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iPhone exports clock Rs 1 trillion, first time for any financial year

Over the past decade, smartphones have climbed from being India's 167th-ranked export in FY15 to the country's second-largest export now

40% of Indian farmers now paying electronically, says McKinsey survey

But they're still relying on traditional farming methods, says McKinsey survey

Zepto world's second most downloaded app in food and drink category

Other Indian companies in the category were food and grocery delivery companies Zomato at number five and its competitor Swiggy at number nine, Zepto's rival Blinkit secured the tenth spot

India turns hotspot for smartphone brands as Chinese majors dominate

Apple's move is also sizeable because 12 per cent of global iPhone production has already shifted to India

Global tech firms Nvidia, AMD, HPE in talks with govt for 'indigenous' GPUs

India-designed GPU talks underway with CDAC, global firms

E2W race: Ola Electric reclaims driver's seat; TVS, Bajaj stay on its tail

Ola Electric's twin gamble of offering attractive discounts throughout the month, along with its substantial expansion in distribution

In a first, Apple among top 5 smartphone brands in India, overtakes Realme

With a market share of 11 per cent, Apple displaced Realme from the fifth position

Carmakers race to build EV charging infra, but challenges persist

The big push for charging stations is understandable. Range anxiety remains a worry for customers, more so in the case of electric cars

Disruptive China's AI DeepSeek most downloaded app on Apple iOS in India

Chinese AI DeepSeek was far behind in the download rank at 102 on January 25

PLI scheme in the works to boost localisation of key telecom gear

In its discussions with stakeholders, according to the sources, the government has proposed two alternative models for linking incentives to a localisation roadmap

Tata Electronics acquires 60% in Pegatron India, bags iPhone plant

The announcement is coming after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) gave an approval to Tata Electronics to acquire the majority stake in the company

India sees 2nd-highest mobile downloads of GenAI apps in 2024, shows data

The country saw downloads of GenAI apps hit 177 million in CY24, accounting for 11.8 per cent share of total global downloads at 1,490 million

L&T Semiconductor plans $10 bn investment in silicon fabrication plant

Move only after it has visibility of hitting $1 bn annual sales of fabless semicon products designed by the firm

Smartphones emerge as second-largest export category, shows govt data

Apple Inc, through its iPhones, accounted for two-thirds of India's smartphone exports during the period under review, underscoring the impact of the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme

India may account for 16% of global consumption by 2050: World Data Lab

Only North America, with a 17 per cent share in 2050, will have a higher consumption share

US restrictions on exports of AI chips likely to hurt India by 2027

Under the proposed rules, 18 countries -- including close US allies such as the UK, Canada, Germany, Japan, and South Korea -- will enjoy unrestricted access to chips for verified companies

India's digital evolution on post-pandemic treadmill: Ranks 8th in momentum

The 'momentum' of digital evolution is calculated based on the annual rate of change in a country's digital evolution, essentially how quickly its digital transformation is occurring

Consulting industry for developing GPU, says Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

"We expect the first made-in-India chip to roll out in August-September 2025 from Micron plant... the first fab plant will roll out by 2027 end"

Tata Electronics captures 26% share of India's iPhone production

During the year, Tata Electronics recorded a 63 per cent increase in direct employment at its iPhone assembly operations, with the workforce expanding to 31,000 from 19,000 in 2023

New Shop looks to raise $25 million to accelerate store expansion

New Shop recently agreed to acquire 24Seven stores as part of an asset transfer deal