iPhone factory right back in the spotlight as India opens new contamination probe

After a conflict between guards and farmers nearly ended in violence, Tata's Indian iPhone factory is now facing health authority accusations of contamination.
Tata's iPhone component production facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. Image Credit: Tata
Early on June 15, 2026, India's Tamil Nadu Pollution Board (TNPCB) was reportedly threatening to force a shutdown of Tata's iPhone plant. It followed a series of inspections that reportedly found contaminated wastewater had reached local wells.Tata