Telecasting began in India in 1959, and daily transmission in 1965. On 1 July 1991, the Reserve Bank of India devalued the rupee by 9% and then by 11% two days later. South Korean giant Samsung used Android to take the Indian market away from Nokia, while startups started growing around the features these phones provided. With an app for everything and a government bent on making a “digital" India, smartphones play a vital role. Dhoni put small-town India on the map, took risky decisions of benching known names and built a fierce fielding team.

Source: Mint December 31, 2019 18:31 UTC