NEP targets, GST correction may push cellphone production by $15 bn: ICEAThe National Electronics Policy 2019 had set a target to create a USD 400 billion electronics manufacturing ecosystem by 2025.
16 Nov, 2021, 09.31 PM IST
Backbone of digital economy, the global chip shortage is a clear warning for IndiaIndia has negligible manufacturing presence in the most vital cog of the digital world.
24 Apr, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
PLI schemes to reduce country's dependence on Chinese electronic products: Sanjay DhotreMinister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre informed the Lok Sabha that besides these schemes, the government is taking steps to...
24 Mar, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
PM for innovation, technology, less compliances for India's bigger role in manufacturing value chainIn this year's Budget, about Rs 2 lakh crore was earmarked for the PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme for the next five years and "th...
05 Mar, 2021, 07.36 PM IST
India to produce 100 crore mobile phones, 5 crore laptops in 5 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad"In the coming five years, India is going to start producing one billion mobile phones, 50 mn television sets and 50 mn IT hardware devices...
15 Dec, 2020, 08.00 PM IST
India aims to surpass China in mobile manufacturing: Ravi Shankar PrasadIndia is now aiming to surpass China in the field of mobile manufacturing with the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme attracting glob...
15 Dec, 2020, 06.47 AM IST
PLI scheme approval a challenge for local manufacturers to scale up: IndustryThe government, on Tuesday, approved applications of 16 electronics companies including 10 mobile phone manufacturers for reward under the ...
06 Oct, 2020, 11.37 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
Easing single brand retail rules to lure Apple, Oneplus, others: ICEAThe new rules will usher in significant growth of handset demand and better customer experience, the India Cellular & Electronics Associati...
28 Aug, 2019, 08.13 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad to hold a round table with electronics giantsThis comes as the government has set an agenda of turning India into an export hub for electronics manufacturing and an interministerial pa...
16 Aug, 2019, 06.43 PM IST
Committee setup to examine FDI issues in e-comm: Piyush GoyalA draft national e-commerce policy covering various areas of e-commerce, has been prepared and placed for comments in public domain.
24 Jul, 2019, 10.47 PM IST
Handset companies want India to become an export hub: ExpertsThey said the policy will help promote startups and push end to-end manufacturing in India.
21 Mar, 2019, 07.00 AM IST
'India needs to emerge as an electronics export hub to attract investments'“There is still a long way to go for India to become a manufacturing hub. Even though the Indian component ecosystem has grown fast, basic ...
19 Mar, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Expect NPE 2019 to support MSMEs, drive growth of value added manufacturing: ELCINAThe electronics sector that is driven by a more than 65% of MSME players is anticipated to reach $400 billion by 2025, forecasts ELCINA.
21 Feb, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
Budget 2019 should promote value-added manufacturing, increase funding, incentives for MSMEs: ELCINA"High value addition in electronics manufacturing needs heavy investments and MSMEs often lack sufficient funds to run their businesses," b...
30 Jan, 2019, 04.41 PM IST
Handsets association unhappy with draft electronics policyThe draft National Policy on Electronics (NPE), released in October, aims to double India’s mobile phone production from 500 million in 201...
02 Jan, 2019, 07.04 AM IST