The first Make In India Week was held in Mumbai and was the biggest ever show of the country´s manufacturing prowess. With a business commitment of Rs.15.20 lakh crore in investments, the Make In India
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Budget 2016: Going under the hammer
The government will start auctioning three ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) before March this year, attracting an investment of Rs.90,000 crore, budget documents said.
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Birla Shakti Concrete to add new production lines in Maharashtra
Birla Shakti Concrete, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is embarking on an expansion drive with new greenfield RMC plants at Chakan & Navi Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra.
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We need to address issues on safety, security, infrastructure, revenue models and private sector participation
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers play an essential role in the aviation industry by assuring the safety and air-worthiness of each aircraft. It is estimated that the global MRO market is worth up to $50 billion.
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Govt to take stand on internet calls after TRAI submission
Government is awaiting telecom regulator TRAI´s recommendations on voice-calling apps, called Over-the-Top players, to take a stand on internet-based calls, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
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Delhi HC upholds penalty on call drops; telcos may appeal in SC
The Delhi HC, in late February, upheld the telecom regulator´s rules set last October that mandate telcos to pay Re 1 per call drop to consumers, capped at `3 a day.
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Mega sale of airwaves by July: JS Deepak
Telecom Secretary JS Deepak said the government is working towards a mega sale of 2G, 3G and 4G airwaves by June-July and would a take a call next month on the starting prices of seven bands, including the coveted 700 MHz 4G band, recommended by the sector regulator.
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Michael Repacholi, Founder Chairman, ICNIRP, former head, WHO EMF Project
Base stations are engineered to provide radio frequency (RF) signals to a given area called a ¨cell¨ (this is why they are sometimes called cell phones). The strength of the signal is just sufficient to allow the mobile phone user to make a good quality call. If the RF level of the base station is lowered, then the calls will either be low quality or voids will occur in the area covered so no call can be made
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Green clearance to Mumbai Trans Harbour Link
The Centre issued a fresh coastal regulation zone (CRZ) clearance to the ambitious 22-km Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project worth Rs.11,370 crore.
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Instrumental Role
The government has appointed Amitabh Kant, Secretary in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), as full-time Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog. Kant, who has been helming some of the marquee initiatives of the Narendra Modi Government, will take over the job after his retirement as secretary in February end.