Anil Yendluri brings to the table a decade of experience in the areas of port administration, law and order, management, vigilance, and human resource management, among others. A 1988 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, […]
Natural gas and renewables have gained significant traction as alternative sources of energy in the past few years. Countries have made a concerted effort to increase the share of these alternative sources in their primary […]
As Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company Limited, the largest asset reconstruction company (ARC) in the country managing around Rs 470 billion worth of assets, Raj Kumar Bansal is […]
Over the past year, the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market has witnessed several key developments, such as rising LNG production, enhanced export capacities and unstable gas prices. Global LNG supply increased by about 26 […]
The current demand for oil and gas in the country outstrips supply by a wide margin. To bridge this gap between demand and supply, India has resorted to importing crude oil. In 2017-18, over 45 […]
December Issue 2018
The past few months have been challenging for the infrastructure sector as financiers have faced multiple issues. While inflation remained under control, banks suffering from a combination of toxic loans and poor liquidity remained very […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the GSAT-29 satellite from Sriharikota. The satellite will help meet the communication needs of people in remote areas in the Northeast and Jammu & Kashmir. Further, […]
The Karnataka government has made it mandatory for telecom companies to obtain licences for telecom towers within three months. As per the government, the state will strictly enforce the Karnataka Installation of new Telecommunication Infrastructure […]
BSNL has said that state-owned ITI Limited will have an opportunity to participate in two large tenders to be floated by the operator by end March 2019. According to BSNL, one of the tenders is […]
The Indian telecommunications industry has till date installed 500,000 mobile towers, taking the total count of base transceiver stations to over 2,000,000. The number of 4G towers increased by 720,384 (or 207 per cent) between […]
RJIL will be taking over as the telecom provider for IR from January 1, 2019. According to railway officials, RJIL is expected to bring down the department’s phone bills by at least 35 per cent. […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has provided leased circuit connectivity at the recently inaugurated multimodal inland waterway terminals on the Ganga river. BSNL was asked to provide telecom connectivity between ports for smooth operations in […]
VIL has finalised new network equipment supply contracts worth $1.3 billion-$1.4 billion. Of this, European equipment vendors Nokia and Ericsson will together meet roughly 65 per cent of VIL’s network gear requirements. The remaining 35 […]
The Supreme Court has rejected the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) plea to probe charges of cartelisation against Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular. Earlier, in January 2018, the CCI had moved the Supreme […]
TRAI recently conducted independent test drives on eight highways and three rail routes. As per the results of these tests, all telecom operators, except RJIL, failed to meet call drop benchmark on these highways and […]
TRAI has directed operators to not immediately disconnect the services of customers with sufficient prepaid balance. The authority has also asked operators to inform the subscribers in a clear and transparent manner about the date […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released a consultation paper on the Regulatory Framework for Over the Top [OTT] Communication Services. The objective of this consultation paper is to analyse and discuss the […]
DoT is planning to introduce a comprehensive mechanism to rank states on their broadband network deployment readiness. It may even incentivise the top performers in an effort to encourage the states to prepare the digital […]
DoT is planning to appoint four-five auditors to conduct a planned special audit of private telecom companies for the period between financial years 2012 and 2018. The purpose of the audit is to check for […]
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