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‘Made in India’: As mobile phone sector logs meteoric growth, Ashwini Vaishnav reveals numbers

Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnav, took to social media platform X to announce achievement in the mobile phone industry.In a post, he revealed that the Indian mobile industry has experienced exponential growth, expanding by a remarkable factor of 20 in just nine years. Minister Vaishnav posted on X, "Met Mobile industry to review progress. Industry has grown 20 times in 9 years. 2014: 78 per cent import dependent 2023: 99.2 percent of all mobiles sold in India are 'Made in India'". Reflecting on the industry's trajectory, Minister Vaishnav highlighted a significant shift in import dependency. In 2014, a staggering 78 per cent of the mobile market relied on imports.Fast forward to 2023, and a transformation has occurred - an impressive 99.2 per cent of...
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Khadi Was Ignored After Independence, Now It Can Become Inspiration: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi was speaking during a 'Khadi Utsav' at the Sabarmati riverfront.Ahmedabad: Khadi was ignored after Independence but now it can become a source of inspiration for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here on Saturday.He was speaking during a 'Khadi Utsav' at the Sabarmati riverfront.आजादी के आंदोलन के समय जिस खादी को गांधी जी ने देश का स्वाभिमान बनाया, उसी खादी को आजादी के बाद हीन भावना से भर दिया गया।इस वजह से खादी और खादी से जुड़ा ग्रामोद्योग पूरी तरह तबाह हो गया।खादी की ये स्थिति विशेष रूप से गुजरात के लिए बहुत ही पीड़ादायक थी: PM— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 27, 2022Khadi (homespun) was ignored after Independence due to which weavers in the country suffered, he said.As a thread of khadi became inspiration for freedom struggle, it can also becom...