Policy

A BIS notification had brought kitchen appliances under a quality control policy starting December 2018 As many as 35 kitchen appliances makers are located in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh The...

Rising prosperity and increasing environmental consciousness, as per the report, is likely to generate attractive air cooler market growth over the foreseeable future Air coolers, owing to their lower life-cycle...

The star ratings (standards and labeling) program by BEE was till now applicable on air-conditioners and refrigerators only The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has announced that washing machines and...

Piyush Goyal will be presenting the Interim-Budget 2019 in the Parliament soon. The appliances, smartphones and consumer electronics industry is expecting a budget that will boost local manufacturing in...

GST was rolled out in July 2017 as an amalgamation of 17 central and state tax taxes An analysis on GST (Goods and Services Tax) done by the Finance Ministry...

According to mobile phone vendors, duty-free handsets from special economic zones may damage the mobile handset and component manufacturing industry Mobile phone vendors have warned the government against allowing manufacturers...

The government is focusing on initiatives such as 'Digital India', 'Make in India' and 'Foreign Direct Investment'. It has placed electronics manufacturing on high priority Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union IT...

Appliances manufacturers have turned to India to locally produce their goods following high import duties, thereby pushing 'Make in India' The appliances industry is set to drive the Make in...

The updated ICEA report suggests that the 10-year tax exemption can enable the mobile handset segment of India to grow 11-fold The Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) and McKinsey...

CEAMA PwC report recommends subsidies for locally produced goods and incentives for R&D focused on boosting local capacity for component production A report by Consumer Electronics and Appliances Manufacturers Association...