The pace of roll-out of cellular towers has declined significantly to just 8,000 a year compared with 14,000 in the previous financial year. According to data available with the Department of Telecom, over 40,000 new towers were added in 2009-10. While there were 3.47 lakh towers on March 2011, this is expected to move up to 3.55 lakh by the end of the current year, a growth of only 2.3 percent.In comparison, the year-on-year growth rate in 2008 was over 60 percent.
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Siemens EPC foray for solar PV plants
Siemens announced its entry into sustainable and innovative engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)solutions for solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in India. Siemens'portfolio of EPC solutions for solar plants includes the unique Power Ratio Guarantee.
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New coating technology improves performance
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Tulip Telecom bags Rs 200 cr orders
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Creating a smarter railway
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EPC industry discusses labour, regulatory, technical and legal issues
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BSNL Punjab services restored
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