In a notable development, Alstom has started local manufacturing of technologically advanced train cars for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut semi-high-speed corridor of the regional rapid transit system (RRTS). The company was awarded the contract in May 2020 […]
In a significant step to boost railway connectivity between India and Bangladesh, regular operation of freight trains through the Haldibari-Chilahati rail route have been restored with effect from August 1, 2021. The first freight train, […]
IR has decided to undertake electrification of broad gauge railway lines in mission mode. Significant progress has already been made in this regard and IR is expected to electrify all broad gauge rail lines by […]
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has started the process of bringing out yet another toll-operate-transfer (TOT) bundle, as part of its monetisation drive. It has appointed consulting firm Mazars for evaluating stretches for […]
NHAI’s total debt has increased from Rs 747.42 billion in March 2017 to Rs 3.07 trillion in March 2021. During 2020-21, NHAI paid Rs 188.4 billion as interest, while additional borrowings during the past one […]
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has approved a proposal for Rs 44.8 billion loan from the Punjab National Bank to purchase land for the 594 km Ganga Expressway project. Loan for the Rs 360 billion project […]
NHAI is considering recognising the farmers’ agitation at the Delhi-Haryana border as an “indirect political force majeure”. In case this happens, it will enable road toll collectors on one of the country’s busiest highways to […]
The Supreme Court has rejected telcos’ plea to recalculate their AGR dues. The move comes after telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) and Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), had sought rectification of arithmetical […]
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has rejected telcos’ demand for fixing a floor price for voice and data tariffs on grounds of a potential objection from the Competition Commission of India. TRAI believes […]
Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL) has invited global tenders for implementation of the BharatNet project through PPP mode. The tenders that have been invited on behalf of DoT include creation, upgradation, operation and maintenance, and […]
The Indian Parliament has passed the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to do away with the retrospective tax provision and will impact retrospective tax cases of the Vodafone group. As part of the […]
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has issued an LoI to five domestic telecom companies for participation in its proposed tender for 4G services. According to a BSNL notice issued in January 2021, the company had […]
Bharti Airtel has announced a collaboration with Intel to drive network development of 4G and 5G virtualised radio access network (vRAN) and open radio access network (ORAN) technologies to transform Airtel’s network. The two companies […]
OneWeb has been issued an LoI by DoT to provide global mobile personal communication via satellite (GMPCS) services. As per industry sources, the licence will be issued for 20 years. This would make the Bharti […]
Assam State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (AMTRON) has become the first state-owned public sector undertaking to obtain national level telecom licences. To this end, DoT, the Ministry of Communications and AMTRON have signed a national […]
The Telangana government has commemorated over 3,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots in Hyderabad as part of the Hy-Fi project in collaboration with ACT Fibernet. All 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots are powered by ACT SmartFiber technology that will […]
Alstom Transport India Limited has commenced manufacturing of rolling stock for the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS project. The contract to design, build and deliver 210 train cars was awarded to the company in May 2020. The project […]
The European Investment Bank has approved the proposal to provide funds worth Rs 42.56 billion for Phase I of the Agra metro rail project. With this, the tendering process for the underground stretch of the […]
The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety has granted safety clearance for the Zero Mile Freedom Park-Kasturchand Park stretch of the Nagpur metro rail project’s Phase I. The stretch forms part of the Sitabuldi-Automotive Square (Reach […]
The Odisha cabinet has approved implementation of the Joda and Champua water supply improvement project under the water supply improvement project to 14 urban local bodies in Odisha. The scope of work involves improvement of […]
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