The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued guidelines for the implementation of feeder-level solarisation under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) after consultation with state governments. In February […]
IR will soon roll out a new zero-based timetable that is expected to reduce travel time of long distance trains by 30 minutes to six hours. It will be introduced once the Covid-19 pandemic situation […]
As per recent developments, IR has shortlisted at least 13 players for operating private trains in 12 clusters. These include GMR Infrastructure Limited, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, L&T Infrastructure Development Projects, Bharat […]
In a notable development, South Central Railway (SCR) has transported automobile vehicles, mini trucks and commercial vehicles via railways for the first time. The movement of vehicles was from Zahirabad railway station to Jirania station […]
IR has installed automated weather forecast equipment at a number of railway stations. The equipment will provide storm warnings as well as other weather updates to station masters. The meteorological department has installed the automated […]
In a notable development, IR’s coach manufacturing unit, the Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has rolled out a semi high speed double-decker coach that can run at speeds of up to 160 km per hour. The […]
Reportedly, 18,065 km of railway lines was electrified during the six-year period from 2014-15 to 2019-20, registering a 371 per cent increase over the previous six-year period (2008-09-2013-14). Going forward, railway authorities are planning to […]
The MoRTH has signed an MoU with the Federal Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of the Republic of Austria on technology cooperation in road infrastructure. The MoU aims to create […]
The Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services [IL&FS] Group has received legal approval for the sale of Jorabat Shillong Expressway Limited (JSEL) to Sekura Roads Limited. JSEL is a wholly owned subsidiary of IL&FS Transport Network […]
With the aim of minimising cash transactions at toll plazas, NHAI will soon roll out a Delhi metro-type prepaid touch-and-go card for commuters. Each card will cost around Rs 50 and can be used only […]
NHAI has set the ball rolling for the private placement of its proposed infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) to fund highway projects. It will appoint an international legal counsel soon as part of the exercise. The […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has extended the bid submission due date for the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) Bundle V from December 23, 2020 to January 18, 2021. The total length of the bundles is […]
Vi has refarmed its 3G spectrum to 4G across 3,200 sites in Bengaluru. With this, the operator has substantially enhanced GIGAnet 4G capacity in the city. However, Vi will continue to offer 2G services in […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), in partnership with Skylo Technologies India, has announced its plans to launch the world’s first satellite-based narrow band-internet of things network in India. This new “Made in India” solution, which […]
The Supreme Court has imposed a status quo on fresh demand or recoveries between the government and Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) in the one-time spectrum charge case. The apex court has adjourned the case hearing […]
The Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Administrative Council has approved the J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy. With this policy, the government aims to improve telecom and internet connectivity in the UT to fulfil objectives under […]
TRAI has reportedly directed all telcos to share details of all their segmented offers made available between January and November 2020. As per industry sources, the details to be shared include offer name, tariff rates, […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 350 million on eight telecom operators for not preventing unsolicited commercial communications over their networks between April 2020 and June 2020. The […]
DoT has made it mandatory to prefix 0 for all calls made from fixed lines to mobiles, effective January 15, 2021. In addition, the department has also asked telcos to furnish details of number series, […]
Nokia has partnered with Vi Business, the enterprise arm of Vi, to offer future-ready services that will help enterprises to transform digitally, improve efficiency, reduce operational costs and enhance security. Under this partnership, Vi Business […]
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