Explained: Here is how Apple’s reaction to labour challenges in India is different from China
Apple has taken stringent action against one of its vendors, Wistron, in Karnataka. What happened at the Narasapura facility that led to this? Is the company s reaction different compared to China? Written by Aashish Aryan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 24, 2020 7:17:53 am
Like the other contract manufacturers of Apple, Wistron is also involved in production of its flagship iPhones. The factory in Narasapura is the a new unit from where it had started assembly of the iPhone SE (2020). (Image source: Bloomberg)
Global software and hardware conglomerate Apple on Saturday took a stringent action against one of its vendors, Wistron, by acknowledging that the latter had violated supplier code of conduct by “failing to implement proper working hour management processes”. The statement by Apple was prec
CA, insurance agent, now Air India bidder…a trail of many questions
Information accessed from the Registrar of Companies shows that Palaypu has been a director in three companies. Two of these, Lakhi Investment Management Services and ISBN Securities Pvt Ltd, have already been struck off. Updated: December 17, 2020 1:37:17 pm
This is the Government’s second attempt at disinvesting its stake in the airline after the previous move in 2018 ended up without a bid.
LAXMI PRASAD PALAYPU, Chairman of US-based Interups Inc who has made a series of acquisition bids through the NCLT this year and recently
submitted an Expression of Interest for Air India disinvestment says he plans to invest around $9 billion in the Indian aviation sector. A scrutiny of the deals the company claims to be ‘pursuing’ in India, however, shows a patchy, if not a poor, record.
4G spectrum sale cleared, reserve price lower than TRAI advice
The notice inviting applications from telecom service providers will be issued later this month, and the government hopes to complete the sale by March 2021, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Updated: December 17, 2020 7:19:45 am
The new round of auctions is likely to provide a boost to government revenue collections at a time when its inflows from other sources such as direct taxes, indirect taxes such as goods and services tax, have fallen sharply on account of restrictions to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the sale of 2251.25 MHz of spectrum across seven frequency bands at a reserve price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore.
Telecom products: Govt to come out with ‘trusted, ‘non-trusted’ sources
The move could potentially make it more difficult for Chinese telecom equipment vendors like Huawei and ZTE to supply equipment to Indian telecom players. December 17, 2020 3:02:50 am
As a part of the new national security directive, a list of sources from whom no product can be procured will also be provided to the telecom service providers.
The Cabinet Committee on Security on Wednesday approved the setting up of a new National Security Directive on telecommunication sector with an intent to classify telecom products and their sources under the ‘trusted’ and ‘non-trusted’ categories.
Explained: What we know about the ransacked Wistron facility near Bengaluru that makes iPhones
Like the other contract manufacturers of Apple, Wistron is also involved in production of its flagship iPhones. The factory in Narasapura is the a new unit from where it had started assembly of the iPhone SE (2020). Written by Aashish Aryan , Edited by Explained Desk | New Delhi | December 14, 2020 9:18:30 pm
Violence broke out during a change of shifts at the plant over the non-payment of promised wages, local officials said (File)
Apple’s contract manufacturer Wistron India has seen an escalation in its disagreement with a section of its contract workers over alleged non-payment of salaries and dues. The