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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Karnataka Partners with SIA-India to Launch India’s First State-Led Space Technology Centre
IndiGo Expands UK Reach with More Flights to Manchester and London Heathrow
ENGIE Secures 100 MW Solar PPA with SECI, Expands Rajasthan Portfolio to 1 GW
Air India Adds Fourth Daily Delhi-London Flight, Expands UK Network for Winter 2025
IMC 2025: Scindia Highlights India’s Digital Leap in Manufacturing, Startups
Lotus Takes Flight: Mumbai’s Aviation Horizon Expands as PM Modi Launches Navi Mumbai International Airport
NMIA Ripple: Real Estate Activity Accelerates Across Panvel and Navi Mumbai
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India’s Solar Push Goes Local: Minister Joshi Highlights People-Centric Energy Transition at ISA Curtain Raiser
IndiGo Unlocks Nordic Gateway with Direct Mumbai-Copenhagen Flights
IMC 2025: Satcom Summit Calls for Space Networks to Bridge Digital Divide
Air India-STARLUX Interline Deal Opens Seamless Access to Taiwan via Southeast Asia Gateways
Sembcorp to Acquire ReNew Sun Bright, Expanding India Solar Portfolio to 6.9 GW
Indian Railways Achieves Record Capex Utilisation in H1 FY26; Safety and Network Expansion Lead Spend
IMC 2025: Modi Urges Indian Tech Leaders to Scout Global Gaps and Make for the World from Bharat
IMC 2025: Scindia Positions India as Telecoms Launchpad for Global Innovation and Scale
Modi Government Clears ₹12 Trillion Infrastructure Push in Third Term, Says Vaishnaw
Over ₹109 Billion in Rooftop Solar Loans Sanctioned Under PM Surya Ghar Scheme
India Flags Third VLGC ‘Shivalik’ as Maritime Push Gains Momentum
Spectrum auctions likely in early 2016
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is planning another bumper auction of telecom spectrum that may even surpass record sales in March.
Bharti, Soft Bank plan renewable energy foray
Telecom major Bharti has tied up with Japan´s Soft Bank and JBIC for foraying into renewable energy.
Probe order against Ericsson
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered probe against the telecom major Ericsson
Govt gets Rs.10k cr on spectrum auction
The telecom operators that have won spectrum in March auction paid a sum of their dues to the government. Till now, the Government had received a total of around Rs 10,000 crore. However, it was not immediately clear, which telecom firms had paid the full amount or made partial payments.
Vodafone expands its wing
Telecom operator Vodafone announced expansion of mobile network in two more districts in Arunachal Pradesh, taking its coverage to 11 out of 18 districts.
Alstom bags 65 mn euro contracts from DMRC
Alstom has been awarded two contracts worth over 65 million euro (over Rs 465 crore) from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to supply signalling, telecom and electrification solutions for the new Kochi Metro line.
Optimising Diesel Generator sets
Telecom today has penetrated much deeper into India in comparison to electricity. Network availability is of prime importance to any telecom operator. However this is quite challenging owing primarily to non availability of good quality grid power supply at remote locations.
Government to connect 55,000 villages with phones by December 2016
The telecom department plans to take mobile networks by December 2016 to nearly 10 per cent of Indian villages that are still unconnected, to make the government´s ambitious Digital India programme more pervasive.
Growth in Store
Over the past couple of decades, the warehousing industry in India has evolved from the traditional concept of a ´godown´ - a small structure with four walls and shed - to a modern-day automated set-up which offers efficient inventory management and value-added services.