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Rail freight traffic up

Rail freight traffic up

During April-June, Indian Railways has carried 256.79 million tonne (mt) of freight traffic as against 244.81 mt carried during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 4.89 per cent.

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Viable IWT system in Kerala

Viable IWT system in Kerala

The Kerala government intends to set up a commercially viable inland water transport system to move 20 per cent of cargo through waterways by 2020.

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Rail projects implementation slow

Rail projects implementation slow

Experts and industry observers raise concern about the slow implementation of public private partnership (PPP) projects in railway sector. It is learnt that around 350 PPP projects are in the pipeline in railway sector

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Kannur airport project gets green nod

Kannur airport project gets green nod

The Union Ministry of Forests and Environment granted the environment clearance for the Kannur airport project in Kerala. It will become the fourth international airport of the state, when it comes into operation.

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Imported telecom products to be scanned

Imported telecom products to be scanned

From October 1, the government plans to test all imported mobile phones, SIM cards, 3G and 4G base stations, customer database servers, among other core network devices for bugs and malicious software before they are used in Indian

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Telecom security directorate

Telecom security directorate

A proposal for setting up Telecom Security Directorate has been mooted to ensure a coherent organisational structure for tackling cyber threats. A document has been moved by the Department of Telecom (DoT) which reasons

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DoT’s order to states on tower sealing

DoT’s order to states on tower sealing

The Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked states to refrain from sealing mobile towers or disconnecting power supply to them without the permission of its unit, TERM cell, on account of radiation related issues.

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BSNL needs Rs 40,000 crore in 5 years

BSNL needs Rs 40,000 crore in 5 years

BSNL in an estimate said that it needs to invest around Rs 40,000 crore in the next five years to become profitable. In order to retain its market share, BSNL is required to provide 182 million connections by 2017-18,

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Lankan port transshipment comprises 62% of Indian cargo

Lankan port transshipment comprises 62% of Indian cargo

Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) has stated that cargo to and from India accounts for 62 per cent of Colombo portÂ’s transshipment business. SLPA's Chairman Priyath Bandu Wickrama said that at present, Colombo is handling 16 per cent of IndiaÂ’s transshipment of 10 million TEU, but it hopes to increase it to 23 per cent, given the portÂ’s expansion plans. The new port coming up on the southern side of the existing harbour will increase ColomboÂ’s capacity by 40 per cent.