While an estimated 3.3 lakh tonnes of e-waste is generated in India, about 50,000 tonnes is imported or dumped in the country. Only 40 per cent of India's total e-waste is recycled, and the rest is left in storehouses due to an inefficient collection system.
Personal computer sales has crossed the five million-unit mark in 2005-06, registering a 32 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.
The reason: Less-than-expected sales to households and enterprises and the rupee losing value against the US dollar, says the latest report of the MAIT. Analysts say the personal consumption of notebooks has come down and enterprises have also stopped new purchases due to the slowdown in hiring. Educational institutes should be buying new machines, but that will happen when the new academic session begins.
Falling demands from household and corporate sector and a strengthening dollar has hit sales of desktops and notebooks in the country, registering a fall of 19 per cent in the October-December period, said MAIT, an IT industry body representing the hardware sector, on Monday.
Manufacturers Association of Information Technology on Tuesday demanded that excise duty should be halved to eight per cent to provide necessary tax incentive to the languishing sector.
Better marketing, more recyclers needed, say hardware makers.
India Inc has suffered a massive loss of over Rs 43,000 crore (Rs 430 billion), in the recently concluded financial year due to non-availability and mismanagement of power, a study says.
The personal computer sales during the first quarter ended June 30, 2003 crossed 640,000 units, a growth of 26 per cent over the year-ago period, according to the Manufacturing Association of Information Technology.
Sales of PC declined by seven per cent to 67,90,000 units from 73,40,000 units in 2007-08, an annual review by the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology said. Sales of desktops declined four per cent at 52.7 lakh units. The net book appeared to be better insulated from the prevailing market sentiment with sales of netbooks exceeding 70 thousand units in fiscal 2008-09.
Sales of PCs are likely to reach 72.5 lakh units this fiscal following a steady demand from various industries.
Buoyed by increased consumption and price-drop, the personal computer sales touched 30 lakh units (3 million) in 2003-04, registering a growth of 32 per cent over the previous fiscal.
Personal computer sales crossed 36.3 lakh units during 2004-05, registering a growth of 20 per cent over 2003-04 on the back of strong household sales.
Personal computer penetration in the country has almost trebled from 6.3 per 1,000 people in 2000-01 to 18 per 1,000 in 2005-06, according to data provided by the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology.
The number of active Internet subscribers during 2003-04 increased 64 per cent to 23 lakh (2.3 million) from 14 lakh (1.4 million) in the previous fiscal, according to the Manufacturers Association for Information Technology.
Marking a significant turnaround in personal computer sales, the desktop PC market clocked 23 lakh (2.3 million) units, registering a 37 per cent growth during 2002-03, compared to a negative growth of 11 per cent last year.
The number of active Internet subscribers in terms of entities increased marginally to 1.30 million in September 2002 against 1.29 million in March 2002.
Personal computer sales crossed 17.1 lakh (1.71 million) units during the first half of the current fiscal, showing a growth of 37 per cent over the same period last fiscal.
Personal computer sales in the country are likely to grow 40 per cent during 2004-05 touching 4.2 million units, the Manufacturers Association of Information Technology said on Thursday.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said Pradhanmantri Suryodaya Yojana will enable one crore families to get up to 300 units of free electricity monthly and help them save up to Rs 18,000 annually. "There is provision of Rs 10,000 crore for rooftop solar (scheme) in the Budget," said finance secretary T V Somanathan in press conference on Budget later in the day. Earlier in the day Sitharaman in her interim Budget speech said through rooftop solarisation, one crore households will be enabled to obtain up to 300 units of free electricity each month.
The Manufacturers'Association for Information Technology has presented a memorandum to the ministry of finance, for growth-oriented measures to boost domestic manufacturing.
Despite the robust growth in this country, Apple's India share in its overall global sales remained modest -- constituting 1.5 per cent of its overall turnover of $389 billion in FY23.
India and the US on Friday said they have started talks to put in place a strategic framework for human space flight by year-end as they plan to send an Indian astronaut to the International Space Station in 2024.
The government on Friday put on hold the preferential market access (PMA) policy that provided for sourcing of sensitive telecom and electronic equipments and technology from domestic manufacturers over security concerns.
'Given China's past behaviour and their territorial claims, should we be sceptical regarding China's willingness to adhere to these agreements fully? The answer is yes.' 'As Ronald Reagan famously said in the context of the SALT talks, 'Trust, but verify!' India should also do the same.' 'This has already begun with foot patrolling, drones, satellite imagery and so on. India's military deployment did mirror China's and will continue to do so in the future.'
'As the city grows, so do its fire incidents.'
Tulsi Tanti, the founder chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy and a renowned expert on renewable energy, died due to cardiac arrest on Saturday evening. Tanti, 64, who was also the chairman of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, was on his way to Pune from Ahmedabad when he suffered a cardiac arrest, a company official said. He is survived by his daughter Nidhi and son Pranav.
Regulators must learn from past mistakes and act swiftly to prevent Big Tech from monopolising the AI ecosystem, argue Payal Malik and Nikita Jain.
The new mantra was to align Apple's ambition with the government's, focusing on Modi's favourite themes of Make in India, employment generation and India as a high-tech export hub.
An allocation to ESG theme funds can bring down the overall risk of an equity portfolio. Investors with long-term financial goals, such as retirement, should not ignore sustainable investing.
'We have the geographic advantage, demographic advantage, we have the necessary technical skills.' 'We just have to get all of these together. Then, we can very well compete.'
Expressing deep concerns over India's policy of preferring domestically manufactured information and communication technology goods, the apex body of US telecom industry has told lawmakers that this will have negative impact on exports and economic competitiveness.
As the world celebrated International Day of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) on December 3, corporate India has kept up with efforts to make workplaces more inclusive and accessible. Organisations across sectors are taking initiatives such as equipping offices with practical work tools like Braille-friendly and voice-enabled lifts and screen readers. While inclusion has gained pace, only 11.3 per cent (or 3.4 million out of 30 million) Indians with disabilities have jobs.
NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.
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