Labour unrest -- regarded for over two decades as a non-issue by foreign investors because of tight controls wielded by the government -- suddenly flared up highlighting poor conditions the workers faced across the country.
The government gave clearance to five global and five Indian players that have made a commitment to a production value of 12.5-trillion phones in five years under the Production Linked Incentive scheme.
Hitherto unknown on the flourishing Chinese industrial scene, labour strikes suddenly appear to be on the rise with 900 workers in Japan's equipment maker Brother striking work to demand higher wages, close on the heels of trouble in Foxconn and Honda.
A spate of suicides in Foxconn and employee strikes in Honda Company's plants in China have spurred a major change in "the world's factory", as foreign and domestic enterprises prepare for hefty pay rises in the coming years, a national daily reported on Thursday.
Today, Vachani's public-listed company, Dixon Technologies, has gone beyond manufacturing just television sets. Armed with private equity funding from Motilal Oswal eight years ago, it has transformed itself into a Rs 4,400 crore electronic manufacturing services major, which now straddles lighting products, home appliances, feature phones, LED bulbs, amongst others. A two-part series looks at how two home-grown manufacturers are leveraging the govt's production-linked incentive scheme.
Pictures of iPed posted on YouTube shows it is even packed in look-alike iPad box.
Snapdeal also in talks with China's Alibaba and Taiwan's Foxconn to raise $1 bn.
...but are we chasing yesterday's dreams, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
Even as the government's move to hike import duties on 45 items is seen as a sign of protectionism, the prime minister was himself involved in the process.
Mobile phone major Sony Ericsson will manufacture mobile phones in Chennai, a top company official said ion Wednesday.
Alipay payment service is about bringing the world's consumers and businesses together.
The $300-million GiantPlus is a leading Taiwanese firm engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling LCD panels and modules focusing on small- and mid-sized applications such as mobile phones, consumer products and entertainment equipment.
SoftBank's investments in the past two years include $627 million in online-retailing marketplace Snapdeal and leading a $210 million funding round in taxi-hailing app Ola Cabs.
Apple's online launch is a symbol of success for FDI in single-brand retail, though there's no indication of how much the Silicon Valley major would invest in the country.
India has been able to attract 40 global smartphone makers to the country -- creating at least 50,000 jobs. But GST could hurt that, discovers Ayan Pramanik.
The R&D centre would come up at Chennai, the company said.
One of Apple's suppliers, Salcomp, will invest Rs 2,000 crore over the next five years to make components at a Nokia plant in Chennai. The facility, which has been closed for nearly 10 years, will be revived and made operational from March 2020.
According to sources, government officials have asked industry bodies and manufacturers to submit key concerns and requirements to begin manufacturing activity.
CM makes 'Make in Maharashtra' pitch to China.
Apple has been lobbying hard for exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing.
Though it is often said that Indian Railways is the largest employer in the world, but it seems it is not
Apple Inc is preparing for the largest initial production run for its next iPhones by the end of the year.
The flow of economic news suggests that "good days" are not here as yet.
Micromax will invest Rs 300 crore on constructing new factories
PM Modi's China visit may strengthen ties between both the countries.
Microsoft had acquired Nokia's phone business for $7.2 billion two years ago under its then CEO, Steve Ballmer.
Apple and Samsung are international players and should work as a team with domestic companies to transform India into a global powerhouse: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
India Meteorological Department has predicted deficient rains.
A series of defining photographs from across the globe.
The maker of the iPhone and the iPad has made a proposal to the government for a wholesale foray.
With Nikesh Arora's exit from Softbank, India's start-ups have lost one of its biggest supporters.
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is slated to meet senior executives of Apple on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos later this month.
The US president's stance on immigration could lead to a change in H1B visa rules.
Manu Kumar Jain, vice-president, Xiaomi, and managing director, Xiaomi India, shares his thoughts with Arnab Dutta on how the firm has put India on the forefront.
India was for the first time the leading country in the world for FDI, overtaking the US.
'We want to make in India but it will depend on volumes and partner ecosystem.'
Ma and the other co-founders had finalised the name "Alibaba" after much research on its acceptability.
Starts second unit at Sri City, raises retail reach seven-fold; evaluating 2 new categories for 2017
Cook's visit, following a trip to China, comes at a crucial time as Apple looks for new growth markets after posting its first ever decline in iPhone sales
Industry estimates suggest that the extent of value addition in the handset space remains at a mere 10 per cent. That effectively means, value-wise 90 per cent of all components used in making a handset continues to be imported.
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