Once free of TAMP, we are going to see how far that can change the operating practices to make the ports more efficient, says Saibal K De, Director & CEO, IF&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company,
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Category: Technology
Regulation and technology will be the key
Once free of TAMP, we are going to see how far that can change the operating practices to make the ports more efficient, says Saibal K De, Director & CEO, IF&FS Maritime Infrastructure Company,
Tekla training programme
Tekla India, as a part of its initiative to educate the upcoming and the existing breed of engineers and to provide quality talent pool to the construction industry recently got into a multi-year agreement with
Telco towers’ diesel consumption around 5.12 bn ltr
The mobile towers across the country could utilise over 5.12 billion litre of diesel a year. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) in its report has indicated an average fuel consumption of 8,760 litre diesel every year per tower assuming eight hours of
Duty reduction to help local telecom firms
Telecom companies pay as much as 30 per cent of revenue in the form of various taxes and levies, compared to that in neighbouring countries where it is just over 5 per cent of revenues to cover duties.
Alcatel-Lucent bags Telenor order
Telecom equipment firm Alcatel- Lucent said Telenor has appointed it to provide operational support and business transformation services for three circles of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh.
New telecom licence
Telecom companies that won spectrum in the November auction will have to sign licence agreements, which will have a clause that allows the government to change the terms and conditions of the licence. The DoT has sought certain clarifications from the new entrants based on their applications. Once the DoT receives applications in order, it will need to issue Letters of Intent (LOIs) with Unified Licence Access Services (ULAS) attached with LoI.
Odisha govt takes steps to develop minor ports
Odisha government is taking various steps to develop minor ports in the state. It may be noted that the state government received clearance from the centre for such projects. Consequently, the state government wants to engage Rail India Technical and Economic Services (Rites), which is the engineering and consultancy arm of India
The performer
S. Varadarajan is the Executive Director and Group CFO of VA Tech Wabag, an Indian multinational headquartered in Chennai with presence in 22 countries. Varadarajan is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India with 24 years experience.
Ministry takes steps for technological progress
Union steel ministry is taking various steps for the technological development of iron and steel sector and as part of the efforts, the ministry started a new programme "Scheme for Promotion of R&D in Iron and Steel Sector" during the 11th Five Year Plan with an allocation of Rs 118 crore.

