The Railway Ministry gave technical clearance for the operations in signal, telecom and electricity expansion system at the Jaipur Metro Rail Project.
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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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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,
HDPEL to rope in a firm to revitalize business
Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers (HDPEL), situated at Kolkata, is one of the oldest shipyards in India, which is in the business of ship building and shop repairs.

