Indian Railways’ total traffic revenue in 2020-21 (till December 2020) has declined by Rs 369.93 billion compared to the corresponding period in the previous year. Of this, Rs 327.69 billion is on account of a […]
Indian Railways has achieved a major landmark by enhancing the maximum train speed to 130 km per hour on the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route. The new speed has been achieved for 1,280 km route […]
In a notable development, Indian Railways is operating a total of 1,138 mail/express trains (including festive express trains) per day in its different zones, despite the challenges caused by the Covid-19 outbreak. A total of […]
In another major development, Indian Railways has achieved twice the speed on freight trains as compared to 2019-20. Indian Railways has successfully converted lockdown into opportunity, thereby resulting in long-term gains. Now on, freight trains […]
In a notable development, Indian Railways introduced its first air-conditioned (AC) three-tier economy class coach on February 10, 2021. It is expected to be synonymous with the cheapest and the best AC travel in the […]
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is expected to resume e-catering services from February 2021. These catering services were suspended in March 2020, amidst fears of the spread of Covid-19 and the subsequent […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started planning for Phase II of the Bharatmala Pariyojana and has identified roads with a cumulative length of 5,000 km to be built under the project. NHAI […]
The InvIT by NHAI, which is expected to enter the market by the end of this fiscal year, is likely to undergo changes to suit prospective bidders better. The government is awaiting approval from the […]
At least six firms, including the Canadian institutional investor, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Singapore-based Cube Highways, have submitted bids to take on the long-term lease of a 159.5 km highway […]
NHAI is at an advanced stage of introducing a system of ranking of concessionaires based on their performance on various parameters including safety, frequency of accident on the stretch, and the road and toll plaza […]
Bharat Road Network Limited (BRNL) has signed an agreement with India Highway Concession Trust, an infrastructure investment trust set up by CDPQ, a global investor, for the sale of a build-operate-transfer road project in Odisha. […]
The government has reduced the notice period for offering any new technology using the spectrum that will be put up for auction in March 2021. Now the notice period stands at six months. This move […]
From January 15, 2021, all landline users across the country need to prefix “0” to make outgoing calls to any mobile number. This is in line with a Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) directive issued in […]
In a major landmark, Bharti Airtel has announced that it has become the country’s first telco to successfully demonstrate and orchestrate LIVE 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad. Airtel did this over its […]
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has successfully refarmed 3G spectrum to 4G across 11 cities in Gujarat, thereby substantially enhancing GIGAnet 4G capacity in these cities. This development, coming on the heels of the deployment of 5 […]
The Jammu & Kashmir administration has restored 4G internet services in the state. Earlier on August 16, 2020, 4G mobile data services were restored in twin districts of Ganderbal and Udhampur on a trial basis.
As per industry sources, the Government of India has finalised the production-linked incentive (PLI) norms for telecom and network equipment manufacturing. Recently, the cabinet has approved a broader PLI scheme worth Rs 122 billion to […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will start providing landline services in Delhi and Mumbai from March 1, 2021. Earlier, BSNL had announced that it would start these services on behalf of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited […]
Vi has entered into a partnership with AI-powered healthcare platform, MFine to offer instant chat and video-based consultation with doctors to its customers. With this, Vi customers can now select a doctor from a trusted […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has signed an agreement with Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) for the utilisation of 500 km of optical ground wire (OPGW) telecom network. This is in […]
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