State-run operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched voice and messaging services over satellite in the country with a view to improve telecom connectivity in remote areas. The satellite and connectivity gateway for the […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has signed an MoU with the Punjab government to provide free Wi-Fi in all state-run engineering colleges, industrial training institutes and polytechnics. As per the MoU, RJIL will set up […]
In its first-ever sustainability report, Idea Cellular has claimed 100 per cent compliance with norms governing electromagnetic field radiations in 2016. Further, the report, which is aligned to GRI-G4 international standards of sustainability reporting, claims […]
Idea Cellular has launched its 4G services in the Mumbai and Jaipur regions. The services in Mumbai have been launched using frequencies in the 2100 MHz spectrum band. Meanwhile, the operator has also expanded the […]
Bharti Airtel has upgraded its 4G network in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The upgraded network has been rolled out using the dual carrier technology with a combination of time division long term evolution (LTE) spectrum […]
TRAI has refused to reconsider its order that imposed a penalty of Rs 30.5 billion on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. The move comes after DoT had asked the regulator to reconsider the […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper on data speed under wireless broadband plans, citing an increasing number of consumer complaints regarding slow data speeds. Through the consultation paper, the […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has granted the country’s first unified licence specifically for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) to the Plintron Group. The licence will be valid for offering all services across the 22 […]
The MoRTH has undertaken a massive exercise of hosting digital details of land of over 0.64 million revenue villages across 668 districts, on a portal, “Bhoomiraashi” (compensation for land acquisition). This will be a one-point […]
The MoRTH has launched INAM-Pro+, an upgraded version of INAM-Pro, the web portal designed by NHIDCL, a common platform to bring cement buyers and sellers together. Over the past two years, more than 700 construction companies […]
The central government is planning to create two new entities – NHAI International and Express Highways – under NHAI, in the form of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) focused on international projects and expressways. These entities will be […]
The central government has set an ambitious target of awarding highway contracts worth Rs 5 trillion and totalling about 50,000 km, in the next two years. As per the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways […]
The MoR has launched the final location survey (FLS) for the single broad-gauge line rail connectivity project to Char Dham in Uttarakhand. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) will undertake the FLS, which was sanctioned Rs […]
NITI Aayog has approved three railway projects in Tamil Nadu and Kerala at an estimated cost of about Rs 36 billion. These are the Thiruvananthapurm-Kanniyakumari line-doubling project in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and the Madurai-Vanchi Maniyachchi-Tuticorin […]
The MoR has inaugurated several passenger amenities in various Mumbai suburban railway stations. These include an elevated deck at the Borivali station; new foot-overbridges (FoBs) at the Dadar, Matunga Road and Bhayandar stations; escalators at […]
Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) is planning to develop 21 new stations on its route as a part of the railway modernisation programme. The 21 additional stations will take the total number of stations on […]
The CCEA has granted approval for three railway projects in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. These are the Manmad-Jalgaon third line project, involving the electrification and construction of a 160 km third line between […]
Indian Railways (IR) is planning to collaborate with the Malaysian government to redevelop 20 railway stations in Tier II cities across the country, at an estimated cost of Rs 100 billion. As per the plans, a […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has cancelled PPAs for seven coal-based power plants aggregating 7,040 MW of capacity. These projects awarded to Lanco, Bajaj Energy, Welspun Energy and Unitech Machines, among others, in 2011, have failed […]
RattanIndia Power Limited has commissioned the 270 MW Unit IV of the Sinnar TPP in Nashik, Maharashtra. The newly commissioned unit is part of the 1,350 MW coal-based power project. BHEL is the principal contractor […]
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