Electronics

Govt raises price cap for officers' electronic devices to ₹1.8 lakh

The central government has raised the price ceiling of laptops, tablets, or similar devices for its eligible officers to Rs 1.8 lakh plus taxes, and officials can retain them for personal use after four years. The Finance Ministry's Expenditure Department on November 10 issued revised guidelines on the purchase of Note Book /Laptop by ministries/departments of the central government. Central government employees of Sections Officer rank and above will be eligible for the devices. "...it has been decided that laptop; tablet; notepad; ultra-book; notebook; devices of similar categories may be issued to eligible officers for discharge of official work," it said. The new guidelines replace the July 2023 instructions on similar purchases of gadgets. The 2023 guidelines explicitly mentioned the purchase of mobile devices, which is not mentioned in the November 10, 2026, office memorandum. As per the new guidelines, the cost of the device shall not be more than Rs 1.50 lakh + taxes. Howe

MeitY launches DEPA handbook to enable secure data sharing for AI training

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched a handbook on Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) for AI training, an official release said Saturday. The handbook outlines a techno-legal framework that allows institutions to collaborate on data for AI training while keeping control of their data. IT Secretary S Krishnan unveiled the handbook, which was developed with support from the iSPIRT Foundation, at a roundtable in Bengaluru. "The framework combines contractual permissions, controlled computing environments and privacy-enhancing safeguards. It also incorporates data provenance, enabling the origin, permissions and use of data to be traced throughout the training process, supporting accountability and transparency," the release said. As AI becomes central to economic and social development, access to diverse, high-quality data is critical. Yet concerns around privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property and institutional control ofte

Govt forms special team to investigate eMudhra digital certificate leak

CERT-In said insufficient cryptographic randomness had compromised private keys, potentially allowing attackers to issue fraudulent certificates and impersonate websites

NSE plans retail push for electronic gold receipts, eyes wider reach

NSE plans an app and wider collection-centre network to boost electronic gold receipts, which have seen muted trading since their launch

Tata Electronics grows into strategically important arm of the Tata Group

From assembling iPhones to building semiconductor facilities, Tata Electronics has grown rapidly, with revenue rising from ₹1.9 crore in FY22 to ₹1.31 trillion in FY26

Electronic prices rise, discounts fade: Can financing sustain festive sales

Rising component and freight costs are pushing up electronics prices, while brands turn to EMIs and exchange offers to support festive demand

EMI driving a third of electronics and appliances GMV: Flipkart exec

Nearly half of high-value electronics purchases are expected to use affordability options, while biometric authentication is seeing higher payment success rates

AC, TV, appliance prices may rise up to 8% from Oct 1 ahead of festivals

Ahead of the peak festival season, leading appliances and consumer electronics makers are going to increase prices of air conditioners, LED TVs, washing machines and other products by 5 per cent to 8 per cent effective from October 1, passing on the rise in inputs of soaring metals such as copper, steel, crude derivatives as well as currency exchange volatility due to the ongoing West Asia crisis. This will be the industry's third round of price hikes in 2026, with manufacturers saying sustained inflation in key inputs such as copper, aluminium, steel, and crude oil derivatives, coupled with higher freight costs, has made further price revisions unavoidable. Air-conditioner prices are set to rise 5-8 per cent; some players are also increasing prices of washing machines, refrigerators and LED TVs by 3-4 per cent, industry executives said, while others are still evaluating the impact. While some companies fear the hike could affect festive demand, others believe the impact will be ...

Smartphone shipments drive India's electronics exports to $26.66 billion

Electronics exports rose to $26.66 billion in the first five months of FY27, with smartphones contributing nearly 60 per cent and PCB shipments surging sharply

India must build chip capacity to guard against tech denial: Meity secy

IT Secretary S Krishnan said India needs domestic capacity to guard against technology denial while building a crucial presence across global electronics and semiconductor value chains

Smartphone screen protectors to come under BIS standards from April 2027

The move is aimed at curbing substandard imports and grey-market trade in a Rs 12,000-15,000 crore market where Chinese products currently dominate supplies

India's semicon opportunity goes beyond chip design: Celesta Capital

Sriram Viswanathan says packaging, power electronics and intellectual property offer new opportunities as India builds a deeper semiconductor ecosystem

AI may be the buzzword, but Indian home buyers still want value: Report

Amazon India's latest Best in Tech Survey shows that Indian consumers are increasingly choosing home technology based on practical benefits such as picture quality, energy efficiency and service

India relies on China for core electronic components in 71 product lines

China supplied at least 80 per cent of India's imports across 71 electronics product lines in 2025-26, with dependence concentrated in key upstream components

Leanwatts raises ₹18.15 crore in seed funding led by Trivest Partners

The Hyderabad-based startup is also expanding its portfolio across public charging solutions, rectifiers, power modules, hybrid inverters and broader power conversion systems for the energy ecosystem

India's electronics components push: What is made locally, what is imported

India is expanding local electronics manufacturing, but it still relies heavily on imported chips and components. The new ECMS aims to boost domestic production and reduce this dependence

What has India approved under its ₹7,877 crore electronics push?

The government has approved 31 new electronics component projects worth ₹7,877 crore under the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. The approvals are aimed at deepening local manufacturing.

Govt approves 31 electronics component projects worth ₹7,877 crore

The projects span 10 states and are expected to generate nearly 10,000 jobs and production worth ₹82,243 crore under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme

Govt clears 31 electronic component manufacturing proposals worth ₹7,877 cr

With the latest approvals, the government has cleared 106 applications covering around 30 product categories across 15 states under the ECMS

LG Electronics India Q1 FY27 results: Net profit rises 27.2% to ₹653 crore

LG Electronics India's Q1 profit rose 27% as premium demand lifted revenue and margins, with exports and new Sri City capacity supporting its growth strategy