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India Gets A Trade Boost In US Amid Tariff Gaps

India stands to benefit as the US slaps higher tariffs on major exporters like China, Canada, and Mexico across key sectors. The US currently imposes...

Electronics Lead PLI Payouts In FY25 With ₹57.32B

With exports booming and incentives flowing, India’s electronics and pharma sectors emerge as the biggest winners of the PLI scheme in a manufacturing-led growth...

US Copper Tariff Raises Concerns For Indian Semiconductor Industry

India's chip and electronics sectors may face indirect pressure as the US imposes steep tariffs on copper imports. The recent announcement of a 50% import...

Small EV Makers Struggle As FAME-II Crackdown Hits Hard

Policy accountability sharpens as subsidy misuse penalties reshape India’s EV landscape, affecting smaller players the hardest. A regulatory crackdown on violations of the FAME-II (Faster...

ECMS Scheme Already Attracts ₹80B In Proposals

Starting from May, the government has received ₹80 billion in investment proposals under the new ECMS Scheme. The approvals may be issued in August...

Carrier, Samsung Fight India’s E-Waste Rules At Court, Government Defends

E-waste regulations spark a courtroom clash as Carrier, Samsung, and others fight soaring recycling costs, while the government upholds its green policy and extended...

Semiconductor Tariffs Lead Trump’s New Trade Offensive

Semiconductors brace for impact as Donald Trump readies fresh tariffs, warns BRICS, slams renewables, and vows to shield US industries and the dollar from...

India’s Homegrown Drone Industry To See $234M Push Soon

Caught in a drone race with Pakistan, India reportedly gears up to boost its UAV industry with a $234 million plan to power domestic...

Gold Compound Curbs Jolt India’s Electronics Manufacturing Plans

Mounting supply woes, stalled shipments, and job risks; India's electronics industry braces for disruption as import curbs and Chinese restrictions tighten the squeeze on...

India’s Electronics Components Manufacture: Powering The Next Leap In Electronics

Can India break free from its reliance on imported electronics and emerge as the next global manufacturing giant? The electronics component manufacturing scheme (ECMS)...

DoT Launches Online Survey To Gauge Demand For CNPN Spectrum Allocation

Via its Saral Sanchar portal, DoT launches a survey to explore fresh spectrum demand and frequency bands for direct CNPN spectrum allocation. Private 5G...

India Seeks Tariff-Free Electronics Deal With US

Tariff battles, iPhones, and billion-dollar bets; India wants duty-free exports as Trump threatens Apple over foreign-made gadgets. High-stakes talks near crunch time. India has urged...

Industry's Buzz

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Qualcomm To Supply Radio Equipment To Starlink

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Together the technologies of Starlink and Qualcomm will improve performance per watt across radio, improving the terrestrial network for 5G and its spectral efficiency. Qualcomm...
AMD

AMD Face a $1B charge in Q3 FY27 for AI-Chip Deals

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The deals that AMD signed with Meta and OpenAI were part of the growing trend of giving equity incentives for long-term contracts from a...
TCL televisions

Samsung Display To Transfer 10.16% Stake in TCL To Its Parent

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Samsung Electronics and TCL Technologies expect to create avenues for closer collaboration in the display panel value chain. Samsung Display transferred its 10.16 per cent...
Aimtron

Aimtron Reports 83% Revenue Growth in H1 FY27

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The demand for Aimtron’s products is spread across various sectors like telecom, network security, IoT, Robotics, Power and Energy, as well as Industrial Electronics  Original...

RIOD Logic Opens EV Charger Manufacturing Facility In Kerala

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The chargers manufactured at the new facility will support UPI-based payments, enabling users to make payments directly through the chargers RIOD Logic Pvt Ltd, an...

Learn From Leaders

Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman, Brio Agri, India

“Our goal is not to replace farmers, but to empower them with better tools,...

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In an exclusive interaction with EFY's Saba Aafreen, Pravin Patel, Founder and Chairman of Brio Agri, discusses building hydroponics and controlled-environment agriculture in India,...

Does India’s Chip Packaging Growth Need Local Materials At Scale?

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What will it take for specialised semiconductor materials manufacturing to grow in India? Packaging volumes will be a key factor as OSAT facilities move...
Ronak Kumar Samantray, Founder, TM2Space Technologies Pvt Ltd.

“Our goal is to build data centres in space.” – Ronak Kumar Samantray, TM2Space

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A space startup aims to build orbital data centres, letting users run AI models and store data on satellites while also supplying satellite hardware...

India’s Photonics Puzzle Is Finally Coming Together 

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Can India turn its scattered photonics capabilities into a stronger industry? A new association aims to connect the ecosystem and strengthen the domestic value...
Jin Bains, CEO, Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits CEO Jin Bains on Navigating High-Frequency Component SWaP-C Constraints, Emerging Markets, and Career...

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In this exclusive, Jin Bains, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mini-Circuits, explains in a conversation with Dilin Anand of EFY about areas of emerging...

Startups

Vimag Labs’ Magnet-Free Motors Set To Redefine EV Efficiency

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Can software replace rare-earth materials? This Bengaluru startup uses virtual magnets to eliminate traditional permanent magnets, boosting EV motor efficiency up to 95 per...

Pine Labs Q2 FY27 Profit Soars 6.5x

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Pine labs said that it processes 25 million transactions per day, a 22 per cent increase from the previous year. Fintech company Pine Labs, reported...
Dr Venkata Sai Kiran, Founder, Red Balloon Aerospace

How Near-Space Platforms Could Revolutionise Broadband Connectivity – Dr Venkata Sai Kiran, Red Balloon...

Nitisha Dubey - 0
As nations explore high-altitude platforms for communication, surveillance, and scientific research, Red Balloon Aerospace is developing super-pressure balloons, tethered aerostats, and airships for near-space...
Manish Seth, Founder, Vimag Labs

Beyond Rare-Earth Magnets: How Vimag Labs Is Reimagining Electric Motors – Manish Seth, Vimag...

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Can software replace rare earth magnets in electric motors? Manish Seth of Vimag Labs speaks to EFY’s Nitisha Dubey about Virtual Magnet Technology, which...
Pavan Kosaraju, Founder of AquaExchange

“Our AI Predicts Shrimp Disease Three To Four Days Before Visible Symptoms Appear.”- Pavan...

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An agritech startup has built AI- and IoT-powered solutions that help shrimp farmers monitor ponds, detect diseases early, automate feeding, and reduce operational risks....