Bharti Airtel has launched voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) services in the Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh circles. Earlier, the operator had launched VoLTE services in Mumbai. Meanwhile, Airtel is planning to gradually phase […]
TRAI has suggested a framework for application-based calling on operators’ networks such as for making calls using Wi-Fi. TRAI has recommended that such internet telephony apps will have to be linked with mobile number series. […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued recommendations on the approach to be taken towards sustainable telecommunications. The regulator has recommended setting the target for reduction in carbon emissions at 30 per cent […]
DoT has stated that the government is working on telecom projects worth Rs 1.3 trillion, which will result in the growth of telecom infrastructure in the country in two to three years. Further, the government […]
DoT is likely to float a tender for rolling out Wi-Fi services in all the village panchayats by 2019, at an outlay of around Rs 37 billion. Under the project, the government plans to start […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought the industry’s views on overhauling the licensing structure, which could turn out to be a radical reform under the new telecom policy. DoT is likely to engage with […]
The MoRTH has issued a notification mandating four-wheel motor vehicles sold on or after December 1, 2017 to have FASTags fitted on them by the manufacturer or their authorised dealers. In the case of vehicles […]
The MoRTH plans to digitise the land acquisition process by end-November 2017, in order to reduce the time taken for it by three-four months. The website designed by the National Informatics Centre for this purpose will be […]
NHAI plans to award highway projects spanning 10,000 km in 2017-18. Earlier, the target was to award projects spanning 6,500 km. Currently, tenders have been issued for a total length of 4,500 km and NHAI […]
NHAI plans to issue bonds for financing highway projects in the country. It expects foreign and domestic players to invest in the construction of road and highway infrastructure, and raise funds worth Rs 4 trillion-Rs […]
In order to upgrade road infrastructure in the Northeast, the central government is planning to undertake highway projects worth Rs 1.45 trillion in the region within the next two to three years. Of the proposed […]
An intelligent transportation system (ITS) is an integration of communication systems and information technologies designed primarily for improving safety, security and efficiency of urban transit systems such as metro and bus rapid transit (BRT) systems. […]
The MoRTH has proposed an enhancement of the National Highways Authority of India’s (NHAI) powers by enabling the authority to approve projects with a construction cost of more than Rs 100 billion for ensuring speedy […]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Phase I of the Bharatmala programme. Under the programme, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) plans to start construction works worth Rs 8 trillion […]
The Railway Board has formulated a new policy forbidding the MoR from issuing tenders for the commencement of work on any new railway project without completing the land acquisition or providing a written assurance from […]
IR plans to spend around Rs 30 billion in building smart yards capable of providing mechanised maintenance and repair of rakes. As per the proposal, 40 of the 100 yards owned by IR will be […]
The JV of IR and the Chhattisgarh government – Chhattisgarh Railway Corporation Limited – has decided to build two fully electrified rail corridors — the 294 km Katghora-Dongargarh corridor worth Rs 48.2 billion and the […]
The Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is likely to provide financial assistance of about Rs 300 billion to IR for electrifying its remaining network spanning 33,000 km by 2020-21. As per plans, the funds will […]
The MoR has floated a global tender for procuring 700,000 tonnes of rails worth Rs 35 billion. This is the first time the ministry has sought overseas rails to meet the shortfall in supply by […]
The central government has launched a new cross-border train between India and Bangladesh, the Kolkata-Khulna Bandhan Express, while also inaugurating two bridges – the second Bhairab bridge and the Titas bridge in Bangladesh – and […]
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