
October 2020
The road sector was badly impacted by the pandemic and the associated lockdowns. There will be lingering after-effects even though recovery has now started. On the positive side, NHAI and most state road authorities have […]
The road sector was badly impacted by the pandemic and the associated lockdowns. There will be lingering after-effects even though recovery has now started. On the positive side, NHAI and most state road authorities have […]
Indian airlines have sought interest-free credit of at least $1.5 billion from the government to enable them to cope with the loss of revenue resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. Airlines including IndiGo, Vistara and Air […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to upgrade seven airports by March 2022. According to reports, expansion of the runway at Jammu airport is expected to be completed by March 2021, while work […]
The Competition Commission of India has approved the Adani Group’s proposed acquisition of a controlling stake in Mumbai airport from GVK Airport Developers Limited (GVKADL) under the green channel route. Further, it was announced that […]
The ban on international flights to and from India has been extended till October 31, 2020, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the ban will not apply to international all-cargo and international scheduled flights approved […]
Parliament passed the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020, on September 15, 2020. The bill seeks to provide statutory status to regulatory institutions, including the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), thereby improving aviation safety ratings. It […]
The Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department of the Telangana government has accorded administrative sanction worth Rs 5.12 billion for construction of 17 STPs in the Hussain Sagar lake catchment area in Hyderabad. This project forms Package 3 of the sewerage master plan […]
HNB Engineers Private Limited has won a contract worth Rs 2.48 billion for tapping domestic sewage including construction of sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Faridabad in Haryana. Bids were invited by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation in […]
The consortium of Hitachi Zosen India Private Limited and ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited received a letter of award from Karnataka Power Corporation Limited for implementation of the 11.5 MW Bidadi waste-to-energy (WtE) project on October […]
The consortium of Siemens Limited and Siemens AG Germany has won a contract worth Rs 2.48 billion for the design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of signalling and train control and communication systems for […]
The board of directors of the New Development Bank approved funds for the Mumbai metro, Phase III, Line 6, project and the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut regional rapid transit system (RRTS) project, Phase I, on September 29, 2020. […]
Sterlite Technologies Ltd. has announced a partnership with Bharti Airtel to build a modern optic fibre network for Airtel across 10 telecom circles. This modern optic network will enable Airtel to deliver a world-class customer […]
The non-telecom activities of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will now be carried out by its subsidiary BSNL Tower Corporation Limited (BTCL). According to industry sources, BTCL has begun a separate accounting process from October […]
Vodafone Idea has said that it will upgrade its 3G users to 4G in key markets in an effort to be at par with competitors Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio that have a larger 4G […]
Reliance Jio and the Panasonic Avionics Corporation’s subsidiary, AeroMobile, have partnered to launch India’s first in-flight services for Jio Postpaid Plus users. Jio’s in-flight services will be available across 22 international carriers. DoT’s Wireless Monitoring […]
TRAI has decided to drop proceedings against Vodafone Idea in the priority plan matter. The move comes after Vodafone Idea has reportedly removed the priority 4G network feature, that offered faster data speeds, from its […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released recommendations on Traffic Management Practices and Multi-stakeholder Body for Net Neutrality. As part of its recommendations, TRAI has suggested that a multi-stakeholder body be set up […]
The Vodafone Group has won the arbitration case against the Indian tax department in an international court over the demand of Rs 200 billion in dues. The international arbitration tribunal in The Hague ruled that […]
The government has launched the Ghar Tak Fibre project to extend optic fibre connectivity to villages across the country under the BharatNet initiative. The project, which has initially been launched in Bihar, will be executed […]
The timeline for the completion of BharatNet, Phase II, will now be extended as its pace of implementation has been affected by the lockdown and restrictions on movement imposed amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement […]
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