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20% PC penetration offers vast opportunity for innovation: HP India MD

India's PC penetration, at up to 20 per cent, presents a huge market opportunity, and the industry must explore innovative strategies to put PCs in every household and workplace, according to Ipsita Dasgupta, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, HP India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. She said India's GDP growth, its status as among the world's youngest population, and its clout as the second-largest GCC hub globally are differentiating it from other markets worldwide. "The market has been growing at a slower pace than we would like, but really, what makes the market an enormous opportunity is the low PC penetration. India has less than 20 per cent PC penetration," Dasgupta told PTI in an interview. Noting that PCs play a crucial role in education, skill development, and employment, she said, given these underlying drivers, the opportunity is immense. "I think the industry needs to think of smart ways to ensure that we help get PCs into every home and every business," she ...

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Some predictions estimate 8-10 per cent of the planet's electricity production will be needed to sustain the relentless growth in data centres

Taiwan-based firm Inventec Corporation enters India with Dixon tie up

The new JV will set up a separate plant in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, with an annual capacity of 2 million laptops and notebooks

Hewlett Packard plans to locally make 1 in 3 PCs sold in India by 2031

Personal computer major HP is planning to more than double production of its devices in India by 2031, a senior company official said on Thursday. While announcing the launch of new artificial intelligence-enabled laptops, HP India, senior director for personal systems Vineet Gehani told PTI that 13 per cent of total HP personal computers sold in India in 2025 will be manufactured locally. "Our commitment to India extends beyond innovation; it includes deep investment in local manufacturing. By the end of 2025, approximately 13 per cent of all HP PCs sold in India will be locally produced. And looking ahead, our vision is bold: by 2031, one in every three HP PCs sold in India will be Made in India," Gehani said. HP led the India PC market with 30.1 per cent market share in 2024 and 30 per cent share in the December quarter despite a decline of about 1 per cent in annual and 1.8 per cent in quarterly supplies, as per IDC estimates. The company has partnered with electronic ...

Big Tech leads global stocks rally after Trump reciprocal tariff pause

The S&P 500 Index climbed 1.5 per cent as of 9.33 am in New York, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index jumped 1.9 per cent

57% schools have functional computers, 53% have internet access: Govt

Only 57 per cent schools in the country have functional computers while 53 per cent have Internet access, according to the Union education ministry's UDISE data. The Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) Plus is a data aggregation platform maintained by the education ministry to collate school education data from around the country. While over 90 per cent of schools are equipped with basic amenities such as electricity and gender-specific toilets, advanced facilities like functional desktop, Internet access, and ramps with handrails remain limited. Only 57.2 per cent of schools have functional computers, 53.9 per cent have Internet, and 52.3 per cent are equipped with ramps, the report noted, underscoring significant gaps in accessibility and technological readiness. The enrolment landscape has also seen changes, with the total number of students declining 37 lakh to 24.8 crore in 2023-24. The Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) revealed disparities across educational

Computer, electronics sectors add highest workers after Covid: ASI data

Only industry groups with more than 1,000 operating factories have been taken into consideration

HP predicts lower profit due to weak PC market, rising competition

The company expects commercial PC momentum to continue, while seeing a slower recovery in the print market

GPUaaS makes expensive piece of computing tech available to the wider world

GPUaaS lets businesses use the expensive chips as needed, paying only for what they use

Govt preparing electronics component linked incentive scheme: Meity Secy

The government is working on a new component-linked incentive scheme to encourage the production of electronics parts besides semiconductors, a top government official said on Tuesday. While speaking at the launch of made-in-India Milkyway tablets, Ministry of Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said that the government has been talking to industry for design and make in India products and the other focus has been increasing local value addition. "The private sector is stepping up. We hope in Meity to have a component linked incentive scheme in the coming months which will assist this movement towards making India both a product nation and increasingly a nation that produces more components," Krishnan said. He along with Consumers Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh unveiled a 4G tablet developed by non-profit organisation EPIC Foundation. The tablet has been designed in India and will be produced locally by electronic manufacturing services company VVDN and JioPhone maker Unit

India sets its quantum technology agenda, will build reliable supply chain

The technology uses the principles of fundamental physics to solve complex problems in a range of sectors

Decision on laptops and tablets import system after September data

In October last year, India put in place an import management system under which importers of these products have to seek authorisation from the government

Avalon Technologies inks pact with C-DAC to make high-performance computers

Avalon Technologies Ltd has entered into an agreement with C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for indigenous manufacturing of high-performance computing systems, the company said on Saturday. As per the partnership, Avalon would be able to extend its support for the next generation of server development and manufacturing at C-DAC under the 'RUDRA' program. Avalon has been working with C-DAC as a strategic design and manufacturing partner since 2021 delivering Prototype PCB assemblies, and cables. This experience will now ensure Avalon Technologies' smooth transition into the production of high-performance computing servers as well, a company statement here said. "We are proud to announce that we will be a key partner in assisting with the production of RUDRA HPC server -- India's first ever natively designed server by C-DAC," company Chairman and Managing Director Kunhamed Bicha said. "We believe this partnership

Laptop, tablet imports surge 42% to $715 million amid licensing fears

The rise in such imports were led by the largest source China (33 per cent) and Singapore (188 per cent), according to data released by the commerce department

HPE and NVIDIA partner to launch a supercomputing solution in GenAI

This solution will have a software suite enabling customers to train models and develop AI applications

Chip supplies reallocating from computers, mobiles to automobiles: CRISIL

It added that the chip shortage is easing but the demand-supply dynamics are expected to be more balanced by 2025-26

Govt to computerise state cooperative registrars, 1,851 ARDBs under CSS

The government on Sunday announced it will computerise state cooperative registrars and 1,851 offices of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) under a scheme with a budget of Rs 225.09 crore. Currently, the government is computerising all Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) in the country. "On the lines of the computerisation scheme of all PACS in the country, a centrally sponsored scheme has been approved for computerisation of 1,851 units of ARDBs of 13 states through a national unified software," the cooperation ministry said in a statement. The government has also decided to computerise the offices of Registrar of Cooperatives of all states and Union Territories, it said. A Central Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) will be established, which will work towards the successful implementation of the scheme. "The total estimated expenditure for this scheme will be Rs 225.09 crore," the statement said. The implementation of this scheme will not only enable people to ..

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Govt restricts import of laptops, computers to push local manufacturing

"Their import would be allowed against a valid licence for restricted imports," the notice said