Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices at Noida
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices, set up by Optiemus Electronics with Corning Incorporated, at Noida on 30 August 2025.
Summary
Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices at Noida on 30 August 2025. The facility has been set up by Optiemus Electronics in collaboration with Corning Incorporated of the USA and will produce tempered glass under the 'Engineered by Corning' brand for domestic and international markets. The Minister said India will step by step make every component of mobile phones, including chips, and that electronics production has grown six times in 11 years to ₹11.5 lakh crore, with exports above ₹3 lakh crore and employment for 2.5 million people.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 30 Aug 2025, Noida (Uttar Pradesh)
- Set up by
- Optiemus Electronics with Corning Incorporated (USA)
- Brand
- 'Engineered by Corning'
- Electronics production
- ₹11.5 lakh crore (6× in 11 years)
- Electronics exports
- Over ₹3 lakh crore
- Jobs
- 2.5 million (direct and indirect)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India's first tempered glass manufacturing facility for mobile devices, inaugurated on 30 August 2025, is located at:
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Correct answer: B — Noida
Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the facility at Noida.
The Noida tempered glass facility inaugurated on 30 August 2025 has been set up by Optiemus Electronics in collaboration with:
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Correct answer: C — Corning Incorporated
The facility is a collaboration between Optiemus Electronics and Corning Incorporated, USA, and will use the 'Engineered by Corning' brand.
Consider the following statements made by Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on 30 August 2025: 1. Electronics manufacturing in India has grown ten times in the past 11 years. 2. India's electronics exports have crossed ₹5 lakh crore. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. The Minister said electronics production grew six times in 11 years to ₹11.5 lakh crore, with exports of over ₹3 lakh crore and 2.5 million jobs.