The MoR is expected to announce its plans for constructing 10,000 km of high speed rail (HSR) corridors to connect all the major cities in the country in April 2018. The new HSR corridors will […]
The MoR has launched the digital receipt note, receipted challan and digital bill submission to improve transparency and ease of doing business. The digitisation of suppliers’ bills will provide end-to-end digital and paperless contracting, resulting […]
In a bid to encourage the involvement of all stakeholders (including railway passengers, urban planners, architects and engineers) in the redevelopment of 635 stations, SRIJAN (Station Rejuvenation Initiative through Joint Action) was launched at the MyGov portal on January […]
A JV of Sydney-based infrastructure asset management company the Macquarie Group and Ashoka Buildcon Limited has secured the rights to manage 648 km of national highways under the first bundle bid out on a toll-operate-transfer […]
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has launched a mobile application and a toll-free emergency number for highway users. The Sukhad Yatra mobile application has been developed by the National Highways Authority of […]
In an effort to address issues at toll plazas, NHAI plans to launch a system of ranking toll plazas on the basis of cleanliness, staff behaviour and availability of ambulances, cranes, etc., in case of […]
NHAI is in the process of rolling out a pilot project for incident management in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Under the project, incident management contractors will be appointed at a state/regional office level for providing […]
The cabinet has approved several relief measures for debt-laden operators in a move to bring some respite to the stressed telecom sector. It has eased the spectrum holding limit from 25 per cent to 35 […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has unveiled a strategic plan for bringing together state-owned companies and organisations in the telecom sector for promoting greater operational synergy including effective utilisation of human resources as well as […]
DoT has directed all telecom service providers (TSPs) to start issuing 13- digit mobile numbers to SIM-based machine-to-machine (M2M) communication devices. DoT has further ordered all TSPs to ensure that their network elements including information […]
DoT has assigned the work of creating a central registry of stolen and lost devices to the Centre for Development of Telematics. Further, the central equipment identity register will allow telecom carriers to share information […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has announced a penalty of Rs 500,000 per circle on operators indulging in predatory pricing. According to TRAI, predatory pricing will be determined on the basis of average […]
The government has set a target of providing 10 million piped natural gas (PNG) connections by 2020. With this in mind, city gas distribution (CGD) operators are working aggressively to expand the natural gas distribution […]
TRAI has begun an industry-wide consultation to fix service quality norms for voice calls on long term evolution (LTE) networks. The exercise is expected to culminate in the framing of parameters on call drops and […]
The Unique Identification Authority of India has asked all telecom operators to provide their subscribers with a facility to check if their mobile number has been linked with Aadhaar. Telecom operators have been directed to […]
Bharti Airtel and Gulf Bridge International (GBI) have entered into a strategic agreement to scale up capacity on GBI’s India-Middle East-Europe submarine cable system. Under the agreement, Bharti Airtel will acquire the ownership of the […]
Vodafone India has expanded its voice over LTE (VoLTE) services to the Rajasthan and Haryana circles. The operator has launched these services in the cities of Jodhpur and Jaipur in Rajasthan and Panipat, Sonepat, Yamunanagar, […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has inked a network modernisation agreement with Nokia to support the launch of 4G and VoLTE services in the western and southern regions of India. Under the agreement, Nokia will deploy […]
Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) has launched India’s first locally developed 4G/LTE telecom system for meeting high speed connectivity requirements, particularly in rural and remote areas. The portfolio comprises access and core network elements which are […]
Assam has issued right-of-way guidelines for TSPs. The new guidelines will regulate the establishment of telecom infrastructure and will also facilitate telegraph infrastructure on government buildings and premises.
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