Bharti Airtel has extended its 4G voice over long term evolution (VoLTE) services to the Kolkata circle. The operator has already launched VoLTE services in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana […]
The government has set up a National Cyber Coordination Centre to address various kinds of cybersecurity threats including those arising from misuse of social media. The government stated that action under the Information Technology Act […]
According to the latest report by TRAI, independent drive tests conducted in Indore, Bhubaneswar, Mysore and Nagpur show that a number of telecom operators do not meet the parameters for radio quality in their 3G […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has initiated the process to revamp the mobile number portability (MNP) system and has issued a discussion paper on reviewing the MNP process. The consultation paper will cover […]
DoT has asked operators and internet service providers such as Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications, and corporations such as IOCL and ONGC to vacate the spectrum they hold in the 3300-3400 MHz band as this […]
The government has imposed a 10 per cent duty on imports of populated printed circuit boards, camera modules and connectors, making the import of the components expensive while giving a stimulus to local manufacturing under […]
DoT has amended telecom licence norms to extend the payment tenure for auctioned airwaves from 10 years to 16 years and has also eased the spectrum holding caps in line with the recent cabinet decision. […]
DoT has issued 13-digit numbers to operators for the trial of machine-to-machine communication devices. These numbers are strictly for testing purposes only. DoT has approved the allocation of 1 million codes for testing purposes for […]
According to the telecom ministry, the New Telecom Policy, 2018 (NTP-2018) is ready and will be introduced in the next session of Parliament after cabinet approval. As per the ministry, the policy document will be […]
NHAI plans to raise Rs 85 billion from the LIC and Rs 100 billion from the National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) to finance the Bharatmala programme. Further, NHAI also plans to raise Rs 50 billion […]
The MoRTH has approved 24 road rehabilitation programmes in Punjab, Nagaland, Jammu & Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Of these, 12 projects are located in Nagaland; two each […]
The construction of the Eastern Peripheral Expressway is almost complete and is expected to commence commercial operations soon. This fully access-controlled expressway has entry and exit points through designated interchanges only. Toll will be collected […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) will adopt the international system of counting lane km from 2018-19 onwards. At present, the construction of national highways is being calculated in terms of linear length, […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) awarded 150 road projects spanning 7,400 km in 2017-18. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 1,220 billion. In comparison, the average length of road projects […]
IR has inducted three 09-3X dynamic tamping express machines, valued at Rs 270 million each, to facilitate improved track maintenance. Further, within the next six months, another seven such machines are planned to be included […]
The central government has agreed to build a new railway line connecting Raxaul in Bihar with Kathmandu in Nepal. The project will be funded entirely by the Government of India, which is now expected to […]
The MoR has sanctioned a quadrupling project, with a provision of two additional rail lines (one on either side of the existing two lines) from Bengaluru Cantonment to Whitefield at an estimated cost of Rs […]
Given the spatial coverage of railway operations, IR plans to use a geographic information system (GIS) portal to map all its assets for better monitoring, management and maintenance. Currently, work is in progress for the […]
The MoR has formulated a plan to upgrade 90 railway stations on IR’s network. This is being done with a view to increasing passenger amenities and giving the railway stations an aesthetic makeover by showcasing the […]
On April 10, 2018, the first 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive was flagged off at the Madhepura loco factory. The loco factory was proposed in 2007 and is a part of the Make in India initiative […]
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