New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Apple in collaboration with Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) will expand its skill-building and training programs across its supply chain in India with Apple Education Hub in Bengaluru beginning March.

The iPhone maker said it also launched a wider suite of development courses at more than 25 Apple supplier sites in the country.

This comes as the Union Budget presented on Feb 1, 2026, proposed to encourage toll manufacturing in India, where the government will give a five-year tax exemption for foreign companies that supply machinery, equipment, or tooling to electronics toll manufacturers operating in bonded zones.

The exemption will apply from April 1, 2026. This simply means that, global electronics br...