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The Centre has cleared the third electronics manufacturing cluster for Karnataka, which will be set up in the Dharwad district, Minister of State of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. According to the documents shared by the minister on Twitter, the electronics manufacturing cluster (EMC) project will cover an area of 224.5 acre at a cost of over Rs 179 crore, comprising central financial assistance of over Rs 89 crore. "Today a new Electronics Manufacturing Cluster in Hubli Dharwad is also approved - further expanding Karnataka's leadership in Electronics," Chandrasekhar said in a tweet. The EMC will be spread over two villages of Kotura and Belura, covering an area of 88.48 and 136.02 acre, respectively. An official statement mentioned that the government expects the new greenfield EMC is likely to catalyse investments of over Rs 1,500 crore in the near future and generate employment for over 18,000 people. "9 companies and start-ups have already committed t
LG Electronics India's profit after tax for FY22 declined 23.17 per cent to Rs 1,174.7 crore, according to financial data accessed by the business intelligence platform Tofler. However, its total income rose nearly 10 per cent to Rs 17,171.3 crore in FY22. The company, which is not a publicly listed entity, had posted a profit after tax of Rs 1,529 crore, and its total income was Rs 15,621.1 crore for the financial year that ended in March 2022. LG Electronics India's profit before taxes was Rs 1,589.8 crore, and its tax expenses stood at Rs 415.1 crore in 2021-22. A wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korea-based LG Electronics, it is a formidable brand in India, operating in various segments, such as consumer electronics, home appliances, HVAC and IT hardware. LG Electronics India's total revenue from the home appliances and air solution division was Rs 12,419.5 crore in FY22. Under the home appliances and air solution division, it sells products like refrigerators, washing machin