.10 PM IST
India has unprecedented opportunity to be phone export hub in post-COVID-19 era: ICEA-EY"It is estimated that India suffers from various disabilities like high cost of power, tax and ease of doing business. This renders India a...
11 Jun, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
India unveils Rs 50,000 crore schemes to attract electronics makersIT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India will initially aim to attract top 5 global mobile manufacturing companies and also p...
03 Jun, 2020, 07.01 PM IST
Foxconn, Oppo, others may go for 41k-cr PLI sopsTop global players such as Foxconn and Wistron, manufacturers of Apple phones, Flex, Samsung, Oppo and Vivo are likely to apply for a produ...
03 Jun, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Xiaomi may discontinue Poco brand, says analystsManu Jain, Xiaomi’s India head and international vice president, was non-committal on Poco's future.
22 Jul, 2019, 08.48 AM IST