Tata Power Company Limited has secured the distribution licence for the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) for Rs 1.75 billion. Tata Power recently received the letter of intent from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory […]
Tata Power Company Limited has secured the distribution licence for the Central Electricity Supply Utility of Odisha (CESU) for Rs 1.75 billion. Tata Power recently received the letter of intent from the Odisha Electricity Regulatory […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) granted in-principle approval for implementation of the Kerala semi-high speed rail corridor project (Silver Line) on December 17, 2019. The project, which is being implemented by Kerala Railway Development Corporation […]
In consultation with NITI Aayog, the MoR has picked 100 routes to run 150 private passenger trains. The tenders for the routes are likely to be invited soon. NITI Aayog has released draft guidelines for […]
A trial run was conducted on the 306 km Rewari-Madar section of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor project on December 27, 2019. The project involves the development of a 1,504 km heavy-haul freight corridor of […]
An MoU was signed between the Delhi Development Authority, the Rail Land Development Authority and Indian Railway Station Development Corporation Limited on December 19, 2019 for the redevelopment of the Anand Vihar and Bijwasan railway […]
The country’s second private train, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express began commercial operations on January 19, 2020, after its inaugural run on January 17, 2020. The train, similar to the Lucknow-Delhi Tejas Express, is operated by […]
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is likely to submit detailed project reports (DPRs) to the Railway Board for six high speed rail corridor projects soon. The estimated cost for preparing the DPR for each […]
The cabinet has given the MoR its approval for signing an MoU with the Department for International Development (UK government) for enabling energy self-sufficiency for IR. The MoU underlines various activities that will be undertaken […]
The railways announced a fare hike across its network excluding suburban trains, effective January 1, 2020. While ordinary non-AC, non-suburban fares have been hiked by 1 paisa per km of journey, hikes 2 paise per […]
The MoR plans to install internet protocol-based video surveillance systems (VSS) at railway stations to improve safety. The intelligent surveillance system will use video analytics and facial recognition features to monitor and track suspicious activities […]
NHAI has reportedly downsized Bundle IV of the toll-operate-transfer model by about Rs 20 billion, reducing the initial estimated concession value to Rs 21.65 billion. Besides, the concession period of the bundle has now been […]
NHAI has proposed changes in regulatory guidelines for allocating road projects under the build-operate-transfer model to revive private sector investment. Towards this, the authority has invited suggestions from road developers, lenders, bankers, industry bodies and […]
Reportedly, the central government has relaxed its rules for the roll-out of the mandatory FASTag mechanism of making payments at national highways, allowing more hybrid lanes to accept cash payments instead of the previous directive […]
The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) has granted approval for auctioning spectrum worth Rs 5.22 trillion. The spectrum auction plan entails 8,300 MHz of airwaves spread across 22 telecom circles. The sale is likely to take […]
The government has allowed all telecom service providers and technology vendors including China-based Huawei and ZTE to participate in 5G trials. At present, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is working on further modalities. Meanwhile, telecom […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has deferred implementation of the zero-interconnect usage charges regime by one year to January 2021. These charges would continue to remain as Re 0.06 per minute up to […]
A seven-member group of ministers has been constituted to supervise and expedite implementation of the Rs 690 billion revival plan for Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). The high-level group […]
TRAI has issued draft recommendations on “network testing before commercial launch of wireline services”. Under the draft regulations, the regulator has proposed a 90-day limit for the test period for wireline services which involves trial […]
TRAI has issued a consultation paper on fixing a floor price for voice and data services on telecom networks. Through the paper, the regulator has sought stakeholder views on the methodology to fix a floor […]
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