Topic: iPhones
Apple-maker Taiwanese company Foxconn to invest $1 bn in Tamil Nadu plant over next 3 years
Move comes as part of efforts of global companies to diversify their supply chains and reduce dependence on China. India has been trying to woo these firms.
Apple’s new iPhones face double whammy: Supply disruption and falling demand
Covid curbs are impeding the ability of Apple’s engineers to work directly with its suppliers and phone assemblers in Asia.
Why the world needs Apple’s annual new iPhone cycle
Companies that produce iPhone accessories drive their own revenue, and any delay could be devastating amid the global economic slowdown.
iPhone makers suspend production in India due to lockdown
Thousands of Apple's Indian employees are likely to be impacted by the 21-day nationwide lockdown, announced by PM Narendra Modi Tuesday night.
Apple’s 3 new iPhones — XS, XS Max and XR — promise better camera, battery life (again)
On what is Apple Inc's most important day of the year, CEO Tim Cook will unveil the latest updates from the company in Cupertino. Here is what you can expect.
India to be a mass producer of iPhones, a shift from China
Chairman of Apple's largest producer Foxconn said that PM Modi has invited him to India & he plans to expand in the country.
Foxconn Technology comes closer to producing iPhones in India
Apple Inc’s higher prices have deterred customers in India — the world's fastest growing major market, and has made the company a minor player in the country with only 1% of shipments.
Internet on your latest Apple iPhone is probably slower than Samsung, Google rivals
Slower load times, however, haven’t noticeably hurt the iPhone against its competition, and its smartphones are among the best-reviewed.
Modi govt is embracing some discarded Congress policies. But they won’t work even now
Policies like deficit monetisation, loan restructuring, higher tariffs and import licencing have been brought back to combat the economic fallout of Covid-19.
Offer cashback, relax KYC norms to check decline in remittances, suggests WEF paper
Remittances, or the money overseas citizens send back to their home country, are expected to contract 20% in 2020 on account of Covid-19, according to a World Bank report.
Defence
Army begins process to recruit second batch of 100 women soldiers for military police
Army intends to induct 1,700 women recruits in the military police by 2036, increasing the percentage of women in the cadre to 20 over 17 years.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.