Saturday, August 15
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as the top five export ready states of India, among the large states category, in the NITI Aayog’s Export Preparedness Index 2024. As per the index, released on Wednesday, Maharashtra toppled Tamil Nadu to become the Number 1 in 2024 ranking which takes into account performance during FY '22-F'Y24 when compared to EPI 2022 whenTamil Nadu stood at Number 1 followed by Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and Haryana. The Aayog, however, said the EPI 2024 ranking is not comparable to EPI 2022 as the entire methodology of assessing the states has changed. Among smaller states, north-eastern states and union territory ranking, Uttarakhand has topped the list followed by Jammu & Kashmir, Nagaland, Dadra & Nagar
If you’ve been thinking of upgrading your phone, chances are you’ve also heard the chatter: prices may go up again. Behind the scenes, the global tech industry is dealing with a serious memory chip shortage. And this time, it isn’t a short-term hiccup.The world is facing an unprecedented crunch in DRAM and storage chips, driven by the explosive growth of AI data centres. Simply put, the same memory that powers your smartphone is now being pulled in massive volumes by AI servers, leaving less supply for consumer devices and pushing prices up. Market intelligence firm IDC warns that this imbalance could last well into 2027.So yes, smartphones could get more expensive. But OPPO isn’t panicking, and it believes consumers don’t have to either.“If you’re giving consumers enough inn
