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On March 10, the $274 billion, Cupertino, California-based Apple Inc. announced it is starting production of the 5G-compatible iPhone 12 in India. It appeared like a routine announcement. After all, Apple has been assembling older generation iPhones in India through contract manufacturers since 2017. It wasn t.
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India s electronics exports cross pre-Covid levels, touch record high of Rs 8806 Cr in December
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Of this, mobile phones remained the top contributor with exports worth Rs 3,061 crore - or roughly 35% of total electronics exports - which though is still to reach pre-Covid levels which were as high as Rs 3,254 crore.
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Among all electronics goods, laptops/tablets/PCs is the largest category of imported products valued at close to Rs 30,000 crore while exports are abysmally low at Rs 122 crore during calendar year 2020.
India’s exports of electronics goods have not only recovered to pre-Covid levels but also touched an all time high of Rs 8,806 crore in the month of December 2020, data released by commerce ministry last week showed.