The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited’s (RJIL) tariff plans are in compliance with its regulations and existing tariff orders. The response comes after the Telecom Disputes Settlement […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allowed the import of mobile phones without a panic button or an emergency calling feature till February 28, 2017. The government had earlier mandated that all mobile phones in […]
The government has allocated Rs 100 billion for the BharatNet project in Union Budget 2017-18. Moreover, it plans to offer high speed broadband services in more than 150,000 gram panchayats through public Wi-Fi hotspots by […]
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has received consent from project-affected persons (including farmers) and government authorities for around 40 per cent of the land required for the Mumbai-Nagpur Communication Expressway Project. The consent for 30 […]
The central government is likely to invest Rs 150 billion for the development of 1,253 km of roads as national highways in Assam. The state government will prepare the detailed project report (DPR) and initiate the […]
The Union cabinet has approved an MoU between India and the UAE on bilateral cooperation in the road transport and highways sector. The MoU will be signed between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways […]
The MoR has signed an MoU with the Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane Group, an Italian government firm, for technical cooperation in the railway sector. The MoU includes safety audits of IR and measures required for […]
The central government has given a green signal to realigning the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor Project to include Pune and Nashik on account of the availability of sufficient land in these regions and exchanging […]
The MoR has recently signed a JV agreement with the Jharkhand government for facilitating the speedy development of railway infrastructure in the state. The Jharkhand government has identified three projects for the JV company to […]
The MoR has recently inaugurated several policy initiatives to augment non-fare revenue collections and promote the ease of ticketing through digital transactions. These initiatives include the launch of the Non-Fare Revenue Policy; Out of Home […]
The MoR has launched Phase I of the Station Redevelopment Programme comprising 23 major railway stations, for which feasibility studies have already been undertaken. These are Allahabad, Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Bangalore Cantonment, Bhopal, Yesvantpur, […]
Coal India Limited (CIL) has initiated the process for acquiring overseas coking coal mines in order to meet domestic demand. For this purpose, the company has floated a global tender for appointing merchant bankers for […]
SECI has received bids for 2.6 GW against a capacity of 1 GW called for in the first competitive bidding tender for wind power projects. Tamil Nadu has received bids for setting up 1,794 MW […]
Twenty private companies have expressed interest in bidding for the upcoming 750 MW ultra-mega solar power plant at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. The project is being developed by Rewa Ultra Mega Power Limited, a JV […]
The West Bengal government has launched the Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Alliances for All (UJALA) programme in the state. Under UJALA, Energy Efficient Services Limited will distribute over 54.4 million LED bulbs, 10 […]
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited has commissioned the second 500 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Sagardighi thermal power station (TPS) (Phase II) at Murshidabad in West Bengal. With this, the coal-based project is […]
NTPC Limited’s subsidiary Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited has commissioned the first 250 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Nabinagar coal-based power project at Aurangabad in Bihar. With this, NTPC’s total capacity has reached 46,178 […]
The Kandla International Container Terminal (KICT) has commenced the first direct common carrier feeder service between India and Saudi Arabia. The first vessel, M.V. Oshairij, called at Kandla on February 4, 2017. The Qatar Shipping […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has requested the central government to exclude renewable energy from the ambit of the proposed goods and services tax (GST) as the application of GST in its current form can […]
The Economic Survey for 2016-17 has stated that India has attained fourth position globally in terms of installed wind power capacity, after China, the US and Germany. A capacity addition of 14.3 GW of grid-connected […]
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