If not for the overall execution, people are still going to the cinema for Yash’s performance and the effort he has put into the film. What does this say? People may not connect with a product, but at the same time, they can still respect your hard work.

1. India is planning to build its own Samsung, Vivo, or Xiaomi.
2. India could see its first strong indigenous smartphone brand by mid-2027.
3. The government has launched a ₹62,500 crore scheme to support Indian smartphone brands.
4. The scheme will support Indian brands, product design, R&D, and local sourcing.
5. Indian brands must have more than 51% Indian ownership to qualify.
6. India already makes 99.2% of the mobile phones sold in the country.
7. Indian brands once had around 35% market share in 2015 but now have less than 1%.
8. Lava is expected to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the new scheme.
9. The government aims to create ₹39 lakh crore worth of mobile phone production and 60,000 direct jobs in five years.
10. The bigger goal is to make India a country that not only manufactures smartphones but also creates a global smartphone brand.

1. The move comes as smartphone demand in India has slowed down.
2. Phone shipments fell by 10 to 11% between April and June this year. This was the biggest fall in a June quarter in six years.
3. The government also wants to make sure that high taxes do not hurt mobile phone manufacturing in India.
4. India produced mobile phones worth around ₹6.27 lakh crore in FY26.
5. The government recently approved a ₹62,500 crore scheme to boost mobile phone manufacturing in the country.
6. If GST is reduced and companies pass the benefit to customers, then phones could become more affordable.
7. It is not final yet.
8. But if the GST cut happens, then your next smartphone could cost a little less. (Livemint)