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Times of Oman
11-08-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
India emerges as top smartphone supplier to US, electronics sector soars: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Bengaluru: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said India has become the top supplier of smartphones to the United States, with electronics manufacturing now worth Rs 12 lakh crore. Highlighting the government's vision, Vaishnaw addressing the inaguration ceremony of Metro projects in Bengaluru today, said that India's electronic production has grown six times in the last 11 years. The Railway Minister further pointed out the exponential rise in electronic exports, which have increased eightfold to reach 3 lakh crore rupees. Vaishnaw also noted India's position as the world's second-largest manufacturer of mobile phones, underscoring the country's expanding role in the global electronics market. This growth reflects India's focus on becoming a global hub for technology production, making advanced electronics more widely available and supporting the Prime Minister's goal of inclusive access to technology for all citizens, Vaishnaw said. "Our electronic production has grown 6 times in the last 11 years. Today, electronics manufacturing has touched 12 lakh crore rupees. Electronic exports have increased by 8 times... Today, it has grown to 3 lakh crore rupees. India has become the second-largest manufacturer of mobile phones in the world" he said According to official government data, India has made significant progress in mobile and electronics manufacturing, becoming the world's 2nd largest mobile manufacturing country. In 2014, India had only 2 mobile manufacturing units, but fast forward to today, the nation boasts over 300 manufacturing units, underscoring a significant expansion in this vital sector. In 2014 -15 only 26 per cent of the mobile phones which were being sold in India were made in India, the rest were being imported. It is worth mentioning that today, 99.2 per cent of all mobile phones which are sold in India are made in India. The manufacturing value of mobile phones has surged from Rs 18,900 crore in FY14 to a staggering Rs 4,22,000 crore in FY24. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier today flagged off three Vande Bharat Trains - Ajni(Nagpur)-Pune Vande Bharat , KSR Bengaluru-Belgavi Vande Bharat and the Shree Mata Vaishnodevi Katra-Amritsar from KSR Bengaluru Railway station. With these additions, the total number of Vande Bharat trains in the country will rise to 150 (75 pairs), Vaishnaw posted on X.
Daily Mail
08-08-2025
- Daily Mail
Plane passengers discover 'real' reason your phone must be on airplane mode
Books, downloaded podcasts and films, or even just taking a nap; people choose a variety of things to keep themselves entertained on a plane after switching their phone to airplane mode. Many follow the rule happily, accepting it as a reasonable safety precaution for when they're thousands of feet above the ground. However one inquisitive passenger wanted to know the reasoning behind it. On Reddit, they asked: 'Why do they ask us to not use our phones during flights? 'I am just curious, what are the stakes here? Will it go boom?' Many replied offering their thoughts on why the precaution is needed. One person revealed 'there are two reasons for this' and went on to explain the possible issues phones could cause. The biggest reason, according to the Reddit user, was concerns over mobiles connecting to towers and creating problems. 'Against popular thinking, the main reason is because it was feared that as the plane is taking off and landing, the phones would be connecting / disconnecting to multiple phone towers rapidly, which would cause issues with those towers,' they penned. 'However, this isn't really a problem in this day and age especially. It was a precaution anyways.' They went on to provide further grounds for why turning mobiles off on flights is necessary. 'It could mess with flight instrumentation, especially the radio,' the Reddit user wrote. 'Ever had a speaker or radio open and when you get a call, you can hear sounds from the speaker? 'This does still happen, but is more rare nowadays as you need to receive GSM call really.' Another person shared their thoughts on the comment, revealing they felt it was so plane passengers pay attention during emergencies. 'Always good to get people to not be distracted and have their hands free during takeoff and landing in case something does go wrong,' they said. Another interjected, explaining the phone setting helped to save battery power too. They said: 'Regardless, you should still turn your phone on airplane mode. 'If you don't, it'll drain your battery really fast because your phone will continuously try to ping towers to get a signal, but there are none.'
