TRAI has issued the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 2020. With this, the sector regulator has scrapped Schedule XIII of the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999, which had made it obligatory for telecom service providers to charge a […]
TRAI has released recommendations on “ensuring adequate numbering resources for fixed line and mobile services”. These recommendations are aimed at freeing up underutilised numbering resources and reallocating them for future needs. TRAI has not recommended […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper on Regulation of International Mobile Roaming Services. According to TRAI, the consultation exercise is focused on identifying specific causes of bill shocks to […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a Payment Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) worth Rs 5 billion with the aim of supporting and improving the development of a digital payments ecosystem in the […]
The government has unveiled three major schemes to boost electronics manufacturing in the country. These are the Production Linked Incentive Scheme for large-scale electronics manufacturing, the Scheme for Promotion of Manufacturing of Electronic Components and […]
DoT has granted an extension to telcos for meeting their minimum network roll-out obligations till September 30, 2020, invoking the force majeure clause in operator licence rules. The earlier deadline given by DoT was May […]
DoT has selected MSTC Limited as the auctioneer for conducting the next round of spectrum auctions. MSTC was selected after qualifying financial bids were opened by DoT and will be handling the spectrum auction for […]
The Supreme Court has come down strongly on the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for serving demand notices worth over Rs 4 trillion to public sector undertakings (PSUs). The apex court has asked DoT to withdraw […]
The Supreme Court has directed telecom companies to provide a payment roadmap for clearing their adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related dues, in case the staggered payment option is granted. The move comes after telecom companies’ request […]
NHAI has started working on new strategies to tap long-term investments from different sources including insurance, pension and foreign funds and also to get soft loans from multilateral agencies such as the World Bank, the […]
To reduce build-up of arbitration cases, NHAI has asked its project managers to cancel portions of proposed contracts in case there are hurdles in land acquisition. In a letter to the authority’s regional offices and […]
The first infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) to be set up by a government entity is likely to take off by end June 2020, with NHAI filing an application with the Securities and Exchange Board of […]
To provide relief to infrastructure companies, the government has given a three- to six-month extension to all private highway developers whose contracts ended on or after February 20, 2020. Any concession fee or premium payable […]
NHAI has offered COVID-19 loans to highway developers to help them tide over the current crisis. An interest rate of 2 per cent above the bank rate will be charged on the loans extended to […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has plans to develop 57 highway stretches near each state capital to serve as model national highways. These model stretches, totalling 1,735 km, will also serve as a […]
IR will provide isolation coaches to three states – Delhi, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh – to augment their COVID-19 care facilities amid a spike in cases. Trains comprising 10 coaches and a capacity of 16 […]
The Commissioner of Railway Safety has conducted the safety inspection of the 33 km Lachyan-Hotgi section of the Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag line doubling project. However, the section has not yet been commissioned as the yard remodelling works […]
Construction work on the Shahganj-Bhatni-Phephna-Indara and Mau-Shahganj railway lines doubling project is likely to be completed by March 2023. The project involves the construction of a 150 km electrified double line on the Phephana-Indara and […]
The MoR granted approval for the Pune-Nashik semi-high speed rail line project on June 4, 2020. The project involves laying of a 235.15 km long railway line between Pune and Nashik in Maharashtra at an […]
Cconstruction work on the Vijaypur-Maksi railway electrification project has been completed. The project involved electrification of the 188 km Vijaypur-Maksi railway line in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, at an investment of Rs 1.95 billion. It was […]
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