TRAI has begun operator-assisted drive tests to monitor the level of call drops and voice quality across multiple cities. Operator-assisted drive tests are different from the independent drive tests conducted by the regulator earlier. These […]
TRAI has directed Videocon Telecom to continue its mobile service operations in Punjab and maintain its quality of service till the end of its licence term, rejecting the operator’s decision to shut down services from […]
TRAI has set up a joint committee consisting of industry representatives to examine and identify regulations and tariff orders that have become obsolete. The committee includes representatives from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, RJIL, Idea Cellular […]
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched an anti-malware analysis centre called Cyber Swachhta Kendra that will facilitate the provision of free anti-virus for computers and mobile phones in the country. According […]
DoT is looking at auctioning spectrum every year and is planning to seek recommendations from TRAI on the issue soon. DoT is also planning to seek the regulator’s recommendations for the next auction, which is […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to restrict the period of promotional tariffs offered by operators as such offers have resulted in significant revenue loss to the […]
The government has appointed Telecom Secretary J.S. Deepak as India’s next ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO). According to the office order by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Deepak has been shifted with […]
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has secured environmental clearance for the proposed Versova-Bandra Sea Link project. The MSRDC also plans to raise funds through domestic funding agencies and nationalised banks. The Rs 75 […]
The Jharkhand cabinet has approved 18 road projects worth Rs 17.5 billion across 11 districts in the state. These projects include the construction of a 16.42 km ring road in Hazaribag at an estimated cost […]
The design and alignment of the Amravati-Anantapur six-lane expressway project in Andhra Pradesh has been finalised. The 393.59 km long expressway will have four-lane and six-lane roads. The length of the four-lane section of the […]
As of March 3, 2017, a total of 347,200 electronic tags have been issued for fee collection on national highways. The National Payments Corporation of India has been engaged as the central clearing house (CCH) […]
The MoRTH has completed the construction of 6,604 km of national highways from April 2016 to February 2017. The target of construction of national highways during 2016-17 is 15,000 km. The slow speed of construction […]
The NITI Aayog has proposed to the PMO that its chief executive officer be inducted on NHAI’s board to fast-track clearances on highway projects, as the central government is struggling to meet the highways construction […]
The Hassan-Bengaluru (via Shravanabelagola) new line railway project is likely to be commissioned by end-March 2017. Currently, work on the entire project has been completed and the Commission of Railway Safety (CRS) has already conducted the […]
The MoR has proposed the development of new railway lines to link New Delhi and Kolkata in India with Kathmandu in Nepal to strengthen the cross-border connectivity between the countries and plans to implement them […]
Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Limited has handed over the operations and management of the Habibganj station, estimated to cost Rs 4.5 billion, to Bansal Pathways Habibganj Private Limited. The SPV has met all the “conditions […]
The MoR has recently launched the country’s first Antyodaya Express running between Ernakulam and Howrah and the Sri Ganganagar-Tiruchirappalli Humsafar Express. The ministry has also launched the New Catering Policy, 2017 and a new partnership […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has introduced several freight sector initiatives which include the policy of long-term contracts with major customers aimed at providing the certainty of long-term tariff/freight rates to customers, while also guaranteeing […]
Adani Power Limited’s Unit 4 (330 MW) of the 4,620 MW Mundra coal-based power plant in Gujarat has created a national record by running continuously for 600 days and generating 4,142.56 units of electricity. NTPC’s […]
The Sikkim government has signed an MoU with the central government under the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). Sikkim will earn an overall net benefit of about Rs 2.07 billion through the scheme by way of cheaper […]
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