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Business Standard
12 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Chinese techies' exit likely to hamper India's smartphone export success
This comes after Beijing verbally asked regulatory authorities and local governments to curb technology transfers and movement of technicians to other countries Yash Kumar Singhal New Delhi Listen to This Article Recent reports of Chinese engineers and technicians being asked to leave the manufacturing facilities of Apple's iPhone in India have raised fears about its effect on production and export capacity of made-in-India smartphones. This comes after Beijing verbally asked regulatory authorities and local governments to curb technology transfers and movement of technicians to other countries in a bid to prevent the companies from shifting their manufacturing base elsewhere. Earlier, India's commanding success at smartphone exports reached new heights in FY25, with exports worth $24.13 billion in FY25 – 55 per cent more than what it exported in FY24.
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Climate
- Business Standard
Datanomics: Displacements in India rise due to natural disasters, conflicts
According to the data from Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, around 118,000 people were displaced by climate-induced disasters in India in 2024 Yash Kumar Singhal Listen to This Article The recent natural calamities such as floods, cloudbursts, and landslides across the country have led to multiple deaths and displacement. Further, conflicts in Manipur and some other states have led to uneasiness, forcing people to shift to safer areas. A caution should be exercised in interpreting the data since a single displaced person may be counted multiple times as each event of displacement is counted separately. Displacement due to natural disaster According to data from Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, more than 5.4 million internal displacements happened in India in 2024. From 2008-24, 61.9 million internal displacements took place, and
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Business Standard
26-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Datanomics: India looks at options amid crunch of rare earth materials
China and the United States produced nearly 70 per cent and 11.5 per cent of the world's production of rare earth elements (REEs) respectively in 2024 Yash Kumar Singhal New Delhi Listen to This Article The Centre recently asked IREL, a public sector undertaking (PSU), to suspend a 13-year-old agreement on export of rare earth elements (REEs) to Japan to safeguard supplies for domestic needs. This comes in the wake of Chinese restrictions on the export of seven rare earth metals (REMs) and rare earth magnets, which has put the Indian automotive and electronics industry in a precarious position, crippling their production and supply. Global distribution China and the United States respectively produced nearly 70 per cent and 11.5 per cent of the world's production of REEs in 2024. Myanmar produced around 31,000 tonnes (eight per
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Business Standard
13-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Datanomics: India gets Russian cushion as Israel-Iran clash heats up oil
The conflict is expected to escalate in the coming days, putting further strain on global oil supplies in the restive West Asian region and making crude oil expensive Yash Kumar Singhal New Delhi Listen to This Article Israel's attacks on Iran have led to a surge in international crude oil prices. The conflict is expected to escalate in the coming days, putting further strain on global oil supplies in the restive West Asian region and making crude oil expensive. This can hamper India's energy security, given that India imports more than 85 per cent of its crude oil requirements, but only to an extent, since the country has successfully expanded its oil import sources. Crude oil imports decline The share of India's crude oil imports in its total import value has declined during seven years since April 2018,
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Business Standard
04-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Datanomics: RCB conquering 22 yards to topping billboards after IPL triumph
With the wait for the title now over, the question arises whether brand RCB can eclipse the valuation of CSK and MI -- the top two franchises in the brand ecosystem in the recent past Yash Kumar Singhal New Delhi Listen to This Article Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) created history on Tuesday by winning its first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in the 18th edition of the competition, giving a tribute to the Virat Kohli – the only player to play for a single franchise since the beginning of the league in 2008. With the wait for the title now over, the question arises whether brand RCB can eclipse the valuation of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) — the top two franchises in the brand ecosystem in the recent past. Brand value of IPL franchises (in $ million) RCB has won
