In a notable achievement, the Gujarat government announced, on November 16, 2021, that Vadodara has become the sixth district in the state to achieve 100 per cent coverage of water connections through taps. The Nal […]
The World Bank has authorised a financial outlay of Rs 18.25 billion for a water supply and sewerage service delivery programme in the Greater Shimla region. The project is expected to be completed by 2026. […]
The union cabinet has approved the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme for providing mobile services in 7,287 uncovered villages in 44 districts across Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Odisha. The estimated cost of […]
Seven to eight vendors have received approval from the National Cyber Security Coordinator (NCSC) and have been named “trusted sources”. Ericsson, Cisco, Nokia, Tejas, PC Solutions and Dori Software are among the companies that have […]
Reliance Jio has become the first operator to bring mobile connectivity to Demchok (eastern Ladakh) with the launch of its 4G voice and data services in the border village. 4G services were also launched in the […]
Bharti Airtel has announced the formation of a committee of the board of directors (ESG Committee) to sharpen the focus on its environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) agenda, including initiatives to respond to challenges posed […]
Vi, along with its technology partner, Nokia, has successfully conducted a 5G trial to provide rural broadband connectivity in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The trial utilised 5G in the 3.5 GHz spectrum band allocated by the government […]
TRAI has floated a consultation paper on “Tariff-related issues to SMS and cell broadcast alerts disseminated through the common alerting protocol (CAP) platform during disasters and non-disasters”. Stakeholder views have been sought on the tariff […]
Union Minister for Telecommunications Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that 5G spectrum auctions are likely to take place around April-May 2022. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is currently undertaking consultations on the timeline for […]
DoT has fixed December 31, 2022 as the deadline for transitioning to the new IP address, IPv6. Internet service providers have to customise their networks as well as change modems and routers at customer premises […]
The government has set up a National Broadband Mission (NBM) directorate to keep track of the national broadband expansion target. To this end, a central dashboard will be created on the DoT portal. The NBM […]
Considering telcos’ request for more time to test their 5G networks, DoT has extended the validity of the 5G trials licence granted to Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel for another six months. […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has reportedly formed a committee to prepare a strategy for the commercialisation and monetisation of 5G and locally developed 5Gi standards. The committee is entrusted with seeking inputs from stakeholders […]
Construction of an 87 km stretch of a cross-border road between Mizoram’s Lawngtlai town and neighbouring Myanmar’s Sittwe port is close to completion. The road is part of the Kaladan multimodal transit transport project, which […]
The government has framed rules that will allow the release of 75 per cent of the amount awarded to contractors against a bank guarantee in cases where a department has challenged an arbitral award. The […]
The Expenditure Finance Committee, Ministry of Finance, granted approval for the implementation of the Nag River pollution abatement project on October 27, 2021. The project involves the rejuvenation of the Nag and Pili rivers by […]
Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to introduce Phase I of its InvIT. The SPVs of six road projects will be transferred to the […]
As part of its plans to generate revenues from assets worth Rs 1.6 trillion in the next four years, NHAI is looking to come out with more tenders under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, which can […]
The expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted environment clearance (EC) for Phase III of the Bengaluru-Chennai eight-lane expressway project. The project involves construction from km […]
The annual budget for development works to be carried out by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in Goa has been increased from Rs 20 billion to Rs 50 billion. With several projects […]
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