As the call drop menace refuses to subside, the government is now weighing the option of slapping a penalty on telecom operators. Individual letters are to be shot off to company promoters to convey the concerns raised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Top three telcos corner 91% revenue in Q1
Once Reliance Jio starts operations later this year, the telecom sector is expected to see some serious disruption. For now, the three big boys of the sector - Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea - are growing at a blistering pace, and at the expense of smaller rivals. In the first quarter, the three accounted for 91 per cent of the sector´s incremental revenue.
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Revival of Indian Shipbuilding
What has prevailed in the last 1000 years is not going to change in the foreseeable future. Merchant ships will continue to be the major means of trade across the oceans of the world. Warships will continue to provide international maritime security, keeping our sea lanes of communication safe and navigable for calm and peaceful trade.
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The PEB Wave
The shift from in-situ construction to factory-controlled pre-engineered high quality construction has changed the requirement of engineering, materials, and skills for the construction industry.
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Maha to develop six solar cities
The BJP-led government in Maharashtra has put in place a comprehensive plan to simultaneously develop six solar cities
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Iran seeks USD 8 bn Indian investments
Iran has invited Indian investments of about USD 8 billion in infrastructure projects in their country without wasting time in ¨cheap negotiations¨.
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Need Rs.26 lakh crore for infra financing
The government will have to undertake a massive provisioning of Rs 26 lakh crore for the next five years to finance infrastructure projects to boost the ´Make in India´
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Sop on kerosene to end in 3 years
After decontrol of petrol and diesel, the government has chalked out a plan to usher
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Declaring projects of strategic importance as national projects
Those projects that are important from a strategic viewpoint in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern Region or developmental projects
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Over 40% of big infra projects behind schedule
Over 40 per cent of big projects under the monitoring of central government are running behind schedule. As of May 1, 2015, a total of 758 projects