Phone imports surge in Sept as local output…

New Delhi: Smartphone imports surged by about a fifth in September, indicating that local output is yet to catch up with peak festive season demand, even as Indian retailers replenished store shelves in anticipation of…

PLI scheme approval a challenge for local manufacturers…

New Delhi: The government’s push to domestic mobile phone manufacturers in form of incentives under product-linked incentives (PLI) scheme has set a challenge for them to become globally competitive, industry body said. “The approval for…