Lack of semiconductor manufacturing is turning out to be the biggest hurdle in India's tryst with self-reliance in electronics. It requires 'out of the box' thinking by government and industry

In June, this year, Prasad formally launched three schemes to promote domestic electronic manufacturing, especially mobile manufacturing. The three schemes include PLI, promotion of components and semiconductors manufacturing, and setting up of clusters

Before on June 29, 2020, MEITY had banned 59 Chinese mobile apps and on September 2, 2020, 118 more apps were banned under section 69A of the Information Technology Act

In its second major sale during this festive season, Flipkart is offering 10 per cent instant discount on transactions using credit and debit cards from Axis Bank, Citibank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank

Micromax will be returning to the Indian smartphone market with new smartphones under the In Series today.

Google, which has invested Rs 33,737 crore for 7.7 per cent stake in Jio Platforms, is helping Jio primarily with Android-based smartphone operating system, and the details of how Jio is putting together other pieces remain sketchy

The budget phones would be priced around Rs 7,000-Rs 15,000. The Micromax phones are likely to be launched in the first week of November

Foxconn that makes Apple-designed iPhones and a host of other companies have been given permission to expand phone manufacturing in India, says MeitY.

Scheme will not just help in meeting domestic requirement but is expected to promote exports from India as well. Of total production of Rs 10,50,000 crore in next 5 years, more than 60 per cent will be contributed by exports of the order of Rs 6,50,000 crore

None of the Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo, OnePlus or Realme figure in the list even though together they command over 70 per cent of the smartphone market in India

The government on Tuesday approved 16 applicants under the Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) scheme for large scale electronics manufacturing

With one major economic engine practically flat since 2013, India was still chugging along. Then, with domestic economy beginning to slow down, the second engine - private investment - started sputtering

After getting blitzed out of the market by Chinese smartphone makers, desi brand Micromax is making a comeback. Aided by a rising anti-China sentiment, it wants to regain its old position. Will it succeed?

Samsung has submitted an estimate to the government to make smartphones worth $40 billion in the next five years under the PLI scheme

Before the Chinese trooped in, Micromax had grown to become the second-largest player in the market and was giving a tough fight to the then leader Samsung

The production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme will bring additional investment in electronics manufacturing to the tune of Rs 11,000 crore

The proposals submitted by the companies to the Ministry of Electronics and IT to avail benefits of the Production Link Incentives (PLI) are expected to create 12 lakh employment opportunities in India

The total share of Chinese brands in the second quarter of this year fell to 72% from 81% in the first quarter

A campaign for boycott of Chinese products is opening up opportunities for local brands in smartphones and TVs. But do they have the scale to upstage the Chinese?

Lava International will make hand-held devices for GE's healthcare division which will be shipped to several countries