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DoT amends Unified License Law to allow active infrastructure sharing

March 7, 2016

DoT has amended the Unified License Law to allow active infrastructure sharing among telecom operators. According to the amendments, active infrastructure sharing will be limited to antenna, feeder cable, Node B, radio access network and […]

Operators should not be asked to surrender excess spectrum, says TRAI

March 7, 2016

Meanwhile, TRAI has stated that operators should not be asked to surrender excess spectrum if the maximum holding limit in a circle is changed subsequent to spectrum allocation. This comes in response to a clarification […]

Uttar Pradesh to prepare a plan to auction tolling rights

March 7, 2016

The Uttar Pradesh government is in the process of preparing a plan to auction tolling rights to meet funding requirements for under-construction and upcoming road projects. Currently, construction work on the Agra-Lucknow expressway is underway, […]

MoRTH announces formation of an empowered group of state transport ministers

March 7, 2016

The MoRTH has announced the formation of an empowered group of state transport ministers to give advice on policy issues to make the transport sector more efficient and transparent. Several state road transport corporations incur […]

NHAI issues code of conduct for toll plaza operators

March 7, 2016

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued a code of conduct for toll plaza operators. NHAI contractors/concessionaires are mandated to comply with the prescribed policy guidelines and standards. A uniform dress code has […]

Maharashtra launches initiative to make Mumbai-Pune expressway a zero-fatality corridor

March 7, 2016

The Maharashtra government has launched a road safety initiative to make the 95 km Mumbai-Pune expressway a zero-fatality corridor in the next five years. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation has signed an MoU with […]

MoRTH launches HAS on Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-8

March 7, 2016

The MoRTH has launched a highway advisory system (HAS) on the Delhi-Jaipur section of NH-8, as a pilot project. HAS is a free-to-air information distribution system that uses the radio to make the travelling experience on […]

Central government launches Setu Bharatam programme

March 7, 2016

The central government has launched the Setu Bharatam programme for building bridges for safe and seamless travel on national highways. The programme aims to make all national highways free of railway level crossings by 2019. […]

Sojitz Corporation-led consortium secures Iqbalgarh-Vadodara section contract

March 7, 2016

Sojitz Corporation-led consortium comprising Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Gayatri Projects Limited secured the engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Iqbalgarh-Vadodara stretch of the Western DFC project. It is estimated to cost Rs 4.74 […]

CCEA approves seven railway projects

March 7, 2016

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved seven railway projects comprising six railway lines and one rail overbridge (RoB) at an estimated cost of Rs 107.94 billion, on February 17, 2016. These lines are expected […]

Central government sets up NHSRC

March 7, 2016

The central government has set up National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRC) for the development and operation of the 534 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail (HSR) project. This is a JV between the MoR […]

Maharashtra’s Forest Department de-reserves land for Western DFC

March 7, 2016

The Maharashtra Forest Department has dereserved 58.15 hectares of forest land for the Western DFC project by issuing a final order on February 29, 2016. Of the total land dereserved, 10.86 hectares belongs to the […]

MoR proposes development of four DFCs

March 7, 2016

The Ministry of Railways (MoR) has proposed the development of four additional dedicated freight corridors (DFCs) in order to increase its share in freight movement. The four additional freight corridors are the 2,330 km East-West […]

Delhi airport launches DIAL Cargo application

March 7, 2016

A new technology, Document Exchange Kiosks, will soon be operational at the international terminal (T3) of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). The technology will enable passengers to flash their ticket’s barcode at a kiosk […]

Union cabinet approves India-Maldives airlines taxation agreement

March 7, 2016

The Union cabinet has approved the signing of an agreement between India and the Maldives, under which airlines of the two countries will be provided relief from double taxation for operating flights between the two […]

MoEFCC approves 624 MW Kiru HEP in Jammu & Kashmir

March 1, 2016

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s (MoEFCC) Expert Appraisal Committee has accorded approval for the setting up of the 624 MW Kiru hydroelectric project (HEP) on the Chenab river at Kishtwar, Jammu & […]

NEEPCO commissions Monarchak gas-based power plant in Tripura

March 1, 2016

North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) has fully commissioned the 101 MW Monarchak gas-based combined cycle power plant in Tripura, with the commissioning of a 35.6 MW steam turbine. Earlier, in March 2015, 65.4 […]

CERC issues order on grade slippage

March 1, 2016

The CERC has upheld Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited’s (TPDDCL) petition seeking directions to NTPC Limited and Damodar Valley Corporation Limited in the matter of grade slippage between the coal billed by CIL and the […]

Jammu & Kashmir approves JKPDD’s debt restructuring proposal under UDAY

March 1, 2016

The State Administrative Council (SAC) of Jammu & Kashmir has approved a proposal for the restructuring of outstanding power purchase liabilities of the Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD). This would be undertaken by […]

SPL to recover compensation under change in law

March 1, 2016

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has allowed Sasan Power Limited (SPL) to recover compensation of Rs 191.8 million, Rs 1,439 million and Rs 1,845.9 million for 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (up to August 2015) […]