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Month: March 2020
Urban Infrastructure
TMC allocates funds for LRT project in Thane under budget 2020-21
The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has allocated funds worth Rs 250 million for the Thane light rail transit (LRT) project under its 2020-21 budget on March 11, 2020. The DPR for the project has been […]
Urban Infrastructure
MoR lays foundation stone for Cherlapally satellite terminal under Hyderabad MMTS-II
The transport department of the Andhra Pradesh government is planning to implement the Visakhapatnam rapid autonomous connected bus transit system. The project involves the development of a 200 km long elevated bus transit corridor with […]
Urban Infrastructure
State grants approval for construction of Mohali WtE plant by NTPC
The Punjab government has granted approval for the construction and operation of the Mohali waste-to-energy (WtE) plant by NTPC Limited. The agreement for the project is expected to be signed between the Mohali Municipal Corporation […]
Urban Infrastructure
Chennai Corporation and KfW sign loan agreement for Kovalam basin expansion under the integrated SWD project
The Corporation of Chennai (CoC) and KfW Development Bank signed a loan agreement worth Rs 12.85 billion for Kovalam basin expansion under the integrated storm water drainage project for the expanded areas of Chennai Corporation […]
Telecom
STL and VMware collaborate on 5G access solutions for telcos and large enterprises
STL has announced that it will collaborate with VMware to develop virtual network functions for 5G access solutions for converged wireline-wireless technology. Once available, these solutions will help easy single-click installation of complex 5G roll-outs […]
Telecom
Airtel Payments Bank launches AePS at over 250,000 banking points in India
Airtel Payments Bank has launched the Aadhaar-enabled payment system – AePS – at over 250,000 banking points across the country. Through this, Airtel has enabled customers of any bank with Aadhaar-linked bank accounts to make […]
Telecom
HFCL bags purchase order worth Rs 1.96 billion from L&T for supply of OFC
HFCL Limited has received a purchase order worth Rs 1.96 billion from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the supply of optic fibre cable (OFC) for construction of the Telanganafibre grid (T-Fiber) under the BharatNet, Phase […]
Telecom
NELCO partners with Panasonic Avionics to launch Aero In-Flight Communication Service in India
Nelco has launched aero in-flight communication services in India in partnership with Panasonic Avionics Corporation. Nelco is the first Indian company to provide this service in the country, marking the beginning of a new era […]
Telecom
Vodafone Idea launches TurboNet 4G in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad
Vodafone Idea has announced the launch of TurboNet 4G services in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad where it has successfully integrated the Vodafone and Idea networks. Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad are the biggest territories for the operator in […]
Telecom
TRAI issues recommendations for reforming norms for transfer and merger of telecom licenses
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently released its recommendations to reform norms for transfer and merger of telecom licences. In its recommendations, TRAI has suggested that while both subscriber base and revenue […]
Telecom
DoT issues notification that allows barring foreign firms from government telecom tenders
DoT has issued a notification that allows it to bar foreign telecom equipment suppliers from participating in tenders floated by state-run companies and the central and state governments. The eight items listed in the letter […]
Telecom
Telecom operators pay dues relating to spectrum bought during 2014 auctions
Vodafone Idea, BhartiAirtel and Reliance Jio have paid DoT Rs 30.42 billion, Rs 19.5 billion and Rs 10.53 billion, respectively, for airwaves bought in the 2014 spectrum auctions. The telecom operators have made this last […]
Telecom
DoT holds meeting to discuss 5G use cases with telcos and vendors
DoT recently held a preliminary meeting on 5G trials with telecom service providers and equipment vendors to get a status update on their preparedness and expectations from the government. In the meeting, several use cases […]
Roads and Bridges
About 40 per cent construction work completed on Char Dham highway project
About 40 per cent of the construction work on the 890 km Char Dham highway project has been completed. With about 31 per cent of the road network under the project either stuck or yet […]
Roads and Bridges
DPR for Ganga expressway to be completed by March 20, 2020
The preparation of the detailed project report (DPR) for the four-lane Ganga Expressway project (Phase I) is expected to be completed by March 2020. A consortium of L.N. Malviya Infra Project Private Limited, Highway Engineering […]
Roads and Bridges
Central government lays foundation for Bundelkhand expressway project
The central government has laid the foundation stone for the 296 km Bundelkhand Expressway in Chitrakoot, estimated to cost nearly Rs 150 billion. The expressway will link Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah […]
Roads and Bridges
Panel recommends MoRTH to increase toll rates
Reportedly, a parliamentary panel has recommended that the MoRTH should take measures such as hiking toll rates across the country and postponing certain projects to avoid NHAI getting into a debt trap. Pointing out that […]
Railways
Railways select four trains to implement the pilot project for providing content on demand services
IR has selected four trains to implement a pilot project for providing content-on-demand services during the railway journey. The service will be rolled out on two Rajdhani trains (Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani Express and the August KrantiRajdhani […]
Railways
Mailani-Lakhimpur section of the Lucknow-Pilibhit Gauge Conversion Project inaugurated
The Mailani-Lakhimpur section of the Lucknow-Pilibhit gauge conversion project was inaugurated on February 14, 2020. The project involves gauge conversion of the 262.72 km rail line between Lucknow and Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. It is […]