{"id":15829,"date":"2025-04-20T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15829"},"modified":"2025-04-20T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T09:55:29","slug":"smt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/smt\/","title":{"rendered":"SMT"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Electronics Manufacturing Surge in India:<\/strong> Electronics manufacturing in India has increased fivefold in the last decade, exceeding Rs 11 lakh crore. 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