RCOM is planning to upgrade its CDMA customers to the 4G network in a phased manner from May 2016. To this end, RCOM will leverage the spectrum sharing and trading agreement it had signed with […]
Dinesh Waghmare, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, started his career as an assistant collector in the Land Revenue Management Department, Ratnagiri, in 1996. […]
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) has received Rs 4.28 billion from the government for surrendering spectrum in the 800 MHz band which is used for providing CDMA services. This comes after the government approved a […]
Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement with Videocon Telecom to acquire the latter’s spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band in six circles – Bihar, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) […]
DoT has released draft Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules, 2016, proposing uniform rules and a single-window clearance system for getting approvals. It has recommended that the concerned authorities not impose any fee, charge, lease […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning to seek cabinet approval for reducing spectrum usage charges (SUC) from 5 per cent of adjusted gross revenues to 3 per cent. This was approved by the Telecom […]
The cabinet has approved the liberalisation of spectrum allocated to telecom operators without auction. As per the approved rules, operators will have to pay a provisional price for the spectrum as recommended by TRAI while […]
The Telecom Commission has also granted approval to interconnect agreements between internet service providers and telecom operators. The move will allow consumers to make landline and mobile calls from over-the-top applications such as Skype, WhatsApp […]
The Telecom Commission has approved a new category of unified license which will allow virtual network operators (VNOs) to function in the Indian telecom industry. A VNO licence will cost Rs 75 million for those […]
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee has also discussed the issue of road safety. The central government has set a target for reducing road accident fatalities by 50 per cent by 2020 and has taken several steps […]
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has awarded project management consultancy contracts for all seven packages of the Sewri-Nhava section of the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project. The scope of the work involves conducting […]
In January 2016, the Indian shipbuilding sector witnessed one of the most strategic acquisitions in recent times, with Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) acquiring the management control of Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited (PDOECL). PDOECL […]
The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the MoRTH discussed the functioning of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) at a recent meeting. NHIDCL is currently entrusted with the implementation of 109 projects spanning 7,148 […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has reportedly set a project award target of 10,000 km for 2016-17. The MoRTH has reportedly already awarded projects worth Rs 1.8 trillion and is likely to […]
The MoRTH has inaugurated the 52.33 km Manesar-Palwal section of the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway. The project had been languishing for several years. However, the central and the Haryana governments resolved the issues plaguing the project. Subsequently, […]
Captain Sunil Thapar joined Allcargo Logistics in 2015 as chief executive officer (CEO), shipping services. […]
Megaplast India Private Limited is a manufacturer of Geomembranes of 8 meters (m) width adhering to GRIM GM3 standards. […]
The uptake of the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the railway sector is still at a nascent stage. […]
Dr A.K. Verma took over as joint secretary in the power ministry in 2014. […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has reportedly set a project award target of 10,000 km for 2016-17. The MoRTH has reportedly already awarded projects worth Rs 1.8 trillion and is likely to […]
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